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Hometown Rebuilding: Folktales from Japan is a Japanese anime television series that adapts various traditional stories from Japan. The narration and all character voices are...
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Season 1

  • The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom; The Man Who Bought Dreams; The Rat Sutra
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    The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom; The Man Who Bought Dreams; The Rat Sutra

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/1/2012

    In this episode, a dog rewards a kind master, and an old woman's gift is repaid, and a man buys a dream. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: Takuo Suzuki, Norio Yazawa, Hiroshi Fukutomi

    Writer: Masumi Hirayanagi, Satoshi Namiki

  • Little One Inch, The Rolling Rice Ball, The Cow's Marriage
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    Little One Inch, The Rolling Rice Ball, The Cow's Marriage

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/8/2012

    In this episode, the small shows the biggest bravery, and old man’s accidental gift is repaid, and the lazy man gets the cow. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: Hiromitsu Morita, Takamitsu Yukawa, Toshio Hirata

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  • The Old Man and His Bump, The Transforming Hood, The Love Potion
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    The Old Man and His Bump, The Transforming Hood, The Love Potion

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/15/2012

    An old man with a bump dances for a demon band, a fox gets tricked, and a love potion backfires horribly. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: Shinya Takahashi, Takuo Suzuki, Yuko Kiyoshima

    Writer: N/A

  • Strong Tarou, The Village of the Nightengales, Hirabayashi
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    Strong Tarou, The Village of the Nightengales, Hirabayashi

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/22/2012

    A couple creates a child from dirt, a woodcutter breaks his promise, and in the last tale we learn the meaning of “Hirarin, Heirin, Tairarin, Tairabayashi and Ippachijuu no Mokumoku, and Hitotsutoyattsudetokkikki” Source: crunchyroll

    Director: Ai Suzuki, Noko Yukawa, Toshiyuki Honda

    Writer: N/A

  • Urashima Tarou, The Monkey Buddha, Comparing Treasures
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    Urashima Tarou, The Monkey Buddha, Comparing Treasures

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/29/2012

    A Fisherman’s is given a gift that turns about to be a curse, monkeys worship a Buddha without getting their butts wet, and a merchant learns what is important in life. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: Yumiko Suda, Hiroshi Harada, Kazuo Nogami

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  • Kintarou, The Two Squid, The Three Cry
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    Kintarou, The Two Squid, The Three Cry

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/6/2012

    We learn the tale of Sakata no Kintoki, a lord learns more than expected, and sometimes you have to cry to move on. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: Hiromitsu Morita, Mitsuo Kobayashi, Masakazu Higuchi

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  • The Fish Wife, The Rich Pond Snail, The Lying Girl
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    The Fish Wife, The Rich Pond Snail, The Lying Girl

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/13/2012

    A fisherman learns to appreciate what he has, a couple is blessed with an unusual child, and a lying boy meets a lying girl. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Carpenter and Oniroku, The Bear and the Fox, The Priest and the Child Cross the River
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    The Carpenter and Oniroku, The Bear and the Fox, The Priest and the Child Cross the River

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/20/2012

    A demon puts a carpenter in an unwanted deal, a fox learns of karma, and what is more important, honesty or obedience. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Shippeitaro, The Son Who Went to Heaven, Comparing Laziness
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    Shippeitaro, The Son Who Went to Heaven, Comparing Laziness

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/27/2012

    A priest saves a town from sacrificing another daughter, a lazy man learns hard work, and a lazier man learns nothing. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Sannen-Netarou; The Last Lie; Happy, Splendid, Wonderful!
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    Sannen-Netarou; The Last Lie; Happy, Splendid, Wonderful!

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/2/2012

    A good for nothing saves the day, a liar gets the last laugh, and we learn the importance of names. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Wife Who Wouldn't Eat; The Snot-Nosed Boy; The Priest And The Boy Who Had To Pee!
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    The Wife Who Wouldn't Eat; The Snot-Nosed Boy; The Priest And The Boy Who Had To Pee!

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/9/2012

    A man learns to look beyond the surface of a person, a flower seller forgets to keep his promise, and everything is sacred. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Furuya Forest; The Traveler's Horse; A Crow in the Dark of Night
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    The Furuya Forest; The Traveler's Horse; A Crow in the Dark of Night

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/16/2012

    A thief is scary, a wolf is scary, but the worst is the Furuya Flora, two children fight a witch, and a painter learns a lesson. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Teapot Raccoon Dog; The Razor Fox; Sosou Soukurou
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    The Teapot Raccoon Dog; The Razor Fox; Sosou Soukurou

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/23/2012

    A raccoon repays a debt but learns a lesson, the fox thinks 5 steps ahead, and Mr. Careless needs to slow down. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Orihime and Hikoboshi; The Old Woman's Skin; Potato Rolling
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    Orihime and Hikoboshi; The Old Woman's Skin; Potato Rolling

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 6/30/2012

    The origin of the Tanabata festival is told, a snake causes a calamity, and manners are important. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Fire Man; Rat Sumo; The Priest and the Kid's Pupupatapata
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    The Fire Man; Rat Sumo; The Priest and the Kid's Pupupatapata

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/7/2012

    A man is repaid for an accidental gift, but greed ruins all, an old couple sponsors a rat, and two kids trick a sneaky priest. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Straw Headman; The God of the Bathroom; Niou and Dokkoi
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    The Straw Headman; The God of the Bathroom; Niou and Dokkoi

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/14/2012

    An unlucky man goes west, a god of luck gets a bum rap, and Japan challenges China in a strong man contest. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Winged Robe of Heaven; The Child Kidnapped by Eagles; The Konnyaku Interrogation
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    The Winged Robe of Heaven; The Child Kidnapped by Eagles; The Konnyaku Interrogation

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 7/21/2012

    A lie does not build a family, a mother never stops searching, and a traveling priest searches for the answer. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Painted Wife; Left Behind; If You Pick Up Money
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    The Painted Wife; Left Behind; If You Pick Up Money

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 7/28/2012

    A man fights for his wife, a haunt ditch, and more money more problems. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Ubasute Mountain; The Letterbearer Of The Water God; The Lucky Samurai
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    Ubasute Mountain; The Letterbearer Of The Water God; The Lucky Samurai

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/5/2012

    The old is thrown away, a man delivers a letter for a water god, and a fake samurai gets lucky. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Princess Kaguya; The Demonic Little Sister; Scary Meat Buns
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    Princess Kaguya; The Demonic Little Sister; Scary Meat Buns

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/12/2012

    An elderly couple is blessed with a daughter born from a bamboo stalk, a little boy’s sister has become a real demon, and a worker is terrified of meat buns. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Umisachihiko And Yamasachihiko; The Day The Kappa Came; King Enma Screws Up
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    Umisachihiko And Yamasachihiko; The Day The Kappa Came; King Enma Screws Up

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/19/2012

    Two bothers exchange jobs, a kappa waits 14 years, and 3 souls get a 2nd chance. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Three Axes; The Monkey's Groom; The Tengu and the Thief
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    Three Axes; The Monkey's Groom; The Tengu and the Thief

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 8/26/2012

    Did you drop the gold axe or the silver axe? A man makes a deal with a monster, and a Tengu is tricked. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Farting Wife; The Cat and The Teapot Lid; Chakurikakifu
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    The Farting Wife; The Cat and The Teapot Lid; Chakurikakifu

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/2/2012

    A new bride is explosive, a hunter gets lucky, and Cha – Kuri – Kaki – Fu. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Mouse Takes A Groom; The Pebble Letter; The Silence Contest
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    Mouse Takes A Groom; The Pebble Letter; The Silence Contest

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/9/2012

    Mother and Father Mouse hunt for the best husband, a wife and husband communicate without words, and a couple battles for the last rice ball. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Listening Hood; The Dog and Cat's Treasure; The Ghost's Poem Reading
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    The Listening Hood; The Dog and Cat's Treasure; The Ghost's Poem Reading

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 9/16/2012

    A man listens to the world around him, a dog and cat rescue their master, and a ghost is lost in rhyme. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Tanokyuu; Tee-tee The Little Monk; The Fake Jizo Statue
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    Tanokyuu; Tee-tee The Little Monk; The Fake Jizo Statue

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 9/23/2012

    Tanokyuu tricks a snake and gets a reward, monsters pick a fight with the wrong monk, and a monk and raccoon do battle. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Orihime and Hikoboshi; The Village of the Nightingales; The Monkey Buddha
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    Orihime and Hikoboshi; The Village of the Nightingales; The Monkey Buddha

    Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 9/30/2012

    Recap Episode

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  • The Tengu's Cloak; Grannie Demon Is My Matchmaker; King Enma Is Hachigoro-don
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    The Tengu's Cloak; Grannie Demon Is My Matchmaker; King Enma Is Hachigoro-don

    Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 10/6/2012

    Invisibility comes with a price; a demon repays a kindness, and always carries some Yaki-Gobou when you die. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Horse Mountain Woman; The Shrimp Goes to Ise; What Sickness?
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    The Horse Mountain Woman; The Shrimp Goes to Ise; What Sickness?

    Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 10/14/2012

    A mountain woman overeats, there is always someone bigger, and a man shouldn’t eat. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Cat Wife; The Gonzo Bug; The Long-Nose Fan
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    The Cat Wife; The Gonzo Bug; The Long-Nose Fan

    Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 10/21/2012

    A cat wants to replay her master, a greedy man trips to much, a lazy man fans too much. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Mountain Pear Hunter; The Old Woman In the House; The Centipede Gets The Doctor
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    The Mountain Pear Hunter; The Old Woman In the House; The Centipede Gets The Doctor

    Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 10/28/2012

    Rustle Rustle Don't Go, a bully gets his, and walking stick breaks a bone. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Rich Charcoal Maker; The Tree That Grows Gold; The Priest's Towel
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    The Rich Charcoal Maker; The Tree That Grows Gold; The Priest's Towel

    Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 11/4/2012

    Money gets up and walks away, everybody farts, and true kindness is always repaid. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Straw Bale Touta; The Fox Gives Birth; Cling And Hold
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    Straw Bale Touta; The Fox Gives Birth; Cling And Hold

    Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 11/11/2012

    The fearsome warrior Fujiwara Touta Hidesato fears nothing; a village doctor changes his way, and Please! Cling! Please! Hold! Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Three Brothers; The Wolf's Eyebrows; Dokkoisho
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    The Three Brothers; The Wolf's Eyebrows; Dokkoisho

    Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 11/18/2012

    Three brothers learn the best use of money, wolves won’t eat a good man, and dokkosiho is delicious! Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Treasure Gourd; The White Rabbit of Inaba; The Bald Wife
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    The Treasure Gourd; The White Rabbit of Inaba; The Bald Wife

    Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 11/25/2012

    A thief gets tricked, a rabbit plays tricks, and a brother’s revenge for a trick goes too far. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Crane Repays A Debt; Slaying the Demon of Ooeyama; The Water of Youth
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    The Crane Repays A Debt; Slaying the Demon of Ooeyama; The Water of Youth

    Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 12/2/2012

    A crane repays a fisherman, a group of heros defeat a demon, and moderation is key. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Three Charms; The Child and The Cat Picture; The God of Poverty
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    The Three Charms; The Child and The Cat Picture; The God of Poverty

    Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 12/9/2012

    A kid learns to trust his priest, a priest learns to believe in a child’s dream, and the gods have to go. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse; Oshira; The Tortoise and the Hare
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    The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse; Oshira; The Tortoise and the Hare

    Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 12/16/2012

    A country rat tries out the big city, a father learns a hard lesson, and it’s tortoise vs. hare. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Jizo Statue With The Hat; The Mortar That Made Salt; A Guest On New Year's Eve
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    The Jizo Statue With The Hat; The Mortar That Made Salt; A Guest On New Year's Eve

    Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 12/23/2012

    The gods repay a kindness, greed gets you nowhere, and a true act of kindness is always rewarded. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Momotaro; Princess Flowerpot Head; The Story of the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac
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    Momotaro; Princess Flowerpot Head; The Story of the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac

    Season 1 Episode 40 - Aired 1/6/2013

    A couple finds a baby, a young girl lives with a flowerpot on her head, and how the zodiac got its animals. Source: crunchyroll

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  • We Stopped The War; The Giant Snake And The Hunter; Otter's House
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    We Stopped The War; The Giant Snake And The Hunter; Otter's House

    Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 1/13/2013

    A nation tricks a war hungry nation, a hunter tricks a snake, and an otter tricks a fox. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Snake Boy; The Kappa And The Straw Shoes; The Fava Bean, Straw, & Charcoal
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    The Snake Boy; The Kappa And The Straw Shoes; The Fava Bean, Straw, & Charcoal

    Season 1 Episode 42 - Aired 1/20/2013

    A couple raise a snake, a kappa gets married, and a Fava Bean, Straw, and Charcoal take a trip to Ise Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Wind God and the Children; The Lacquer Brothers; The Ama no Jyaku and the Child
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    The Wind God and the Children; The Lacquer Brothers; The Ama no Jyaku and the Child

    Season 1 Episode 43 - Aired 1/27/2013

    Children learn how to seasons come in, a brother’s greed leads to ruin, and an Ama no Jyaku gets tricked. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Blessings Of Heaven And Earth; The Leaf Hachibei; The Ginger Wife
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    Blessings Of Heaven And Earth; The Leaf Hachibei; The Ginger Wife

    Season 1 Episode 44 - Aired 2/3/2013

    An honest man gets rewarded by a liar, a husband white lie turns into a great whale, and a couple tries the ginger trick. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Bridge Where You Buy Miso; The Cat Congregation; The Old Man Who Swallowed Birds
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    The Bridge Where You Buy Miso; The Cat Congregation; The Old Man Who Swallowed Birds

    Season 1 Episode 45 - Aired 2/10/2013

    A giving man waits by a bridge, a monk witness his cat give a moving speech, and Chichinpuyopuyo Pupuyopuyo Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Hiding Snow; The Three Riddles; The Deep Voice
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    The Hiding Snow; The Three Riddles; The Deep Voice

    Season 1 Episode 46 - Aired 2/17/2013

    Is it a gift from Buddha or is it stealing? The answers you sneak can come in many forms and give your friend the benefit of the doubt. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Farting Priest; The Demon Mask That Wept; Starfire
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    The Farting Priest; The Demon Mask That Wept; Starfire

    Season 1 Episode 47 - Aired 2/24/2013

    A priest gains the power to control farts, a mother in law true colors are show, and brothers want to cook with a star. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Seven Swans; The Mysterious Love Poem; O is Hard
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    The Seven Swans; The Mysterious Love Poem; O is Hard

    Season 1 Episode 48 - Aired 3/3/2013

    A sister saves her brothers, a love is found, lost, and found again, and you put an “o” in front of everything to be polite. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Cry That Split The Night; Octopuses Don't Have Bones; The Former Dog
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    The Cry That Split The Night; Octopuses Don't Have Bones; The Former Dog

    Season 1 Episode 49 - Aired 3/10/2013

    A dog is loyal no matter what, the Queens wants monkey livers, and a dog wishes to be human. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Thousand League Sandals; The Mountain Priest & the White Wolf; The Days Pass So Fast
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    The Thousand League Sandals; The Mountain Priest & the White Wolf; The Days Pass So Fast

    Season 1 Episode 50 - Aired 3/17/2013

    Three brothers run from a demon, a priest spends a night in a tree, and the Sun, Moon, and Thunder come to an agreement. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Yamata no Orochi; The Satori Woman and the Bucket Maker; Return the Smell
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    Yamata no Orochi; The Satori Woman and the Bucket Maker; Return the Smell

    Season 1 Episode 51 - Aired 3/24/2013

    Susano’o has to prove his worth, a Satori woman finds her man, and a cheapo meets his match. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Rich Charcoal Maker / Grannie Demon Is My Matchmaker / What Sickness?
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    The Rich Charcoal Maker / Grannie Demon Is My Matchmaker / What Sickness?

    Season 1 Episode 52 - Aired 3/13/2013

    Recap episode

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  • Mother`s Crystal / The Rolling Rice Ball / The Golden Arches
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    Mother`s Crystal / The Rolling Rice Ball / The Golden Arches

    Season 1 Episode 53 - Aired 4/7/2013

    A mother provers her love, and old man’s accidental gift is repaid, and a man gets greedy with his prayers. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Bat / The Old Man and His Bump / Lunch Works
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    Bat / The Old Man and His Bump / Lunch Works

    Season 1 Episode 54 - Aired 4/14/2013

    The bat flys at dusk, an old man with a bump dances for a demon band, and lunch, works. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Snake and Fox Repay a Debt / The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom / The Pheasant and the Crow
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    Snake and Fox Repay a Debt / The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom / The Pheasant and the Crow

    Season 1 Episode 55 - Aired 4/21/2013

    A good deed is repaid ,a dog rewards a kind master, a bumpkin gets the last laugh. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Tears Overflow / Strong Tarou / The Skylark and the Water of Youth
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    Tears Overflow / Strong Tarou / The Skylark and the Water of Youth

    Season 1 Episode 56 - Aired 4/28/2013

    A man learns about the importance of community, a couple creates a child from dirt, and a skylark ruins everything. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Mom and Daughter Slay a Demon / Kintarou / The Farting Girl
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    Mom and Daughter Slay a Demon / Kintarou / The Farting Girl

    Season 1 Episode 57 - Aired 5/5/2013

    A mother fights for her daughter, we learn the tale of Sakata no Kintoki, and toot causes great embarrassment. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Radish Samurai / The Furuya Forest / The Golden Horse Poop
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    The Radish Samurai / The Furuya Forest / The Golden Horse Poop

    Season 1 Episode 58 - Aired 5/12/2013

    A radish saves, a thief is scary, a wolf is scary, but the worst is the Furuya Flora, and can a horse poop gold? Source: crunchyroll

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  • When the Moon`s Ring Disappears / The Rat Sutra / A Punch As a Reward
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    When the Moon`s Ring Disappears / The Rat Sutra / A Punch As a Reward

    Season 1 Episode 59 - Aired 5/19/2013

    A young girl is thrown into the river, a man buys a dream, and a king learns a lesson. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Mermaid`s Feast / The Fox and the Bear / The Beginning of Man
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    The Mermaid`s Feast / The Fox and the Bear / The Beginning of Man

    Season 1 Episode 60 - Aired 5/26/2013

    A simple trip leads to an unfortunate life, a fox learns of karma, the Fire god is lonely. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Red Thread / The Cow`s Marriage / Beyond the Mirror
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    The Red Thread / The Cow`s Marriage / Beyond the Mirror

    Season 1 Episode 61 - Aired 6/2/2013

    A man fights fate, the lazy man gets the cow, and a son sees his father. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Carp Wife / The Snot-Nosed Boy / The Giant Beanstalk
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    The Carp Wife / The Snot-Nosed Boy / The Giant Beanstalk

    Season 1 Episode 62 - Aired 6/9/2013

    A man marries a unique woman, a flower seller forgets to keep his promise, and a farmer makes it rain. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Monkey Repays a Debt / Little One Inch / The Gourd Boy
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    The Monkey Repays a Debt / Little One Inch / The Gourd Boy

    Season 1 Episode 63 - Aired 6/16/2013

    Monkey steals a baby, the smallest shows the biggest bravery, a unique shapped baby growns into a unique man. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Female Fox / Hirabayashi / The Wild Warrior and the Ox Cart
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    The Female Fox / Hirabayashi / The Wild Warrior and the Ox Cart

    Season 1 Episode 64 - Aired 6/23/2013

    Monkey steals a baby, Hirarin, Heirin, Tairarin, Tairabayashi and Ippachijuu no Mokumoku, and Hitotsutoyattsudetokkikki , and legendary heros can't catch a break. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Dragonfly Rich Man / The Fish Wife / Ikkyuu-san`s Funny Story
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    The Dragonfly Rich Man / The Fish Wife / Ikkyuu-san`s Funny Story

    Season 1 Episode 65 - Aired 6/30/2013

    Dainichi Nyorai guides a family, a fisherman learns to appreciate what he has, and a young monk learns not to judge a book by its cover. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Monkey Masamune / The Days Pass So Fast / The Woodcutter & the Mountain Grannie
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    Monkey Masamune / The Days Pass So Fast / The Woodcutter & the Mountain Grannie

    Season 1 Episode 66 - Aired 7/7/2013

    A runner saves a group of monkeys at an expensive cost, the Sun, Moon, and Thunder come to an agreement, and a Woodcutter gets the last laugh. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Minister Yuriwaka / The Fire Man / The Priest and the Boy and the Poisonous Mochi
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    Minister Yuriwaka / The Fire Man / The Priest and the Boy and the Poisonous Mochi

    Season 1 Episode 67 - Aired 7/14/2013

    A southern ruler named Yuriwaka is abandoned on an island. An old man brings home a boy named "Fire Man". A stingy priest tells the children at his temple that his snacks are made of poison, but... Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Talking Fish / Urashima Tarou / The Demon`s Handprint
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    The Talking Fish / Urashima Tarou / The Demon`s Handprint

    Season 1 Episode 68 - Aired 7/21/2013

    A stranger comes to a fishing village, which plans to catch lots of fish through poisoning the river. As the villagers debate, they are warned against this by a traveling priest. A fisherman saves a little turtle and is taken to an undersea palace. Two boys go to ask the fire god to help them with a demon who's been raiding their village. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Swallow with the Broken Leg / Left Behind / The Legend of the Nine-Headed Dragon
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    The Swallow with the Broken Leg / Left Behind / The Legend of the Nine-Headed Dragon

    Season 1 Episode 69 - Aired 7/28/2013

    An old man saves a broken swallow, who rewards him with a magic watermelon seed. A man encounters a terrifying ghost at a haunted stream. A traveling priest visits a village where an evil dragon is devouring virgin sacrifices. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Filial Devotion in Dreams / Rat Sumo / A Story of Stolen Melons
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    Filial Devotion in Dreams / Rat Sumo / A Story of Stolen Melons

    Season 1 Episode 70 - Aired 8/4/2013

    Two men are visited in dreams by their dead fathers.. Rats fight it out in the sumo ring. A mysterious old man makes magic with watermelons. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Tree in the Pot / Princess Kaguya / The Monk and the Fox
    NaN/100 votes

    The Tree in the Pot / Princess Kaguya / The Monk and the Fox

    Season 1 Episode 71 - Aired 8/11/2013

    A fallen lord sacrifices his prized possessions for a traveling monk. A princess is found in a stalk of bamboo. A priest tricks a fox, and finds himself confronted by the lost souls of hell. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Earless Houichi / Niou and Dokkoi / Badger Disaster
    NaN/100 votes

    Earless Houichi / Niou and Dokkoi / Badger Disaster

    Season 1 Episode 72 - Aired 8/18/2013

    A musician is haunted by the spirits of fallen samurai. Two massive men duel for supremacy. A transforming badger runs a con at a mountain pass. Source: crunchyroll

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  • A Story of Futons / Chakurikakifu / The Dancing Bones
    NaN/100 votes

    A Story of Futons / Chakurikakifu / The Dancing Bones

    Season 1 Episode 73 - Aired 8/25/2013

    The ghostly voices of children cry out at night from a haunted bed. A man tries a new strategy to sell his wares. The dancing bones of a murdered man bring fame and wealth to the one who killed him. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Dandarabochi and the Giant Sandals / The Painted Wife / The Fox in the Bag
    NaN/100 votes

    Dandarabochi and the Giant Sandals / The Painted Wife / The Fox in the Bag

    Season 1 Episode 74 - Aired 9/1/2013

    A titan lays seige to a small fishing village. An evil lord steals a man's beautiful wife. Friends of a lord plot to take back his money from a fox haunting a graveyard. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Puppet Master / The God of the Bathroom / The Whale and the Sea Cucumber
    NaN/100 votes

    The Puppet Master / The God of the Bathroom / The Whale and the Sea Cucumber

    Season 1 Episode 75 - Aired 9/8/2013

    A puppet master visits a strange temple. A goddess is punished for her dalliances. An arrogant whale loses a race. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Unspeaking Okiku / Ubasute Mountain / The Sumo Wrestler`s Little Sister
    NaN/100 votes

    Unspeaking Okiku / Ubasute Mountain / The Sumo Wrestler`s Little Sister

    Season 1 Episode 76 - Aired 9/15/2013

    A girl sings a song, and her father is sacrificed. A son is tasked with taking his mother to the mountains, where she will left to die. A tense hostage situation at a sumo wrestler's dojo. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Monkey Crab / The Straw Headman / Head Lake
    NaN/100 votes

    Monkey Crab / The Straw Headman / Head Lake

    Season 1 Episode 77 - Aired 9/22/2013

    Crabs seek revenge upon a monkey for wounding their mother, and are aided by a mortar and cow poop. A divine oracle leads a man to riches. A man's head becomes the scene of strange happenings. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Mermaid`s Feast / Mom and Daughter Slay a Demon / The Pheasant and the Crow
    NaN/100 votes

    The Mermaid`s Feast / Mom and Daughter Slay a Demon / The Pheasant and the Crow

    Season 1 Episode 78 - Aired 9/29/2013

    Recap Episode

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  • The Little Chestnut / The Day the Kappa Came / The Oryuu Willow
    NaN/100 votes

    The Little Chestnut / The Day the Kappa Came / The Oryuu Willow

    Season 1 Episode 79 - Aired 10/6/2013

    A massive pumpkin grows from a tiny vine, and a man is very happy. Parents hear from the mountain god and water god that their child will be stolen by Kappas on his twelfth birthday. A huge willow stands in front of a tea shop. The son of the shop saves it from being cut down. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Silver Temple / The Pebble Letter / The Famous Blade Kisenbamaru
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    The Silver Temple / The Pebble Letter / The Famous Blade Kisenbamaru

    Season 1 Episode 80 - Aired 10/13/2013

    Midon the fisherman is wounded and can't go fishing. He borrows money from a samurai, but can't pay it back. A wife gets mad at her drunkard husband and returns to her parents. But she misses her husband now that she's left him. A young servant named Sutekichi loves katanas. He wants his own, so he pays a blacksmith with a thousand logs to make one for him. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Sparrow with the Severed Tongue / The Horse Mountain Woman / The Dance of the Cats
    NaN/100 votes

    The Sparrow with the Severed Tongue / The Horse Mountain Woman / The Dance of the Cats

    Season 1 Episode 81 - Aired 10/20/2013

    An old man loved a swallow, but when it eats his wifes glue, she cuts out its tongue. He goes deep into the mountains to find her... A packdriver buys a good horse in town, and then some mackeral to give to the god of horses. Shinkichi works at a soy sauce shop, but since he's so careless everyone treats him like a child. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Ear Statue / The Centipede Gets the Doctor / Benten`s Swamp
    NaN/100 votes

    The Ear Statue / The Centipede Gets the Doctor / Benten`s Swamp

    Season 1 Episode 82 - Aired 10/27/2013

    A statue by the river reminds a boy of his dead mother. His stepmom tells him that if the statue will eat a rice ball, he can have one too, so off he goes. The insect children are playing in the depths of the forest when walking stick falls from a tree and starts to cry. One late night, a pack driver is returning home when he meets a beautiful woman. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Village of the Dragonflies / The White Rabbit of Inaba / The Fortune Telling Competition
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    The Village of the Dragonflies / The White Rabbit of Inaba / The Fortune Telling Competition

    Season 1 Episode 83 - Aired 11/3/2013

    A fisherman's wife dies from illness, and he meets a woman who looks just like her on the rocks of a cape. The white rabbit who lives on the island of Inaba tries to trick the crocodiles to let him cross the sea, but they strip off his skin. Doujimaru is said to be the son of the white fox, and to have inherited his mother's mysterious powers. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Three Masks / The Tengu`s Cloak / The Flying Door
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    The Three Masks / The Tengu`s Cloak / The Flying Door

    Season 1 Episode 84 - Aired 11/10/2013

    A young servant girl is given a demon mask as a goodbye present, and goes to a new place to work. A young boy learns that if you put on a Tengu's cape you'll be invisible. He steals the cape from the Tengu, and now he can play all the tricks he wants, but... "We've saved this money up for the future. Don't waste it," an old husband tells his silly wife... but then, a pair of thieves come when he's not home. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Old Woman and the Giant Octopus / Dokkoisho / The Tengu of Ashitaka Mountain
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    The Old Woman and the Giant Octopus / Dokkoisho / The Tengu of Ashitaka Mountain

    Season 1 Episode 85 - Aired 11/17/2013

    An old woman cuts off the leg of an octopus on the beach, and gets rich by selling it at the market. A groom is given botamochi rice balls at his bride's village. He wants his mom to make them, so he keeps saying "botamochi" on the way home, but then he trips and rises up saying, "dokkoisho! A strong-willed and hardworking mother goes all alone to Ashitaka Mountain, where a Tengu lives. But she doesn't come back. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Mysterious Blacksmith / The Fox Gives Birth / Senkamejo
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    The Mysterious Blacksmith / The Fox Gives Birth / Senkamejo

    Season 1 Episode 86 - Aired 11/24/2013

    "If I can make a hundred swords in a night, give me your daughter," a traveler says, and locks himself in a blacksmith's forge. There was a mean doctor who lived in a village. One night, he goes to a mansion to save a young girl who's having a hard birth. Senkamejo grew up spoiled by her mother, and was the prettiest girl in town, but selfish and arrogant. One day she hears that a beautiful statue of Kannon-sama is at the temple, and she and her mother go to see it. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Cracking Mountain / The Three Charms / The Kappa and the Handwashing Basin
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    The Cracking Mountain / The Three Charms / The Kappa and the Handwashing Basin

    Season 1 Episode 87 - Aired 12/1/2013

    A raccoon badly injures a kind old woman. The rabbit hears about this from her husband, and angrily avenges her. A child is picking up chestnuts in the forest, and before he knows it it's night. A demon grannie catches him. A new hand washing basin has been put in the village shrine. But the kappa used this stone to sit on and think or keep watch. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Ghost Well / The Man Who Bought Dreams / Tougorou the Potato Digger
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    The Ghost Well / The Man Who Bought Dreams / Tougorou the Potato Digger

    Season 1 Episode 88 - Aired 12/8/2013

    A mysterious woman visits a candy store every night. The owner follows her after she leaves, but she disappears into a grave... A traveling merchant buys his partner's dream of treasure for a lot of money. The beautiful daughter of a rich man is sent to marry tougorou the potato digger. Tougorou is lonely and miserable and poor in the mountains, but one day... Source: crunchyroll

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  • Sacrificial Inari / The Crane Repays a Debt / The Monster in the Cotton Hat
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    Sacrificial Inari / The Crane Repays a Debt / The Monster in the Cotton Hat

    Season 1 Episode 89 - Aired 12/15/2013

    A field worker named Manzou gets a small field with a shrine from the rich man. A charcoal-maker takes pity on a crane being sold by the road, and pays money to free it. An old man loves to fish at night at a waterfall. He gets old and decides to retire, and gives his fishing pole to a young man. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Joroku Statue / The God of Poverty / The Carp in the Basin
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    The Joroku Statue / The God of Poverty / The Carp in the Basin

    Season 1 Episode 90 - Aired 12/22/2013

    A huge rock saves a village from a flood. The villagers use it to make a giant statue, but the statue is too big to carry to the temple. But then the statue... A poor old man goes to sell balls of thread for new years. Gorouhei, a poor man, trades an old basin from his family for rice. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Gold Horse of New Year`s Eve / The Jizo Statue with the Hat / Odote-sama
    NaN/100 votes

    The Gold Horse of New Year`s Eve / The Jizo Statue with the Hat / Odote-sama

    Season 1 Episode 91 - Aired 12/29/2013

    A couple works hard but is still poor, and meets the new year with a sigh. On new years, a man can't sell his hemp so he trades it for an umbrella. An honest cow-herd meets a strange monster who can read thoughts. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Safflower Ship / Twelve Signs of the Zodiac / Sent Salt
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    The Safflower Ship / Twelve Signs of the Zodiac / Sent Salt

    Season 1 Episode 92 - Aired 1/5/2014

    There is a splendid picture of a rooster in the room where the crimson flower merchant says. And they say that it crows at midnight. God creates the calendar to rule the world, and wants the animals to protect it. The animals all rush to God's temple on new years. But the rat lies to the cat. Zenzaemon, of Kishou Swamp, is sent to learn the secrets of salt-making from Akou Province and is caught. But official Ooishi Kuranosuke is moved by his devotion to his homeland, and lets him go. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Deer Springs / Tail Fishing / Hachiroutarou
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    The Deer Springs / Tail Fishing / Hachiroutarou

    Season 1 Episode 93 - Aired 1/12/2014

    A woodcutter meets a wounded deer in the mountains. He saves it from a hunter and watches until its wounds are healed... The Fox comes to see the river otter, who is good at catching fish. He takes fish from the river otter but never gives any himself. And so the River Otter comes up with an idea... A young man in the village of Matagi, Hachirou Tarou, goes to the mountains with two of his friends, but as he gets ready for dinner he gives into his hunger and eats their fish. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Herring and Grannie / The Wind God and the Children / Will of the Spider
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    Herring and Grannie / The Wind God and the Children / Will of the Spider

    Season 1 Episode 94 - Aired 1/19/2014

    An old woman loses her husband in a storm, but a statue of a god washes up with his boat and she worships it. One day in early spring, as the children are playing, a young man suddenly appears. A young carpenter is trying to build a bridge across a river, but every storm that comes washes it away. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Snake Lake / The Deep Voice / The Priest, the Kid, and the Fava Bean Tree
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    Snake Lake / The Deep Voice / The Priest, the Kid, and the Fava Bean Tree

    Season 1 Episode 95 - Aired 1/26/2014

    Governot Shimada has come to Kazusa, where there is no water and the harvest is dependant on the rain. Two men tie a pipe between their houses so they can talk even when they're snowed in. Even though they were alone, they could cheer each other up by talking, but then they stop getting answers... The priest tries to raise a fava bean tree to help the starving villagers, but the kids at the temple eat it. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Sumo Inari / The Fava Bean, Straw, and Charcoal / The Man of the East & the Man of the West
    NaN/100 votes

    Sumo Inari / The Fava Bean, Straw, and Charcoal / The Man of the East & the Man of the West

    Season 1 Episode 96 - Aired 2/2/2014

    The lord of a poor province is sad to see how weak his sumo wrestlers are for this year's tournament, but they all defeat even the strongest wrestlers. A fava bean, a piece of straw, and a piece of charcoal all bounce out of an old woman's kitchen and decide to visit Ise. There are two men who live on the east and west side of town, and each night they come to a bar to drink. They always drink the same drink, and insult each other. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Stink Vine / Shippei-Tarou / Half-Naked Buhyou
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    The Stink Vine / Shippei-Tarou / Half-Naked Buhyou

    Season 1 Episode 97 - Aired 2/9/2014

    The stinkvine weed smelled terrible, and the big tree always made fun of it. To save a girl from a demon, a traveling monk goes to find the one thing it fears, "Shippeitarou." Buhei is a man proud of his strength. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Wispering Vinegar / The Old Man Who Swallowed Birds / The Tengu and the Sky Journey
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    The Wispering Vinegar / The Old Man Who Swallowed Birds / The Tengu and the Sky Journey

    Season 1 Episode 98 - Aired 2/16/2014

    There is a man who can hear the voices of the vinegar he makes. A bird gets its leg stuck in a rice ball. There was a young man who was afraid of nothing. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Snow Woman / Oshira-sama / The 600-Year-Old Woman
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    The Snow Woman / Oshira-sama / The 600-Year-Old Woman

    Season 1 Episode 99 - Aired 2/23/2014

    A young woodcutter seeks shelter from a blizzard with his master. A young woman has a horse she loves. After the battle between the Heike and the Genji, a young girl finds a conch shell on the beach that she feeds to her mom. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Cowlove Pass / Momotarou / Seibei the Soba Eater
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    Cowlove Pass / Momotarou / Seibei the Soba Eater

    Season 1 Episode 100 - Aired 3/2/2014

    Cowherd Okaru took care of a young black calf that transformed into a handsome young man when it was three years old. Momotarou is born from a peach, and raised by an old couple into a strong young boy. Seibei is known as a man who loves to eat soba noodles. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Demon Who Became a Rock / Octopuses Don`t Have Bones / Ryuuguu Abyss
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    The Demon Who Became a Rock / Octopuses Don`t Have Bones / Ryuuguu Abyss

    Season 1 Episode 101 - Aired 3/9/2014

    A demon and his son live in the mountains. The princess of Ryuuguu castle has a baby. Taikichi, who always gives an offering to the Ryuuguu Abyss, is given a wife and child by Ryuuguu Palace. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Raita and the Demon / `O` Is Hard / The Burnt Statue
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    Raita and the Demon / `O` Is Hard / The Burnt Statue

    Season 1 Episode 102 - Aired 3/16/2014

    Asakichi and his wife save the thunder when it falls from heaven. A rough country girl who doesn't know how to be polite says "o" in front of everything because her mom tells her to. A young, hardworking girl is to be adopted by her master, but his jealous wife makes her quit while the master is away. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Gonpachi and Tsubaki / The Thousand League Sandals / Mother and Child Hill
    NaN/100 votes

    Gonpachi and Tsubaki / The Thousand League Sandals / Mother and Child Hill

    Season 1 Episode 103 - Aired 3/23/2014

    Gonpachi was working hard at a gold mine to raise money for his family. Three brothers get lost in the mountains and find themselves at the house of a terrifying mountain grannie. A traveler comes to an inn on the Sumidagawa river. She's looking for her son who vanishes. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Ear Statue / The Kappa and the Handwashing Basin / The Little Chestnut
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    The Ear Statue / The Kappa and the Handwashing Basin / The Little Chestnut

    Season 1 Episode 104 - Aired 3/30/2014

    Recap Episode

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  • The Mountain Grannie of Mt. Choufuku / Sadaroku and Shiro / Zashiki-Warashi
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    The Mountain Grannie of Mt. Choufuku / Sadaroku and Shiro / Zashiki-Warashi

    Season 1 Episode 105 - Aired 4/6/2014

    The mountain grannie has given birth to a child and the villagers are told to bring Mochi. The talented hunter Sadaroku is never found without his hunting dog, Shiro. He has a license to hunt wherever he wants, but one day he leaves it at home and is arrested. A traveling medicine seller stays at a mansion where he is visited by three young children in a dream. They were Zashiki Warashi, said to bring prosperity. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Render the Fat / The Star Wife / The Rich Kashiki
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    Render the Fat / The Star Wife / The Rich Kashiki

    Season 1 Episode 106 - Aired 4/13/2014

    A lazy man who wants to not work goes to a mansion where they feed him feasts every day. The eldest of the seven sisters of the big dipper falls in love with a man. A man on a fishing ship who makes the food, called a Kashiki, gave the leftovers to the fish. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Phoenix / The Wood Buddha and the Gold Buddha / Shibahama
    NaN/100 votes

    The Phoenix / The Wood Buddha and the Gold Buddha / Shibahama

    Season 1 Episode 107 - Aired 4/20/2014

    The people of a village are beset by a firebird. They call upon the Lion King to protect them, and a great battle begins. A wooden buddha made by a faithful believer and a rich man's golden buddha have a sumo match. The rich man bets everything he owns, and the young man offers to become his servant forever, as a strange battle behinds. A lazy drunkard finds a wallet and uses it to throw a huge party. But when he wakes up it was a dream...!? Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Monk and the Turtle / Kijimuna / The Stingy Memorial
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    The Monk and the Turtle / Kijimuna / The Stingy Memorial

    Season 1 Episode 108 - Aired 4/27/2014

    The monk and the turtle: A travelling monk saves a turtle, and the turtle later saves the monks life. The turtle reappears when the monk is in grave danger. Kijimuna: A mountain occurs near a small village, and the guardian tree of the village is burnt down. A mischievous fairy called a Kijimuna appears to beg for food, but he has a very good reasons. The stingy funeral: There was once a very stingy man. He doesn't know who to give his money to when he dies. So he asks his three sons what kind of funeral they'd give him. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Sending Star / The Promise with the Master of the River / Gonbei the Duck Hunter
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    The Sending Star / The Promise with the Master of the River / Gonbei the Duck Hunter

    Season 1 Episode 109 - Aired 5/4/2014

    The Sending Star: A young, hard-working man hears that his grandmother is dying. He visits her house and sees that she is fine. On his way home, he finds himself in great peril... A promise with the master of the river: A boy is born and it is prophesied that his life will be taken by the master of the river when he turns 18. The year of his 18th birthday, a huge rain causes the river to almost flood. Gonbei the Duck Hunter: A hunter named Gonbei ties a rope around the legs of 50 ducks stuck in the water, but when it melts they fly off, dragging him towards a great adventure. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Takohachi the Headman / The Rich Man and Bracken / The Wife`s Talent
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    Takohachi the Headman / The Rich Man and Bracken / The Wife`s Talent

    Season 1 Episode 110 - Aired 5/11/2014

    With the help of his loving son, an old octopus fisher goes on a trip. There was a very rich man who promised to pluck all the warabi off the mountain in a single day. An old couple turn to fraud to make more money at their store, but drive customers away. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Eating in Order / The Old Woman Who Became a God / Yayoi`s Ship
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    Eating in Order / The Old Woman Who Became a God / Yayoi`s Ship

    Season 1 Episode 111 - Aired 5/18/2014

    A master hunter goes to the mountain, where he has a dream of a frog eating a worm, and then being eaten by a snake. An Ainu village is attacked, and an old woman and her grandson Tonkuru escape into the forest where they get separated. A girl named Yayoi crosses the mountains every day to go to work, and each day she would talk to a tree. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Masakichi and the Jizo Statue / The Bee and the Bandit / The God of Death
    NaN/100 votes

    Masakichi and the Jizo Statue / The Bee and the Bandit / The God of Death

    Season 1 Episode 112 - Aired 5/25/2014

    Masakichi, a fisherman who picked up a priest statue from a wrecked ship, is visited by it in his dreams. The merchants of Kyoto are attacked by bandits. They manage to escape but their horses and goods are stolen. A loser meets the god of death, who tells him to become a doctor. He does as he's told and immediately becomes very rich... Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Sun and the Golden Rope / The Kid and the 31 Characters / Ushiwakamaru
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    The Sun and the Golden Rope / The Kid and the 31 Characters / Ushiwakamaru

    Season 1 Episode 113 - Aired 6/1/2014

    A mother raises two sons alone after her husband dies. A boy at a temple hides two buns to give them to a kind family, but snow falls and he doesn't know where they are... The Tengu of Mt. Kurama gives Ushiwakamaru his father's sword, and trains him to become a great samurai. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Trout Repays a Debt / The Foreigner`s Cowbones / The Six Warriors
    NaN/100 votes

    The Trout Repays a Debt / The Foreigner`s Cowbones / The Six Warriors

    Season 1 Episode 114 - Aired 6/8/2014

    A man works hard at tilling an arid field near a river. A girl saves his mother from drowning and he marries her. A foreign ship crashes near a small fishing village.A young man leaves on a journey to become strong, and encounters more and more friends with surprising talents. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Matsu Goes to Ise / The Zatou`s Tree / The Powerful Servant
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    Matsu Goes to Ise / The Zatou`s Tree / The Powerful Servant

    Season 1 Episode 115 - Aired 6/15/2014

    A young man meets an old man on the way to Ise, and promises to visit his village. A boatman saves a blind man from a flood, but the blind man dies. A rich man has a very powerful servant. The servant is smart, too, so the rich man gives him one challenge after another. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Weasel and the Rat / Kotaro and the Dragon / The Thunder God and the Girl
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    The Weasel and the Rat / Kotaro and the Dragon / The Thunder God and the Girl

    Season 1 Episode 116 - Aired 6/29/2014

    A weasel and a rat plant a field with chestnuts because they're starving. Kotaro goes to visit his mother up the river when the woman who raised him dies. A lightning god comes to Earth and finds a woman who he falls in love with. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Treasure Swamp / Tatsukohime / Kurohime and the Dragon
    NaN/100 votes

    The Treasure Swamp / Tatsukohime / Kurohime and the Dragon

    Season 1 Episode 117 - Aired 7/6/2014

    A rich man learns of a treasure in a swamp and forces his servants to drain it. Tatsuko goes to a shrine in the mountain every night seeking eternal beauty. The black dragon, who is the master of a huge swamp, wants to marry the beautiful Kurohime. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Carried Priest / The Man Who Knew Hell / The Ghost Ladle
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    The Carried Priest / The Man Who Knew Hell / The Ghost Ladle

    Season 1 Episode 118 - Aired 7/13/2014

    Late one night, a thief tricks a priest into letting him ride on his shoulders, hoping to steal the priest's cloak. A priest stays the night at an old temple, where he sees demons torturing a young girl. A sailor is attacked by ghost ships in the Seto Inland Sea, and is the only survivor. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Bride on a Hazy Moonlit Night / Hitomokko Mountain / The Flying Shed
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    The Bride on a Hazy Moonlit Night / Hitomokko Mountain / The Flying Shed

    Season 1 Episode 119 - Aired 7/20/2014

    A poor young man lets a traveling girl stay the night in his hut, and ends up marrying her. Two giants compete to build the largest mountain in Japan. A rich man sends a letter to a local priest. If he'll come to the rich man's house and pray, he'll be given a barrel of rice. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Ikkyuu-san Defeats the Tiger / The Mountain God and the Child / Tsurumizuka
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    Ikkyuu-san Defeats the Tiger / The Mountain God and the Child / Tsurumizuka

    Season 1 Episode 120 - Aired 7/27/2014

    Ikkyuu is a smart young man. The shogun hears about him and gives him a difficult task: defeating a tiger that lives inside a painting. A child meets an old man in the mountains who tells him that if he goes to the mountain god's shrine and prays, his wish will come true. An old man saves a crane who's been caught by some children. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Mole and the Sun / The Fox Repays a Debt / Drinking Tea
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    The Mole and the Sun / The Fox Repays a Debt / Drinking Tea

    Season 1 Episode 121 - Aired 8/3/2014

    The mole clan is very rough and violent. They plan to shoot down the sun. A young hunter saves a fox from being eaten by a snake. An old man known for his wit wins a game against the local lord, who challenges him to bring 10 barrels of tea seeds in an attempt to get revenge. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Dragon God Granny / You Can`t Shake Sleeves You Don`t Have / The Raccoon Wood Of Shoujou Temple
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    Dragon God Granny / You Can`t Shake Sleeves You Don`t Have / The Raccoon Wood Of Shoujou Temple

    Season 1 Episode 122 - Aired 8/10/2014

    An old woman who is an excellent midwife hears a woman in pain with a difficult birth. A man saves a snake and is rewarded with a strange sleeve that creates money when shaken. A ghost in an old temple turns out to be a raccoon. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Buddha That Keeps Away Fire / The Curse of the Willow / The House That Would Not Eat Salmon
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    The Buddha That Keeps Away Fire / The Curse of the Willow / The House That Would Not Eat Salmon

    Season 1 Episode 123 - Aired 8/17/2014

    There is a kid who works hard but the priest has never seen him work hard. Yahei's friends cut down a willow tree, and their tongues were ripped out of their throats and they died horrible deaths. Okoma is kidnapped by an eagle and saved by a salmon. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Soul That Was Hunted by the Dead / Octopus Bhaisajyaguru / The Nursing Willow
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    The Soul That Was Hunted by the Dead / Octopus Bhaisajyaguru / The Nursing Willow

    Season 1 Episode 124 - Aired 8/24/2014

    A wife weaves her loom to raise money for the family, but the spirits of the dead hear the sound and come to claim her soul. A monk buys some octopus for his ailing mother, but an irritating local man calls him out. A man raises his daughter alone, and one day a woman under a willow tree gives her milk. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Bean and the Priest Statue / The Reed Spring / Swan Pass
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    The Bean and the Priest Statue / The Reed Spring / Swan Pass

    Season 1 Episode 125 - Aired 8/31/2014

    An honest old man's bean is eaten by a priest statue, and in exchange he gets a demon's treasure. A man saves a snake from a volcano and is given a reed full of water that will make a spring. A farmer saves a wounded swan, and marries a beautiful woman. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Asamutsu Bridge / The Strong Wife / The Flower-Watching Ghost
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    Asamutsu Bridge / The Strong Wife / The Flower-Watching Ghost

    Season 1 Episode 126 - Aired 9/7/2014

    A man looks for a box of treasure at a bridge. A couple is dealing with a violent governor. An old man who loves to drink finds a skull in a field. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Priest Statue Falls in Love / The Flat Nose of the Trickster Fox / A Room with an Owl
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    The Priest Statue Falls in Love / The Flat Nose of the Trickster Fox / A Room with an Owl

    Season 1 Episode 127 - Aired 9/14/2014

    A statue falls in love and goes to visit its lover every night. A trickster fox loves to tease an old man, but one night it goes a little too far. An owl dies a crow different colors, but the crow doesn't like them. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Cat`s Teacup / Monogusatarou / The Monkey and the Toad
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    The Cat`s Teacup / Monogusatarou / The Monkey and the Toad

    Season 1 Episode 128 - Aired 9/21/2014

    A man finds an expensive bowl being used as a cat dish and schemes to get it. A lazy man is sent to the capital to work. A monkey and a toad go to Ise, but the monkey does all the work. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Kannon Statue of Love / The Box That Doesn`t Open / Candle Confusion
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    The Kannon Statue of Love / The Box That Doesn`t Open / Candle Confusion

    Season 1 Episode 129 - Aired 9/28/2014

    A fisherman meets a girl with the help of a goddess, but her parents are opposed to their marriage. He tries to send her home, but... To build a shrine in their town, the villagers hire a man named Takumi. At night Takumi's dolls do the work for him. A priest brings back candles as a gift, but the villagers don't know what they are. One pretends that they're a kind of food... Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom / The Thousand Coin Orange / Paradise Thief
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    The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom / The Thousand Coin Orange / Paradise Thief

    Season 1 Episode 130 - Aired 10/5/2014

    A kind old man raises a dog named Shiro, but his greedy neighbor kills it. When he spreads the ashes in the garden... A rich young man is ill and wants an orange, but it's the middle of summer. The head clerk runs all over town and finally finds one. A thief tries to break into a brewery but is knocked out by the owner. The owner thinks the thief is dead and abandons him next to a river. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Crane Repays a Debt / Tower of Boars / Lightning and the Stone Urn
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    The Crane Repays a Debt / Tower of Boars / Lightning and the Stone Urn

    Season 1 Episode 131 - Aired 10/12/2014

    A poor man saves a wounded bird, and a beautiful woman comes to be his bride. The beautiful cloths she weaves sell for a high price, but... A young man loves to play the flute, but is forced to prove his bravery by slaying 100 boars. A man makes a stupid wish accidentally, and now a god will kill his son on his seventh birthday. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Extending Head / Strong Tarou / Kijimuna and the Sea God
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    The Extending Head / Strong Tarou / Kijimuna and the Sea God

    Season 1 Episode 132 - Aired 10/19/2014

    A man marries a beautiful, rich wife, but is warned never to wake up in the middle of the night. One night he wakes up. An old couple build a child out of the dirt from their bodies. It comes alive and becomes their son. The Kijimuna fairies that were saved by an old couple fill a beach with flowers but the sea god gets angry. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Nopperabou / Princess Kaguya / Sutokuin
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    Nopperabou / Princess Kaguya / Sutokuin

    Season 1 Episode 133 - Aired 10/26/2014

    A man meets a woman with no face outside of town. He runs to tell someone, but everyone he sees is a faceless monster. An old man finds a beautiful young girl inside a bamboo tree. A servant works hard to find the woman his master is in love with. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Soba and Mochi / Crab Questions and Answers / The Old Man and His Bumps
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    Soba and Mochi / Crab Questions and Answers / The Old Man and His Bumps

    Season 1 Episode 134 - Aired 11/2/2014

    A traveler gets help from a mountain couple, a priest battles an evil entity, and an old man gets a double trouble. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Kintarou / The Cat of Nekodake / A Bull Running on a Moonlit Night
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    Kintarou / The Cat of Nekodake / A Bull Running on a Moonlit Night

    Season 1 Episode 135 - Aired 11/9/2014

    Kintarou is a very strong boy who wants to find his father. A man stays at a mansion filled with monster cats. A rampaging bull destroys fields on moonlit nights. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Straw Rich Man / The Bow and Arrow Brothers / The Shrine Priestess` Dance
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    The Straw Rich Man / The Bow and Arrow Brothers / The Shrine Priestess` Dance

    Season 1 Episode 136 - Aired 11/16/2014

    A man who is all alone in the world takes the advice of a goddess and trades a single piece of straw into a fortune. Two brothers who are masters of the bow stop at a village haunted by a monster. They decide to get rid of it. A brave young boy goes to a forbidden shrine, and doesn't come back. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Woodcutter and the Monster Crab / The Monster Tamer / Rolling Rice Balls
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    The Woodcutter and the Monster Crab / The Monster Tamer / Rolling Rice Balls

    Season 1 Episode 137 - Aired 11/23/2014

    A talented woodcutter enters a forbidden forest and is assaulted by a monster crab. An old man is famous for being rough on his servants. Since nobody wants to work for him, he hires monsters. An old man gives a rat a rice ball, and as thanks is taken to a magical world. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Raccoon`s Spinning Wheel / The Two Moons / Ubasute Mountain
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    The Raccoon`s Spinning Wheel / The Two Moons / Ubasute Mountain

    Season 1 Episode 138 - Aired 11/30/2014

    A raccoon comes to a woodcutter's house and learns to work a spinning wheel. On a moonlit night, a giant snake appears with two moons in tow and swallows a hunter. His daughters find out and swear revenge. A lord issues an order that anybody who turns 60 must be left in the mountains to die. A son tearfully takes his mom up to the mountains but can't bear to it. He hides her beneath the floor. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Blessing the Rat Brought / Urashima Tarou / The Kajika Folding Screen
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    The Blessing the Rat Brought / Urashima Tarou / The Kajika Folding Screen

    Season 1 Episode 139 - Aired 12/7/2014

    A man saves a rat who is being bullied, and is granted great fortune. A man saves a turtle who is being bullied, and is taken to an undersea palace. A man saves the frogs in a swamp, and is given a magic folding screen. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Little One Inch / The Wolf Rock / The Meguro Pike
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    Little One Inch / The Wolf Rock / The Meguro Pike

    Season 1 Episode 140 - Aired 12/14/2014

    A boy the size of a thumb defeats a demon. A girl seeks shelter on a snowy night, but is forced to sleep under the porch. A pack of hungry wolves approach her. The lord of a local province learns to love pike. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Zenroku the Sawyer / The Feather Robe of Heaven / The Hermit Orange
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    Zenroku the Sawyer / The Feather Robe of Heaven / The Hermit Orange

    Season 1 Episode 141 - Aired 12/21/2014

    A lazy man named Zenroku learns to become a great sawyer. A man finds a celestial maiden's cloth and steals it, and forces her to become his wife. Two ancient sages play a game of go inside an orange. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Gods of Poverty Play Sumo / Trip, Trip / The Hat Jizou Statue
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    The Gods of Poverty Play Sumo / Trip, Trip / The Hat Jizou Statue

    Season 1 Episode 142 - Aired 12/28/2014

    A hard working family refuses to give in to poverty so the God of Poverty haunting them is to be fired. But they want him to stay. A strange child shouts, "Poor! Trip!" at a poor elderly couple on new years. A poor man gives a priest statue a straw hat, and is given blessings in return. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Teapot Raccoon Dog / The Anbarayami Horse / The Stone Door of Heaven
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    The Teapot Raccoon Dog / The Anbarayami Horse / The Stone Door of Heaven

    Season 1 Episode 143 - Aired 1/4/2015

    A hard working family refuses to give in to poverty so the God of Poverty haunting them is to be fired. But they want him to stay. A strange child shouts, "Poor! Trip!" at a poor elderly couple on new years. A poor man gives a priest statue a straw hat, and is given blessings in return. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Wakahime of Ryuuguu / The Salt Millstone / The Escaped Sparrow
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    Wakahime of Ryuuguu / The Salt Millstone / The Escaped Sparrow

    Season 1 Episode 144 - Aired 1/11/2015

    A young man throws all his firewood into a whirlpool, and the next day he's visited by a woman from the undersea palace of Ryuuguu. A millet makes salt, and never stops. Magical birds escape from a painting drawn by a master. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Two Virtues / A Trip to Udo / The Monkey Priest Statue
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    The Two Virtues / A Trip to Udo / The Monkey Priest Statue

    Season 1 Episode 145 - Aired 1/18/2015

    Married by the gods, a sneaky snake, and you can't get the priest butt wet! Source: crunchyroll

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  • Momotarou / The Mountain Bird`s Arrow / The Thunder God That Married the Soba Stand Owner
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    Momotarou / The Mountain Bird`s Arrow / The Thunder God That Married the Soba Stand Owner

    Season 1 Episode 146 - Aired 1/25/2015

    A boy is born from a peach and beats a demon. A fierce hawk kills animals on a winter mountain, and only a hunter can stop it. A thunder god falls in love with the owner of a soba stand and marries her. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Ofuku and the Oni / The Oni`s Toshitori / The Priest and the Raccoon
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    Ofuku and the Oni / The Oni`s Toshitori / The Priest and the Raccoon

    Season 1 Episode 147 - Aired 2/1/2015

    A girl named Ofuku is kidnapped by a terrible demon, but she has a plan. A couple invites a demon into their homes on the way when demons are normally driven out. A priest becomes friends with a raccoon couple who want to hear the sutras he recites. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Golden Egg / The Man Who Became a Turtle / Sannennetarou
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    The Golden Egg / The Man Who Became a Turtle / Sannennetarou

    Season 1 Episode 148 - Aired 2/8/2015

    A man finds a golden egg and takes it home, and a baby hatches from it. A man is cruel to his hard-working wife, who leaves him. Then he turns into a turtle. A lazy man sleeps all day, when a drought comes its time for him to work. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Horsefly Repays a Debt / The Thunder God and the Doctor / The Painted Wife
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    The Horsefly Repays a Debt / The Thunder God and the Doctor / The Painted Wife

    Season 1 Episode 149 - Aired 2/15/2015

    A man saves a horsefly, who repays him by helping him marry the headman's daughter. A doctor of moxibustion heals a thunder god who has a bad hip. A man loves to look at his wife so much that he can't work, so she gives him a picture of himself. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Water Seed / The Blessing Rat / The Hermit Who Did Nothing
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    The Water Seed / The Blessing Rat / The Hermit Who Did Nothing

    Season 1 Episode 150 - Aired 2/22/2015

    A man helps a snake and is taken to the dragon god's palace, and the dragon god offers him anything he wants. He asks for water for his village. A white rat brings blessings to a man but his greedy neighbor steels it. A lazy man finds a tiny hermit in a pot. The lazier he is the more the hermit grows, until at last it fills the whole house. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Weight Fox / The Most Important Man in the World / The Hina`s Yobayashi
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    The Weight Fox / The Most Important Man in the World / The Hina`s Yobayashi

    Season 1 Episode 151 - Aired 3/1/2015

    A god gives a man a fox who helps him in business, but the fox demands an exponential price in return. A stonecutter learns who the most important man in the world is. Dolls come out to play at night on Doll's Day. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Mountain Grannie & the Traveling Performer. / Sentoku`s Money / The Stonefish`s Love
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    The Mountain Grannie & the Traveling Performer. / Sentoku`s Money / The Stonefish`s Love

    Season 1 Episode 152 - Aired 3/8/2015

    A traveling performer gets lost on a mountain at night, and encounters a mountain grannie. The grannie asks him to perform. A monk finds an envelope of money for a boy named "Sentoku." An ugly stonefish tries to confess its love to a beautiful girl fish. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Thief`s Loss / The Horse, Dog, Cat, and Chicken Go on a Journey / Stories for Ten Coins
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    The Thief`s Loss / The Horse, Dog, Cat, and Chicken Go on a Journey / Stories for Ten Coins

    Season 1 Episode 153 - Aired 3/15/2015

    A thief helps a sick boy instead of stealing. A horse, a cat, a dog, and a chicken go on a journey. Stories are sold for ten gold coins. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Horse and the Kaaranbe / The White Fox Repays a Debt / Sarasarayasara
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    The Horse and the Kaaranbe / The White Fox Repays a Debt / Sarasarayasara

    Season 1 Episode 154 - Aired 3/22/2015

    A man washes his horse in the river, and the horse is attacked by evil imps. A white fox repays a debt. A lord and a peasant woman exchange beautiful poems. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Momotarou / Kintarou / Urashima Tarou
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    Momotarou / Kintarou / Urashima Tarou

    Season 1 Episode 155 - Aired 3/29/2015

    Recap Episode

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  • Monkey and Crab / Greedy Kihachi / The Spider`s Twill
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    Monkey and Crab / Greedy Kihachi / The Spider`s Twill

    Season 1 Episode 156 - Aired 4/5/2015

    A monkey gets what he deserves, Kihachi gets what he deserves, a spider pays a debt. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Scary Buns / The Raindrop Monster / The Carpenter and Oniroku
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    Scary Buns / The Raindrop Monster / The Carpenter and Oniroku

    Season 1 Episode 157 - Aired 4/12/2015

    Crab children seek vengeance on a monkey who hurt their mother. A greedy man finds a shrine that doubles his money. A man saves a spider and marries a beautiful woman, who makes him rich with her splendid weaving. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Kachikachi Mountain / Long Arms and Long Legs / Mountain Monk Rock
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    Kachikachi Mountain / Long Arms and Long Legs / Mountain Monk Rock

    Season 1 Episode 158 - Aired 4/19/2015

    A rabbit seeks revenge when a raccoon's pranks go too far. Two monsters are defeated by a Buddhist monk. A wandering monk battles a horrifying monster who turns her victims to stone. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Ash-Covered Haitarou / The Tengu`s Sake / Kanekichi the Flute Player
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    Ash-Covered Haitarou / The Tengu`s Sake / Kanekichi the Flute Player

    Season 1 Episode 159 - Aired 4/26/2015

    A noble boy is covered in ashes to hide his true identity. A Tengu turns a lake into sake, and threatens a boy if he reveals the secret. A man named Kanekichi plays a flute so beautifully it entrances even the animals. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Fox of Battari Stream / Celebratory Sumo / Quiet Contest
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    The Fox of Battari Stream / Celebratory Sumo / Quiet Contest

    Season 1 Episode 160 - Aired 5/3/2015

    A fox impersonates a man's wife. Gods play a game of sumo to celebrate a change of fortune in a household. An old couple has a quiet contest that's interrupted by a thief. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Cowherding Priest Statue / Tanokyuu / Whale Bridge
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    The Cowherding Priest Statue / Tanokyuu / Whale Bridge

    Season 1 Episode 161 - Aired 5/10/2015

    A priest statue helps an old man. A traveling performer meets a giant snake that devours travelers. A fishing village angers the whales and pays a terrible price. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Tenshiki / The Snot-Nosed Kid / Mayoiga
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    Tenshiki / The Snot-Nosed Kid / Mayoiga

    Season 1 Episode 162 - Aired 5/17/2015

    A priest sends a boy into town to learn about the mysterious "tenshiki". A snot-nosed boy can grant any wish, but he drools all the time. A lost house gives wonderful presents. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Priest Becomes a Carp / The Pot`s Song / Teapot
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    The Priest Becomes a Carp / The Pot`s Song / Teapot

    Season 1 Episode 163 - Aired 5/24/2015

    A priest turns into a carp while he is very sick. A singing pot tells of treasure. A giant teapot monster haunts an abandoned temple. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Listening Hood / You There, Grandpa? / The Carrot, the Burdock, and the Radish
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    The Listening Hood / You There, Grandpa? / The Carrot, the Burdock, and the Radish

    Season 1 Episode 164 - Aired 5/31/2015

    A man gets a hood which helps him listen to animals. An old man's wife beloved makes him promise to put her dead body in the closet. Vegetables take a bath to get ready to go to heaven. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Hornless Sazae / The Willowleaf Fish / The High Priest Who Came to the Village
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    The Hornless Sazae / The Willowleaf Fish / The High Priest Who Came to the Village

    Season 1 Episode 165 - Aired 6/7/2015

    A village helps a monk escape the wrath of a fuedal lord. A goddess turns leaves into fish to help her people. A high priest comes to the village. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Eat Miso Beans Even If You Have to Go Back Three Leagues / Netarou of Asa / Tarou of the Broken Bowl
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    Eat Miso Beans Even If You Have to Go Back Three Leagues / Netarou of Asa / Tarou of the Broken Bowl

    Season 1 Episode 166 - Aired 6/14/2015

    A traveling pair of samurai eat delicious miso beans, which are so good that they travel back three leagues to get more. A boy sleeps for three years and begins to make strange requests. A lazy boy is forced to work in the mountains for three years, and given a broken bowl in exchange. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Man Who Was Faster Than a Horse / The Incredibly Strong Oni Tayuu / The Kappa and the Gourd
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    The Man Who Was Faster Than a Horse / The Incredibly Strong Oni Tayuu / The Kappa and the Gourd

    Season 1 Episode 167 - Aired 6/21/2015

    A man becomes faster than a horse after his mother dies. A sumo wrestler uses divine help to defeat an opponent. A kappa wants to marry a girl in exchange for his help. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Two Young Boys with a Destiny / Osan the Fox and Yosaburou the Raccoon / The Underground Country
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    Two Young Boys with a Destiny / Osan the Fox and Yosaburou the Raccoon / The Underground Country

    Season 1 Episode 168 - Aired 6/28/2015

    Two boys have a great destiny to fulfill. A fox and a raccoon get in a competition to see who can trick the other. A boy goes deep underground and finds a terrible country of demons. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Story of the Man Who Was Always in a Hurry / The Cat of Unpenji Temple / The Yama-Ori Rich Man
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    The Story of the Man Who Was Always in a Hurry / The Cat of Unpenji Temple / The Yama-Ori Rich Man

    Season 1 Episode 169 - Aired 7/5/2015

    A man is always in a big hurry. A terrible monster is defeated by a cat. A rich man devises a cunning plan to marry off his daughter. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Cat`s Play / Hanbei Daimyoujin / The Gourd Kannon
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    The Cat`s Play / Hanbei Daimyoujin / The Gourd Kannon

    Season 1 Episode 170 - Aired 7/12/2015

    Cats perform plays late at night. A man is mistaken for a god. A gourd grants all wishes. Source: crunchyroll

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  • We Still Don`t Know / The Thunder and the Mulberry Tree / Earless Houichi
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    We Still Don`t Know / The Thunder and the Mulberry Tree / Earless Houichi

    Season 1 Episode 171 - Aired 7/19/2015

    A lesson about soba is learned. A lightning god refuses to strike a mulberry tree. The souls of the dead rip off a man's ears. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Priest Statue That Goes Round / The Priest Statue That Faced Sideways / Inside the Teacup
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    The Priest Statue That Goes Round / The Priest Statue That Faced Sideways / Inside the Teacup

    Season 1 Episode 172 - Aired 7/26/2015

    A Priest Statue goes around a village. A Priest Statue turns sideways. An unsettling story about a teacup. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Beanstalk and the Heavenly Mansion / Otei`s Story / Moyabune
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    The Beanstalk and the Heavenly Mansion / Otei`s Story / Moyabune

    Season 1 Episode 173 - Aired 8/2/2015

    A boy climbs a beanstalk to heaven. A man promises to marry his dying wife when she is reborn. The sorrowful souls of dead mothers haunt a mountain for all eternity. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Urashima of Kurobe / Yachabou / Oshidori
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    Urashima of Kurobe / Yachabou / Oshidori

    Season 1 Episode 174 - Aired 8/9/2015

    Men make friends with a magic go player. A mischevious boy named Yachabou makes a friend. A man shoots a duck in anger and is visited in the night by its vengeful ghost Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Cursed Blade That Sank into the Swamp / The Plate Mansion of Banchou / Zensuke, the Badger, and the Kappa
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    The Cursed Blade That Sank into the Swamp / The Plate Mansion of Banchou / Zensuke, the Badger, and the Kappa

    Season 1 Episode 175 - Aired 8/16/2015

    Every night a cursed katana flies out of its scabbard and kills people. The ghost of a murdered woman counts plates every night. A couple moves next to a lake where animals and monsters live. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Giant Octopus`s Hat / The Buried Secret / The Unibrow Raccoon
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    The Giant Octopus`s Hat / The Buried Secret / The Unibrow Raccoon

    Season 1 Episode 176 - Aired 8/23/2015

    An Octopus wants a hat. A secret is buried. A raccoon with a unibrow sets a task for a monk. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Kappa Kid / The Priest and the Kid`s `Who Ate It?` / The Sparrow and the Woodpecker
    NaN/100 votes

    The Kappa Kid / The Priest and the Kid`s `Who Ate It?` / The Sparrow and the Woodpecker

    Season 1 Episode 177 - Aired 8/30/2015

    A kappa learns to fish. Buddha eats some snacks... or does he? A sparrow and woodpecker visit their dying mother. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Hakke Hachitarou / Ohatsu Kannon / The Monster of Red Lake
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    Hakke Hachitarou / Ohatsu Kannon / The Monster of Red Lake

    Season 1 Episode 178 - Aired 9/6/2015

    A man uses his fortune-telling skills to win a reward. A suspicious man believes rumors that lead to his fiancee's death. An old priest tricks a monster. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Sleep and Wait For Good News / The Farting Old Woman / The Black Kite`s Egg
    NaN/100 votes

    Sleep and Wait For Good News / The Farting Old Woman / The Black Kite`s Egg

    Season 1 Episode 179 - Aired 9/13/2015

    A man sleeps and waits for good news. A woman wants to divorce her husband because his mother farts too much. A man marries a snake. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Monster Temple / Eggplant Grannie / The Tengu`s Invisibility Cape
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    Monster Temple / Eggplant Grannie / The Tengu`s Invisibility Cape

    Season 1 Episode 180 - Aired 9/20/2015

    A monk goes to a temple for spiritual training. An Eggplant Grannie reportedly shows up at a secluded mountain temple. There was a tengu who used an Invisibility Cape to pull pranks on people. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Tea Pot / The Mountain-Folding Rich Man / The Tenshiki
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    The Tea Pot / The Mountain-Folding Rich Man / The Tenshiki

    Season 1 Episode 181 - Aired 9/27/2015

    Recap Episode

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  • Momotarou / The Frogs Who Didn`t Respect Their Elders / The Water of Youth
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    Momotarou / The Frogs Who Didn`t Respect Their Elders / The Water of Youth

    Season 1 Episode 182 - Aired 10/4/2015

    A boy travels with some animals, a frogs croak is explained, and the fountain of youth is found. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Old Man and His Bump / Buzz! Buzz! Serve Sake! / The Hammer`s Handle
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    The Old Man and His Bump / Buzz! Buzz! Serve Sake! / The Hammer`s Handle

    Season 1 Episode 183 - Aired 10/11/2015

    An old man has a bump. A lazy man wants a life of ease. The God of Wealth's hammer is missing its handle. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Kintarou / The Thunder God`s Handprint / The Master of Lying
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    Kintarou / The Thunder God`s Handprint / The Master of Lying

    Season 1 Episode 184 - Aired 10/18/2015

    A boy named Kintarou wrestles a bear. A thunder god is taught a lesson. A master liar deceives people. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Teapot Raccoon / The Difficult Marriage Question / Three Merchants
    NaN/100 votes

    The Teapot Raccoon / The Difficult Marriage Question / Three Merchants

    Season 1 Episode 185 - Aired 10/25/2015

    A teapot holds a dark secret. A man solves a complicated riddle. A complex pun involving tea and sieves. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Rolling Riceball / The Demon`s Bath / Lake Head
    NaN/100 votes

    The Rolling Riceball / The Demon`s Bath / Lake Head

    Season 1 Episode 186 - Aired 11/1/2015

    Rice balls roll. A monster lurks in a hot springs. A man's head becomes a lake. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • Urashima Tarou / The Crane`s Gift / Gosuke-don`s Business
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    Urashima Tarou / The Crane`s Gift / Gosuke-don`s Business

    Season 1 Episode 187 - Aired 11/8/2015

    A man goes to an undersea palace. A crane leaves his poop as a present. Gosuke makes money in an unusual way. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Little One Inch / The Wind God & the Children / The Lord Goes Thumpity-Thud
    NaN/100 votes

    Little One Inch / The Wind God & the Children / The Lord Goes Thumpity-Thud

    Season 1 Episode 188 - Aired 11/15/2015

    A small boy fights a demon. The wind god takes children to a mystical land. A lord goes thumpity-thump. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Three Talismans / Saruya`s Rock / The Rat Takes a Husband
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    Three Talismans / Saruya`s Rock / The Rat Takes a Husband

    Season 1 Episode 189 - Aired 11/22/2015

    Three talismans protect a boy. A monkey throws rocks. A rat finds a husband for his daughter. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Princess Kaguya / Princess Hachikatsugi / Princess Kaminaga
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    Princess Kaguya / Princess Hachikatsugi / Princess Kaminaga

    Season 1 Episode 190 - Aired 11/29/2015

    It's princess week on Folktales from Japan! A princess returns to the moon. A princess has a bowl on her head. A princess has no hair. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Monkey Crab / Cow Demon / The Boundary Between the Northern and Southern Villages
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    Monkey Crab / Cow Demon / The Boundary Between the Northern and Southern Villages

    Season 1 Episode 191 - Aired 12/6/2015

    A crab seeks revenge on a monkey. A demon devours shadows. A boundary is lost. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom / The Umi Bouzu / Comparing Transformations
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    The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom / The Umi Bouzu / Comparing Transformations

    Season 1 Episode 192 - Aired 12/13/2015

    An old man makes flowers bloom. A lazy man is visited by a sea monster. Two foxes compare their disguises. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • The Crane Repays a Debt / Chinchin Kobakama / The Monster and the Mountain Granny
    NaN/100 votes

    The Crane Repays a Debt / Chinchin Kobakama / The Monster and the Mountain Granny

    Season 1 Episode 193 - Aired 12/20/2015

    A crane repays a debt. A lazy woman is visited by terrible ghosts. A monster and a mountain granny terrorize a village. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Umbrella Priest Statues / The Great Year`s Fire / The Snow Woman
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    The Umbrella Priest Statues / The Great Year`s Fire / The Snow Woman

    Season 1 Episode 194 - Aired 12/27/2015

    On New Year's Eve, a poor couple struggles to bring in the new year. A woman is told not to let the fire go out on New Year's Eve, but... Minokichi and Mokichi take shelter from the blizzard, when a mysterious woman appears before them. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Man Who Bought Dreams / The Badger of Eagle Mountain / Ishibumi-sama Heals Illness
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    The Man Who Bought Dreams / The Badger of Eagle Mountain / Ishibumi-sama Heals Illness

    Season 1 Episode 195 - Aired 1/3/2016

    A man buys dreams that lead to wealth. A badger longs for a mother's warmth. A god promises health if people will stop tripping over his head. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • Rolling Yams / The Gama Frog`s Oil / The Arasaka Rich Man
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    Rolling Yams / The Gama Frog`s Oil / The Arasaka Rich Man

    Season 1 Episode 196 - Aired 1/10/2016

    Yams are rolled, mistakenly. A toad's oil cures wounds. A greedy man pleads for mercy from the sun. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Rat Sutra / The Great Snake of Gondayuu Lake / A Tale of Yomeda
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    The Rat Sutra / The Great Snake of Gondayuu Lake / A Tale of Yomeda

    Season 1 Episode 197 - Aired 1/17/2016

    The Rat Sutra scares off a thief. A snake is struck down by the gods. A wife sacrifices her life to the gods to finish the harvest. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Fire Man / Shouninbaru / Deetarabocchi
    NaN/100 votes

    The Fire Man / Shouninbaru / Deetarabocchi

    Season 1 Episode 198 - Aired 1/24/2016

    A fire man brings gold. A priest sacrifices himself to bring the rain. A man carries a mountain. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • The Ear Priest Statue / The Cow That Dove into Tega Swamp / The Man Who Cut Reeds
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    The Ear Priest Statue / The Cow That Dove into Tega Swamp / The Man Who Cut Reeds

    Season 1 Episode 199 - Aired 1/31/2016

    A priest statue heals hearing. A cow goes into a swamp. A man cuts reeds. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Ghost Who Raised a Child / Oman Cherry Blossoms / The Osono Fox and the Blacksmith
    NaN/100 votes

    The Ghost Who Raised a Child / Oman Cherry Blossoms / The Osono Fox and the Blacksmith

    Season 1 Episode 200 - Aired 2/7/2016

    A ghost raises a child. A man freezes in the snow while he waits for his love. A fox plays tricks. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • The Wife Who Didn`t Eat / Yawn Atchoo Poot / The Ushi no Koku Mairi
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    The Wife Who Didn`t Eat / Yawn Atchoo Poot / The Ushi no Koku Mairi

    Season 1 Episode 201 - Aired 2/14/2016

    A wife eats nothing... except her husband. Three losers defeat the lord of hell. A woman prays to survive a plague. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • The Sparrow with the Severed Tongue / The Dream of the Mortar Seller / The Fox Wife
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    The Sparrow with the Severed Tongue / The Dream of the Mortar Seller / The Fox Wife

    Season 1 Episode 202 - Aired 2/21/2016

    A sparrow's tongue is severed. A mortar seller has a dream. A man marries a fox. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • The Forest of Furuya / The Tengu and the Potato / The Kakegoro of Kanne and the Princess
    NaN/100 votes

    The Forest of Furuya / The Tengu and the Potato / The Kakegoro of Kanne and the Princess

    Season 1 Episode 203 - Aired 2/28/2016

    A wolf encounters the most terrifying thing in the world. A tengu plays tricks with potatoes. Kanne and his merry band race a princess. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • The Village of Nightingales / The Rich Man and Gatarou / The Soul That Went into a Different Girl
    NaN/100 votes

    The Village of Nightingales / The Rich Man and Gatarou / The Soul That Went into a Different Girl

    Season 1 Episode 204 - Aired 3/6/2016

    A woman entrusts a man with a mysterious mansion. A rich man makes a deal with a kappa to make a bridge. A girl's soul enters another's body. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • Zashikiwarashi / The Lazy Husband and the Nagging Wife / The Peach and the Red Demon
    NaN/100 votes

    Zashikiwarashi / The Lazy Husband and the Nagging Wife / The Peach and the Red Demon

    Season 1 Episode 205 - Aired 3/13/2016

    A Zashiki Warashi brings joy to a household. A lazy husband has a nagging wife. A red demon fears peaches. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • Wintermelon Princess / The Former Dog / The Shocked Daikon Radish
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    Wintermelon Princess / The Former Dog / The Shocked Daikon Radish

    Season 1 Episode 206 - Aired 3/20/2016

    A girl is born from a watermelon and then tricked by a demon. A dog becomes a man. A radish is shocked and amazed. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Chinchin Kobakama / Saruya`s Rock / The Badger of Eagle Mountain
    NaN/100 votes

    Chinchin Kobakama / Saruya`s Rock / The Badger of Eagle Mountain

    Season 1 Episode 207 - Aired 3/27/2016

    Recap Episode

    Director: N/A

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  • Momotarou / The Buckwheat Dumpling Priest / The Nose and Morning Porridge
    NaN/100 votes

    Momotarou / The Buckwheat Dumpling Priest / The Nose and Morning Porridge

    Season 1 Episode 208 - Aired 4/3/2016

    Momotarou fights demons with his animal friends. A wise priest heals illness in exchange for buckwheat. A priest has a disgusting nose. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Pond Snail Rich Man / Yaobikuni / The Child of the Giant Snake
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    The Pond Snail Rich Man / Yaobikuni / The Child of the Giant Snake

    Season 1 Episode 209 - Aired 4/10/2016

    A pond snail becomes rich. A girl opens a box that she should never have opened. A giant snake has a child. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Yatsubakezukin / Even the Sardine`s Head Begins with Faith / Onisuke and Hikoshichi
    NaN/100 votes

    Yatsubakezukin / Even the Sardine`s Head Begins with Faith / Onisuke and Hikoshichi

    Season 1 Episode 210 - Aired 4/17/2016

    A fox is outwitted by a man who wants to be a girl. A sardine's head is a sign of faith. Two strong men compete all the time. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • Shippei Tarou / A Field of Rape Blossoms That Bloomed Overnight / The Light on the Buddha`s Forehead
    NaN/100 votes

    Shippei Tarou / A Field of Rape Blossoms That Bloomed Overnight / The Light on the Buddha`s Forehead

    Season 1 Episode 211 - Aired 4/24/2016

    A monk saves a girl from an evil monster. Flowers hide logs. The buddha's forehead shines. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • The Cow`s Marriage / Shibahama / The Ocelot and the Priest
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    The Cow`s Marriage / Shibahama / The Ocelot and the Priest

    Season 1 Episode 212 - Aired 5/1/2016

    A man marries a cow. Gold coins are found and lost. A priest becomes friends with angry ocelots at a temple. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • Ushiwakamaru / The Demon Granny of Adachigahara / The Days Fly By
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    Ushiwakamaru / The Demon Granny of Adachigahara / The Days Fly By

    Season 1 Episode 213 - Aired 5/8/2016

    A young samurai seeks revenge. A demon granny stalks the plains of Adachigahara. The sun and moon take a trip down to see the lower world. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • The White Rabbit of Inaba / The Giant, Strange-Colored Deer / The Jewel of Sangosu
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    The White Rabbit of Inaba / The Giant, Strange-Colored Deer / The Jewel of Sangosu

    Season 1 Episode 214 - Aired 5/15/2016

    A god's love of his fellow creatures is tested. A strange-colored deer holds the key to a cure. A priest demands the return of a jewel. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • The Pond Snail Sisters / The White Snake Girl / The Blue Tengu and the Red Tengu
    NaN/100 votes

    The Pond Snail Sisters / The White Snake Girl / The Blue Tengu and the Red Tengu

    Season 1 Episode 215 - Aired 5/22/2016

    A white snake becomes a daughter. Two snails cook dinner for a pair of brothers. A blue tengu and a red tengu get in a fight. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • The Cat from the Dragon Palace / Sashisaba and Tsurushigaki / The Fart-Seller
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    The Cat from the Dragon Palace / Sashisaba and Tsurushigaki / The Fart-Seller

    Season 1 Episode 216 - Aired 5/29/2016

    A cat from Ryuuguu Palace brings wealth. A greedy man freezes as he eats all the persimmons. A man sells farts that are sacred to the Buddha. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • The Monkey Groom / Otojo`s Fire / The Oil Seller and the Fox
    NaN/100 votes

    The Monkey Groom / Otojo`s Fire / The Oil Seller and the Fox

    Season 1 Episode 217 - Aired 6/5/2016

    A girl tricks a monkey out of marriage. A woman devours the legs of an octopus. An oil seller is tricked by a fox. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • Monogusa Tarou / The Flute of the Moonlit Night / Shrimp and Crow
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    Monogusa Tarou / The Flute of the Moonlit Night / Shrimp and Crow

    Season 1 Episode 218 - Aired 6/12/2016

    The world's laziest man goes to Kyoto. A flute is played on a moonlit night. A monk draws magic shrimp. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Umisachihiko and Yamasachihiko / The Stupid Groom and the Crab Loincloth / The Demons Who Passed Through Demon Pass
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    Umisachihiko and Yamasachihiko / The Stupid Groom and the Crab Loincloth / The Demons Who Passed Through Demon Pass

    Season 1 Episode 219 - Aired 6/19/2016

    A fishing hook is lost, then found. A man does not understand the proper etiquette for eating crab. A blue oni and a red oni fight for the love of a goddess. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • Niou and Dokkoi / Cowbear-sama / Yashagaike
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    Niou and Dokkoi / Cowbear-sama / Yashagaike

    Season 1 Episode 220 - Aired 6/26/2016

    Two large men fight each other to see who is the strongest. A human intervenes in a duel between cow and bear. A girl marries a snake. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • Orihime and Hikoboshi / The Mercy of the Priest Statue / Yatsuhashi
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    Orihime and Hikoboshi / The Mercy of the Priest Statue / Yatsuhashi

    Season 1 Episode 221 - Aired 7/3/2016

    Orihime and Hikoboshi fall in love, but neglect their duties. They are separated eternally by the milky way. A woman is tricked by an evil mother and dies in a swamp, but she wasn't what she appeared to be. A woman's sons drown in a river, and she builds eight bridges to commemorate their deaths. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Oyster Mushroom at the Bottom of the Valley / The Bride`s Present / The Tree Peony and the Rat
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    The Oyster Mushroom at the Bottom of the Valley / The Bride`s Present / The Tree Peony and the Rat

    Season 1 Episode 222 - Aired 7/10/2016

    A lord picks mushrooms. A wife is embarrassed at her family's meager presents. Two sculptors compete to see who is the best, but one cheats. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Story of the Tengu on Dainichiyama / The Fox`s Gift / The Child That Was Kidnapped by an Eagle
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    The Story of the Tengu on Dainichiyama / The Fox`s Gift / The Child That Was Kidnapped by an Eagle

    Season 1 Episode 223 - Aired 7/17/2016

    A tengu from Dainichiyama finds a human mother. A fox gives a man a gift in exchange for not being shot. A mother is reunited with a lost child which was kidnapped by an eagle. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • The Boy and the Fox / One Piece of Kannon`s Thigh-Meat / Gonzou Bug
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    The Boy and the Fox / One Piece of Kannon`s Thigh-Meat / Gonzou Bug

    Season 1 Episode 224 - Aired 7/24/2016

    A priest is tricked by a fox, who is then tricked by a kid. A priest eats meat from the thigh of his goddess. A stingy man becomes a bug. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • Oitekebori / The Flying Man and His Flying Journey / Otogirisou
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    Oitekebori / The Flying Man and His Flying Journey / Otogirisou

    Season 1 Episode 225 - Aired 7/31/2016

    A man is haunted by a ghost who wants him to leave his fish. A flying man goes on a flying journey. A greedy man repents of his attack on his brother. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • Yotsuya Ghost Story / The Inn in the Grave / The Thief of Paradise
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    Yotsuya Ghost Story / The Inn in the Grave / The Thief of Paradise

    Season 1 Episode 226 - Aired 8/7/2016

    A deceitful and murderous husband meets a terrifying end. A man seeks refuge in a grave and fools a robber. A thief thinks he's been killed and sent to paradise. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • The Dead Wife`s Evil Spirit / Nursemaid Cherry Blossoms / The Snake Samurai
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    The Dead Wife`s Evil Spirit / Nursemaid Cherry Blossoms / The Snake Samurai

    Season 1 Episode 227 - Aired 8/14/2016

    An abandoned wife seeks revenge. A nursemaid sacrifices her life for her charge. A snake demands to marry a girl. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • The Box of Jealousy / The Mirror and the Bell / The Cat`s Teacup
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    The Box of Jealousy / The Mirror and the Bell / The Cat`s Teacup

    Season 1 Episode 228 - Aired 8/21/2016

    A woman opens a box and meets a terrible fate. A wife seeks revenge for her lost mirror. A merchant tries to con a man out of a rare dish, but is conned instead. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • The Broken Promise / The Story of the Green Willow / Enma-sama Is Hachigoro-don
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    The Broken Promise / The Story of the Green Willow / Enma-sama Is Hachigoro-don

    Season 1 Episode 229 - Aired 8/28/2016

    A promise is broken and a life is taken. A man marries a green willow. The lord of hell is tricked out of his job by a sneaky thief. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • Magoshiroubuchi / The Zuitan Priest Statue / The Tale of Kotohime
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    Magoshiroubuchi / The Zuitan Priest Statue / The Tale of Kotohime

    Season 1 Episode 230 - Aired 9/4/2016

    A magic dagger saves a man from a snake. A priest statue cures asthma. A beach plays a mysterious melody. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Careless Soukurou / The Decapitated Priest Statue / Genji and the Hood
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    Careless Soukurou / The Decapitated Priest Statue / Genji and the Hood

    Season 1 Episode 231 - Aired 9/11/2016

    A careless man meets his double. A beheaded priest statue saves a life. A bully loses a hood and is tormented by terrible visions. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Man Who Saw His Own Funeral / Ghost Road / Kissaku`s Fall
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    The Man Who Saw His Own Funeral / Ghost Road / Kissaku`s Fall

    Season 1 Episode 232 - Aired 9/18/2016

    A man witnesses his own funeral. A road is haunted by the spirits of the dead. An overconfident climber takes a terrible fall. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Shippei-Tarou / The Demon Granny of Adachigahara / Otojo`s Fire
    NaN/100 votes

    Shippei-Tarou / The Demon Granny of Adachigahara / Otojo`s Fire

    Season 1 Episode 233 - Aired 9/25/2016

    Recap Episode

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  • The Fishwife / Obusaritee / The Fox Kid of Ankokuji
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    The Fishwife / Obusaritee / The Fox Kid of Ankokuji

    Season 1 Episode 234 - Aired 10/2/2016

    A man abuses his wife, who is a fish, and lives to regret it. A monster wants to be carried on someone's back. A fox at Ankokuji wants to learn the ways of the buddha. Source: crunchyroll

    Director: N/A

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  • Meguro Saury / Kappa Dokkuri / The Giant Carp That Sank a Boat
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    Meguro Saury / Kappa Dokkuri / The Giant Carp That Sank a Boat

    Season 1 Episode 235 - Aired 10/9/2016

    A lord discovers a new favorite fish. A man is given a bottomless pitcher of sake that almost ruins his life. A giant carp sinks a boat. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Ginger Wife / The Tanuki`s Spinning Wheel / The Fox`s Birth
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    The Ginger Wife / The Tanuki`s Spinning Wheel / The Fox`s Birth

    Season 1 Episode 236 - Aired 10/16/2016

    A wife plots with ginger. A raccoon learns to use a spinning wheel. A doctor assists in the birth of a fox. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Rokurokubi / Rat Sumo / Oshira-sama
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    Rokurokubi / Rat Sumo / Oshira-sama

    Season 1 Episode 237 - Aired 10/23/2016

    A man marries a woman whose head grows in length. Rats play sumo. A dad grows jealous of his daughter's friendship with a horse. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Heaven`s Blessings, Earth`s Blessings / Daikoku Buys Salt / Fujiwara Village
    NaN/100 votes

    Heaven`s Blessings, Earth`s Blessings / Daikoku Buys Salt / Fujiwara Village

    Season 1 Episode 238 - Aired 10/30/2016

    Heaven and Earth bring their blessings. Daikoku buys salt. A hidden village is discovered. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Takohachi Rich Man / Bunshichi Mottoi / The Oryuu Willow
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    The Takohachi Rich Man / Bunshichi Mottoi / The Oryuu Willow

    Season 1 Episode 239 - Aired 11/6/2016

    Takohachi is mistaken for a rich man. A man's generosity spares another man's life. A man marries the spirit of the willow tree outside his house. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Yamata no Orochi / Lake Moon / The Demon and the Chinese Yam
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    Yamata no Orochi / Lake Moon / The Demon and the Chinese Yam

    Season 1 Episode 240 - Aired 11/13/2016

    A god duels an eight-headed snake. A horse is taken from its mother at a lake. A demon confronts the horror of yam-eating peasants. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Three Talismans / Biwakuuna / A Treasure Entrusted
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    Three Talismans / Biwakuuna / A Treasure Entrusted

    Season 1 Episode 241 - Aired 11/20/2016

    Three talismans save a boy from a Mountain Grannie. A monster cat breeds poisonous fruit. A treasure entrusted is restored. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Kappa of Ise / The Centipede Gets a Doctor / The Rich Man Who Became a Monkey
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    The Kappa of Ise / The Centipede Gets a Doctor / The Rich Man Who Became a Monkey

    Season 1 Episode 242 - Aired 11/27/2016

    A kappa becomes friends with a boy. A centipede goes to et a doctor. A rich man is transformed into a monkey. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Karoku and the Crane / The Shiranui Pine / Gohachi Is Kidnapped by a Tengu
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    Karoku and the Crane / The Shiranui Pine / Gohachi Is Kidnapped by a Tengu

    Season 1 Episode 243 - Aired 12/4/2016

    A kind man marries a crane who weaves on his loom. A man goes out to fish on a stormy day and doesn't come back. Gohachi sumo wrestles a tengu. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Chikaratarou / The Son with the Most Filial Piety in the Village / The Bong-Bong Sharks
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    Chikaratarou / The Son with the Most Filial Piety in the Village / The Bong-Bong Sharks

    Season 1 Episode 244 - Aired 12/11/2016

    A strong boy goes on a journey. The man with the most filial piety in the village is found. Sharks bang against bells. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Snow Woman / The Geta Given by a Tengu / The Demon`s Arm
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    Snow Woman / The Geta Given by a Tengu / The Demon`s Arm

    Season 1 Episode 245 - Aired 12/18/2016

    A cold woman appears, a Tengu is their biggest fan, and the demon vow's revenge. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Taishiko Dumpling / Dancing Yohei and the Brideless Fox / The Kanekkoori Wife
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    The Taishiko Dumpling / Dancing Yohei and the Brideless Fox / The Kanekkoori Wife

    Season 1 Episode 246 - Aired 12/25/2016

    A poor woman steals rice to help a priest in need. A dancing man faces a trickster fox. A lonely man marries a woman who is actually an icicle. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Three Demons of Houraiji / Handprint Mountain / The Wife`s Hair-Cutting
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    The Three Demons of Houraiji / Handprint Mountain / The Wife`s Hair-Cutting

    Season 1 Episode 247 - Aired 1/8/2017

    Three demons at Fuuraiji encounter a powerful monk. Buddha puts a hand-print on a mountain. Wives are tricked into shaving their heads. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Shiitare Is a Thief / The Lightning`s Favorite Belly-Button / Maiden Pass
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    Shiitare Is a Thief / The Lightning`s Favorite Belly-Button / Maiden Pass

    Season 1 Episode 248 - Aired 1/15/2017

    Shiitare becomes a traveling performer. The lightning likes to eat people's belly-buttons. A faithful daughter falls to her death. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Priest`s Hand Towel / A Story of Fuki / A Thousand Ships of White Sesame Seeds and a Thousand Ships of Black Sesame Seeds
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    The Priest`s Hand Towel / A Story of Fuki / A Thousand Ships of White Sesame Seeds and a Thousand Ships of Black Sesame Seeds

    Season 1 Episode 249 - Aired 1/22/2017

    A monk's hand towel is a gift to a hard-working girl. Fuki learns of a spring that will heal her father's illness. A girl from Ryuuguu Palace must produce a miracle for an evil lord. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Sadaroku and Shiro / The Man Who Healed the Dragon`s Eye / The Talisman Bead of the Oni
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    Sadaroku and Shiro / The Man Who Healed the Dragon`s Eye / The Talisman Bead of the Oni

    Season 1 Episode 250 - Aired 1/29/2017

    A faithful dog tries to save his master and fails. A good doctor spreads medicine even after being betrayed. A boy challenges demons to win back the medicine he needs for his sick mom. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Badgers of Noto Island / Fukusuke-san, the God of Blessing / Shiro and the Little Kid
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    The Badgers of Noto Island / Fukusuke-san, the God of Blessing / Shiro and the Little Kid

    Season 1 Episode 251 - Aired 2/5/2017

    Badgers protect an island. Fukusuke becomes the god of blessing. Acolytes at a temple are jealous of a smart dog. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Starfire / Yam Forest / The Ageha Butterfly Repays a Debt
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    Starfire / Yam Forest / The Ageha Butterfly Repays a Debt

    Season 1 Episode 252 - Aired 2/12/2017

    Two boys catch a star. A greedy old woman won't share her yams. A butterfly repays a debt. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Medicine That Works Here and There / The Monster Master / The Frog of Kyoto, the Frog of Osaka
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    The Medicine That Works Here and There / The Monster Master / The Frog of Kyoto, the Frog of Osaka

    Season 1 Episode 253 - Aired 2/19/2017

    A woman wants a drug to slowly kill her mother-in-law. An old man is terrible to his servants, even when those servants are monsters. A frog from Kyoto and a frog from Osaka visit each other's cities. Source: crunchyroll

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  • The Tanuki Forest of Shoujou Temple / The Night Forest of the Hina Dolls / The Man Who Almost Became a Cat
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    The Tanuki Forest of Shoujou Temple / The Night Forest of the Hina Dolls / The Man Who Almost Became a Cat

    Season 1 Episode 254 - Aired 2/26/2017

    Raccoons play the drums at Shoujouji temple. Hina dolls play drums throughout the night. A man almost become a cat. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Momotarou / The Guardian of Farts / The Mitten Crab Repays a Debt
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    Momotarou / The Guardian of Farts / The Mitten Crab Repays a Debt

    Season 1 Episode 255 - Aired 3/5/2017

    Momotarou is born from a peach. A man protects a storehouse with his giant farts. A mitten crab repays a debt. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Kintarou / The Curse of the Utou Bird / Yattobei and the Tengu
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    Kintarou / The Curse of the Utou Bird / Yattobei and the Tengu

    Season 1 Episode 256 - Aired 3/12/2017

    Kintarou grows up to be big and strong, and fights a demon. The Utou birds unleash a terrible curse. Yattobei battles a Tengu. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Urashima Tarou / The One Ka Priest / The Body-Throwing Stone
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    Urashima Tarou / The One Ka Priest / The Body-Throwing Stone

    Season 1 Episode 257 - Aired 3/19/2017

    Urashima Tarou visits an undersea palace. A priest teaches a magistrate a lesson for wasting his time. A horse falls in love with a princess. Source: crunchyroll

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  • Little One Inch / The Great Snake of Onnagawadani / The Rain-Calling Bodhisattva
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    Little One Inch / The Great Snake of Onnagawadani / The Rain-Calling Bodhisattva

    Season 1 Episode 258 - Aired 3/26/2017

    Issun Boushi is very small. A great snake threatens the villagers of Onnagawadani. A Bodhisattva calls the rain. Source: crunchyroll

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