Manga Nippon Mukashibanashi (also known in English as Japanese Folklore Tales ) is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a rebroadcast on the Kids Station specialty channel operated by Animax Broadcast Japan beginning in March. from Kasa-Jizo from Princess Kaguya Narrated by Etsuko Ichihara and Fujio Tokita, Manga Nippon Mukashibanashi recounts classic Japanese folk stories and fairy tales in animated form, such as Kasa-jizo (“The Jizo Statue and the Straw Hat”) , Princess Kaguya , Sannen Netaro (“The Boy Who Slept for Three Years”) and The Crane Who Repaid a Favor . The series originally broadcast for 952 episodes from 1975 to 1994 and left a deep cultural impression on numerous generations of Japanese parents and children. from Sannnen Netaro from The Crane Who Repaid a Favor Manga Nippon Mukashibanashi has been digitally remastered from the original film elements for the Kids Station rebroadcast, which will be available via Sky Perfect TV, J:COM, Hikari TV, au-Hikari and other cable services nationwide in Japan beginning on March 20, 2026. Source: Anime! Anime!
