Future's Folktales

Asateer – Future's Folktales[lower-alpha 1] is a Saudi Arabian–Japanese animated series co-produced by Manga Productions and Toei Animation.[1]

Future's Folktales
アサティール 未来の昔ばなし
(Asatir: Mirai no Mukashibanashi)
Anime television series
Directed byMasami Shimoda
Written byMasakazu Hashimoto
Music byHiroki Kikuta
StudioManga Productions
Toei Animation
Licensed by
Original networkMBC 1, MBC 3, Spacetoon
Original run January 24, 2020 – present
Episodes13

Plot

The first season is set in Riyadh in the year 2050, revolving around an old woman named Asmaa who narrates folktales from the Arabian Peninsula to her three grandchildren. The second season will be set in Neom.[1]

Production

Future's Folktales was a co-production between two animation firms, Manga Productions of Saudi Arabia and Toei Animation of Japan. In 2021, Manga and Toei entered a partnership with the developer of the planned community Neom, which was made the setting of the second season.[1]

Broadcast and distribution

Future's Folktales was first broadcast in January 2020 and was made available to various television broadcasters in Japan, mainland China, Taiwan, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States.[2] Sentai Filmworks holds the rights to broadcast the series in North America, while the series premiered in Japan on J Tele on 4 April 2020.[1]

Episode List

Season 1 (2020)
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateJapanese air date
1"Zarqa"Ayumi OnoNoritomo Hattori and Aizumi Shion24 January 2020 (2020-01-24)April 4, 2020
2"Favorite Phrase"Michita ShiraishiMinoru Okabe and Yukari Kobayashi25 January 2020 (2020-01-25)April 11, 2020
3"Camel"Michita ShiraishiAkiko Nakano26 January 2020 (2020-01-26)April 18, 2020
4"Brother"Cai XianyaAsuna ImahashiTBAApril 25, 2020
5"Banana"Ayumu OnoYukari KobayashiTBAMay 2, 2020
6"Rabab"Ayumu OnoSatoshi InoueTBAMay 9, 2020
7"Anter"Rei ManoKwon Yong-sangTBAMay 16, 2020
8"Salt"Michita ShiraishiAkiko NakanoTBAMay 23, 2020
9"Quiet Princess"Hidehiko KadotaKwon Yong-sangTBAMay 30, 2020
10"Hartim"Hidehiko KadotaKwon Yong-sangTBAJune 6, 2020
11"Good Man"Ayumu OnoAkiko NakanoTBAJune 13, 2020
12"Heritage"Michita ShiraishiAkiko NakanoTBAJune 20, 2020
13"Grandmother Story"Masami ShimodaRei ManoTBAJune 27, 2020

Season 2 (TBA)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateJapanese air date
141TBATBATBATBATBA

Notes
  1. (Arabic: أساطير في قادم الزمان, romanized: Asateer Fi Qadem Al Zaman, Japanese: アサティール 未来の昔ばなし, romanized: Asatīru: Mirai no Mukashibanashi)

References
  1. Hazra, Adriana (3 January 2021). "Manga Productions, Toei, NEOM Team Up for 2nd Season of Future's Folktales Animated Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. "Manga Productions announces partnership with NEOM for second season of Saudi animation series, Future's Folktales". Taiwan News. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.


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