Future's Folktales

Future's Folktales
アサティール未来の昔ばなし; (Asatir: Mirai no Mukashibanashi)
Anime television series
Directed by	Masami Shimoda
Written by	Masakazu Hashimoto
Music by	Hiroki Kikuta
Studio	Manga Productions; Toei Animation
Licensed by	NA: Sentai Filmworks;
Original network	MBC 1, MBC 3, Spacetoon
Original run	January 24, 2020 – present
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)

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

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	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	13	January 24, 2020 (2020-01-24)	May 22, 2020 (2020-05-22)
2	TBA	TBA	TBA

Season 1 (2020)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Japanese air date
1	"Zarqa"	Ayumi Ono	Noritomo Hattori and Aizumi Shion	24 January 2020 (2020-01-24)	April 4, 2020
2	"Favorite Phrase"	Michita Shiraishi	Minoru Okabe and Yukari Kobayashi	25 January 2020 (2020-01-25)	April 11, 2020
3	"Camel"	Michita Shiraishi	Akiko Nakano	26 January 2020 (2020-01-26)	April 18, 2020
4	"Brother"	Cai Xianya	Asuna Imahashi	TBA	April 25, 2020
5	"Banana"	Ayumu Ono	Yukari Kobayashi	TBA	May 2, 2020
6	"Rabab"	Ayumu Ono	Satoshi Inoue	TBA	May 9, 2020
7	"Anter"	Rei Mano	Kwon Yong-sang	TBA	May 16, 2020
8	"Salt"	Michita Shiraishi	Akiko Nakano	TBA	May 23, 2020
9	"Quiet Princess"	Hidehiko Kadota	Kwon Yong-sang	TBA	May 30, 2020
10	"Hartim"	Hidehiko Kadota	Kwon Yong-sang	19 May 2020 (2020-05-19)	June 6, 2020
11	"Good Man"	Ayumu Ono	Akiko Nakano	20 May 2020 (2020-05-20)	June 13, 2020
12	"Heritage"	Michita Shiraishi	Akiko Nakano	21 May 2020 (2020-05-21)	June 20, 2020
13	"Grandmother Story"	Masami Shimoda	Rei Mano	22 May 2020 (2020-05-22)	June 27, 2020

Season 2 (TBA)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Japanese air date
14	1	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

Notes

^ (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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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.
^ "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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[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)

[teamup-2] 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.

[3] "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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