Animated Tales of the World

Long Ago and Far Away

November 2024 •English

Long Ago and Far Away is a TV series that aired on PBS Television from 1989 to 1993. It was created by WGBH, a public television broadcast service located in Boston, Massachusetts. WGBH is a member of PBS, which allowed for this TV series to be viewed on various other PBS stations. Each episode began with host James Earl Jones sitting in a chair in a room with a table, lamp and window. The walls were blue with white dots in order to make it appear as if these living room items were sitting out in space. James Earl Jones talks during the short opening section, then acts as narrator for the balance of an episode. This series, aimed at children aged six to nine years old, presents stories based on traditional fairy tales. A number of presentation methods were used to tell these stories, with stop motion animation, live-action or cel animation being used depending on the episode. Long Ago and Far Away also featured a number of guest narrators including: Tammy Grimes, Kim Loughran, David Suchet, and Mia Farrow.

One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes

November 2024 •Chinese

Hoje é Dia de Maria

November 2024 •Portuguese

Maria is an orphan girl who suffers from her stepmother's wickedness. She then decides to escape in search of the fringes of the sea and takes a long walk through Brazilian folk tales. On her journey, she meets several fantastic characters.

Hungarian Folktales

November 2024 •Hungarian

Hungarian Folktales is a Hungarian animated series. Each episode is based on a Hungarian folk tale. The creators paid special attention to using Hungarian folk motives in the episodes.

Madame White Snake

November 2024 •Chinese

Shallots & Garlic

November 2024 •Indonesian

A modern take on the famous folk tale, Bawang Merah-Bawang Putih (Shallots & Garlic). Alya (Bawang Putih) and Siska (Bawang Merah) are neighbors who go to the same high school. Alya grew up in a rich family and lived happily with her parents, Yasmin and Indra. Meanwhile, Siska, who was considered the closest neighbor by Alya's family, lives with her mother, Rika. They presented themselves as good people until Yasmin fell ill, they killed her when she was hospitalized as part of their scheme to seize Indra's wealth. The plan was successful as Indra later asked Rika's hand into marriage and brought her and her daughter to move into Alya's house. In front of Indra, they pretended to be a very kind and loving mother and daughter, but when Indra was away, Siska and Rika always tortured Alya.

African Folktales Reimagined

November 2024 •English

Six beloved African folktales are boldly reimagined in this multilingual anthology series exploring themes of grief, love, and mysticism.

The Power of Myth

November 2024 •English

The Power of Myth is a television series originally broadcast on PBS in 1988 as Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth. The documentary comprises six one-hour conversations between mythologist Joseph Campbell and journalist Bill Moyers.

Legend

November 2024 •Indonesian

An anthology TV show depicting Indonesia's folktales, with a modern twist.

仮面ライダーゴースト

November 2024 •Japanese

Takeru Tenkuuji, the son of a ghost hunter, is murdered by the evil Ganma and resurrected by a mysterious hermit and bestowns upon him the Ghost Driver and a Ghost Eyecon, an orb-shaped device which can see ghostly creatures like spirits of dead creatures, Ganma, and other Riders. The hermit tells Takeru that he has 99 days to gather 15 additional heroic Eyecons to be brought back to life permanently, and must fight the Ganma as Kamen Rider Ghost to obtain them.

LEGO Masters - jul & nytår

November 2024 •Danish

Jul i histroriehulen

November 2024 •Danish

Time-travelling Dinosaur Knights

November 2024 •Russian

Word Party Presents: Math!

November 2024 •English

Count numbers,compare shapes and find patterns with baby animals Franny, Bailey, Kip, Lulu and Tilly as they use math and songs to solve problems

Le Roman de Renart

November 2024 •French

Lord of Planet

November 2024 •Chinese

Yun Feixue's father Yun Tiangang and elder brother Yun Feishan were plotted against the mission of escorting the Dragon Vessel eight years ago. Only the young Yun Feixue was left in the Yun family's bloodline, and Yun Feixue was also parasitized by a mysterious force. , that power actually merged with Yun Feixue, and transformed into a phantom exactly like him. The phantom was parasitic in Yun Feixue's consciousness, always ready to accumulate power and devour his soul. Yun Feixue, who had just suppressed the phantom in his body, received the sad news of the tragic death of his father and brother. He knew that if he wanted to avenge his relatives and revive the Yun family, he had to keep a low profile and hide his strength. He was idle in the open, but secretly gathered an organization called "Shadow" to secretly investigate the mystery of the year.

The Missing 8

November 2024 •Japanese

A devastated world - Androids and robots live there. "Poppy" is an android that looks like a human. "Punkun" is a android who is not interested in humans. One night, a star fell in front of them while looking up at the sky...

三个奶爸

November 2024 •Chinese

젤리고

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Attack on Titan

November 2024 •Japanese

Many years ago, the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating Titans that roamed the land outside their fortress. Only the heroic members of the Scouting Legion dared to stray beyond the safety of the walls – but even those brave warriors seldom returned alive. Those within the city clung to the illusion of a peaceful existence until the day that dream was shattered, and their slim chance at survival was reduced to one horrifying choice: kill – or be devoured!