“Gentle Hana befriends fox performers who grant her wish to show her granny cherry blossoms.”
Genbanojou
げんばのじょう-玄蕃之丞-
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Gentle Hana befriends fox performers who grant her wish to show her granny cherry blossoms.
In a cone-shaped land named Kikyougahara in Shin Province, there lives a girl named Hana. She is a gentle girl, who always thinks of her family, in particular her great-grandmother Chiyo, whom she affectionately calls "Granny." One day, a traveling entertainment troupe named the Natsugawa Genzaemon Troupe happens by, and the villagers welcome them warmly. Upon finishing their performance and receiving their acclaim, the troupe's leader spots Hana with some "oyaki," his favorite food, and transforms into a fox in his excitement. It turns out that the leader Genbanojou, and his companions O-Natsu and Shinzaemon, are all foxes who have taken on human forms. Genbanojou hastily negotiates with Hana, telling her that in exchange for keeping their secret, he will grant her one wish. She answers, "I want to let my Granny see the cherry blossoms." (Source: ANN)
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Nippon Animation.- Format 1 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 24m all episodes
- Aired Mar 2017 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-11499 catalog