Anime Asateer Future Folktales (Asatir: Mirai no Mukashi Banashi) comes with a concept that is quite different from many other titles. This Anime brings Arabic folklore into a TV anime format with a future setting.
Asateer Future Folktales Anime Brings Arabic Folktales
Developed by Manga Productions as a co-production with Toei Animation, Asateer Future Folktales places Arabic folklore at the center of the story. Not just as a backdrop, these folkloric elements become the basis of the story that is told from one generation to the next.
The story of this anime is set in Riyadh in 2050. Amidst family life and technological developments, Asma shares old stories with her grandchildren. Through these stories, the anime shows how values and wisdom from the past remain relevant in the future.
This approach makes Asateer Future Folktales has a pretty clear identity. The future setting is not used to move away from cultural roots, but to place Arabic folklore in a new context for the TV anime audience.
Besides anime series, Asateer Future Folktales also evolved into a broader franchise. Its continuation comes through Asateer 2 Future's Folktales, which retains the main identity of the first series.
You can see the Japanese version of Asateer 2 Future's Folktales trailer below.
The same trailer is also available in an Arabic version.
Asateer Future Folktales Also Expands to Mobile Game
The franchise also expanded to mobile games Future's Folktales Hopper Quest, which is available through App Store, Google Play, and HUAWEI AppGallery.
This development shows that Asateer Future Folktales did not stop as just one anime series. The world and concepts built from Arabic folklore continue to be expanded into other formats.
Manga Productions Presents at AnimeJapan 2026
Manga Productions also present at AnimeJapan 2026 as a sponsor and opened a booth at Tokyo Big Sight on Public Day and Business Day. This presence puts the company's name on one of the biggest anime events in the industry.
On March 30, 2026, Bukhari CEO Isamu also gave a business seminar titled “From Emerging Markets to Strategic Partners - The Middle East as the Future of Animation.” This seminar brought the discussion of the Middle East region to a broader conversation within the animation industry.
For Indonesian audiences, there is no official information available about the platforms where this anime can be watched. Even so, Asateer Future Folktales remains interesting to note as a title that brings Arabic folklore to the anime format with a fairly strong identity.
