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Somali and the Forest Spirit

Somali to Mori no Kamisama · ソマリと森の神様

TV · Finished · Winter 2020 · 12 episodes · 24 min

The world is ruled by a diversity of inhuman beings, who persecuted humans and drove them to near-extinction. One day, the forest guardian Golem meets a human girl. This is a chronicle of a journey that would bind a member of the dying "human" clan to the forest guardian Golem, as father and daughter.

(Source: Crunchyroll)

The first episode received an advance web distribution on January 3. The regular TV broadcast started on January 10.

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Slice of Life

Tags: Adoption, Found Family, Family Life, Female Protagonist, Iyashikei, Travel, Parenthood, Survival, Demons, Male Protagonist, Youkai, Seinen

Studio: HORNETS, Satelight

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Episodes

  1. Episode 1: Journeying Parent and Child
  2. Episode 2: Edible Herbs and the Oni's Dwelling
  3. Episode 3: The Sea at the Bottom of the Cave
  4. Episode 4: The Wishing Flower and the Promise Request
  5. Episode 5: The Wandering Birds
  6. Episode 6: Dying Flowers Look Up at the Birds
  7. Episode 7: The Footsteps That Stalk the Witches
  8. Episode 8: Meetings and Bonds Prayed For
  9. Episode 9: Memories of Minor Days
  10. Episode 10: The Infant Child and the Green Fortress
  11. Episode 11: Those Who Protect and Those Who Threaten
  12. Episode 12: Bonded Father and Child

Reviews

This made me realize that I love children in the most nonsexual way possible

Somali and the Forest Spirit is a nice mix of heartwarming found family tale and riveting dark fantasy.

A bittersweet fantasy about found family, stunning world-building, and the beauty of fleeting moments