Orphan presents the first English-subtitled version of the 1979 TV Nippon Animation special *Maegami Tarou*. This is a composed story fashioned after Japanese folk-tales, about a boy given to a childless couple by the New Year's Spirit. The boy grows into a fearless horse-rider and adventurer. To calm the explosions of a nearby volcano, which are caused by the frustrations of an imprisoned Firebird, he sets out on a quest to find the Water of Life, riding the New Year's Spirit's flying horse Tsubametomi. Only the way, he encounters an Ushi-Oni (cow demon), a treelike ancient spirit, and a stranded whale. Ultimately, he finds a village under threat from a monstrous serpent, which has stolen the Water of Life and kidnapped a local princess. Tarou must defeat the serpent, rescue the princess, recover the purloined Water, and free the Firebird. Got all that? !screencap !screencap !screencap The show is very rare. The raw is a webrip from Fabretella18. See this blog entry for more details.