“Hey, Bakumaru here! We kind of travel to all kinds of Novel Worlds. There’s really common ones, and there’s really not-so-common ones, and everything inbetween. So if you’re not familiar with any of the stories we’ve traveled to, here’s some links to read each one we went to in our series. In the order they appeared, of course.”
Momotaro, or The Story of the Son of a Peach by Yei Theodora Ozaki
Cinderella by Jacob and Willhelm Grimm
The Tortoise and the Hare by Aesop
The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen
Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en
Princess Kaguya, or The Bamboo-Cutter and the Moon-Child by Yei Theodora Ozaki
Little Red Riding Hood by Jacob and Willhelm Grimm
Jack & the Beanstalk; eight common versions by various authors
(The Adventures Of) Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
Snow White & the Seven Dwarves, or Little Snow-White by Jacob and Willhelm Grimm
The Three Little Pigs by Joseph Jacobs
The Wolf & Seven Young Kids by Jacob and Willhelm Grimm (*Note: the goats were mistranslated into lambs within the series.)
The Straw Millionaire; author unknown
Peter Pan by James M. Barrie
The Mouse’s Wedding; author unknown
Aladdin & the Magic Lamp; author unknown
The Grateful Crane; author unknown
Hansel & Gretel by Jacob and Willhelm Grimm
Puss in Boots, or The Master Cat by Charles Perrault
The Blue Bird by Maurice Maeterlinck (1908 play script ; 1914 novelization)
The Boy who Cried Wolf by Aesop
The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen
The Honest Woodcutter by Aesop
Moby Dick, or The Whale by Herman Melville
The Quarrel of the Monkey and the Crab by Yei Theodora Ozaki
Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley
The Bremen Town Musicians by Jacob and Willhelm Grimm
The Emperor’s New Clothes by Aesop (*This one was only visited briefly.)
Urashima Taro, The Fisher Lad by Yei Theodora Ozaki (*This one was a Dark Novel World.)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (*This one was a Dark Novel World.)
Novel World Index
The Novel World Index contains each of the Novel World's fairytale stories' summary plot, alterations, zodiac coordinates, selected members, summoning backup and character replacement.
Episode 1 & 2
The story of a boy born inside a giant peach, hence his birthname given by the old couple who raised him. Momotaro grew up and left home to fight against the demons alongside the talking dog, monkey, and pheasant he befriended on his journey.
A sci-fi space war
Year of the Monkey, Month of the Mouse, Hour of the Rabbit
Bakumaru, Cream, Tart, Monk, Pochiro
Hols, Gao
Tart the Pheasant, Monk the Monkey, Pochiro the Dog
Episode 3
The story of a poor girl named Cinderella who was treated unfairly by her new step-family. With the help of her fairy godmother, Cinderella attends the royal ball and both she and the prince fall in love until she had to return by midnight. Using the glass slipper left behind, the Prince found Cinderella and they lived happily ever after.
A themed amusement park
Year of the Chicken, Month of the Boar, Hour of the Ox
Bakumaru, Cream, Nyorori, Pakaracchi, Souffle
Drago
Episode 4
The story about a tortoise and a hare racing, until the hare took a nap, and the tortoise eventually won the race.
An automobile race
Year of the Rabbit, Month of the Dog, Hour of the Monkey
Bakumaru, Cream, Drago, Monk, Pochiro
Nyorori
Episode 5
Born different, the ugly duckling was shunned by his siblings. Enduring the harshness, the duckling was eventually revealed to be a swan whose form is truly beautiful.
The ugly duckling turns out to be an ostrich.
Year of the Chicken, Month of the Chicken, Hour of the Chicken
Bakumaru, Hols, Nyorori, Tart, Urii
Pakaracchi
Episode 6
The story of a Buddhist monk named Tang Sanzang on his pilgrimage to India to obtain the sacred sutras. Accompanying him are his followers; Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing.
A wild, wild west
Year of the Monkey, Month of the Boar, Hour of the Horse
Bakumaru, Pakaracchi, Souffle, Monk, Urii
Gao, Drago
Monk as Sun Wukong, Urii as Zhu Bajie, Pakaracchi as Sha Wujing
Episode 7
An old bamboo cutter discovering a miniature girl inside a glowing bamboo shoot. The cutter and his wife decided to raise her as their daughter until she eventually had to return to the Moon, her original home.
A spaghetti restaurant
Year of the Rabbit, Month of the Sheep, Hour of the Chicken
Bakumaru, Gao, Cream, Souffle, Tart
Hols, Urii
Episode 8
The story of a little girl in a red hood listing her grandmother until they were ambushed by the big bad wolf. Eventually they were rescued by the woodcutter and lived happily ever after.
Little Red as a vigilante street fighter
Year of the Ox, Month of the Sheep, Hour of the Boar
Bakumaru, Hols, Souffle, Pochiro, Urii
Episode 9
A young boy named Jack was conned into selling the family cow for "magic" beans in which is true. Jack planted the beans overnight which grew into a giant beanstalk, and climbed it to bring back a golden harp and goose while escaping the giant.
A modern department mall
Year of the Ox, Month of the Dragon, Hour of the Chicken
Bakumaru, Gao, Cream, Drago
Episode 10
The story of a wooden puppet carved by an old man named Gepetto, which was magically brought to life. After a self-discovering journey, Pinocchio eventually learned the importance of good and obedience and the blue fairy turned him into a real boy.
Pinocchio becoming gold
Year of the Dog, Month of the Chicken, Hour of the Rabbit
Bakumaru, Cream, Tart, Pochiro
Drago
Episode 11
A beautiful princess was cast away from her own castle by the queen who was jealous of her beauty, and lived happily with the seven dwarves. The queen managed to curse Snow White in a deep sleep with a poison apple, but was awakened by a true love's kiss by the prince, and lived happily ever after.
The world ruled by "The God of Apples" and the dwarves as The Seven Macho Dwarves
Year of the Rabbit, Month of the Chicken, Hour of the Ox
Bakumaru, Hols, Gao, Cream, Tart
Souffle
Episode 12
Three pig siblings built their respective homes out of hay, wood, and bricks to protect themselves from the big bad wolf.
A modern futuristic mecha battle.
Year of the Ox, Month of the Sheep, Hour of the Monkey
Bakumaru, Cream, Nyorori, Monk, Urii
Episode 13
Seven goat siblings stay at home while their mother is out while avoiding the big bad wolf. The wolf managed to trick the kids into letting it into the house, and managed to gobble them up but one. The remaining sibling along with the mother managed to rescue them in the end.
This is actual The Wolf and the Seven Sheep world but altering into a modern Three Little Pig's story.
Same zodiac coordinates from the previous episode.
Same selected members or away team from the previous episode.
Drago
Episode 14
A hard-working and honest, but unlucky peasant named Daietsu-no-suke prays to the goddess of mercy to help him escape poverty. Advised to take the first thing he touches, he travels west with a horsefly tied to a piece of straw where it was exchanged for three oranges. The trading continued from a silk cloth to a weak horse, and eventually, a millionaire's mansion.
Turned into a futuristic town
Year of the Snake, Month of the Boar, Hour of the Rabbit
Bakumaru, Cream, Nyorori, Tart, Urii
Pakaracchi
Episode 15
The story of a boy who can fly and never grow up. He invites a girl named Wendy and her brother on an adventure to his home, Neverland, while clashing with his archnemesis, Captain Hook
Where Peter Pan developed acrophobia.
Year of the Snake, Month of the Horse, Hour of the Sheep
Bakumaru, Nyorori, Pakaracchi, Souffle, Pochiro
Drago
Episode 16
A mouse couple searches for the perfect husband for their beautiful daughter. They asked the sun, moon, cloud, wind, and walls, until they realized it has to be their own kin.
A martial arts tournament.
Year of the Mouse, Month of the Mouse, Hour of the Mouse
Bakumaru, Cream, Urii
Gao, Pochiro
Bakumaru as Chuusuke Mouse
Episode 17
An impoverished youngster who discovers a magic lamp and the genie inside. Using the three wishes, Aladdin becomes rich and powerful and marries the sultan's daughter, while facing off the evil sorcerer who wants the genie's wishes for his ambitions.
Turned into a Japanese Edo period.
Year of the Tiger, Month of the Snake, Hour of the Chicken
Bakumaru, Gao, Souffle, Pochiro
Episode 18
A crane was rescued by an old man, and repaid the gratitude by transforming into a beautiful maiden who weaves clothes out of her own feathers. But one night, the old man broke the maiden's promise to enter her room while weaving. She revealed her true form and left the old man.
A prehistoric Stone Age.
Year of the Chicken, Month of the Chicken, Hour of the Boar
Bakumaru, Gao, Pakaracchi, Tart, Urii
Episode 19
Two siblings get lost in the woods after their neglective parents abandoned them until they approach an evil witch after eating her house of cake and confectionery. They managed to outwit the witch by tricking her into the stove and managed to find their way home to their reformed father.
Year of the Chicken, Month of the Rabbit, Hour of the Sheep
Bakumaru, Cream, Souffle, Tart, Pochiro
Urii
Episode 20-22
The tale of a boot-wearing cat who uses trickery and cunning to gain power and wealth for his penniless and low-born master. The cat earned the king's friendship through give and take, and earned the princess's hand in marriage for the master.
Year of the Rabbit, Month of the Chicken, Hour of the Mouse
Bakumaru, Hols, Monk, Pochiro
Gao
Episode 23
Two siblings, Tyltyl and Mytyl were asked by the Good Fairy Berylune to search for the Blue Bird of Happiness. Together with the human-transformed forms of their dog, cat, and lantern, the children have a number of adventures in the past and future, good and bad all around. Eventually reaching their goal, they learned that true happiness comes from appreciating all comforts and joy of ther home and loved ones.
Tart as the story's "Blue Bird of Happiness"
Coordinates: Year of the Chicken, Month of the Tiger, Hour of the Chicken
Bakumaru, Hols, Gao, Tart, Pochiro
Tart as Blue Bird, Pochiro as Tylo the Dog, Hols as The Spirit of Milk
Episode 24
A shepherd boy who repeatedly tricks nearby villagers into thinking wolves are attacking the sheep flock. But when a wolf actually appears and the boy again calls for help, the villagers believe it as another false alarm and the sheep are eaten by the wolf.
Turn into a cybernetic-esque setting
Year of the Sheep, Month of the Sheep, Hour of the Sheep
Cream, Nyorori, Souffle, Monk, Urii
Bakumaru
Episode 25
The story of a mermaid who falls in love with a human prince, and becomes one with the help of a sea witch by sacrificing her voice. Although she manages to win the prince's heart, he was already engaged to another princess leaving the mermaid heartbroken. Knowing she will turn into bubbles if she failed, she was given the option to kill the prince, but instead chooses the prince's life over her own.
Turn into a New York City setting
Year of the Sheep, Month of the Horse, Hour of the Dog
Bakumaru, Drago, Pakaracchi, Souffle, Pochiro
Episode 26
A woodcutter whose axe means more to his life accidentally dropped it into a river. Then a magic spirit appears with a golden and silver axe and asked which did he dropped when the woodcutter replies neither. Impressed with his honesty, the spirit allows him to keep all three.
In Egypt, where gold switch to wood
Year of the Mouse, Month of the Snake, Hour of the Boar
All of the Eto Ranger members
Episode 27
The epic tale about Captain Ahab on his obsessive quest for revenge against the great Sperm Whale, Moby Dick.
The ocean becoming a desert and Moby Dick is now "Moleby Dick"
Year of the Tiger, Month of the Dragon, Hour of the Ox
Bakumaru, Gao, Pakaracchi, Souffle, Urii
Nyorori
Episode 28
A sly monkey and a crab trades a rice ball for a persimmon seed which grew into a fruit tree. The monkey steals the fruit from the tree, killing the crab in shock, and the monkey is later killed in revenge by the crab's offspring allied with a chestnut, cow dung, bee, and mortar.
The chestenut, cow dung, bee and mortar are becoming mob gansters
Year of the Mouse, Month of the Monkey, Hour of the Dog
Bakumaru, Monk, Pochiro
Monk as The Monkey/Sal Capone
Episode 29
A scientist named Victor Frankenstein constructed a hideous artificial humanoid out of random body parts. Horrified of its repulsive appearance, the creature escapes and rampages till the death of Frankenstein's loved ones drives a wedge between him and the creature into a cycling pursuit of ambition and revenge.
Now becoming a tennis court
Year of the Boar, Month of the Rabbit, Hour of the Mouse
Bakumaru, Cream, Pakaracchi, Urii
Episode 31 & 32
A donkey, dog, cat, and rooster lived their mistreated lives by their masters until they set out to Bremen for their freedom and becoming musicians.
Pochiro, Tart & Pakaracchi as "The Town Musicians of Bremen" characters
Year of the Chicken, Month of the Horse, Hour of the Dog
Gao, Pakaracchi, Tart, Pochiro and the rest of the Eto Ranger members
Pochiro as The Dog, Pakaracchi as The Donkey, Tart as The Rooster
Episode 33
The plot concerns a vain emperor who is swindled out of a large amount of money, gold and silk by two conmen. The two swindlers tell the Emperor that they can weave a beautiful cloth which is invisible to all people who are stupid or who are not fit for their jobs. None of the people who see the false weavers at work, including the Emperor himself, want to admit that they cannot see the cloth because that would be an admission of stupidity or being unworthy of their office. Believing that he is wearing the beautiful clothes that do not exist, the Emperor begins to walk naked through the streets of the city in a procession. All of the Emperor's subjects admire the beautiful clothes, until a child points out that the monarch is really naked.
Bakumaru, Cream, Nyorori, Monk, Tart
Gao, Drago
Episode 36
The story about a fisherman who rescues a turtle and is rewarded for this with a visit to Ryūgū-jō, the palace of Ryūjin, the Dragon God, under the sea. He stays there for three days and, upon his return to his village, finds himself 300 years in the future.
All of the Eto Ranger members for the third time
Episode 37
After a tornado hurls through Kansas, Dorothy Gale and her dog, Toto, are swept away from their home to the colorful and vibrant Land of Oz. In order to find their way back home, they must embark on a journey to the Emerald City, where the Wizard of Oz resides.
Bakumaru, Gao, Souffle, Pochiro, Urii
