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Reach out. Tell us your story.

NATIONS TALES

Contact Hikari Tales to shape a story

From Tales of Japan to classrooms around the world, we turn history into inspiration. Reach out and tell us what you want to build next.

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Send project ideas or questions to our inbox. We review every message and reply within one business day.

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Speak directly with a member of our creative team. We'd be happy to discuss your project over a quick call.

OUR CREW

One storyteller at the core, many creators in the orbit

A small studio with a big vision. Every project is shaped by a tight team of writers, animators, and educators who share one goal: make history unforgettable.

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A collaborative storyboarding session with three team members around a table
A female Japanese language instructor recording a voiceover in a sound booth
A character designer reviewing samurai sketches on a tablet
An overhead view of a desk with production notes and a hand-drawn map
A sound designer mixing ambient audio on a digital audio workstation
HEAR FROM OUR PARTNERS

Can stories really build generations?

We brought Hikari Tales into our curriculum last semester. The students didn't just learn Japanese — they argued about which decision Yataro Iwasaki would have made. That's engagement you can't script.

Sarah Mitchell

High school language department head

I was skeptical about gamified history. Then I watched my son explain the Meiji Restoration over dinner — unprompted. He'd played through the app twice.

Daniel Park

Parent of a middle school student

The teacher training session Hikari Tales ran with our faculty was the most practical PD we've had in years. They showed us how to use anime to teach narrative structure, not just entertain.

Elena Vasquez

Curriculum coordinator, K-12 district

HISTORY ON TAPE

We don't pitch. We listen.

Most conversations start with what we can do. We'd rather hear what you need first — then we'll figure out if history, anime, or a bit of both is the right answer.

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Your story, animated. Let's begin.

We turn histories into cinematic anime. One conversation is all it takes to start yours.