# Somali and the Forest Spirit (2020)

> A lone human girl and a golem travel together through a world ruled by spirits and goblins, forming a bond of father and daughter.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/78366

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 12
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, fantasy, adventure, drama
- Network: ABEMA, TOKYO MX, BS Nippon TV
- Cast: Inori Minase, Daisuke Ono, Hiroki Nanami, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Saori Hayami, Yuki Ono, Yu Kobayashi, Tomokazu Seki
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11428586/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Tone: gentle, wistful, tender, adventurous, melancholic

## What critics say

Audience reception is positive, with viewers praising the bond between Somali and Golem and the fantasy world's imaginative creatures.

## Synopsis

Somali and the Forest Spirit (2020) is a Japanese animated fantasy adventure series based on a manga and produced by SATELIGHT, HORNETS and other studios, broadcast on ABEMA, TOKYO MX and BS Nippon TV. Its twelve episodes of roughly twenty-four minutes follow a golem, a member of a ruined race, and Somali, a lone human girl, as they meet and travel together. The voice cast includes Inori Minase as Somali, Daisuke Ono as the Golem, and Hiroki Nanami as Shizuno, with Tatsuhisa Suzuki and Saori Hayami in supporting roles. The engine of the show is simple and affecting: two outcasts crossing a land where spirits, goblins and strange creatures rule, while humans are hunted close to extinction. Each episode is built from small encounters, meals, detours and dangers met on the road, and the bond between the pair deepens into something like father and daughter. The tone is gentle and wistful, with moments of quiet peril and survival rather than constant action. Its shape is a single self-contained season with an arc that resolves the journey. Fans of Mushishi, Made in Abyss and Kemono Friends will find resonance in its fantasy wandering, its creature sympathy and its tender companionship.

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