Joe Beckley

昔々の日本。左目を失った少年クボは衰弱した母親と暮らし、母親譲りである魔法の三味線を奏でながら、ハンゾウという侍の物語を村で語って生活費を稼ぐ。盆踊りの夜、母親の妹だという2人の“闇の姉妹”が現われてクボに襲い掛かるが、彼の母親はクボに父親の“刀・よろい・かぶと”を集めろと言い、魔法でクボを遠方に送り出す。旅を始めたクボは、雌のサルや雄のクワガタを仲間にしつつ、“刀・よろい・かぶと”を探す。

Fed up with being targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle vents his frustrations on the anthill in his front yard ... until the insects shrink him to the size of a bug with a magic elixir. Convicted of "crimes against the colony," Lucas can only regain his freedom by living with the ants and learning their ways.