Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking: Mori no Tami no Densetsu

Popo lives with his mother among the forest people until a mysterious danger threatens his home and a powerful beetle called Mushiking appears. Accompanied by Chibiking, the boy sets out to understand the crisis and protect the life he knows.

Meeting Pam and a traveling circus troupe, he journeys through forests and villages facing different troubles. Battles involving formidable beetles and their handlers teach him that saving the forest requires more than strength: it demands understanding the connections among its inhabitants.