Mashima, Miyori

真縞ミヨリ

Miyori is an 11-year-old girl with a closed heart, having grown up amidst her parents' discord. After her mother leaves, she is forced to stay at her grandparents' house in a very rural village for a while. Although her father believes it will be better for her to stay in the natural surroundings rather than her urban home, Miyori becomes even more obstinate, thinking that she has been abandoned.
One day, Miyori enters the nearby woods and experiences mysterious phenomena by encountering the spirits of the forest. The spirits tell her that she is chosen to become the guardian of the village forest. Though unconfident at first, Miyori gradually opens her mind and grows into a strong and responsible girl. She learns to get along with her schoolmates and the spirits to fight against people who plan to destroy the forest by constructing a dam.