Dara-san of Reiwa

A forbidden mountain stands above a quiet town, sealed off because of an old legend about Yamatagi-Madara, a half-human, half-serpent deity said to curse anyone who enters its territory. Hinata and Kaoru belong to the family responsible for watching over the mountain, but curiosity leads the siblings beyond the barrier during a violent storm. There they meet the creature behind the stories: a towering shrine maiden with the lower body of a snake who insists that she is a terrifying malevolent god. The children are far less frightened than Dara-san expects. Instead of running, they befriend her and begin visiting with offerings, drawing the ancient spirit into their everyday lives. Their strange companionship slowly brings the family's inherited duty, the mountain's curse, and Dara-san's buried past back into the present.