- Moomin (1969 TV series)
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Moomin ムーミン
(Mūmin)Genre Fantasy TV anime Directed by Masaaki Osumi (Eps 1-26)
Rintaro (Eps 27-65)Studio Tokyo Movie Shinsha (Eps 1-26)
Mushi Productions (Eps 27-65)Network Fuji TV English network 
BBCOriginal run October 5, 1969 – December 27, 1970 Episodes 65 Moomin (ムーミン Mūmin) was a Japanese anime television series broadcast on Fuji Television between 1969-1970. The series was loosely based on the Moomin books by Finnish author Tove Jansson. A sequel series entitled "Shin Muumin," (New Moomin) was later released. Jansson, however, never really approved of the series due to dramatic changes in areas such as plot, atmosphere, and character personality. In addition, the sequel was directed to adults rather than children.
The series was never translated into Finnish or English. It is also notably different from the later anime television series "Moomin," released in the early 1990s, which was translated into English. The later series is much more faithful to the original spirit of the Moomin books, and was accepted as a part of the Moomin franchise.
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Summary
This series is the 1969 version of Moomin. It is only called "Moomin" in Japan. Its first half is referred to as "Tokyo Movie version," as opposed to the latter half, or the "Mushi Pro version". Hisashi Inoue, a novelist and dramatist who won many prizes, participated as a screenwriter in the first half.
Tokyo Movie that undertook the production of this at first drew the eye of Moomin greatly according to liking of a Japanese children, and drew him lovely. The character of Moomin also differs from the original. He was a naughty ordinary boy who occasionally did fight or was a little sly. Moreover, since the car etc. appeared in everyday life ordinarily, Tove Jansson, the original author, got angry, saying "my Moomin is No car, No fight, and No money" (At that time, Hayao Miyazaki who had participated in this work as an animator opposed it, and made the tank appear in the work). Although the reputation as animation for the boys in whom elements of an adventure and a comedy, etc. were incorporated was very high, it was too different from the original. In addition, the names weren't the same as in the original, and the heroine who didn’t have any name in the original (and was called only "The Snork Maiden") was named "Non-non". The first director took the name from his wife's pet. However, she was renamed "フローレン, Fraulen" which parodied the word "Fräulein" to mean "young lady" in later "Delightful Moomin Family" because the author disliked her name being audible as "non, non (no, no)". As a result, Tokyo Movie had the contract cancelled, and the character design had been changed by her complaint.
Mushi pro version which took over this work had a lot of literary episode in which a mysterious story, a scary story, an absurd story, a myth story or a tragedy, etc. were included.
Still, her consent is not obtained, and the program has ended.
List of Moomin episodes
# Original Title Japanese English translation 1 " シルクハットのひみつ" The Secret of the Silk Hat 2 "悪魔のハートをねらえ" Aim for the Devil's Heart 3 "雨だ!あらしだ!!洪水だ!!!" Rain! Storm!! Flood!!! 4 "ふしぎの泉はどこにある?" Where is the Wonderful Spring? 5 "パパの思い出のライフル" Papa's Remembered Rifle 6 "かえってきたノンノン" Nonnon who comes back 7 "さよならガオガオ" Good-bye, Gao-Gao 8 "ノンノンがあぶない" Nonnon is in Danger 9 "ムーミン谷の列車大強盗" Train Great Robber of Moomin Valley 10 "ふしぎなこびと" Mysterious Midget 11 "消えたコレクション" Collection Which Disappeared 12 "ムーミン谷のクリスマス" Moomin Valley Christmas 13 "パパは売れっ子作家" Papa is a Popular Writer 14 "ムーミン谷最後の日" The Last Day in Moomin Valley 15 "帆を上げろ!ムーミン号" Put up the sail! Moomin Ship 16 "謎のグノース博士" Dr. Gnos of mystery 17 "ベビーはどこに" Where is a baby? 18 "乞食になりたい" (再放送で「金持ちはもうやだ」に変更される) I Want to Become a Beggar (changed to "I already got tired of the rich person" at the time of rebroadcast) 19 "月着陸OK! " Moonlanding, O.K.! 20 "スキーでハッスル! " Hustle on Skis! 21 "ふしぎな家なき子" Strange Child without Home 22 "山男だよヤッホー! " Mountaineer, Yoo-hoo! 23 "チビのミー大作戦" The big operation plan of Little Mee 24 "おさびし山のガンマン" The Gunman of Deserted Mountain 25 "おめでとうスノーク" Congratulations, Snork 26 "ノンノンこっちむいて" Nonnon, Please turn around to me 27 "顔をなくしたニンニ" Ninny Who Lost a Face 28 "小さな大冒険" Small, Great Adventure 29 "ひこう鬼現わる" Flying Demon(=The Hobgoblin) appears 30 "天国からの贈りもの" Present from Heaven 31 "ごめんねスティンキー" Sorry, Stinky 32 "森のゆうれい屋敷" Haunted House in the Forest 33 "おくびょうな豆泥棒" The Cowardly Beans Thief 34 "金の馬銀の馬" Golden Horse, Silver Horse 35 "夏祭りのオーロラ" Aurora of Summer Festival 36 "ムーミンパパのノート" Moomin's Papa's Notebook 37 "小さなみにくいペット" Small, Ugly Pet 38 "人魚さんこんにちわ" Miss Mermaid, Hello 39 "家にいるのは誰だ" Who is in the house 40 "ニョロニョロのひみつ" The Secret of Nyoro-Nyoro(=Hattifattener) 41 "マメルクをつかまえろ" Catch Mamelk 42 "大きな大きなプレゼント" Big, Big Present 43 "あらしの怪獣島" Stormy Monster Island 44 "海の星はどこに" Where is the sea star? 45 "悪魔の島がやってきた" Devilish Island has come 46 "真夏の雪を探せ!" Look for Snow of Midsummer! 47 "なくしたペンダント" The Lost Pendant 48 "歩いてきた山びこ" Echo Which Has Walked 49 "ピアノなんか大嫌い" I hate pianos 50 "眠りの輪をぬけだせ" Slip out the ring of sleep 51 "秋はおセンチに" To be Sentimental in Autumn 52 "月夜に踊る人形" The Doll Who Dances in the Moonlit Night 53 "凧が知っていた" The Kite Knew 54 "さようなら渡り鳥" Good-bye, Migratory Bird 55 "鳩は飛ばない" Doves Don’t Fly 56 "ムーミン谷のカーニバル" Carnival of Moomin Valley 57 "お婆ちゃんのひみつ" The Old Woman's Secret 58 "ノンノンがいなくなる? " Is Nonnon Gone? 59 "手品にはタネがある" There is a Trick in Magic 60 "ひとりぼっちの冬" Lonely Winter 61 "消えた雪うさぎ" Snow Rabbit Which Disappeared 62 "氷姫のいたずら" The Ice Princess' Mischief 63 "一日だけのお姫様" Princess Just for a Day 64 "影なんか恐くない" Who's Afraid of Shadow? 65 "おやすみムーミン" Good Night, Moomin DVD release
This series has not been released on DVD.
Since it is difficult to obtain permission from the author side and two or more copyright holder exist, it is said that it is difficult to make this DVD.
VHS and LD release
The series was released on VHS and LD in Japan, but was eventually discontinued.
- LD
- Vol.1-7 (episode 1-26)
- VHS
- "The volume of love" (episode 37, 49)
- "The volume of dream" (episode 34, 64)
See also
External links
- Moomin (1969 TV series) (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
The Moomin Series By Tove Jansson and Lars JanssonBooks The Moomins and the Great Flood (1945) · Comet in Moominland (1946) · Finn Family Moomintroll (1948) · The Exploits of Moominpappa (1950) · Moominsummer Madness (1954) · Moominland Midwinter (1957) · Tales from Moominvalley (1962) · Moominpappa at Sea (1965) · Moominvalley in November (1970)Picture books, comics
and other booksThe Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My (1952) · Who Will Comfort Toffle? (1960) · The Dangerous Journey (1977) · Skurken i muminhuset (1980) · Songs from Moominvalley (1993) · Moomin comic strips (1954–75) · Moomins Cookbook (2010)Characters Moomintroll · Moominmamma · Moominpappa · Sniff · Snufkin · Little My · Hemulen · The Groke · Hattifatteners · The Snork Maiden · The MymblesLocations FictionalMoominvalley · Moomin HouseRealTelevision Die Muminfamilie/Sturm im Mumintal (1959–60) · Moomin (1969–70) · Mumintrollet (1969) · New Moomin (1972) · Mumindalen (1973) · The Moomins (1977–82, HD 2010) · Moomin (1990–91) · Delightful Moomin Family: Adventure Diary (1991–92)Film Moomin (1971) · Moomin (1972) · Mumi-troll (1978) · Who Will Comfort Toffle? (1980) · Shlyapa Volshebnika (1980–83) · Comet in Moominland (1992) · Moomin, Mymble and Little My (1993) · Moomin and Midsummer Madness (2008) · Moomins and the Comet Chase (2010)Jansson relations
and friendsViktor Jansson · Signe Hammarsten-Jansson · Tuulikki Pietilä · Per Olov Jansson · Sophia Jansson · Atos WirtanenNon-Moomin books
by Tove JanssonSculptor's Daughter (1968) · A Winter Book (1968–96) · The Summer Book (1972) · Fair Play (1989) · Sun City (1989) · The True Deceiver (2009) · Travelling Light (2010)World Masterpiece Theater by Nippon Animation Calpis Comic Theater Dororo (1969) • Moomin (1970) • Andersen Monogatari (1971) • New Moomin (1972) • Fables of the Green Forest (1973) • Heidi, Girl of the Alps (1974)Calpis Children's Theater Calpis Family Theater The Story of Perrine (1978)World Masterpiece Theater Anne of Green Gables (1979) • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1980) • The Swiss Family Robinson: Flone of the Mysterious Island (1981) • Lucy of the Southern Rainbow (1982) • Story of the Alps: My Annette (1973) • Katri, Girl of the Meadows (1984) • Princess Sarah (1985)House Foods World Masterpiece Theater The Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love (1986) • Little Women (1987) • Little Lord Fauntleroy (1988) • The Adventures of Peter Pan (1989) • My Daddy Long Legs (1990) • Trapp Family Story (1991) • The Bush Baby (1992) • Little Women II: Jo's Boys (1993)World Masterpiece Theater Tico of the Seven Seas (1994) • Romeo's Blue Skies (1995) • Famous Dog Lassie (1996) • Remi, Nobody's Girl (1997)House Foods World Masterpiece Theater Les Misérables: Shōjo Cosette (2007) • Porphy no Nagai Tabi (2008) • Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables (2009)Related articles Categories:- Wikipedia articles needing cleanup after translation
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