Nils no Fushigi na Tabi

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The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
ニルスのふしぎな旅
Genre Fantasy, Kodomo
TV anime
Director Hisayuki Toriumi, Mamoru Oshii
Studio Studio Pierrot
Network NHK (JP)
Original run January 8, 1980 – March 17, 1981
Episodes 52

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (ニルスのふしぎな旅?) is an anime adaptation of the novel The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by the Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf. which ran on the Japanese network NHK from January 8, 1980–March 17, 1981. It consists of 52 episodes. This was Studio Pierrot's first series.

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[edit] Plot

Nils Holgersson is a 14 year old farm boy, the son of poor farmers. He is lazy and unrespectful to his fellowman. In his spare time he enjoys abusing animals until one day he catches the farm's little goblin and it becomes one prank too many. The furious goblin magically shrinks Nils and now he is much smaller than all the animals, he is able to understand and talk in the language of all animals but now all of the farm animals are out for revenge. He manages to flee on the back of the goose Morten with his new hamster friend Carrot, and they join up with a flock of wild geese whom is flying to the south of Sweden where it is warmer. Together they travel across Sweden, with Nils hoping to find a way to become big again. they encounter many adventures along the ride and Nils gets to help other people and not be selfish.

[edit] Regional releases

A Japanese DVD Region 2 box set of the series was produced in 2002, and a French DVD box set in 2005. An English DVD release was never made.

[edit] Characters

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  • Nils -
  • Carrot -
  • Gusta -
  • Ingrid -
  • Gunnar -
  • Dunfuin -
  • Morton -
  • Rosenbaum -
  • Ondori -
  • Gacho -
  • Captain Akka -
  • Gorgo -
  • Suirii -
  • Ten -

[edit] Episodes

  1. Mischievous Nils
  2. Shrunken Nils
  3. Riding a goose
  4. SOS of the forest squirrels
  5. Morten's big pinch
  6. Bird strength contest
  7. Battle of the mice
  8. The crane's ball
  9. Hungry Nils
  10. Lex's evil scheme
  11. Walking lead statue
  12. Morten's first love
  13. Goats of Hell's valley
  14. Phantom town appearing on moonlit nights
  15. The greedy crow and the coin bowl
  16. Choose a crow boss
  17. Ransomed duck child
  18. The lake disappears
  19. Spoiled fawn
  20. Snake's revenge
  21. A testy witch's prank
  22. Bear twins who prowl the forest
  23. Flood of swan lake
  24. Operation 'To hell with Lex the guard-dog'
  25. Rescue party from the sky
  26. One stormy day
  27. The story until now / Morten's engagement
  28. Nils singing on a streetcorner
  29. Arrested eagle
  30. The taste of freshly baked bread
  31. Monster of the forest
  32. Look out, Nils: A mountain fire
  33. Patrol of five
  34. Battle of the spirits of sun and ice
  35. Goose guard child looking for his father
  36. Bird love
  37. Morten the rookie papa
  38. Lapland, land where the sun never sets
  39. Don't follow me, Golgo
  40. Wolf attack
  41. Lake fire festival
  42. Big man who built a forest
  43. Nils's lullabye
  44. Bataki shut in
  45. Haunted house on a full moon
  46. Sea shining silver
  47. Main event of the village festival
  48. Lex's new journey
  49. Nils discovers a secret
  50. Wild goose's present
  51. To my old home
  52. Goodbye, Akka

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