New Moomin

New Moomin
新ムーミン
(Shin Mūmin)
Genre Fantasy
Anime television series
Directed by Rintaro
Studio Mushi Production
Network Fuji TV
Original run 9 January 1972 31 December 1972
Episodes 52

New Moomin (新ムーミン Shin Mūmin) is the second anime TV series adaptation of the Moomin book series by the Finnish illustrator and writer Tove Jansson.[1] It is a remake to the 1969-1970 Moomin series, which was loosely based on the books It was produced in 1972 by Mushi Production and broadcast on Fuji TV.[1][2]

Production

The series was produced as a remake after the 1969-70 series was cancelled by Jansson's claim as it was radically different from how she wanted the series to be.[1] It was never broadcast outside of Japan.

Unlike its predecessor, the series was based more closely on the books.[1][3]

List of episodes

# Japanese Original Title Translated from the Japanese
1 " ゆめ・ゆめ・ゆめ" Dream, Dream, and Dream
2 "春を呼ぶ火祭り" Fire Festival to usher in Spring
3 "今日は、おしゃまさん" Hello, Precocious Girl (=Too-Ticky)
4 "スナフキンが帰って来た" Snufkin's back
5 "狼なんかこわくない" Who's Afraid of Wolf? (parody of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?")
6 "落ちてきた星の子" Down came a star child
7 "白い馬と満月と" With White Horse and Full Moon
8 "ふしぎなスプーン" Mysterious Spoon
9 "おじさんは手品師? " Is Uncle a Magician?
10 "署長さんがいなくなる" The police inspector is gone
11 "ムーミン谷は穴だらけ" Moomin Valley is full of holes
12 "鏡の中のマネマネ" Mane-Mane(mimicry) in the mirror
13 "ヘムレンさんの約束" The Hemulen's Promise
14 "メソメソ君のマイホーム" The House of Meso-Meso (=Sorry-oo)
15 "ムダ騒動はムダ" Pointless Disturbance is Pointless
16 "ミイってやさしいの? " Is Mee tender?
17 "ノンノンの願い" Nonnon’s Wish
18 "海の風車" Windmill of the sea
19 "ふしぎな遊星人" Mysterious alien from planet
20 "ママのハンドバッグ" Mama's handbag
21 "花占い大事件" The big incident of Flower Divination
22 "町からきた少年" Boy from town
23 "ママ、ごめんなさい" Sorry, Mama
24 "時計を作ろう" Let's make the clock
25 "夏への扉" The Door into Summer (quotation from "The Door into Summer")
26 "金色のしっぽ" Golden tail
27 "ニョロニョロが怒った" Nyoro-Nyoro(=Hattifatteners) get angry
28 "信じる?信じない? " To believe or not to believe?
29 "水晶玉にはなにがみえる" What is visible in the crystal ball?
30 "消えないおばけ" Ghost who doesn't disappear
31 "おかしなケンカ" Strange Quarrel
32 "消えた人形" The missing doll
33 "ひとりぽっちのパパ" Lonely Papa
34 "ぼくは王様だ!" I am King!
35 "パパの古い靴" Papa's old shoes
36 "おじいちゃんは世界一" Grandpa is No.1 in the world
37 "月夜になる鐘" The bell that rings on moonlit nights
38 "赤い月の呪い" Curse of the red moon
39 "笑いの仮面" Mask of Laughter
40 "やぶれた絵本" Torn Picture-book
41 "言葉が消える?" The words disappear?
42 "はばたけ!ペガサス" Flutter! Pegasus
43 "アリオンのたて琴" Arion's Harp
44 "雲と遊ぼう" Let's play with the clouds
45 "眠りたい眠れない" Want to sleep, cannot sleep
46 "飛行鬼にまけるな!" Don’t be defeated by the flying demon (=The Hobgoblin) !
47 "氷の国をぬけだせ" Get away from Icy Country
48 "こわれたくびかざり" Broken Necklace
49 "消えちゃった冬" Winter which has disappeared
50 "パパのぼうけん" Papa's Adventure
51 "スナフキンなんか大きらい" I hate you, Snufkin
52 "さらばムーミン谷" Farewell, Moomin valley

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy. The anime encyclopedia. Stone Bridge Press, 2006. ISBN 9781933330105.
  2. 山口康男. 日本のアニメ全史: 世界を制した日本アニメの奇跡. テン・ブックス, 2004.
  3. "Anime... Or Not?! - The Mike Toole Show". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2012-04-19.

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