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Moomin (Japanese: 楽しいムーミン一家, Hepburn: Tanoshii Mūmin Ikka) is an anime television series produced by Telecable Benelux B.V., that is based on the Moomin novels and comic strips by the Finnish illustrator and author Tove Jansson and her brother Lars Jansson. The anime series premiered on TV Tokyo on April 12, 1990, and ended on October 3, 1991, with 78 episodes being made. Because of its huge success in Japan, the sequel series, entitled Delightful Moomin Family: Adventure Diary (楽しいムーミン一家 冒険日記, Tanoshii Mūmin Ikka: Bōken Nikki) was made and first aired from October 10, 1991 to March 26, 1992, lasting 26 episodes. The sequel series has only been aired in certain countries outside Japan, where it is featured as the second season of Moomin, combining two series resulting in 104 episodes in total. Unlike the original series, the sequel series doesn't have any episodes based on Tove Jansson's books. However, part of its episodes are based on Lars Jansson's comic strips, the sequel series doesn't have a narration either, like in the original series.

In certain countries like Finland and Sweden, several episodes from the combined list of 104 episodes have been left un-aired. In Finland, episodes "The Pirate", "The Imp" and "The Birthday Surprise" were banned due to being too terrifying and "un-Moomin-like", according to the director of the Finnish dub, Jertta Ratia-Kähönen, while in Sweden, episodes "The Pirate", "The Big Explosion", "The Imp", "Snorkmaiden Goes Psychic", "The Water Nymph", "Moominpappa's Second Youth", "Motherly Love", "The Terrible Little My", "Moomin's the Fortune-Teller", "The Fancy-Dress Ball", "The Vampire", "The Phoenix", "The Slug-a-Bed Mushrooms", "Moomin and the Dolphin" and "The Cave" haven't been aired. In Norway, "The Pirate", "The Big Explosion", "The Imp" and "Snorkmaiden Goes Psychic" were left out when the show was first dubbed, and were therefore not aired. They were first dubbed when the series received a redub for VHS releases (except for "The Imp", which was never dubbed). "The Pirate" was dubbed and released only for rental VHS, even 3 of the 4 episodes was dubbed for home release, they weren't aired on TV after the home release dubs was being aired on TV. All 78 episodes from the first series have been shown on Children's BBC in the United Kingdom, but the sequel series has been completely left out.

In both Norway and Denmark, the show was dubbed twice – one dub for VHS and one for TV. This was presumably due to copyright issues, which was a common phenomenon in the Nordic countries. This is also why the series was redubbed in Finland in 2017.

In the Japanese dub, Moomin uses two pieces of theme music. From episodes 1-52, the opening theme is "Yume no Sekai he" and the closing theme is "Tooi akogare", both of them having the vocals performed by Emiko Shiratori and composed by Sumio Shiratori. From episodes 53-78, the opening theme is "Omajinai no uta" by Ponpin-tai ~Moomin-dani no Nakamatachi~ and the closing theme is "Itsuka suteki na tabi" by Emiko Shiratori. The sequel series' opening theme is "Hesomagarincho" by Ado Mizumori and Tyrone Hashimoto and the ending recycles the "Itsuka suteki na tabi" theme by Emiko Shiratori. In the versions shown outside Japan, these are all replaced by one opening and one ending theme that are both composed by Dutch songmaker Pierre Kartner.

Animation in the opening and ending sequences

  1. To the World of Dream (夢の世界へ, Yume no sekai e) (ep: 1 – 52)
  2. The Song of Magic (おまじないの歌, Omajinai no uta) (ep : 53 – 78)
  3. Heso Magarincho (ヘソまがりんちょ, Heso magarincho) (ep : 79 – 104)
Ending themes
  1. Far Longing (遠いあこがれ, Tōi akogare) (ep : 1 – 52)
  2. Someday, Have a Nice Trip (いつかすてきな旅, Itsuka suteki na tabi) (ep : 53 – 104)

Episode list

Season 1 (Moomin)

# Title

Plot

Based on

Writer Animation director Original airdate
1 - 101 "The Moomin Valley in Spring" (ムーミン谷の春 Mūmindani no Haru) Finn Family Moomintroll Akira Miyazaki Shirō Murata April 12, 1990
2 - 102 "The Magic Hat" (魔法の帽子 Mahō no Bōshi) Finn Family Moomintroll Akira Miyazaki Norio Kaneko
Shirō Murata
April 12, 1990
3 - 103 "The Discovery of a Wrecked Ship" (浜で見つけた難破船 Hama de Mitsuketa Nanpasen) Finn Family Moomintroll Akira Miyazaki Unknown April 19, 1990
4 - 104 "The Moomins Discover the Island" (おばけ島へようこそ Obakejima e Yōkoso) Finn Family Moomintroll Akira Miyazaki Minoru Kibata April 26, 1990
5 - 105 "The Secrets of the Hattifatteners" (ニョロニョロの秘密 Nyoronyoro no Himitsu) Finn Family Moomintroll Akira Miyazaki Masahiko Yoda May 3, 1990
6 - 106 "Tiny Guests" (小さな小さなお客様 Chiisana Chiisana Okyakusama) Finn Family Moomintroll Akira Miyazaki Masahiro Kitazaki
Takaya Ono
May 10, 1990
7 - 107 "The Suitcase" (スーツケースの中身 Sūtsukēsu no Nakami) Finn Family Moomintroll Akira Miyazaki Masateru Kudō May 17, 1990
8 - 108 "The Hobgoblin's Magic" (飛行オニの魔術 Hikōoni no Majutsu) Finn Family Moomintroll Akira Miyazaki Unknown May 24, 1990
9 - 109 "An Invisible Friend" (姿の見えないお友達 Sugata no Mienai Otomodachi) Tales from Moominvalley Akira Miyazaki Shirō Murata May 31, 1990
10 - 110 "The Invisible Child" (笑顔がもどったニンニ Egao ga Modotta Ninni/Ninny Smiles Again) Tales from Moominvalley Akira Miyazaki Norio Kaneko June 7, 1990
11 - 111 "The Wings" (大空を飛ぶスノーク Ōsora o Tobu Sunōku) Akira Miyazaki Masahiko Yoda June 14, 1990
12 - 112 "The Pirate" (ムーミン海賊と闘う Mūmin Kaizoku to Tatakau/Moomin Fights A Pirate) Akira Miyazaki Sonomi Aramaki June 21, 1990
13 - 113 "The Last Dragon on Earth" (地球最後の龍 Chikyū Saigo no Ryū) Tales from Moominvalley Shōzo Matsuda Masateru Kudō June 28, 1990
14 - 114 "Our Neighbour is a Tough Teacher" (お隣りさんは教育ママ Otonarisan wa Kyōiku Mama) Moominmamma's Maid Naoko Miyake Unknown July 5, 1990
15 - 115 "Snorkmaiden's Lost Memory" (記憶を失ったフローレン Kioku o Ushinatta Furōren) Snorkmaiden the Seer Akira Miyazaki Norio Kaneko July 12, 1990
16 - 116 "A Close Encounter with Aliens" (ムーミン谷に火星人! Mūmindani ni Kaseijin!) Moomin and the Martians Akira Miyazaki Masahiko Yoda July 26, 1990
17 - 117 "A Change of Air" (ムーミンパパの家出 Mūminpapa no Iede) Moomin and the Family Life Shōzo Matsuda Masateru Kudō August 2, 1990
18 - 118 "The Wooden Crate" (海から来た魔法の種 Umi kara Kita Mahō no Tane) Moomin Valley Turns Jungle Akira Miyazaki Hideyuki Motohashi August 9, 1990
19 - 119 "Buried in a Jungle" (ムーミン谷はジャングル Mūmindani wa Janguru) Moomin Valley Turns Jungle Akira Miyazaki Sonomi Aramaki August 23, 1990
20 - 120 "Moomin Saves the Tigers" (ムーミン虎たちを救う Mūmin Tora-tachi o Sukuu) Moomin Valley Turns Jungle Akira Miyazaki Unknown August 30, 1990
21 - 121 "Snufkin Leaves Moomin Valley" (スナフキンの旅立ち Sunafukin no Tabidachi) Akira Miyazaki Masateru Kudō September 6, 1990
22 - 122 "Moomin and Little My's Adventure" (ムーミンとミイの大冒険 Mūmin to Mī no Daibōken) Moominland Midwinter Akira Miyazaki Masahiko Yoda September 13, 1990
23 - 123 "Visitors in the Winter" (ムーミン谷の冬の住人 Mūmindani no Fuyu no Jūnin) Moominland Midwinter Akira Miyazaki Norio Kaneko September 20, 1990
24 - 124 "Hurry Up Snufkin" (帰ってこないスナフキン Kaettekonai Sunafukin) Tales from Moominvalley Akira Miyazaki Unknown September 27, 1990
25 - 125 "The Lighthouse" (パパの夢をのせて Papa no Yume oo Nosete) Moominpappa at Sea Akira Miyazaki Hideyuki Motohashi October 4, 1990
26 - 126 "The Day the Lighthouse Lit Up" (灯台に明かりのともる日 Tōdai ni Akari no Tomoru Hi) Moominpappa at Sea Akira Miyazaki Masateru Kudō October 4, 1990
27 - 127 "Aunt Jane" (お金持ちのジェーンおばさん Okanemochi no Jēn Obasan) Moomin and Family Life Shōzo Matsuda Sonomi Aramaki October 18, 1990
28 - 128 "The Floating Theatre" (浮かぶばけもの屋敷 Ukabu Bakemono Yashiki) Moominsummer Madness Shōzo Matsuda Norio Kaneko October 25, 1990
29 - 129 "The Lost Children" (離れ離れの家族 Hanare Banare no Kazoku) Moominsummer Madness Shōzo Matsuda Masahiko Yoda November 1, 1990
30 - 130 "Midsummer" (喜びの再会 Yorokobi no Saikai) Moominsummer Madness Shōzo Matsuda Hideyuki Motohashi November 8, 1990
31 - 131 "The Big Explosion" (スノークの空飛ぶ船 Sunōku no Sora Tobu Fune) Akira Miyazaki Masateru Kudō November 15, 1990
32 - 132 "The Golden Fish" (まぼろしの金色の魚 Maboroshi no Kin'iro no Sakana) Akira Miyazaki Sonomi Aramaki November 22, 1990
33 - 133 "The Spirit in the Lamp" (魔法のランプに願いを込めて Mahō no Ranpu ni Negai o Komete) Moomin and the Lamp Akira Miyazaki Norio Kaneko November 29, 1990
34 - 134 "The Kite" (たこに乗ったミイ Tako ni Notta Mī) Akira Miyazaki Hideyuki Motohashi December 6, 1990
35 - 135 "The Witch" (帰ってきた魔女 Kaettekita Majo) Akira Miyazaki Unknown December 13, 1990
36 - 136 "Christmas Is Coming" (クリスマスって何? Kurisumasu tte Nani?) Tales from Moominvalley Akira Miyazaki Masahiko Yoda December 20, 1990
37 - 137 "The Midwinter Bonfire" (冬の生物たちのお祭り Fuyu no Seibutsu-tachi no Omatsuri) Moominland Midwinter Akira Miyazaki Masateru Kudō December 27, 1990
38 - 138 "The Spell" (眠りの魔法 Nemuri no Mahō) Akira Miyazaki Sonomi Aramaki January 1, 1991
39 - 139 "Things That Go Bang in the Night" (真夜中の不思議な音 Mayonaka no Fushigina Oto) Akira Miyazaki Norio Kaneko January 1, 1991
40 - 140 "The Secret Fireworks" (花火の秘密 Hanabi no Himitsu) Akira Miyazaki Hideyuki Motohashi January 10, 1991
41 - 141 "Crooks in Moomin Valley" (ムーミン谷の怪事件 Mūmindani no Kaijiken) Akira Miyazaki Unknown January 17, 1991
42 - 142 "The Solar Eclipse" (魔女のほうき Majo no Hōki) Akira Miyazaki Masateru Kudō January 24, 1991
43 - 143 "The Prima Donna" (サーカスのヒロイン Sākasu no Hiroin) Moomin Falls in Love Naoko Miyake Norio Kaneko January 31, 1991
44 - 144 "The Birthday Present" (すてきなお誕生日 Sutekina Otanjōbi) Akira Miyazaki Sonomi Aramaki February 7, 1991
45 - 145 "Moomin Builds a House" (ムーミンの建てた家 Mūmin no Tateta Ie) Moomin Builds a House Naoko Miyake Hideyuki Motohashi February 14, 1991
46 - 146 "Dame Elaine" (パパは大金持ち? Papa wa Ōkanemochi?) Moomin and the Farm Shōzo Matsuda Masateru Kudō February 21, 1991
47 - 147 "The Hot Spring" (温泉が出た! Onsen ga Deta!) Akira Miyazaki Unknown February 28, 1991
48 - 148 "The Bubbles" (シャボン玉に乗ったムーミン Shabondama ni Notta Mūmin) Akira Miyazaki Norio Kaneko March 7, 1991
49 - 149 "The Giant Pumpkin" (ママの秘密 Mama no Himitsu) Akira Miyazaki Sonomi Aramaki March 14, 1991
50 - 150 "The Imp" (枯木の中の声 Kareki no Naka no Koe) Akira Miyazaki Unknown March 21, 1991
51 - 151 "Snorkmaiden Goes Psychic" (フローレンの超能力 Furōren no Chōnōryoku) Snorkmaiden the Seer Akira Miyazaki Hideyuki Motohashi March 28, 1991
52 - 152 "The Treasure Hunt" (宝探しで大騒ぎ Takarasagashi de Ōsawagi) Moomin and the Goldfields Akira Miyazaki Masateru Kudō April 4, 1991
53 - 153 "The Water Nymph" (水の妖精 Mizu no Yōsei) Shōzo Matsuda Masahiko Yoda April 4, 1991
54 - 154 "Mymble's Diamond" (ミムラに贈り物 Mimura ni Okurimono) Mymble's Diamond Shōzo Matsuda Hideyuki Motohashi April 18, 1991
55 - 155 "Moominpappa's Second Youth" (寂しそうなパパ Sabishisōna Papa) Moominpappa and Old Age Shōzo Matsuda Masahiro Kitazaki
Kazuyuki Toshida
April 25, 1991
56 - 156 "The Secret Dish" (旅に出たママ Tabi ni Deta Mama) Megumi Sugihara Masateru Kudō May 2, 1991
57 - 157 "Motherly Love" (フローレンの子育て Furōren no Kosodate) Moomin and the Orphans Shōzo Matsuda Sonomi Aramaki May 9, 1991
58 - 158 "Artists in Moominvalley" (ムーミン谷のコンテスト Mūmindani no Kontesuto) Artists in Moominvalley Naoko Miyake Hideyuki Motohashi May 16, 1991
59 - 159 "Adventures of Moominpappa: Part 1" (パパの思い出 Papa no Omoide) The Exploits of Moominpappa Shōzo Matsuda Masateru Kudō May 23, 1991
60 - 160 "Terrible Little My" (ミイのいたずら Mī no Itazura) Megumi Sugihara Ken Shintani May 30, 1991
61 - 161 "Moomin the Fortune-Teller" (ムーミンは天才占い師 Mūmin wa Tensai Uranaishi) Moomin And The Brigands Naoko Miyake Masahiro Kitazaki
Kazuyuki Toshida
June 6, 1991
62 - 162 "Witch Walking" (魔法の言葉 Mahō no Kotoba) Akira Miyazaki Hideyuki Motohashi June 13, 1991
63 - 163 "Adventures of Moominpappa: Part 2" (オーケストラ号の冒険 Ōkesutora-gō no Bōken) The Exploits of Moominpappa Shōzo Matsuda Sonomi Aramaki June 20, 1991
64 - 164 "Moomin and the Birds" (巣立ちの日 Sudachi no Hi) Nobuaki Kishima Masateru Kudō July 4, 1991
65 - 165 "The Fancy-Dress Ball" (ムーミンの秘密 Mūmin no Himitsu) Snorkmaiden Goes Rococo Naoko Miyake Hideyuki Motohashi July 11, 1991
66 - 166 "The Vampire" (ムーミン谷の吸血鬼 Mūmindani no Kyūketsuki) Moomin and the Vampire Akira Miyazaki Masahiko Yoda July 18, 1991
67 - 167 "The Chair" (壊れたパパの大事な椅子 Kowareta Papa no Daiji na Isu) Megumi Sugihara Masahiro Kitazaki
Kazuyuki Toshida
July 25, 1991
68 - 168 "Adventures of Moominpappa: Part 3" (ママと運命の出会い Mama to Unmei no Deai) The Exploits of Moominpappa Shōzo Matsuda Masateru Kudō August 1, 1991
69 - 169 "The Phoenix" (伝説の不死鳥の危機 Densetsu no Fushichō no Kiki) Akira Miyazaki Kazuaki Mōri August 8, 1991
70 - 170 "Moomin's Big Fish" (お魚パーティーで仲直り Osakana Pātī de Nakanaori) Megumi Sugihara Masahiko Yoda August 15, 1991
71 - 171 "The Slug-a-Bed Mushrooms" (光るキノコの正体 Hikaru Kinoko no Shōtai) Nobuaki Kishima Masateru Kudō August 22, 1991
72 - 172 "Moomin and the Dolphins" (ムーミンとイルカの友情 Mūmin to Iruka no Yūjō) Akira Miyazaki Sonomi Aramaki August 29, 1991
73 - 173 "Moomin and the Cave" (ムーミン探検隊 Mūmin Tankentai) Nobuaki Kishima Masahiko Yoda September 5, 1991
74 - 174 "The Wonderful Present" (歌う花のプレゼント Utau Hana no Purezento) Akira Miyazaki Masateru Kudō September 12, 1991
75 - 175 "The Fabulous Emerald" (ムーミンのすてきな夢 Mūmin no Suteki na Yume) Akira Miyazaki Ken Shintani September 19, 1991
76 - 176 "Painting a House" (こわれたおうち Kowareta Ouchi) Megumi Sugihara Masahiko Yoda September 26, 1991
77 - 177 "The Great Race" (完成!空飛ぶ船 Kansei! Sora Tobu Fune) Akira Miyazaki Masateru Kudō October 3, 1991
78 - 178 "Going South" (ムーミン大空へ Mūmin Ōzora e) Akira Miyazaki Masahiko Yoda October 3, 1991

Season 2 (Delightful Moomin Family: Adventure Diary)

# Title Based on Writer Animation director Original airdate
79 - 201 "The Ring on a Finger" (ムーミンが結婚!? Mūmin ga Kekkon!?) Moomin Engagement Akira Shiramizu Kazuaki Mōri October 10, 1991
80 - 202 "The Girl With Birds" (スニフの恋 Sunifu no Koi) Sniff Falls in Love Masaaki Sakurai Jōji Kikuchi October 17, 1991
81 - 203 "A Wind of Freedom" (新しい生き方のすすめ Atarashii Ikikata no Susume) Moomin Begins a New Life Masaaki Sakurai Unknown October 24, 1991
82 - 204 "Caring Aunt" (世話好きなおばさん Sewazuki na Obasan) Hiroko Naka Jōji Kikuchi October 31, 1991
83 - 205 "A Real Gold Mine" (金色のしっぽ Kin'iro no Shippo) Moomin and the Golden Tail Fuyunori Gobu Kazuaki Mōri
Ken Shintani (?)
November 7, 1991
84 - 206 "Sand Sculptures" (ムーミン谷の彫刻展 Mūmindani no Chōkokuten) Hiroko Naka Jōji Kikuchi November 14, 1991
85 - 207 "The Beach" (僕らの浜辺をかえして Bokura no Hamabe o Kaeshite) Masaaki Sakurai Atsushi Toba November 21, 1991
86 - 208 "A Bothersome Nephew" (署長さんの悩み Shōchō-san no Nayami) The Inspector's Nephew Fuyunori Gobu Jōji Kikuchi November 28, 1991
87 - 209 "The Time Travel Machine" (ご先祖様で大さわぎ Gosenzo-sama de Ōsawagi) Moomin Goes Wild West Fuyunori Gobu Jōji Kikuchi December 5, 1991
88 - 210 "The Circle of Secrets" (チン入者で大騒動 Chinnyūsha de Ōsōdō) Moomin Winter Hiroko Naka Jōji Kikuchi December 12, 1991
89 - 211 "The Dragon" (からの招待状 Kara no Shōtaijō) Moomin and Aunt Jane/Moomin Christmas Kazumi Koide Jōji Kikuchi December 19, 1991
90 - 212 "The Desert" (タイムマシーンふたたび発動 Taimumashīn Futatabi Hatsudō) Moomins in Ancient Egypt Masaaki Sakurai Kazuaki Mōri January 1, 1992
91 - 213 "Queen Cleothystra" (女王陛下とドッキンコ Joō Heika to Dokkinko) Moomins in Ancient Egypt Masaaki Sakurai Rie Nishino January 1, 1992
92 - 214 "The Treasure Map" (ニョロニョロがぞろぞろ Nyoro Nyoro ga Zoro Zoro) Keiji Terui Jōji Kikuchi January 9, 1992
93 - 215 "A Sniff at Everything" (便利屋さんはコーリゴリ Benriya-san wa Kōrigori) Sniff Goes Good Kazumi Koide Masatoshi Fukuyama January 16, 1992
94 - 216 "Funny Disguises" (ムーミンが大変身 Mūmin ga Daihenshin) Akira Shiramizu Jōji Kikuchi January 23, 1992
95 - 217 "Moomin in Cowboy Country" (ムーミン西部に行く Mūmin Seibu ni Iku) Moomin Goes Wild West Masaaki Sakurai Jōji Kikuchi January 30, 1992
96 - 218 "Moominson Crusoe" (ムーミン一家漂流記 Mūmin Ikka Hyōryūki) Moomin Family Robinson Fuyunori Gobu Kazuaki Mōri February 6, 1992
97 - 219 "Hidden love of Little My" (ミィが恋わずらい? Mī ga Koiwazurai?) Hiroko Naka Rie Nishino February 13, 1992
98 - 220 "Tears of the Dragon" (竜の涙を捜せ! Ryū no Namida o Sagase!) Moomin and the Mermaid Masaaki Sakurai Jōji Kikuchi February 20, 1992
99 - 221 "Chouca Lisa" (ムーミンルネッサンスへ行く Mūmin Runessansu e Iku) Akira Shiramizu Masatoshi Fukuyama February 27, 1992
100 - 222 "The Night of the Red Moon" (お月様が落っこちる?! Otsuki-sama ga Okkochiru?!) Fuyunori Gobu Kazuaki Mōri March 5, 1992
101 - 223 "Return to Childhood" (パパのいたずら大作戦 Papa no Itazura Daisakusen) Moominpappa and the Spies Kazumi Koide Jōji Kikuchi March 12, 1992
102 - 224 "The Birthday Surprise" (ミィのやけくそ誕生日 Mī no Yakekuso Tanjōbi) Fuyunori Gobu Jōji Kikuchi March 19, 1992
103 - 225 "The Moomins and the Fake Yeti" (秘密の薬を捜せ! Himitsu no Kusuri o Sagase!) Masaaki Sakurai Rie Nishino March 26, 1992
104 - 226 "The Starry Voyage" (笑顔の戻ったムーミン谷 Egao no Modotta Mūmindani) Masaaki Sakurai Kazuaki Mōri March 26, 1992

References

  1. Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2006). The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917 (Revised and Expanded ed.). Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press. p. 428. ISBN 978-1933330105.
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