New Moomin

Japanese anime television series

New Moomin (新ムーミン) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Zuiyo Enterprise and animated by Mushi Production. The series is a sequel series to the series Moomin, which aired from 1969 to 1970, and is based largely on the Moomin books by Tove Jansson. Since most of the staff and cast from the 1969 series have been retained, most elements were maintained from the 1969 series, starting with the characterization. Also, the content can be considered a sequel to the previous series, even though it is a stand alone work. For this reason, Mami Hagiwara, a freelance writer who writes a series of articles for the official Moomin website in Japan, refers to this series as "Season 2 of the 1969 series". Although few changes have been made, it is more faithful to Jansson's book than the 1969 series. Since 1990, Moomin Characters, Ltd, which manages the Moomin copyrights, has not released this series to the public in principle along with the previous series.

The first Moomin animated series, which aired from 1969 to 1970, received negative reviews from the original author, Tove Jansson, but was well received by viewers and sponsors and ended after the broadcast period was extended. The project for this series was then launched. Initially, the idea of creating a completely new look for the Moomins, reflecting Jansson's ideas, was floated, but it was decided that it would be a bad idea to change the image of the existing series, so the Moomins were born as Japanese style Moomins, with no plans for overseas development. When Jansson produced this series, she agreed to maintain the style and setting of the 1969 series, provided that it would not be exported. Therefore, neither the series nor its 1969 predecessor broadcast outside Japan except Taiwan, which aired in TTV.

Shizue Kaneko, a well known Japanese animator, has highly praised this anime, describing it as "the bible of family friendly animation.

# 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'm 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

In 1989, all episodes were released on VHS. 2 or 3 episodes per volume, for a total of 26 volumes. Released by Tohokushinsha Film Corporation. Distributed by VAP, Inc.