List of Moomin episodes
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.[1] 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.
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" hasn't been aired. In Norway, "The Witch", "The Spell" and "The Imp" were aired once and then were taken off, because they were thought to be too scary for the youngest in the audience. Similarly, after "Tiny Guests" first aired there, parents called in to NRK, complaining that the Groke was too scary and after the series was taken off for some time, she was re-dubbed in later episodes with a lighter voice. "The Big Explosion" wasn't aired there, but it was later released on DVD, due to changed minds on the scariness factor. 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 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.
Episode list
Season 1 (Moomin)
| # | Title | Based on | Writer | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - 101 | "The Moomin Valley in Spring" (ムーミン谷の春 Mūmindani no Haru) | Finn Family Moomintroll | Akira Miyazaki | April 12, 1990 |
| 2 - 102 | "The Magic Hat" (魔法の帽子 Mahō no Bōshi) | Finn Family Moomintroll | Akira Miyazaki | 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 | 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 | 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 | May 3, 1990 |
| 6 - 106 | "Tiny Guests" (小さな小さなお客様 Chiisana Chiisana Okyakusama) | Finn Family Moomintroll | Akira Miyazaki | May 10, 1990 |
| 7 - 107 | "The Suitcase" (スーツケースの中身 Sūtsukēsu no Nakami) | Finn Family Moomintroll | Akira Miyazaki | May 17, 1990 |
| 8 - 108 | "The Hobgoblin's Magic" (飛行オニの魔術 Hikōoni no Majutsu) | Finn Family Moomintroll | Akira Miyazaki | 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 | 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 | June 7, 1990 |
| 11 - 111 | "The Wings" (大空を飛ぶスノーク Ōsora o Tobu Sunōku) | Akira Miyazaki | 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 | 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 | 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 | July 5, 1990 |
| 15 - 115 | "Snorkmaiden's Lost Memory" (記憶を失ったフローレン Kioku o Ushinatta Furōren) | Akira Miyazaki | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | August 30, 1990 |
| 21 - 121 | "Snufkin Leaves Moomin Valley" (スナフキンの旅立ち Sunafukin no Tabidachi) | Akira Miyazaki | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | October 4, 1990 |
| 27 - 127 | "Aunt Jane" (お金持ちのジェーンおばさん Okanemochi no Jēn Obasan) | Shōzo Matsuda | October 18, 1990 | |
| 28 - 128 | "The Floating Theatre" (浮かぶばけもの屋敷 Ukabu Bakemono Yashiki) | Moominsummer Madness | Shōzo Matsuda | October 25, 1990 |
| 29 - 129 | "The Lost Children" (離れ離れの家族 Hanare Banare no Kazoku) | Moominsummer Madness | Shōzo Matsuda | November 1, 1990 |
| 30 - 130 | "Midsummer" (喜びの再会 Yorokobi no Saikai) | Moominsummer Madness | Shōzo Matsuda | November 8, 1990 |
| 31 - 131 | "The Big Explosion" (スノークの空飛ぶ船 Sunōku no Sora Tobu Fune) | Akira Miyazaki | 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 | 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) | Akira Miyazaki | November 29, 1990 | |
| 34 - 134 | "The Kite" (たこに乗ったミイ Tako ni Notta Mī) | Akira Miyazaki | December 6, 1990 | |
| 35 - 135 | "The Witch" (帰ってきた魔女 Kaettekita Majo) | Akira Miyazaki | December 13, 1990 | |
| 36 - 136 | "Christmas Is Coming" (クリスマスって何? Kurisumasu tte Nani?) | Tales from Moominvalley | Akira Miyazaki | 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 | December 27, 1990 |
| 38 - 138 | "The Spell" (眠りの魔法 Nemuri no Mahō) | Akira Miyazaki | 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 | January 1, 1991 | |
| 40 - 140 | "The Secret Fireworks" (花火の秘密 Hanabi no Himitsu) | Akira Miyazaki | January 10, 1991 | |
| 41 - 141 | "Crooks in Moomin Valley" (ムーミン谷の怪事件 Mūmindani no Kaijiken) | Akira Miyazaki | January 17, 1991 | |
| 42 - 142 | "The Solar Eclipse" (魔女のほうき Majo no Hōki) | Akira Miyazaki | 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 | January 31, 1991 |
| 44 - 144 | "The Birthday Present" (すてきなお誕生日 Sutekina Otanjōbi) | Akira Miyazaki | 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 | February 14, 1991 |
| 46 - 146 | "Dame Elaine" (パパは大金持ち? Papa wa Ōkanemochi?) | Shōzo Matsuda | February 21, 1991 | |
| 47 - 147 | "The Hot Spring" (温泉が出た! Onsen ga Deta) | Akira Miyazaki | 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 | March 7, 1991 | |
| 49 - 149 | "The Giant Pumpkin" (ママの秘密 Mama no Himitsu) | Akira Miyazaki | March 14, 1991 | |
| 50 - 150 | "The Imp" (枯木の中の声 Kareki no Naka no Koe) | Akira Miyazaki | March 21, 1991 | |
| 51 - 151 | "Snorkmaiden Goes Psychic" (フローレンの超能力 Furōren no Chōnōryoku) | Akira Miyazaki | March 28, 1991 | |
| 52 - 152 | "The Treasure Hunt" (宝探しで大騒ぎ Takarasagashi de Ōsawagi) | Akira Miyazaki | April 4, 1991 | |
| 53 - 153 | "The Water Nymph" (水の妖精 Mizu no Yōsei) | Shōzo Matsuda | April 4, 1991 | |
| 54 - 154 | "Mymble's Diamond" (ミムラに贈り物 Mimura ni Okurimono) | Shōzo Matsuda | April 18, 1991 | |
| 55 - 155 | "Moominpappa's Second Youth" (寂しそうなパパ Sabishisōna Papa) | Shōzo Matsuda | April 25, 1991 | |
| 56 - 156 | "The Secret Dish" (旅に出たママ Tabi ni Deta Mama) | Megumi Sugihara | May 2, 1991 | |
| 57 - 157 | "Motherly Love" (フローレンの子育て Furōren no Kosodate) | Shōzo Matsuda | May 9, 1991 | |
| 58 - 158 | "Artists in Moominvalley" (ムーミン谷のコンテスト Mūmindani no Kontesuto) | Naoko Miyake | 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 | May 23, 1991 |
| 60 - 160 | "Terrible Little My" (ミイのいたずら Mī no Itazura) | Megumi Sugihara | May 30, 1991 | |
| 61 - 161 | "Moomin the Fortune-Teller" (ムーミンは天才占い師 Mūmin wa Tensai Uranaishi) | Naoko Miyake | June 6, 1991 | |
| 62 - 162 | "Witch Walking" (魔法の言葉 Mahō no Kotoba) | Akira Miyazaki | June 23, 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 | July 4, 1991 |
| 64 - 164 | "Moomin and the Birds" (巣立ちの日 Sudachi no Hi) | Nobuaki Kishima | June 20, 1991 | |
| 65 - 165 | "The Fancy-Dress Ball" (ムーミンの秘密 Mūmin no Himitsu) | Naoko Miyake | July 11, 1991 | |
| 66 - 166 | "The Vampire" (ムーミン谷の吸血鬼 Mūmindani no Kyūketsuki) | Akira Miyazaki | 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 | 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 | July 4, 1991 |
| 69 - 169 | "The Phoenix" (伝説の不死鳥の危機 Densetsu no Fushichō no Kiki) | Akira Miyazaki | 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 | August 15, 1991 | |
| 71 - 171 | "The Slug-a-Bed Mushrooms" (光るキノコの正体 Hikaru Kinoko no Shōtai) | Nobuaki Kishima | 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 | August 29, 1991 | |
| 73 - 173 | "Moomin and the Cave" (ムーミン探検隊 Mūmin Tankentai) | Nobuaki Kishima | September 5, 1991 | |
| 74 - 174 | "The Wonderful Present" (歌う花のプレゼント Utau Hana no Purezento) | Akira Miyazaki | 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 | September 19, 1991 | |
| 76 - 176 | "Painting a House" (こわれたおうち Kowareta Ouchi) | Megumi Sugihara | September 26, 1991 | |
| 77 - 177 | "The Great Race" (完成!空飛ぶ船 Kansei! Sora Tobu Fune) | Akira Miyazaki | October 3, 1991 | |
| 78 - 178 | "Going South" (ムーミン大空へ Mūmin Ōzora e) | Akira Miyazaki | October 3, 1991 | |
Season 2 (Delightful Moomin Family: Adventure Diary)
| # | Title | Writer | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 - 201 | "The Ring on a Finger" (ムーミンが結婚!? Mūmin ga Kekkon!?) | Akira Shiramizu | October 10, 1991 |
| 80 - 202 | "The Girl With Birds" (スニフの恋 Sunifu no Koi) | Masaaki Sakurai | October 17, 1991 |
| 81 - 203 | "A Wind of Freedom" (新しい生き方のすすめ Atarashii Ikikata no Susume) | Masaaki Sakurai | October 24, 1991 |
| 82 - 204 | "Mr Caramel" (世話好きなおばさん Sewazuki na Obasan) | Hiroko Naka | October 31, 1991 |
| 83 - 205 | "A Real Gold Mine" (金色のしっぽ Kin'iro no Shippo) | Fuyunori Gobu | November 7, 1991 |
| 84 - 206 | "Sand Sculptures" (ムーミン谷の彫刻展 Mūmindani no Chōkokuten) | Hiroko Naka | November 14, 1991 |
| 85 - 207 | "The Beach" (僕らの浜辺をかえして Bokura no Hamabe o Kaeshite) | Masaaki Sakurai | November 21, 1991 |
| 86 - 208 | "A Bothersome Nephew" (署長さんの悩み Shōchō-san no Nayami) | Fuyunori Gobu | November 28, 1991 |
| 87 - 209 | "The Time Travel Machine" (ご先祖様で大さわぎ Gosenzo-sama de Ōsawagi) | Fuyunori Gobu | December 5, 1991 |
| 88 - 210 | "The Circle of Secrets" (チン入者で大騒動 Chinnyūsha de Ōsōdō) | Hiroko Naka | December 12, 1991 |
| 89 - 211 | "The Dragon" (からの招待状 Kara no Shōtaijō) | Kazumi Koide | December 19, 1991 |
| 90 - 212 | "The Desert" (タイムマシーンふたたび発動 Taimumashīn Futatabi Hatsudō) | Masaaki Sakurai | January 1, 1992 |
| 91 - 213 | "Queen Cleothystra" (女王陛下とドッキンコ Joō Heika to Dokkinko) | Masaaki Sakurai | 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 | January 9, 1992 |
| 93 - 215 | "A Sniff at Everything" (便利屋さんはコーリゴリ Benriya-san wa Kōrigori) | Kazumi Koide | January 16, 1992 |
| 94 - 216 | "Funny Disguises" (ムーミンが大変身 Mūmin ga Daihenshin) | Akira Shiramizu | January 23, 1992 |
| 95 - 217 | "Moomin in Cowboy Country" (ムーミン西部に行く Mūmin Seibu ni Iku) | Masaaki Sakurai | January 30, 1992 |
| 96 - 218 | "Moominson Crusoe" (ムーミン一家漂流記 Mūmin Ikka Hyōryūki) | Fuyunori Gobu | February 6, 1992 |
| 97 - 219 | "Hidden love of Pretty Mee" (ミィが恋わずらい? Mī ga Koiwazurai?) | Hiroko Naka | February 13, 1992 |
| 98 - 200 | "Tears of the Dragon" (竜の涙を捜せ! Ryū no Namida o Sagase!) | Masaaki Sakurai | 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 | 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 | March 5, 1992 |
| 101 - 223 | "Return to Childhood" (パパのいたずら大作戦 Papa no Itazura Daisakusen) | Kazumi Koide | March 12, 1992 |
| 102 - 224 | "The Birthday Surprise" (ミィのやけくそ誕生日 Mī no Yakekuso Tanjōbi) | Fuyunori Gobu | 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 | 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 | March 26, 1992 |
References
- 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.