Elves of the Forest

Elves of the Forest
森のトントたち
Directed byMasakazu Higuchi
Music byTakeo Watanabe
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes23
Production
Executive producerShigeto Takahashi
Production companiesZuiyo Enterprise
Fuji Television
Original release
NetworkFuji TV
ReleaseOctober 5, 1984 (1984-10-05) –
March 29, 1985 (1985-03-29)

Elves of the Forest (森のトントたち, Mori no Tonto Tachi) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Zuiyo and animated by Shaft. It was originally broadcast on Fuji TV for 23 episodes between October 5, 1984, and March 29, 1985.

Plot

The family of Joulupukki ("Santa Claus") lives along with the tonttu and wights in a forest in Finnish Lapland. They experience a lot of adventures along with the other residents of the forest; for example, they pack Christmas presents together.

English adaptation

In 1991, episodes were edited together into two short movies called A Christmas Adventure and Christmas Reindeer Tales by DIC Animation City.

Characters

Voice cast

English dub

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy (2006). The Anime Encyclopedia. Stone Bridge Press, 2006. ISBN 1933330104.
  2. ↑ Daniel Valentin Simion (2009). Il Dizionario dei Cartoni Animati. Anton, 2009. ISBN 9788890390227.
  3. ↑ TV アニメ 森のトントたち [TV Anime: Mori no Tonto Tachi] (in Japanese). AllCinema Movie & DVD Database. Retrieved June 12, 2013.