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 January 1, 1985.[1][2][3]
| Elves of the Forest | |
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| 森のトントたち (Mori no Tonto Tachi) | |
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| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Masakazu Higuchi |
| Music by | Takeo Watanabe |
| Studio | Zuiyo (production) Shaft (animation) |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | October 5, 1984 – March 29, 1985 |
| Episodes | 23 |
Plot
editJoulupukki Family lives along with the tonttu and wights in a forest in Finland. They experience a lot of adventures along with the other residents of the forest. For example, they pack Christmas presents together.
English dub
editIn 1991, episodes were edited together into two short movies called A Christmas Adventure and Christmas Reindeer Tales by DIC Animation City.[4][5]
Characters
edit- Patty (Elisa) - Santa Claus's granddaughter.
- Erkki
- Santa Claus (Joulupukki)
- Mauri
- Mrs. Claus (Muori)
- Elmi
- Pertti
- Kaarina
- Viktori
- Lasse
Voice cast
edit- Hiromi Tsuru as Elisa
- Hirotaka Suzuoki as Erkki
- Kōsei Tomita as Joulupukki
- Mayumi Tanaka as Mauri
- Miyoko Asō as Muori
- Rihoko Yoshida as Elmi
- Yuri Nashiwa as the narrator
- Yuu Shimaka as Pertti
- Hitomi Oikawa as Kaarina
- Naoki Tatsuta as Viktori
- Ryō Horikawa as Lasse
- Eken Mine
- Hiroshi Masuoka
- Ikuya Sawaki
- Mitsuo Senda
- Yoshiko Sakakibara
English dub
edit- Mike Reynolds as Santa Claus
- Barbara Goodson as Mrs. Claus, Polly
- Rebecca Forstadt as Patty
- Lara Cody as Marty
- Heidi Lenhart as Monica
- Tifanie Christun as Bridget
- Robert V. Barron as Joseph
- Barry Stigler as Bert
- Jeff Winkless as Jeb, Elf
- Tom Wyner as Henry
- Bill Capizzi as Elf
- Steve Kramer as Elf
- Kerrigan Mahan as Elf
- Ron Salaises
- Wendy Iwai
- Yaba Greenfield
- B.J. Sharp
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy (2006). The Anime Encyclopedia. Stone Bridge Press, 2006. ISBN 1933330104.
- ^ Daniel Valentin Simion (2009). Il Dizionario dei Cartoni Animati. Anton, 2009. ISBN 9788890390227.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "A Christmas Adventure". YouTube.
- ^ "Christmas Reindeer Tales 1991". YouTube.
External links
edit- Elves of the Forest (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Elves of the Forest at IMDb
- Elves of the Forest at IMDb
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