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is a Japanese anime television series which was broadcast on Fuji Television between 1969 and 1970. The series is loosely based on the Moomin books by the Finnish author Tove Jansson. A sequel series entitled Shin Muumin (New Moomin) was later released in 1972. However, Jansson never approved of these series due to dramatic changes in areas such as plot, atmosphere, and character personality.
The series was never translated into any languages or released outside Japan. It is also notably different from the later anime television series Moomin, released in the early 1990s, which was translated into many languages and released in dozens of countries. The later series relies more on the original of the Moomin books (along with many of its comic strips), and was accepted as a part of the franchise.
Moomin may refer to:
- The Moomins or Moomintrolls, characters in a series of books by Finnish author Tove Jansson, which she created in the 1940s
- Moomin, a short form of the name of the main Moomin character, Moomintroll
- The Moomins (TV series), a 1970s stop motion version broadcast in the UK
- Moomin (1990s TV series), a sequel to the first 1990s anime version, in English named Moomin
- Moomin World, a theme park in Finland based on the Moomin franchise
- Moomin (singer), a Japanese reggae-style pop artist
MOOMIN (むーみん) (born July 13, 1972) is a Japanese reggae artist. Along with a number of colleagues, he is responsible for the growth and popularity of Japan's reggae scene.
He is originally from Chigasaki, Kanagawa, and is married with two children. He works at Overheat Studios, and keeps his real name secret.
Moomin first appeared on the reggae scene in 1992, and traveled to Jamaica the following year. His official debut with a record label was in 1997 (under Ki/oon Records), and since 2003 he has been with Universal Music Group.
The Moomins are the central characters in a series of books and a comic strip by Swedish-speaking Finnish illustrator and writer Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by Schildts in Finland. They are a family of white, roundish fairy tale characters with large snouts that make them resemble hippopotamuses. The carefree and adventurous family live in their house in Moominvalley, though in the past, their temporary residences have included a lighthouse and a theatre. They have had many adventures along with their various friends.
In all, nine books were released in the series, together with five picture books and a comic strip being released between 1945 and 1993.
The Moomins have since been the basis for numerous television series, films and even a theme park called Moomin World in Naantali, Finland.
is a Japanese-Finnish anime television series produced by Telecable Benelux B.V.. It is based on the Moomin novels and comic strips by the Finnish illustrator and author Tove Jansson and her brother Lars Jansson. It was the third anime adaptation of Moomins but the first to be distributed and dubbed in other countries worldwide. Moomin first aired on TV Tokyo from April 12, 1990 to October 3, 1991. The series has also been dubbed English and aired on CBBC in United Kingdom during the same year.
Moomin takes place the peaceful Moominvalley, where young Moomin along with his parents Moominpappa and Moominmamma live at the large and blue Moominhouse. The series follows many fun or even obscure adventures of Moomin family and their friends around the Moominvalley or sometimes outside of it. Most of the stories involve discovering magical objects/creatures, adventures in different locations or dealing with everyday situations. While many episodes are faithful or at least loosely based on the novels and comic strips, the series has its own consistent continuity.
Moomin has received high popularity in Japan, Poland, Israel, Hawaii, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Nordic countries, including Jansson's home country Finland, where it has been re-aired almost continuously since its first broadcast by Yle. The series helped fuel the " Moomin boom" of the 1990s, including an obsession with The Moomin plush toys in Japan. After the high success, a sequel series called was made. When the sequel series aired around several countries outside the Japan, it was considered as the second season of the Moomin. CBBC has left out the sequel series and has never dubbed it in English. The original series also spawned a theatrical prequel film Comet in Moominland that is based on the second novel of the same name and video games releases.