Maple Town
| Maple Town | |
Cover of the First DVD Box Set released in Japan.
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メイプルタウン物語 (Maple Town Monogatari) |
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| Genre | Adventure, Slice of life |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Junichi Sato |
| Produced by | Shinji Nabeshima (Asahi Broadcasting) Azuma Kasuga (Asatsu Inc.) Yasuo Yamaguchi |
| Written by | Shigeru Yanagawa |
| Music by | Akiko Kosaka |
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Toei Animation Asatsu Inc. Asahi Broadcasting Corporation |
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| Original network | TV Asahi |
| English network | |
| Original run | January 19, 1986 – January 11, 1987 |
| Episodes | 52 |
| Anime film | |
| Maple Town Monogatari | |
| Directed by | Junichi Sato |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | July 12, 1986 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Anime television series | |
| New Maple Town Stories: Palm Town Chapter | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Shidara |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Original network | TV Asahi |
| Original run | January 18 – December 27, 1987 |
| Episodes | 50 |
| Anime film | |
| New Maple Town Stories: Home Town Collection | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Shidara |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | March 14, 1987 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
Maple Town, known as Maple Town Stories (Japanese: メイプルタウン物語 Hepburn: Meipuru Taun Monogatari?) is a 1986 Japanese slice of life anime series created by Chifude Asakura and directed by Junichi Sato. The series is animated by Toei Animation, consisting of 52 half-hour episodes, which aired on TV Asahi in Japan from January 19, 1986 to January 11, 1987. It focuses on the adventures of Patty Rabbit, Bobby Bear, and their families, in a small utopian anthropomorphic city named Maple Town. The series gave way to a 50-episode sequel, New Maple Town Stories: Palm Town Chapter, which made Patty Rabbit (and her voice actor, Maya Okamoto) the only ongoing member from both series, although Maple Town's citizens made cameos from time to time. To date, this has not seen an official English release.
The program spawned collectible figurines with changeable clothing as well as houses, furniture, and vehicles; Tonka was the licensee and manufacturer in the US market.
VHS compilations of Maple Town appeared in North America, Europe and Japan during the late 1980s and early 1990s. As of 2013, official DVDs of the show have only surfaced in Japan, Spain, and Hungary, with no release plans announced for other territories, including the United States.
Patty Hoperabbit, along with her family is soon arriving in Maple Town, a small town inhabited by friendly animals. However, due to a train heist by the sly—if usually "endearingly" unsuccessful—thief, Wilde Wolf, he stole the mailbag from her father and made his escape in the forest. Soon she follows after him alone to retrieve the mailbag. In the midst of getting the bag back from the thief, she befriends a boy of her age named Bobby Kumanoff who has the bag. As they both escaped from Wilde Wolf and outwitted him, they deliver the mailbag back safely to her father. Soon, the Rabbit Family made their stay at Maple Town as mail carriers and the bitter, yet sweet friendship of Patty and Bobby begins to blossom. At the same time trying to foil Wilde Wolf's plans.
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