Tanoshii Moomin Ikka (TV series)

Moomin
A screenshot of the series' British English dubbed title, featuring Moominhouse behind the logo.
楽しいムーミン一家 (Tanoshii Mūmin Ikka)
Genre	Fantasy, Adventure, Slice of life
Anime television series
Directed by	Hiroshi Saitô Masayuki Kojima
Produced by	Kazuo Tabata Dennis Livson
Written by	Akira Miyazaki Shozo Matsuda Masaaki Sakurai
Music by	Sumio Shiratori
Studio	Telecable Benelux B.V. Telescreen Japan Inc. Visual 80
Licensed by	UK Maverick Entertainment STAX Entertainment
Original network	TV Tokyo (1990–1991)
English network	UK CBBC
Original run	April 12, 1990 – October 3, 1991
Episodes	104 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Delightful Moomin Family: Adventure Diary
Directed by	Takeyuki Kanda
Produced by	Kazuo Tabata
Written by	Masaaki Sakurai
Music by	Sumio Shiratori
Studio	Telecable Benelux B.V.
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	October 10, 1991 – March 26, 1992
Episodes	26 (List of episodes)
Anime film
Comet in Moominland
Directed by	Hiroshi Saitô
Produced by	Kazuo Tabata
Written by	Akira Miyazaki
Music by	Sumio Shiratori
Studio	Telecable Benelux B.V. Telescreen Japan Inc.
Released	August 8, 1992
Runtime	68 minutes

Moomin (Japanese: 楽しいムーミン一家, Hepburn: Tanoshii Mūmin Ikka, Delightful Moomin Family) is a Japanese-Finnish-Dutch anime television series produced by Telecable Benelux B.V.. 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 the property and the first to receive distribution 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 and 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.

The series helped fuel the "Moomin boom" of the 1990s, including an obsession with The Moomin plush toys in Japan. After great success of the series, a sequel called 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. The sequel aired around several countries outside of Japan, and was considered the second season of Moomin, although it was never dubbed into 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.