Elves of the Forest

Japanese anime television series

森のトントたち (Mori no Tonto Tachi)
Elves of the Forest

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

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]

Plot

Joulupukki 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

In 1991, episodes were edited together into two short movies called A Christmas Adventure and Christmas Reindeer Tales by DIC Animation City.^[4]^[5]

Characters

Patty (Elisa) - Santa Claus's granddaughter.
Erkki
Santa Claus (Joulupukki)
Mauri
Mrs. Claus (Muori)
Elmi
Pertti
Kaarina
Viktori
Lasse

Voice cast

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

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

References

^ 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.