Elves of the Forest

Japanese anime television series

Elves of the Forest

森のトントたち
(Mori no Tonto Tachi)
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 March 29, 1985.[1][2][3]

## Plot

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The family of Joulupukki ("Santa Claus") lives along with the tonttu and wights in a forest in Finnish Lapland. They experience a lot of adventures along with the other residents of the forest; for example, they pack Christmas presents together.

## English adaptation

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

## Characters

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

## Voice cast

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* 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

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* 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

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* List of Christmas films
* Santa Claus in film

## References

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1. ^ Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy (2006). The Anime Encyclopedia. Stone Bridge Press, 2006. ISBN 1933330104.
2. ^ Daniel Valentin Simion (2009). Il Dizionario dei Cartoni Animati. Anton, 2009. ISBN 9788890390227.
3. ^ "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.

## External links

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* Elves of the Forest (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
* Elves of the Forest at IMDb
* A Christmas Adventure at IMDb

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