The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1980)

Original title

ニルスのふしぎな旅

Genre

adventure anime and manga, fantasy anime and manga

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 52 episodes

Rated

0

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 55 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boy is shrunk to miniature size and travels across Sweden on the back of a goose. He learns about nature and friendship while trying to break the spell that made him small.

whimsicaladventurousdreamlikelightheartedserenenostalgicfairy-tale-likeleisurely

What happens

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (ニルスのふしぎな旅, Nirusu no Fushigi na Tabi) is an anime adaptation of the 1906 novel The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf. The 52-episode series aired on the Japanese network NHK from January 1980 to March 1981. It was the first production by Studio Pierrot. The anime largely follows the original story, with the addition of Nils's pet hamster and an expanded role for Smirre the fox. The music was composed by Czech musician Karel Svoboda, while Chito Kawachi provided the soundtrack for the original Japanese broadcast and several international versions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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