Elves of the Forest explained

Ja Kanji:	森のトントたち
Ja Romaji:	Mori no Tonto Tachi

Type:	tv series
Director:	Masakazu Higuchi
Music:	Takeo Watanabe
Studio:	Zuiyo (Production) Shaft (Animation)
Network:	Fuji TV
First:	October 5, 1984
Last:	March 29, 1985
Episodes:	23

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

See also

• List of Christmas films
• Santa Claus in film

Notes and References

1. Book: Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy. The Anime Encyclopedia. 2006. Stone Bridge Press, 2006. 1933330104.
2. Book: Daniel Valentin Simion. Il Dizionario dei Cartoni Animati. 2009. Anton, 2009. 9788890390227.
3. Web site: TV アニメ 森のトントたち. TV Anime: Mori no Tonto Tachi. AllCinema Movie & DVD Database. Japanese. June 12, 2013.
4. Web site: A Christmas Adventure. YouTube.
5. Web site: Christmas Reindeer Tales 1991. YouTube.