Things I’ve learned from this version of the Moomins: 1. Snufkin is a cold-blooded murderer from way back 2. Apparently Moomin is prone to falling off cliffs
See what’s funny is even if the subtitles weren’t there, the animation proves that this still would be unhinged as shit, snufkin on santas sleigh before it cuts to Santa in jail, *i won’t hesitate moomin* while laughing with a gun, the solid minute of snork and moomin beating the shit out of eachother, all that is literally insane with or without subtitles
I think the most WTF moment here is Moominpappa pulling up Snork's blanket. Seriously, what the hell?! And what was he going to do with that hammer?! Edit: I found the real episode, and it turns out this video plays the scene in reverse. Well played.
1. I'M WHEEZING LMAO, and 2. that barrel chasing scene is actually pretty cute! Maybe its obvious, but in case others haven't noticed, Moomin was desperate to reach abd protect the barrel bc he thought Snufkin was inside, that's why he was relieved wheb he saw that Snufkin was never in the barrel to begin with. Cuties 🥰
I like to think that this version of Moominvalley is a few years before the current Moominvalley. That being said they had obviously moved away to forget everyone’s crimes and not get caught by the police
It is crazy even without subtitles. I perfectly understand why Tove hated it. How could it be made at all?! And subs goes really well, i am becoming a fan of it. I can't find any rational explanation for what is happening on the screen.
Moomin is quintessentially finnish to me. But also an anime. Which to a Swede is weird because to us It's like "yeah its that finnish cartoon where everyone speaks in a fenno-swedish accent and is kind of laid back" but the anime is totally from the same country as Neon Genesis Evangelion. I legit thought it was a uniquely scandinavian phenomenon growing up. And the realization that it wasn't threw me for a loop initially. "People care about Moomin outside of Scandinavia?" I thought. But ofcourse they do! They're just kind of cozy.
There wouldn't have been 3 different anime if the Japanese weren't aware of it. That's for sure. I think they have Moomin merchandise to this day. Saw some Japanese hard candy with Moomin characters on the tin a couple years back. I wish I went back to get it. Here in the US, though, it's basically a college town comic book store thing, like all Euro-comics. Tintin's the only one that's almost mainstream.
