The Groke ( Swedish name: Mårran , roughly “The Growlerette”, Finnish name: Mörkö ) is a fictional character in the Moomin stories created by Tove Jansson . She appears as a ghost-like, hill-shaped body with two cold staring eyes and a wide row of white shiny teeth beneath a large and wide triangular nose. In the book Who Will Comfort Toffle? , it is mentioned that she has a tail, but it has never been seen. Wherever she stands, the ground below her freezes, plants and grass die and if she stands in place too long the soil itself will die and nothing will ever grow there again. She leaves a trace of ice and snow when she walks the ground. Anything that she touches will freeze. On one occasion, she froze a campfire by sitting down on it. She seeks friendship and warmth, but she is declined by everyone and everything, leaving her in her cold cavern on top of the Lonely Mountains.
45-485: On one occasion in a comic, however, she was hailed as a heroine when she, in her constant search for warmth, extinguished a forest wildfire by sitting on it. In another comic, Sniff has made a magical potion with seemingly random effects. In curiosity, he drips a few drops on an ant which then transforms into the Groke. It is never made clear if this is how the Groke came to be, or if the ant transformed to another creature of
90-678: A few countries have aired Delightful Moomin Family: Adventure Diary and it has usually been featured as a new season of Moomin . The sequel series has been aired for example in Tove Jansson's home country Finland (but only in Finnish dub), Israel, Latin America, Norway and Poland . The sequel series has never been dubbed to English and it hasn't been aired on CBBC. Producer Dennis Livson was later highly critical towards
135-504: A fire. Sniff manages to resist his greed and uses a large sheet of ice to put out the fire, but Moomintroll begins feeling sorry for the Groke and leads her out to sea via placing two lanterns on a log. Sniff (Moomin character) [REDACTED] Riko Eklundh [REDACTED] Eero Ahre [REDACTED] Jyrki Kovaleff ( Comet in Moominland ) [REDACTED] Jukka Nylund (2017 dubbing) [REDACTED] Ilpo Mikkonen ( Moomins and
180-514: A small preview of the anime series for both Tove and Lars Jansson. According to Livson, Tove commented on the animation by saying "Dom lever ju" ("They are really alive!"). Unlike previous two anime adaptations, Moomin was co-production of Dutch company Telecable Benelux B.V. (later re-titled as Telescreen since 1998 until the acquisition to brand management & media company m4e in 2008) and Japanese animation studios Telescreen Japan Inc. and Visual 80. Hiroshi Saitō and Masayuki Kojima were
225-543: A theatrical prequel film Comet in Moominland which is based on the second novel of the same name and video games releases. The series was dubbed into many languages (including, but not limited to, the aforementioned English, Swedish , Finnish , Norwegian , Dutch and Danish ) and aired worldwide. In addition, a Northern Sami dub was made by NRK Sámi Radio and aired on NRK 1 in Norway and SVT1 in Sweden alongside
270-453: A worried child, childishly fond of gold and pretty stones. His manner of speech changes, from arrogant and unsympathetic to pathetic. In the original books Sniff is small in size and therefore often referred to as the "little creature Sniff". However, In the comics and for example in the animated TV series Moomin Sniff is tall and relatively large compared to many of the other characters. In
315-458: Is "Tooi akogare" ( 遠いあこがれ ) , both of them having the vocals performed by Emiko Shiratori and composed by Sumio Shiratori. From episodes 53–78, the opening theme is "Omajinai no uta" ( おまじないのうた ) performed by "Ponpin-tai ~Moomin-dani no Nakamatachi~" group and the closing theme is "Itsuka suteki na tabi" ( いつかすてきな旅 ) sung by Emiko Shiratori. The sequel series' opening theme is "Hesomagarincho" ( ヘソまがりんちょ ) by Ado Mizumori and Tyrone Hashimoto and
360-530: Is a witch. She teaches Alicia to become a real witch and has a negative opinion about the Moomins and their nice nature. As the series goes on, the witch however begins to appreciate them. At the end of the series, Snork decides to go on a journey with his finished flying ship while Alicia and her grandmother also leave the Moominvalley for the third winter period. The series concludes when the winter arrives,
405-548: Is considered as a sort of an adopted child of the Moomin family, as Muddler and Fuzzy lost him when he was a small child. Sniff is greedy and a bit of a coward. He is cowardly and timid, so freedom for him means conquering his fears. Agneta Rehal-Johansson considers Sniff a study in the psychology of a small child. She has argued there's an initial sort of sibling rivalry between Sniff and Moomintroll in Comet in Moominland : Sniff,
450-508: Is currently no home release of English versions of these episodes. However they, along with the other 52 English episodes have all been officially uploaded to YouTube by official Moomin channel. In the Nordic countries, the series was released by Svensk Filmindustri and by Finnkino and VL-Media in Finland. In 2017, VL-Media started publishing on DVD new remastered and re-dubbed version of
495-508: The " Moomin boom " of the 1990s, including an obsession with Moomin plush toys in Japan. After great success of the series, a sequel called Delightful Moomin Family: Adventure Diary was produced and aired on TV Tokyo from October 10, 1991, to March 26, 1992. The sequel series aired in several countries outside of Japan, where it was considered another season of Moomin , although it was never dubbed into English. The original series also spawned
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#1732791362705540-552: The 1990 anime series. C omet in Moominland has been dubbed to several European languages, and was later dubbed into English with a separate cast (which was included on the German DVD release of the film). A modernized version of the film was planned to be released in 2020 to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the Moomin franchise, but was delayed until September 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic After Tove Jansson's death,
585-578: The Comet Chase ) Sniff ( Swedish : Sniff ) is a character in the Moomin stories created by Tove Jansson . His debut is in the first Moomin-book The Moomins and the Great Flood . In addition to books, he is also a prominent character in the Moomin comics and animations. The parents of Sniff are The Muddler ( Rådd-djuret ) and Fuzzy ( Sås-djuret ), childhood friends of Moominpappa. Sniff
630-662: The English dub were released on VHS, and in 2005 a R2 DVD of the first five episodes, entitled Moomin Mania was released by Maverick Entertainment, but was later discontinued. As of 2009, four DVD volumes has been released in the UK by STAX Entertainment, while Telescreen has released eight volumes and two box sets for the American market. These boxsets only go up to Episode 52 however, they do not include episodes 53–78. At this time there
675-535: The Finnish or Swedish dub. In 2017, presentations rights of the series in Finland was moved from Yle to commercial channel MTV Oy . The series received a new HD-remaster, and a new Finnish translation and dubbing was recorded, due to copyright reasons. The new Finnish translation was based largely on the CBBC English version. During the early 1990s, the first anime series has also been dubbed into British English for Children's BBC (later renamed as CBBC ) in
720-403: The Moomins fall into hibernation and Snufkin travels to the south once again. Moomin is the third anime adaptation based on the novels and comic strips. Before the production, author Tove Jansson was already displeased with the previous Moomin anime adaptation from 1969 due to how unfaithful the series' characters and stories were to her original source material. Because of this, both of
765-577: The Moomins in Swedish productions and localizations because Tove Jansson herself was a Finland-Swede. The Japanese, Italian, Finnish and Swedish dubs used a female narrator to give the impression that the show was narrated by Jansson herself. (also known as Floren in the Japanese dub) (also known as Morran in the Japanese dub) The first anime series consists of 78 episodes, although only 76 episodes have been aired in certain countries. The series
810-677: The Polish Moomin TV series , she is more like the character in the novels, but darker and bestial. The Japanese-Dutch anime series Moomin includes her as an antagonist. In the Japanese dub, she is referred to as Morran, mirroring her original Swedish name Mårran. She is distinctive from her first appearance in the series for her intimidating appearance and the loud growling sounds that she utters. Dubs in other languages use different growls, as well as different malevolent theme music, which begins to play every time she appears. The Groke's primary introductions were in episode 6, 7 and 22 of
855-520: The United Kingdom under the title Moomin . The series was distributed by Maverick Entertainment, while the dubbing was recorded at Cardiff 's Eco Studios. The full voice cast includes Susan Sheridan , Toni Barry , Pat Starr, Peter Whitman, John Chancer, David Graham , Garrick Hagon , Jeff Harding and Stacey Jefferson . Sheridan's daughter Emily Stride also provided the English voice of Too-Ticky in some episodes. The series has never aired in
900-623: The United States with the exception being Hawaii , where the series has been retitled as The Tales of Moomin Valley and aired on television station K-5 . Despite the different opening and ending themes, Hawaii airings featured the British dub from Children's BBC. Between 2019 and 2020, all 78 episodes of the first series were uploaded to YouTube by official Moomin channel under the new title Adventures from Moominvalley . The British dub
945-500: The aforementioned Norwegian and Swedish dubs. The series begins with the arrival of spring in Moominvalley. Moomin, along with Little My, Moominpappa, and Moominmamma, wake up in Moominhouse, while Snufkin also comes back from his south travel on the first day of spring. The first eight episodes create a coherent storyline that is based on the third novel, Finn Family Moomintroll . During the story, Moomin and his friends find out
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#1732791362705990-407: The animations he is portrayed as brown or grey, but in the colour pictures made by Tove Jansson he is always white (although sometimes, when feeling ill, he turns slightly green). He has a long thin tail and his head looks much like a kangaroo's , with a long pointed muzzle with a black nose at the tip and large triangular ears that splay out from the top of his head. In the books Sniff often spends
1035-489: The book Tales from the Moominvalley Sniff has a cuddly toy dog called Cedric , which Sniff has given to Gaffsie's daughter. In the game Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley , he instead gives Cedric to Snufkin, which functions as a quest object later in the game. Sniff is an active character over the whole span of the animated TV series Moomin , even though Tove Jansson used the character only occasionally after
1080-412: The collection Tales from Moominvalley (five episodes in total). Roughly twenty episodes in the original series and dozen more in the sequel series are based on stories taken from Tove and Lars Jansson's Moomin comic strips. The series does have differences from the books and comic strips, more strongly than European stop-motion series The Moomins that aired between 1977 and 1982, but not as much as
1125-403: The ending recycles the "Itsuka suteki na tabi" theme by Emiko Shiratori. Outside Japan, the international version had been aired with different opening and ending theme songs, which are composed by Dutch composer Pierre Kartner . The Nepalese dub of the series has both themes sung by Nepalese singer Deepesh Kishor Bhattarai. There are four soundtrack albums and several single releases of both
1170-513: The first Moomin and New Moomin from 1972 were never distributed or aired outside Japan. Since 1981, Finnish animation and commercial producer Dennis Livson began to beg the rights from Tove and Lars Jansson to make another animated adaptation. Eventually, Livson managed to win both of them over after they saw his previous produced animated series Alfred J Kwak , and rights for another series were obtained. A year later in Tokyo, Livson showed
1215-613: The first 1990 and sequel series, all of which are exclusively released in Japan. The first albums "Delightful Moomin Family Vol.1" ( 楽しいムーミン一家Vol.1 ) and "Delightful Moomin Family – Departure of Snufkin" ( 楽しいムーミン一家~スナフキンの旅立ち ) were released on 1990, both having background music from the series along with storylines in between tracks narrated by Emiko Shiratori. The third album "Moomin Selection" ( ムーミン・セレクション~ムーミン主題歌集~ ) from 1992
1260-581: The first books. In the TV series Sniff has been added to many of Jansson's stories where he did not originally feature. Moomin (1990 TV series) Moomin is a Dutch-Japanese anime television series produced by Telecable Benelux B.V. and animated by Telescreen Japan. Based on the Moomin novels and comic strips by the Finnish illustrator and author Tove Jansson and her brother Lars Jansson , it
1305-409: The first series. The series was distributed to many countries worldwide. In Tove Jansson 's home country Finland , the series first aired on Finnish Broadcasting Company 's YLE TV1 on September 1, 1991, and a Swedish dub first aired three days later. After the first run, the series has been moved to YLE TV2 and has been rebroadcasting along with the sequel series in almost every year, either with
1350-529: The large "King's Ruby" in their suitcase. After Thingummy and Bob return Moominmamma's missing handbag, the Moomins celebrate the event with a large junket, where suddenly the Hobgoblin also arrives. Finally the problem of the King's Ruby's ownership is solved with the Hobgoblin's magic. Moomin takes place over a three-year period. Moomin and his family or friends manage to take part in two winter periods through
1395-498: The magical silk hat, that turns out to belong to the Hobgoblin. He later gets his hat back from the Moomin family. The Moomins later find a wrecked boat, fix it and travel to a lonely island which is full of Hattifatteners. Next, two small creatures called Thingumy and Bob with a large suitcase arrive to the Moominhouse, and they are followed by the Groke. After the Moomins manage to evict the Groke from their way by giving her Moomin's seashell, it turns out that Thingumy and Bob are keeping
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1440-426: The many adventures of Moomin and family, together with their friends, around Moominvalley and sometimes outside of it. Most of the stories involve discovering magical objects and creatures, adventures in different locations or dealing with everyday situations. While many episodes are faithful to or at least loosely based on the novels and comic strips, the series has its own consistent continuity. The series helped fuel
1485-410: The night in the Moominhouse, but he lives in a dwelling built into a rock outcrop near the forest. In the TV series and Tove and Lars Jansson's comics Sniff has his own house. In the TV animation he seems to spend more time in Moominhouse than in his own house. In the comics, Sniff's greed for money makes him more arrogant than in the books, and sometimes he even goes scheming with the shady Stinky. In
1530-426: The previous two anime adaptations . Certain events and characters from the books and comic strips are missing to fit the series' own continuity or for reasons unknown. Many new plotlines and some new characters have been added, especially in the later episodes. Some notable differences include: In the Swedish dub the cast was exclusively made up of Finland-Swedes . Generally Finland-Swedish actors are always cast as
1575-414: The same type. The Groke is a melancholic and lonely character. Agneta Rehal-Johansson has argued that various other characters, such as Moomintroll or Moominmamma, identify with or are represented by her loneliness. There have been various adaptations of the Moomin books on television. The Groke appears differently in the 1969 anime version of the Moomins , where she is depicted as white and depressed. In
1620-403: The sequel series and stated that "we had nothing left to mine from by way of Tove’s own stories." After the broadcast of the sequel series, a theatrical animated film Comet in Moominland was first released as a triple-feature with two unrelated shorter films on August 8, 1992, in Japan. Based on Tove Jansson 's second Moomin novel of the same name , the animated film works as a prequel to
1665-524: The series' main directors while Akira Miyazaki did the screenplay for the first 12 and many later episodes. Tove and Lars Jansson were also involved with the screenplay by doing certain changes in scripts. The series includes plotlines taken from following Moomin books: Finn Family Moomintroll (eight episodes), Moominland Midwinter (three episodes), Moominsummer Madness (three episodes), The Exploits of Moominpappa (three episodes), Moominpappa at Sea (two episodes) and several short stories from
1710-407: The series' producer Dennis Livson was planning to make a second film based on Moominpappa at Sea but Tove Jansson's niece Sophia Jansson didn't give him permission for it. In Japan, the series was released both as individual DVD volumes and box sets by Victor Entertainment . A Blu-ray Disc Box Set was also released on December 21, 2012. During the 1990s, a selected number of episodes of
1755-459: The series, although the Moomins are supposed normally to hibernate. Through the series, Snork , the Snork Maiden 's inventor brother, designs and creates two flying ships of different type; the first is destroyed due sabotage and the second one gets finished at the end of the series. Before the second winter period the Moomins and their friends also get to know Alicia and her grandmother, who
1800-404: The series. There are several video games based on directly the 1990 anime series. Most of them have only seen limited releases. The music score of Moomin is composed by Sumio Shiratori and the original theme song as well as other singing heard in the series is performed by his wife Emiko Shiratori . From episodes 1–52, the opening theme is "Yume no Sekai he" ( 夢の世界へ ) and the closing theme
1845-474: The series. It was not until episode 37 that she was presented more sympathetically. She also appears in the episode "Night of the Groke" in the 2019 series , in which she make a ghostly moaning sound as she slowly slides along, leaving an ice trail behind her as she searches for fire. She is first encountered by Moomintroll, Snufkin, and Sniff, who manage to escape her. Afterwards, the Groke attempts to head to Moominpappa and Moominmamma’s tent, in which they have
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1890-632: The smaller creature, envies Moomintroll, who has strengths and characteristics Sniff would want himself. Towards the end of the book, Sniff has found a place in the Moomin family. When Comet in Moominland , originally published in 1946, was revised in 1968, Sniff's role changed and grew more prominent, with Sniff becoming the main protagonist of a secondary plot in the book. His personality changed, too. Tove Jansson's own early notes describes him as "cowardly, egoistic, puberty", but from being self-absorbed, ostentatious and acquisitive, he becomes anxious, wanting to be heard and seen, whining and impatient, like
1935-625: Was first aired in Japan on TV Tokyo on April 12, 1990. The last episode aired in Japan on October 3, 1991. As its initial run went on, Moomin become known for it being aired during the Gulf War . When the Operation Desert Storm broke out on January 17, 1991, other TV stations around Tokyo switched to emergency broadcasting with only TV Tokyo broadcasting the anime as usual and attracted a lot of attention. After its first run in Japan, many other television channels have re-aired
1980-486: Was the third anime adaptation of the property and the first to receive distribution in different countries worldwide. Moomin first aired on TV Tokyo from April 12, 1990, to October 3, 1991. The series had also been dubbed into English and aired on CBBC in United Kingdom during the same year. Moomin takes place in the peaceful rural land of Moominvalley , where a young Moomin along with his parents Moominpappa and Moominmamma live in Moominhouse. The series follows
2025-527: Was used again with new, high definition remastered prints. After the high success of the first anime series in Japan, the second anime series titled Delightful Moomin Family: Adventure Diary was produced. TV Tokyo aired it in Japan from October 10, 1991, to March 26, 1992. Consisting 26 more episodes, continued from the first period, it will be from episodes 79 to 104. The sequel series does not feature any adaptations of Jansson's books but some of its episodes were based on Moomin comic strips. Outside Japan only
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