Moomin 1990 Japanese Intro HD

This is the first Japanese Opening of the series, rawscanned version from (i believe) 2017 remaster. It has western-like colors (more depth on them), unlike the original Japanese releases.

[@keikei79]

Meanwhile in Finland: PAA-PA-PA-PAA-PA-PAA-PAA-PA-PAA-PAA-MAA-MA-MA-MAA-MA-MAA-MAA-MA-MAA-MAA...

[@MidBoss666]

Poland got the same song XD

[@JvLampi]

​@@MidBoss666 lol im from finland but good even some country gets the same

[@MidBoss666]

@@JvLampi Moomins are huge in Poland (we even had that fuzzy felt series), so of course we had a cover of the Finnish song ^^

[@ApexShadows]

Totta Japanissa näyttää olevan ihan kokonaan erilainen biisi kun mitä täällä Suomessa on Mutta ne molemmat ovat ihan hyviä

[@LocustxXxLocust]

I was hoping for that but in Jap-Speech when I clicked this. My disappointment is immeasurable.

[@ViajeroAstral]

Japanese intro: Feels magical, mistical, you're entering to another realm, cozy English intro: Feels like you're entering to Alabama

[@jakmisom]

I can't believe they replaced this masterpiece when dubbing it

[@beyondseaisinyourwalls9279]

Right??? I really love this intro

[@binchillin888]

I have only just heard it today on the moomin podcast. It really is a gorgeous song and the animation is so wonderful.

[@user-nu5or1qy2q]

​​@@binchillin888 and with music same to the series and feelings of sadness like those moments from the series "Cry your heart out and you find that sadness quickly disappears"

[@Musaiftekhar]

@@user-nu5or1qy2q The whole series (I saw it in Arabic as a 9 year old) had a very sad and dark undertone to it.

[@simonkemfors]

the Finland Swedish intro is so cozy though

[@bobbyshomestudio]

genuinely feels like entering another world when that first melody plays and Moominhouse comes over the hill...

[@RockyDrago]

I had no idea the Japanese intro was entirely different from the Swedish and English one, it's quite interesting to see.

[@sebastian_pizarro]

And Spanish version

[@tapio5193]

@@sebastian_pizarro and Finnish

[@Settiis]

Swedish? You mean Finnish.

[@kanggoo57]

@@Settiis there was a swedish version but the dub isnt as legendary as finnish

[@JohannesNikitin91]

Actually its Finland Swedish!! There are same people who done Finnish and Swedish dub (there are few differences).

[@SK0001]

Here's the english translation of the lyrics in case anyone's curious! (not my translation, but wanted to put it here because it adds a lot to the song) Even you, who always tries to stay strong, will have moments when you need to shed tears. In those moments, just cry your heart out, and then you will find that the sadness quickly disappears. Come, Come here to where I am. Come out and hold out your little hand to me. I shall take you to the world of dreams. As long as you have an honest heart, all is well.

[@misscreative1096]

😢😢😢😢❤❤

[@ApexShadows]

Thanks

[@chuvvii]

Watching this cartoon for 14 years since childhood loving this song and whole thing then realizing what this song was about is whole new love 😭

[@LeanEre]

Holy sick, it's beautiful 😢

[@_Lane_]

I'm glad here in Hungary, in the early 1990s the Moomin series was shown on TV with the Japanese opening theme. 😄 It's so beautiful, touching, gloomy and melancholic (but not depressing)! 🎵🎶🎵🎶 And fits perfectly for the story. ⛅🌳🌷

[@ninchu5482]

My mom used to play me this when i was small to get me to sleep, if i remember correcty i used to ask her to replay it everytime it ended. Listening to it again brings back hazy memories of those times. Makes me appreciate life itself more.

[@L1ttlef0ot]

So I didn’t mean to make a small essay here but: I really love this intro/song and it’s the main motivation for me to even have watched the show. I have yet to hear other country’s versions of it yet but I will actively seek them out soon. I love this song because I feel it really articulates the vibe of the show so well. Aside from the meaning of the lyrics, The first half has a despondent minor key melody that is actually relatively complicated and the notes are not simple progressions. This makes me think of how complex emotions are almost always part of feeling sad or upset about something, and it isn’t easy to navigate though the feelings you have. The second half is major key, and the melody is much more simple and easy to follow, which makes sense if you think about how it feels to be happy, that’s not a very complex emotion and it is much easier to identify the nuances of what you are feeling. This intro song is perfect for the show because it ties into the majority of the topics brought up, which are mostly about navigating through interpersonal relationships and more complex situations that involve mixed emotions, such as codependency or neglect, etc. that are even difficult for many adults to fully understand.

[@Rina-the-Polyglot]

Wow! Probably that’s why I found myself shedding tears in the bus after listening to it, I wondered why and was really going to ask my therapist about it 😮 I mean, the minor tone and complexity in the music

[@dino339]

the arabic version in middle east uses same theme but uses different lyrics : kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHOxhp19qZ2SbsU this version lyrics talk about cherishing earth as kind mother, and that we should try our best to grow it and be it's right people, and the last parts of it mentioned how lucky those who gets blessed with it's gifts..

[@m-mikan8824rapitairport]

これ放送始まったの瀬戸大橋が1989年に開通して早くも１年来た頃の1990年このムーミンシリーズがテレビ東京系で始まりましたもん。あれから３４年きて今が2024年きますけどまた民放（フジテレビ系列、MBS・TBS系列）でムーミンシリーズやってたら見たいと思います。

[@mbh4575]

Interesting, part of this is used in the outro of the European version,

[@dramacubic3763]

that animation made me happy once again, it's just so soothing and calming, I can't believe how much I enjoy watching this, thank you for uploading it ;)

[@Omegajunior2658]

Amazing. I remember watching this 1990 Japanese-Finnish-Dutch anime TV series when I was a kid. It was shown on the BBC as a part of their children's block CBBC and RTÉ 2 years ago. I know it is based on the Moomin novels and comic strips by the Finnish illustrator and author Tove Jansson and her brother Lars Jansson. I'm sure Moomin franchise is very popular in Japan 🇯🇵 🗾.

[@matthewweatherford6566]

There's this store fairly close to where I live that particularly sells Japanese imports and I see Moomin products sometimes. It used to have multiple Thomas items but nowadays, I only see one. I think Mattel has something to do with that. Apparently, Thomas has been low on sales throughout the 2010s and some are blaming Mattel's cost cutting practices for that.

[@Omegajunior2658]

@@matthewweatherford6566 I see

[@binchillin888]

It really is popular in Japan. I've seen doodles of moomins from Japanese artists ages ago and heard that they even have a theme park outside Tokyo on the moomin podcast. I had first thought it was Japanese due to the anime, but on a British quiz show I learned it was a Finnish authors work, so I did some reading. Two anime were done in collaboration. I think the first one was in the 70s. Now there is a cgi animation from 2019. I thought they were horses or hippos at first before I found out they were trolls lol

[@Settiis]

Dutch?

[@mmiimw50360]

​@@Settiispretty sure this had like a dutch producer

[@MoonPrincess456]

Welp I'm gonna have to rewatch the moomins in Japanese, because from this intro I can tell the Dub watered it down and altered the whole tone of the show 😭

[@mochamochee]

Where can I watch the Japanese dub?😮😮

[@longwlenguyen4214]

I agree but the dub were a bit more iconic and hilarious.

[@mochamochee]

@@longwlenguyen4214 "Let's fill Moominvalley with crime, come on!" ☺️☺️😝😈😈

[@cactus7754]

1:22 this is the cutest thing

[@_Lane_]

What...?

[@madsceptictrooper6803]

Olisiko hienoa jos Future Film saisi erikoisoikeuden julkaista Muumilaakson tarinoista erikoisen julkaisun jossa on kielivaihtoehtoina japani, Ylen suomi ja ruotsi dupit, DVD:lle ja Blu-ray:lle.

[@beggi7360]

Todellakin olis😃

[@LA-ci4yp]

Having grown up with the Norwegian version of the intro I definitely feel that this version is superior, while it's not as catchy it's more thematically close to the series and has a melancholic yet nostalgic feel. ~ 🤗

[@samrizzardi2213]

I'll never get over just how utterly pissed off Snork looks in this scene of otherwise ecstatic joy

[@mochamochee]

I DONT EVEN NOTICE HE'S THERE HE LOOKS SO MAD😭

[@shino7295]

Romanji lyrics: Itsumo tsuyogari bakari itte iru kimi demo Tama ni wa namida wo kobosu koto mo aru hazu Sonna toki ni wa omoi kiri naku no mo ii kanashii koto nado hora sugu ni kieru kara Saa oide boku no tokoro he Chiisana sono te wo nobashite goran yume no sekai he tsurete yuku yo Sunao na kokoro dake ga areba ii

[@HussainAliq1984]

like walking on the clouds

[@Emipuchucha]

Amo mucho este opening mas que el internacional, la letra es mas cute 🥺 y melancólica ❤

[@Misbehave]

The original Japanese intro is amazing compared to the badly clipped version they used in Finland. Incredibly dumb that even the late remaster of the show still used the badly cut intro instead of this masterpiece.

[@mayproductions1365]

The original song is the "finnish" one, its not even finnish, its swedish with a finnish dialect.

[@Nome_the_Furry]

​@@mayproductions1365 This adaptation of the Moomins is Japanese, so the Finnish and Swedish intros definitely aren't the original.

[@Rosieway01]

@@mayproductions1365What? THIS is the original intro because this is a Japanese adaption of the moomins.

[@stchiao1209]

The character in Little Witch Academia, Lotte Jansson, is named after Moomin creator Tove Jansson. And Hannah England and Barbara Parker were based on Bill Hanna and you Joe Barbera.

[@fulicious2991]

This is so different from the Estonian dub, but I really love both versions ❤

[@TransistorBased]

I absolutely hear some Roland D50 Fantasia

[@Biletbankarossiy]

It makes me cry

[@Kaapoman2K]

Tykkään tästä Japanilaisesta intro enemmän kuin siitä mikä Suomessa käytettiin.

[@madsceptictrooper6803]

Niin minäkin.

[@Suappi]

Itse pidän molemmista, mutta musta tää on ehkä turhan tunteellinen :D Ja muutenki ton itämaisen intron instrumental on ihan hiton hyvä.

[@midigee]

This makes the localised English opening sound like total clownnery

[@vitorbayestorff4209]

Lindo

[@mariosk3466]

kawaii

[@Nnnbb927]

Thank you for this

[@elliethecat222]

so upsetting that they changed this for the dub? it’s so lovely

[@hopemueller2658]

While I will agree that this version is beautiful the English one is also good. More on the catchy/cute side

[@quick.brownfox]

So beautiful

[@latexu9589]

Scenes at 0:23 and 1:13 are also seen in the Finnish intro, and 0:36 and 0:57 in the outro.😉

[@user-xx8pk8gq9t]

Муми тролль прикольний мне там нравится из героев хемуль

[@Studiogu-xj4ym]

I am very like Mumin

[@childemperor]

❤

[@andeven1]

Has the whole series been rescanned like this? If so, do you know where I can dl it?

[@Mesterius1]

This isn't real HD, it's upscaled from SD. And the colors look exactly the same as on the old Japanese DVD editions. I don't think this has any connection to the 2017 Finnish re-release.

[@Suappi]

Dude, there's literally a whole episode available in this quality and its identical to the 2017 remaster. And the colors def doesn't look the same gyazo.com/ac87b885bfb898b17e8db3ea31e28198 I wouldn't come to say stuff, when I haven't done any research myself.

[@Mesterius1]

​@@Suappi You're right about the colors, they do look a bit different (mostly darker). But regardless of that, I don't think this is a true HD master rescanned from film. If it was, the picture would be considerably sharper and more detailed. Also, where has a full episode of the Japanese version been released like this?

[@tanisha2659]

does this really matter lmao... you don't need to be so uptight abt it

[@Mesterius1]

@@tanisha2659 If it doesn't matter to you, why are you commenting on it?

[@javierramos185]

Venezuela antes del chavismo

[@vezziGD]

well from a nostalgia standpoint i prefer the eu one but this one is pretty cool

[@Finnish_Guy_3301]

It seems like only japanese shows have the lyrics in the intro song

[@Masanjuttuja]

0:23

[@Zfanesque]

Call it a personal preference, but I enjoyed the english opening more. This was still incredibly good and fits the Moomins theme well, but I like the upbeat and catchy-ness of the english version.

[@ifisawyourreplyiwillanswerback]

I thought like you tbh but after hearing this opening idk it just feels better, it almost grows on you. Like I didn’t like the Japanese opening at first but I heard its instrumental in the dub version of 90s Moominvalley, and it was then that I started loving this song.

[@WOWAtv]

Tyle w dzieciństwie mnie ominęło? :(

[@MidBoss666]

My dostaliśmy cover Fińskiej wersji openingu.

[@johanstenfelt1206]

Hm, so, was this Show originally Japanese or what? Sometimes, it can be rather hard to know for sure.

[@DingusJoe64]

Moomin itself is Finnish, the show however was made in Japan.

[@Rosieway01]

This series is a 1989 Japanese adaption of the Moomins. It’s roughly based on the books but very different.

[@Rosieway01]

The old moomin books were written by a Swedish-Finish writer. However, this serie is a Japanese adaption of the moomins and differs alot from those books.

[@wilkinstokarev5705]

So moomin does have a mouth after all I thought he doesn't.

[@MaxTiger01]

Now lets sing it together: "Itsumo tsuyogari bakari itte iru kimi demo Tama ni wa namida wo kobosu koto mo aru hazu Sonna toki ni wa omoi kiri naku no mo ii kanashii koto nado hora sugu ni kieru kara Saa oide boku no tokoro he Chiisana sono te wo nobashite goran yume no sekai he tsurete yuku yo Kigae nanka nan ni mo ira nai kara Dare ni demo ichido wa kanarazu aru mono sa Kuyashi namida de makura nurashita koto Dakedo yasashii asa no hikari wo abireba Akarui egao ga hora koborete kuru kara Saa oide boku to issho ni Chiisana hitomi de nozoite goran Hana no yousei ga odori daseba Dare mo minna suteki na tomodachi sa Saa oide boku no tokoro he Chiisana sono te wo nobashite goran Yume no sekai he tsurete yuku yo Sunao na kokoro dake ga areba ii" (coppied from reddit post by MetalLava)

[@sumppi1]

Onko tämä 2017 remasteri virallinen vai fanien tekemä?

[@Suappi]

Tää on se vuonna 2017 tehty remasterointi, jota sanotaan ''MTV:n remasteroinniksi''.

[@essi444]

😻✅👍🇯🇵🎌

[@deelak-ss9262]

SUMIO SHIRATORI - Suomen tunnetuin tuntematon säveltäjä kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJq0h4h5qLqNl9k

[@amicus9450]

do you know where i can find this HD version?

[@amicus9450]

for the whole series

[@msozodz]

@@amicus9450 we only have 1 episode in this quality

[@amicus9450]

@@msozodz would you be so kind as to tell me where i can find this high quality version of the episode?

[@msozodz]

​@@amicus9450 my comments keep getting removed

[@atit1950]

Nepal🇳🇵

[@velho6298]

How was this animated in japan and not in finland?

[@WitchettyMan]

I'm guessing Finland can't animate to save their lives. From what I saw from Europe-made animations.

[@L1ttlef0ot]

A lot of Moomin related animations were done in Japan, not just this one. I think it was partially due to the popularity of Moomin in Japan, and partially because they were already known for relatively quality cell animation at the time

[@Rosieway01]

Finnish and European can’t animate not close up the level of the Japanese as well. Besides, this is a Japanese 1989 adaption, roughly based on those old books but very different.

[@Rosieway01]

The old moomin books were written by a Swedish-Finish writer. However, this serie is a Japanese adaption of the moomins and differs alot from those books.

[@MediaCalicoComics]

Song name?

[@sheilaleitedesousa3835]

O nome da música é: Yume no sekai e

[@whiter4828]

0:43 это шедевр!

[@heavenly_haori1725]

how I’d never seen or heard of this series is wild but it feels strangely comforting, It’s like one big fever dream.

[@TrYhE]

Kk

[@ing-alim-2]

Nada mal, prefiero la version de Latinoamérica o de España

[@sennouningen774]

コレじゃないだよなぁ

[@animemistyroblox2922]

Toi eka sana on suomeks vaikka esitänkin aina vahvaa

[@aamos7223]

Finnish paras

[@laurilahti9863]

Ei ole

[@user-rf8oo8ip8m]

единственный русский камет

[@marbleherogaming735]

It dosent hit the same as the finnish intro