Sylvanian Families (OVA series) explained

is a 2007 3DCG original video animation series produced by Dyna Method in cooperation with Itochu, Nippon Columbia and Shogakukan, based on the Sylvanian Families toy line by Epoch Co. It is the third adaptation of the Sylvanian Families characters to animation, preceded by the 1987 American animated series Sylvanian Families and the 1988 British stop motion animation Stories of the Sylvanian Families. It was produced by Kōji Kawaguchi and Yumiko Muriai, directed by Akira Takamura and the stories were written by Hiroko Odaka. The OVAs were released on June 20, 2007 on DVD with English-language subtitles.^[1] HiT Entertainment has licensed the series outside Japan.

Characters

• The Periwinkles (Rabbits) - Alex, Kate, Oliver, Rebecca, Jamie
• The Walnuts (Squirrels) - Cedric, Yardley, Ralph, Saffron
• The Macavities (Cats) - Alonzo, Rumpus, Asparagus
• The Huckleberries (Dogs) - Hubert Alan, Dennis
• The Chocolates (Rabbits) - Frasier, Freya
• The Slydales (Foxes) - Slick, Buster, Scarlett
• The Cottontails (Rabbits) - Gromwell, Willow
• The Petites (Bears) - Piers
• The Keats (Cats) - Rosetti, Shelley

Voice actors

• Tomoko Kawakami - Milk Usagi-chan / Rebecca Periwinkle
• Akiko Hasegawa - Kurumi Risu-chan / Saffron Walnut
• Kana Ueda - Shima Neko-chan / Asparagus Macavity
• Kōki Miyata - Maron Inu-kun / Dennis Huckleberry
• Fushigi Yamada - Kuma-kun / Piers Petite
• Chinami Nishimura - Kitsune-kun / Buster Slydale, Milk Usagi-kun / Oliver Periwinkle
• Kaori Mizuhashi - Kitsune-chan / Scarlett Slydale
• Maya Okamoto - Chocolate Usagi-chan / Freya Chocolate, Kurumi Risu Okasan / Yardley Walnut
• Yukiko Mizuochi - Milk Usagi Okasan / Kate Periwinkle
• Aso Tomohisa - Cream Neko Otosan / Rossetti Keats
• Junichi Sugawara - Kitsune Otosan / Dr. Slick Slydale
• Toshitsugu Takashina - Milk Usagi Otosan / Alex Periwinkle
• Megumi Matsumoto - Kurumi Risu-kun / Ralph Walnut
• Makiko Ōmoto - Shima Neko-kun / Rumpus Macavity
• Hyo-sei - Wata Usagi-kun / Gromwell Cottontail
• Ai Maeda - Cream Neko-chan / Shelley Keats
• Kiyoyuki Yanada - Maron Inu Sensei / Headmaster Hubert Alan Huckleberry
• Kōichi Yamadera - Kurumi Risu Otosan / Cedric Walnut

Music

Koichiro Kameyama, of Project.R fame, was composer of the score for the OVA series.

The OVA's opening song is titled, performed by Hitomi Yoshida and the ending theme is titled by Tomoko Kawakami, Akiko Hasegawa, Kōki Miyata, Fushigi Yamada, Kaori Mizuhashi and Maya Okamoto.

External links

• • Official website of the Nippon Columbia version

Notes and References

1. Web site: CDJapan: Complete Listings | Keywords: Sylvanian. CDJapan.