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Thumbelina: A Magical Story (TV)

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Alternative title:
Almendrita (Spanish)
Calineczka (Polish)
Däumelinchens Reise (German)
Nowe przygody Calineczki (Polish)
O Livro de Thumbelina (Portuguese)
Oyayubi Hime Monogatari (Japanese)
Pollicina (Italian)
Pulgarcita (Spanish)
Thumb Princess Story
Thumbelina
Дюймовочка (Russian)
رحلة الأحلام (Arabic)
مايا (Arabic)
おやゆび姫物語 (Japanese)
Genres: adventure, fantasy
Plot Summary: A bratty girl named Mia is given a book, Thumbelina, which upon reading she is shrunk and transported into the world of the book. She embarks on a journey to return home, and to normal size making friends and learning lessons on the way, but that's only the beginning of her adventures.
Number of episodes: 26
Episode titles: We have 26
Vintage:
1992-09-30 to 1993-03-31
1996-07-29 (Germany)
Release dates: We have 2
Opening Theme:
"Welcome to the Planetarium (プラネタリウムにようこそ)" by Yuki Matsuura
Ending Theme:
"Whistling of the Hills (口笛の丘)" by Yuki Matsuura
Comment:
The US edition was heavily edited, shortening a TV series into an 80-minutes "feature film."
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DVD (Region 1)
    Thumbelina: A Magical Story (Dub.DVD) 2006-05-09 (from $37.62)
VHS
    Thumbelina (Dub.VHS) 1994-01-18 (from $24.99)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Chief Director: Hiromitsu Morita
Series Composition: Akiyoshi Sakai
Script:
Akiyoshi Sakai (eps 1, 5, 23)
Ayuko Anzai (ep 20)
Keiji Kubota (eps 17, 24)
Shigeru Yanagawa (7 episodes
eps 2-3, 6, 8-9, 12, 16
)
Takerō Yamaguchi (4 episodes
eps 5, 14-15, 23
)
Teppei Den (ep 26)
Yasuko Hoshikawa (4 episodes
eps 18-19, 22, 25
)
Yū Mizuki (ep 4)
Yuki Kikuchi (5 episodes
eps 7, 10-11, 13, 21
)
Storyboard:
Akinori Ōrai (4 episodes
eps 4, 7, 14, 17
)
Hajime Ryūgazaki (eps 2, 20)
Hiromitsu Morita (eps 1, 11, 26)
Kisen Tatsutomi (ep 6)
Ryō Tachiba (eps 15, 23)
Saburō Hashimoto (eps 10, 19, 22)
Seiji Okuda (eps 8, 12, 18)
Shirō Shirabe (ep 3)
Takahiro Okada (ep 25)
Toshō Noma (5 episodes
eps 9, 13, 16, 21, 24
)
Yoshitsugu Nabeshima (ep 5)
Episode Director:
Akinori Ōrai (4 episodes
eps 4, 7, 14, 17
)
Hajime Matsuzaki (ep 22)
Hiromitsu Morita (eps 1, 11, 26)
Jōji Shimura (ep 23)
Kazunori Tanahashi (eps 3, 8, 12)
Takahiro Okada (ep 25)
Takechika Narikawa (5 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 15, 20
)
Toshō Noma (6 episodes
eps 5, 9, 13, 18, 21, 24
)
Yūji Asada (eps 16, 19)
Music: Kōji Murakami
Original story: Hans Christian Andersen
Character Design: Usagi Morino
Art Director: Takeshi Waki
Animation Director:
Hajime Matsuzaki (ep 22)
Hisatoshi Motoki (4 episodes
eps 2, 5, 15, 23
)
Ichizō Kobayashi (ep 19)
Jōji Yanase (eps 9, 21, 26)
Junko Abe (4 episodes
eps 3, 10, 15, 23
)
Katsumi Aoshima (eps 7, 14)
Kōji Katō (ep 16)
Makoto Yoshizaki (eps 4, 18, 25)
Takashi Asakura (4 episodes
eps 12, 17, 20, 24
)
Takashi Hyōdō (eps 8, 13)
Toshiharu Okada (eps 1, 6, 11)
Sound Director: Yasunori Honda
Director of Photography: Takeshi Fukuda
Producer: Ippei Onimaru

Assistant Unit Director: Jōji Shimura
Background Art:
Ayari Wake (Green; eps 2-26 even)
Eri Isaka (Green; eps 3-25 odd)
Hiromi Morikawa (Green; eps 2-26 even)
Hiroshi Yoshikawa (Green; ep 1)
Maki Yoneda (Green; 7 episodes
eps 1-9 odd, 13, 15
)
Miyoko Kohama (Green; 6 episodes
eps 11, 17-25 odd
)
Sadako Tokoeda (Green; eps 2-26 even)
Yukari Ōba (Green; 12 episodes
eps 1 5, 3-13 odd, 17-25 odd
)
Color setting:
Masato Takagi (eps 17, 21, 24)
Reiko Endō (8 episodes
eps 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 22, 25
)
Yōko Mihashi (10 episodes
eps 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 16, 19-20, 23, 26
)
Yoshiko Takiguchi (5 episodes
eps 1, 4, 7, 10, 13
)
Editing: Osamu Tanaka
In-Between Animation:
Eiko Murata (eps 16, 19)
Kazuko Fujimura (eps 16, 19)
Kuniko Sagawa (21 episodes
eps 1-15, 17-18, 20-21, 23-24
)
Masao Suwa (11 episodes
eps 1-15 odd, 18, 21, 24
)
Masumi Kuga (23 episodes
eps 1-15, 17-18, 20-21, 23-26
)
Michiko Nagatomi (22 episodes
eps 1-15, 17-18, 20-21, 23-24, 26
)
Noriko Kurabayashi (eps 16, 19)
Rie Maehara (7 episodes
eps 18, 20-21, 23-26
)
Rirako Aoshima (eps 16, 19)
Ryutarou Shimakawa (11 episodes
eps 13-15, 17-18, 20-21, 23-26
)
Satoshi Kubo (11 episodes
eps 2-14 even, 17, 20, 23, 25
)
Takako Shirakawa (23 episodes
eps 1-15, 17-18, 20-21, 23-26
)
Tomoko Ito (21 episodes
eps 1-15, 17-18, 20-21, 23-24
)
Yasuko Miyazaki (23 episodes
eps 1-15, 17-18, 20-21, 23-26
)
Yoshihiko Ikematsu (7 episodes
eps 18, 20-21, 23-26
)
In-Between Check:
Hideo Maru (ep 22)
Masao Suwa (10 episodes
eps 2-14 even, 17, 20, 25
)
Miyuki Ishimaru (eps 16, 19)
Satoshi Kubo (12 episodes
eps 1-15 odd, 18, 21, 24, 26
)
Key Animation:
Atsuko Nozaki (4 episodes
eps 12, 17, 20, 24
)
Ayako Enomoto (7 episodes
eps 2, 5, 8, 10, 15, 20, 24
)
Chiyoko Takahashi (ep 3)
Hajime Matsuzaki (ep 26)
Hidenori Ōshima (5 episodes
eps 9, 13, 21, 24, 26
)
Hideo Maru (ep 22)
Hironori Ohkuma (ep 16)
Hiroshi Konno (eps 10, 15, 23)
Hisayoshi Yamazaki (ep 22)
Ichirō Hattori (eps 2, 7)
Ichizō Kobayashi (ep 19)
Jōji Yanase (eps 21, 26)
Junko Abe (ep 2)
Katsumi Aoshima (eps 7, 14)
Kōji Kawaguchi (11 episodes
eps 2-3, 5, 9, 13, 17-18, 20-21, 23, 25
)
Kuniko Sagawa (eps 21, 25-26)
Makoto Koga (5 episodes
eps 2, 7, 10, 17, 23
)
Makoto Yoshizaki (4 episodes
eps 9, 15, 18, 25
)
Manshū Fujiwara (5 episodes
eps 4-5, 8, 12, 18
)
Masahiko Nakata (ep 16)
Masaki Inoue (ep 22)
Masao Suwa (eps 15, 23, 26)
Michiko Nagatomi (eps 21, 25)
Naotoshi Tadokoro (ep 4)
Osamu Ishikawa (7 episodes
eps 8, 10, 14, 18, 23-25
)
Satoshi Kubo (ep 26)
Shigeru Murakami (ep 13)
Shinnosuke Kon (ep 5)
Tadaaki Miyata (ep 13)
Takashi Asakura (4 episodes
eps 12, 17, 20, 24
)
Takashi Hyōdō (ep 13)
Takayuki Kanouchi (5 episodes
eps 3, 7, 9, 14, 20
)
Takechika Narikawa (ep 3)
Terumi Mutō (ep 3)
Tetsuya Minakami (ep 4)
Tomokazu Kimura (ep 5)
Tomoko Ito (eps 21, 24-26)
Toshiharu Okada (eps 1, 6, 11)
Toshimasa Suzuki (ep 16)
Toshō Noma (ep 3)
Yoshiaki Itō (ep 16)
Yoshihiro Takeda (ep 4)
Yuri Handa (eps 2, 7)
Music Selection: Shigeru Miyashita
Paint:
Akemi Horie (8 episodes
eps 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 17, 21, 24
)
Eriko Murata (8 episodes
eps 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 17, 21, 24
)
Etsuko Hasegawa (8 episodes
eps 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 20, 23, 26
)
Kaori Sakairi (8 episodes
eps 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 22, 25
)
Kazuko Hanajiri (10 episodes
eps 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 16, 19-20, 23, 26
)
Kazunori Suzuki (8 episodes
eps 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 17, 21, 24
)
Keiichi Funada (4 episodes
eps 15, 18, 22, 25
)
Kōichi Yanai (4 episodes
eps 15, 18, 22, 25
)
Masako Moriyama (eps 16, 19)
Mitsuki Tayama (8 episodes
eps 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 22, 25
)
Naoko Furutani (eps 16, 19)
Yoshiko Takiguchi (eps 17, 21, 24)
Yukie Mitsuma (10 episodes
eps 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 16, 19-20, 23, 26
)
Yukiko Okamoto (8 episodes
eps 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 22, 25
)
Yuko Toyozaki (5 episodes
eps 1, 4, 7, 10, 13
)
Photography:
Akinobu Majima (Sanko Production; 24 episodes
eps 1-15, 17-18, 20-26
)
Fumio Hirokawa (Sanko Production; 24 episodes
eps 1-15, 17-18, 20-26
)
Kazuhiro Yoshino (Sanko Production; ep 1)
Kiyoshi Ishihara (Sanko Production; 23 episodes
eps 2-15, 17-18, 20-26
)
Takeru Katsumata (Sanko Production; 9 episodes
eps 17-18, 20-26
)
Tsuguo Ozawa (E.G. Film; eps 16, 19)
Planning Production: Yoshi Enoki (Enoki Film Co., Ltd.)
Production Advancement:
Hideki Kimura (ep 22)
Kazuo Yamashiro (eps 15-23 odd)
Manabu Souma (eps 16, 19)
Mari Nishikawa (ep 1)
Nagaomi Tanefuji (19 episodes
eps 1-14, 16-24 even
)
Ryuji Katori (eps 1-14)
Takashi Hanyūda (eps 25-26)
Taro Kandatsu (ep 25)
Yasushi Nomaguchi (eps 25-26)
Production Affairs: Mari Nishikawa (eps 2-26)
Production manager:
Kazuo Yamashiro (eps 16-24 even)
Nagaomi Tanefuji (eps 15-25 odd)
Tsutomu Ono (eps 1-14)
Yutaka Nagaushi (eps 16, 19)
Recording: Kenji Ninomiya
Sound Effects: Daisuke Jinbo
Special Effects:
Mitsutoshi Kubota (eps 16, 19)
Yutaka Hoshiba (23 episodes
eps 1-15, 17-18, 20-21, 23-26
)
Theme Song Arrangement:
Tohru Okada (ED)
Yasutaka Mizushima (OP)
Theme Song Composition:
Yuki Matsuura (OP; ED)
Theme Song Lyrics:
Seira Asakura (OP; ED)
Yuki Matsuura (OP)
Theme Song Performance:
Yuki Matsuura (OP; ED)
Akira Ishida as Prince
Arisa Andō as Flower B (ep 13)
Atsuko Mine as Shrike A (ep 19)
Chafūrin as Shrike B (ep 19)
Eiko Yamada as Pop (ep 2)
Fushigi Yamada as Noble
Hikaru Midorikawa as Swallow
Hiroko Maruyama as Mother Chameleon (ep 22)
Hiromi Yokota as Snail (ep 3)
Hisako Kyōda as Bullfrog (ep 7)
Ikuko Sugita as Namu (ep 11)
Issei Futamata as Rat (ep 1)
Isshin Chiba as Child B (ep 26)
Katsumi Suzuki as Tortoise (ep 25)
Kazue Ikura as Koron (ep 14)
Kazunari Tanaka as Child A (ep 26)
Keiichi Nanba as Snake (eps 17-18)
Kimie Hantani as Flower A (ep 13)
Kimiko Toriumi as Flower C (ep 13)
Kiyoyuki Yanada as Kid (ep 4)
Kumiko Takizawa as The Queen (ep 4)
Mahito Tsujimura as Magician (ep 9)
Mami Matsui as Kerota
Mari Yokoo as Zobiru
Masako Nozawa as The Rosemary Mouse (eps 15-18)
Masashi Hironaka as The Prince of the Crystal Kingdom
Mika Kanai as Maya
Miki Itō as Fairy (ep 8)
Naoki Bandō as Crab A (ep 20)
Nobutoshi Hayashi as The Prince of the Shadows (ep 12)
Noriko Uemura as
Billy (ep 4)
Crab B (ep 20)
Gama-ko
Reizō Nomoto as Old Mouse (eps 16-17)
Rica Matsumoto as Mother Chameleon's Son (ep 22)
Seiko Tomoe as Anne (ep 10)
Toku Nishio as Mora (eps 16-18)
Tomoko Munakata as Enzerā
Toshiya Ueda as
Elder (ep 14)
Gerozu
Kiran (ep 20)
Tsutomu Kashiwakura as Yan (ep 7)
Wataru Takagi as Mantis (ep 21)
Yasuhiko Kawazu as Shrike C (ep 19)
Yasuhiro Takato as Hans (ep 21)
Yō Yoshimura as Flying Squirrel (posthumous work; ep 24)
Yōko Asagami as
Herūra
Mama
Narrator
Yoku Shioya as Zefīta (ep 13)
Yonehiko Kitagawa as Happy Tree (ep 2)
Yūko Kobayashi as Toruru (ep 11)
Yumi Touma as Pikari (ep 20)
Yūsuke Numata as Shrike D (ep 19)

Arihiro Masuda (ep 14)
Hideyuki Umezu (ep 3)
Hirohiko Kakegawa (ep 10)
Hiroyuki Satō (ep 9)
Kazumi Tanaka (ep 12)
Megumi Urawa (eps 8-9)
Michitaka Kobayashi (eps 10, 14)
Naoki Makishima (ep 16)
Reiko Yamada
Rin Mizuhara (ep 5)
Takashi Taguchi (ep 9)
Toshio Kobayashi (6 episodes
eps 12, 14-16, 18, 22
)
Toshiyuki Morikawa (ep 3)
Yumi Fukamizu (ep 12)
Japanese companies
Animation Production: Märchen-Sha
Backgrounds: Green
Broadcaster: TV Tokyo
Distributor: Victor Entertainment
Film Developing: Imagica
In-Between Animation:
Dax International (ep 22)
Sung San Production (ep 22)
Music Production Assistance: HoriPro
Photography:
E&G Films (eps 16, 19)
Sankō Production (24 episodes
eps 1-15, 17-18, 20-26
)
Production: Enoki Films
Production Assistance: SHAFT (eps 17, 19)
Production Cooperation: Yū Entertainment
Recording Studio: Toei Audio Visual Art Center
Titles: VAC
English cast
English staff
Director: Jim Terry
Script: Collins Walker
Music: Bullets
Executive producer: Yoshi Enoki
Producer:
Jim Terry
Ricki Ames

Editing: Collins Walker
Song: Bullets
Brandon Garisson
Chelsea Terry
Clinton Rodriguez
Noel Johnson
Pierce Walker
Ryann Ashley
Tyrone Rodriguez
English companies
Distributor:
Digiview Entertainment (DVD)
Starmaker Entertainment, Inc. (VHS)
Dubbing: Kidpix
Licensed by: Enoki Films
Post Production: Beverly Hills Video Group
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Theme Song Performance: Carmen Olarte (OP&ED)
Anabel Peña as María
Carmen Olarte as Meloso
Gladys Prince as Hada Flora

Alfredo Sandoval as Genaro's father (ep 3)
Ismenia Baldirio as Narration
Ivette García as Zubulin's Mother (ep 3)
Josefina Nuñez as Zubelin (ep 3)
Juan Guzmán as Hans (ep 21)
Orlando Noguera as Mr. Berry (ep 18)
Salomón Adames as
Mr. Berry (ep 18)
Narration
Spanish companies
Broadcaster:
Cable Kin (Mexico)
ETC...TV (Chile)
Localia TV (Spain)
Nubeluz (Peru)
TV Azteca (Mexico)
Licensed by:
Rose Entertainment
VideoVisa (Mexico; feature film)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Enrico Carabelli

Dialogues: Stefano Cerioni
Theme Song Composition: Silvio Amato
Theme Song Lyrics: Alessandra Valeri Manera
Theme Song Performance: Cristina D'Avena
Lara Parmiani as Maya

Annamaria Mantovani as Fata Fiorella
Caterina Rochira as Strega (Witch)
Veronica Pivetti as Lollo (Noble)
Italian companies
Broadcaster: Italia 1 (from 1996)
Dubbing:
DENEB Film
DENEB FILM - Milano 
German staff
German companies
(none)
Broadcaster: Junior (from 29 July 1996)
German cast
(none)
Arabic staff
Arabic cast
Translation: Ghida Sulaiman

Assistant Production Management: Ibrahim Al-Hamad
Language Supervision: Ali Safa
Production manager: Gladys Saab
Sound Engineer: Remon Francis
Supervision: Ali Safa
Theme Song Composed & Arranged: Dr. Salim Saad
Video Recording: Leila Abi Nader
Arabic companies
Dubbing: Al-Turath Studios (Lebanon)
Portuguese staff
Portuguese cast
Dubbing Director: Carlos Freixo (Portugal)
Isabel Ribas as Maia (Portugal)
Margarida Rosa Rodrigues as Nobre (Portugal)
Paula Fonseca as Angélica (Portugal)

Carlos Freixo as Cambalhota (Portugal)

Carla Lupi as Mãe da Maia (Portugal)
Rui Paulo as Principe de Cristal (Portugal)
Portuguese companies
Broadcaster:
RTP (Portugal)
RTP1 (Portugal - from 1994)
Dubbing: Matinha (Portugal)

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