the character design being adapted to drawings by Jansson and the plot of the story being changed as well. Unfortunately, however, after the program ended, the TV station was inundated with many complaints. The children wrote such comments as, "The characters' faces suddenly changed and became scary," and "Why did the atmosphere of the story change and it became boring? ". Also, The sponsor, Calpis, which had been satisfied with the Tokyo movie, expressed its dissatisfaction. This evaluation led to a meeting with Jansson, and as a result, a few elements, such as character design, were returned to a status similar to Tokyomovie, provided that it would be broadcast only in Japan. The program was ended after well over 60 episodes. Reception Critical response Tove Jansson had difficulty viewing all of its animations due to historical issues. So, having watched only the episode 5, which had just been completed at the time, we explained the following. Jansson also included the following other requests in her letter. Automobiles should not be used. I think the interior of the house where Moomin lives should also be changed. The rooms are too large and too empty. So, at first glance, it looks like an office. Moominmamma always carries a handbag. Moominpappa usually carries a walking stick. Non-non wears a ring on her left ankle. She also does not wear a ribbon on her head. Her hair should not be too thick. One thing to note in particular is that the Moomin family does not have mouths. I understand that in the case of animation, a mouth is necessary, but please think about and use as small a mouth as possible to indicate who is speaking now. However, Jansson did not dismiss all of the work, praising the colors used in the background as "The effects of colors such as water and sky are well done. Also, She stated in 1971, "At first, they told that I was angry that the Japanese Moomins were different, and in a way this is true. I have not yet had a good look at them in Japan, As far as the films sent to me, the Japanese Moomins are aggressive. besides, the Japanese Moomins have problems with cars and money, but my Moomin Valley has no such problems. but, I began to think it would be nice to have a Moomin with a Japanese flavor.". In 2008,