the original work and were only thinking about the character business.". Later, the bullet train idea was rejected due to opposition from Osumi and others. In making the animation, Osumi decided to base it on Moomin comic strips rather than a novel by Jansson. It had a freer plot than the novel, and he thought that "the style of the comic would work as an animation. Therefore, Osumi claims that he did not create a plot that was different than that comic. Hisashi Inoue, a distinguished novelist and dramatist, participated as a screenwriter. Thus was created "Moomin," a children's animation mixing fantasy by Jansson and Japanese culture. Change of production company When the broadcast began, Tokyo Movie and Zuiyo Enterprise asked Jansson to watch episode 5. This was to get her endorsement. But, she gave the episode a low rating and submitted a letter to the staff with a series of complaints and requests. Tokyo Movie ended production after episode 26 and exited the project because of this letter from Jansson. But this reason was ostensible. The Moomin project was initially intended to be a low-budget production, but the animators and staff on site insisted on producing high-quality work, and as a result, the budget was far exceeded. Also, Due to its popularity with viewers, the number of broadcasts was suddenly increased from the planned number, but Tokyo movie could not cope with this. For this reason, Tokyo movie's upper management wanted to withdraw from the project and used Jansson's claims as an excuse to Zuiyo Enterprise, the sponsors, and the Fuji TV, who were willing to continue the program. With the departure of Tokyo Movie from the project, Osumi and other key staff and animators were also dropped from the production. The animators on site were summoned by the president and informed of the sudden termination. They were disappointed, but also relieved. Yutaka Fujioka, who was in charge of the site and wanted the project to continue, was on a business trip that day and was angry when he heard the news of the termination the next day. However, the CEO had already made that decision, and it was too late. They were soon transferred to the Lupin the 3rd Part I: The Classic Adventures project. Mushi Production became the animation production company from episode 27. Episode 27 was greatly innovated and changed in response to Jansson's request, with