Maple Town (1986–1987)
"Maple Town monogatari" (original title)

This children's show tells the story of Patty Rabbit, a little rabbit-girl who has just arrived to Maple Town with her family. Soon after arriving, Patty befriends Bobby Bear, a boy her age... See full summary »

Creator:

Chifude Asakura

Stars:

Maya Okamoto, Yoku Shioya, Yûsaku Yara

Cast

Series cast summary:
Maya Okamoto	...	Patty Hope-Rabbit (21 episodes, 1986)
Yoku Shioya	...	Bobby Kumanoff (21 episodes, 1986)
Yûsaku Yara	...	Gretel (21 episodes, 1986)
Rebecca Forstadt	...	Patty Rabbit (20 episodes, 1986)
Steve Kramer	...	Wilde Wolf (20 episodes, 1986)
Kôzô Shioya	...	Archimedes Otter (20 episodes, 1986)
Hideyuki Tanaka	...	Marcel Hope-Rabbit (17 episodes, 1986)
Mayumi Shô	...	Diana Konderik (14 episodes, 1986)
Reiko Mutô	...	Christine Hope-Rabbit (13 episodes, 1986)
Keiko Han	...	Ann Hope-Rabbit (12 episodes, 1986)
Nana Yamaguchi	...	Chirine Konderik (9 episodes, 1986)
Jôji Yanami	...	Clark Ryan (9 episodes, 1986)

Storyline

This children's show tells the story of Patty Rabbit, a little rabbit-girl who has just arrived to Maple Town with her family. Soon after arriving, Patty befriends Bobby Bear, a boy her age, while at the same time antagonizing the sly--if usually "endearingly" unsuccessful--thief Wild Wolf.

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Plot Keywords:

rabbit | wolf | bear | principal | badger | 

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Taglines:

My Favorite Place to Be [U.S. version]

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Genres:

Adventure | Animation | Family

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Certificate:

TV-Y

Details

Official Sites:

Toei Animation [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

19 January 1986 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Maple Town

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toei Doga, Asatsu, Saban Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

24 min 24 min (52 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by New Maple Town Story (1987)

User Reviews

Great animation from the 80s

There are few animation shows that stand the test of time and the test of, let's say, "maturity". Maple Town, known in Spain as "La aldea del arce" is one of them, not only for the gorgeous Emilio Aragon tune (a wonderful blend of African music and pop very similar to what Paul Simon did in Graceland) but for its vision of a small town and its specific characters and conflicts. No character is purely negative - even the bad guy, the wolf, is more a poor mean guy than a bad one -, and all of them have their flaws, and all the flaws are very similar to the ones that appear in the more realistic and real-life serials. And though the drawings are simpler than usual, the storytelling and direction take advantage of every resource in a very ingenious way, meaning that you can have a clear image of the town design after the very first episode. Most important, there's a lot of humor, not only in the directly goofy moments, but in its portrait of a burguese (and a bit selfish) community. Very recommended.