The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1980– )
"Nirusu no fushigi na tabi" (original title)

This is an animated adaptation of the classic story of Nils Holgerson, a naughty boy who is transformed to a very little dwarf and goes through many adventures, flying with a band of wild geese.

Stars:

Masane Tsukayama, Elmar Wepper, Mami Koyama

Cast

Series cast summary:
Masane Tsukayama	...	Niru no otôsan (8 episodes, 1980)
Elmar Wepper	...	Bataki (8 episodes, 1980)

Storyline

This is an animated adaptation of the classic story of Nils Holgerson, a naughty boy who is transformed to a very little dwarf and goes through many adventures, flying with a band of wild geese.

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Plot Keywords:

anime | based on novel

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family

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Details

Official Sites:

STUDIO PIERROT CO., LTD. [Japan] (japanese)

Country:

Japan Austria

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

9 January 1980 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Nils Holgersson

Company Credits

Production Co:

Apollo Film, Gakken Co. Ltd., Studio Pierrot Co. Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

24 min 24 min (52 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Nils Holgerssons wunderbare Reise (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Itsumademo tomodachi"
("Friends Always")
(Ending theme)
Lyrics by Yôko Narahashi and Kônosuke Fuji
Music by Yukihide Takekawa
Arrangements by Chito Kawachi
Performed by Katsumi Kahashi

User Reviews

cursed boy leaves home to travel with a pack of wild geese

This was definitely one of the 1980s animated series eagerly awaited on a regular basis by many a child. This is how the story goes more or less ... Nils is a nasty little boy who likes to play tricks on all the animals in the farm. One day he decides to pick on a pixie, only to discover it was not the wisest of his ideas. To punish him, the pixie shrinks him to guinea pig size. Nils escapes the wrath of the farm animals by leaving with a flock of wild geese hoping to discover how he can get his normal size back.