Fables of the Green Forest (1973– ) User Reviews

Fairly Standard Japanese Animation

[sheilanagig25 · 5/10 · 9 October 2006]

This isn't a bad little bit of animation, though. When I first saw Miyazaki his films reminded me of this. There are some moments where the attention to detail is breathtaking. The characters remind me somewhat of Pokemon, only done better. The scenery, though, is impeccable. Details like grass waving in the wind, or a character eating a persimmon stay in your memory long after their adventures do. I haven't seen the series since we had it on videotape when I was a child, so it's fairly amazing that I remembered that much about them. The basic storyline follows the adventures of a group of forest creatures and their brushes with humanity, somewhat reminiscent in places of Peter Cottontail and his adventures raiding the garden.