The Series

The following article was taken from the 2001 Anime Encyclopedia.

Release: TV Series (52 episodes), Movies
Directors: Junichi Sato, Keiji Hisaoka, Yukio Misawa, Hiroyuki Kadono
Producers: Toei, TV Asahi

Maple Town is a peaceful community of talking animals, where the Hoprabbit family opens a post office. Middle daughter Patty is an innocent female who is often caught up in the schemes of the evil Gretel the Wolf. However, Patty is able to triumph with the help of her friends, Bobby the Bear, Diana the Fox, and shy genius Johnny the Dog.

A second series, Shin Maple Town Monogatari (1987), directed by former lead animator Hiroshi Shidara, dumped all of the characters except Patty and her sister Lolly, who set off on a journey to the southern resort of Palmtown to live with the kindly Nurse Jane. Each of the series also had a movie spinoff, though on available evidence, both "movies" appear to have been TV episodes shown in theaters as part of holiday season multiple bills.

The series was a very early job for future Sailor Moon-director Junichi Sato.