| Maple Town | |
 Cover of the first DVD box set released in Japan | |
| メイプルタウン物語 (Maple Town Monogatari) | |
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| Genre | Adventure, slice of life |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Junichi Sato |
| Produced by | Shinji Nabeshima (ABC) Azuma Kasuga (Asatsu) Yasuo Yamaguchi[1] |
| Written by | Shigeru Yanagawa |
| Music by | Akiko Kosaka |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | ANN (ABC, TV Asahi[1]) |
| English network |
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| Original run | January 19, 1986 – January 11, 1987 |
| Episodes | 52 |
| Anime film | |
| Maple Town Monogatari | |
| Directed by | Junichi Sato |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | July 12, 1986 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Anime television series | |
| New Maple Town Stories: Palm Town Chapter | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Shidara |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Original network | ANN (ABC, TV Asahi) |
| Original run | January 18 – December 27, 1987 |
| Episodes | 50 |
| Anime film | |
| New Maple Town Stories: Home Town Collection | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Shidara |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | March 14, 1987 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
Maple Town, also known as Maple Town Stories (Japanese: メイプルタウン物語, Hepburn: Meipuru Taun Monogatari), is a 1986 Japanese anime series created by Chifude Asakura and directed by Junichi Sato. The series, produced by Toei Animation, Asatsu and Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, consists of 52 half-hour episodes, which aired on ABC, TV Asahi and other ANN stations in Japan from January 19, 1986, to January 11, 1987.[1]
The show focuses on the adventures of Patty Rabbit, Bobby Bear and their families, in a small anthropomorphic city named Maple Town. The series was followed by a 50-episode sequel, New Maple Town Stories: Palm Town Chapter, which retained only Patty Rabbit (and her voice actor, Maya Okamoto) from both series, although Maple Town's citizens made cameos from time to time. To date, this has not had an official English release.
The show was dubbed into English and syndicated in the United States in 1987.[7] The program spawned collectable figurines with changeable clothing, as well as houses, furniture and vehicles. Tonka was the US licensee and manufacturer.[8]
VHS compilations of Maple Town appeared in North America, Europe and Japan during the late 1980s and early 1990s. As of 2013, official DVDs of the show had surfaced in Japan, Spain[9] and Hungary,[10] with no release plans announced for other territories.
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- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 524–525. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ^ Weiss, Barbara (October 20, 1986). "No blockbusters in sight to boost holiday toy sales". Drug Topics. 130. Copyright Medical Economics Company: 46.
- ^ "La Aldea del Arce – Serie Completa DVD" (in Spanish). ZONADVD.com. February 21, 2007. Retrieved December 10, 2009.
- ^ "AnimeAddicts – Ismertetők – Anime: Maple Town Monogatari / メイプルタウン物語" (in Hungarian). Animeaddicts.hu. February 16, 2007. Retrieved December 10, 2009.