Forget the various blanded-out anime versions
They are at least beloved in Japan…I’m not sure why they aren’t more popular in the US, unless it is just a general sign of our lack of good character.
I grew up on these, and many other things, but the Moomintrolls still stick with me, and whenever I’m at my parents house for a while I’ll dig one or two out. I also bought a bunch of the newspaper strip collections recently: they’re often reformulations of the books, but slightly more tilted to adult humor (not adult humor).
