The Little Twins (partially found English dub of Japanese animated series; 1992)
The Little Twins (リトルツインズ) is a Japanese animated series produced by Toei Animation in the early 1990's[1][2], having receiving an English Dub that aired on the Nickelodeon kids' block, Nick Jr. from June 22, 1998 up until July 3, 1998, [3] with a total of 13 episodes.[4]
Plot
The show centers around two Lilliputian twins, tiny dwarf-like creatures, named Petal and Piper living on an island, named with their family and going on various adventures, and their enjoying their everyday lives. The twins frequently meet various other normal-sized creatures and learn more about them.[5]
Nick Jr.'s English Dub
Having initially released as an OVA under the same name, released on July 23, 1992[2], the series aired on the Nickelodeon's kids' block, Nick Jr., 6 years after it was initially released, receiving an English Dub and had only aired two, starting from June 22nd, 1998 up until July 3, 1998. Only eight of the thirteen episodes were aired, with only two episodes being rerun. [3].
The series was executively produced by David Linde, and features Jack Maeby having an original soundtrack made for this dub.[6]
Availability
The show fell quickly into obscurity, having limited information resurfaced on the internet about this dub. Nonetheless, a DVD release of the Nick Jr. Dub was released in 2004 (with one episode that was never aired on Nick Jr.), but with little to no traction about its release.[7]
With the DVD release, however, Archive.org and Twitter user Ouren, had ripped and uploaded the first four episodes of the series in the Wayback Machine. back in October 2016.
Episodes List
# | Episode Title | Status |
---|---|---|
1 | The Great Owl | Lost |
2 | The Day the Fox Came | Lost |
3 | The Best Gift Of All | Found |
4 | Flying | Found |
5 | Moonbeams | Lost |
6 | n/a | Unaired |
7 | n/a | Unaired |
8 | The Magic Flute | Found |
9 | n/a | Unaired |
10 | A Time Of Giving | Found |
11 | n/a | Unaired |
12 | Snowbound | Lost |
13 | The Song of the Swan | Lost |
Gallery
Videos
External Links
- LMW Forums thread about Little Twins
- YouTube playlist for Little Twins, reuploaded on YouTube, by PinkieLopBun
References
- ↑ MyAnimeList page for Little Twins
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Japanese Wikipedia page for Little Twins
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A NickAndMore website listing all series that had aired on Nick Jr., with Little Twins
- ↑ aniDB page for Little Twins
- ↑ TVTropes article detailing the synopsis for this anime
- ↑ ANN Article on Little Twins
- ↑ Archive.org Page for the Little Twins, which on the description mentions the obscure DVD release.