is a 1980 Japanese animated television series directed by Hiroshi Sasagawa, with character designs from Leiji Matsumoto. It is based on the 1908 play by Maurice Maeterlinck. The series was 26-episodes long when aired on Japanese television. The series was made in Japan between 1978 and 1979.
Plot
Set in a German-speaking country in the 1970s, the series is about a 12-year-old girl called Mytyl and her 13-year-old brother Tyltyl seeking happiness, represented by The Blue Bird of Happiness, aided by the good fairy Bérylune. They are accompanied on their journey by their cat and dog, Shanet and Tyrol, who are given anthropomorph forms and the ability to talk by Bérylune.
Characters
Tyltyl (voiced by Toru Furuya) Mytyl (voiced by Mami Koyama) Tylô (Tyrol) (the dog) (voiced by Ichiro Nagai) Tylette (Shanet) (the cat) (voiced by Fuyumi Shiraishi) Berylune (the fairy) (voiced by Fusako Amachi) Queen of the Night (voiced by Akihiro Miwa) Tyltyl and Mytyl's parents (voiced by Koji Yada (father), Miyoko Shoji (ep 1) and Mari Okamoto (mother)) Water (voiced by Yoko Asagami) Fire (voiced by Kenichi Ogata) Time (voiced by Koji Yada) Bread (voiced by Toshio Furukawa) Milk (voiced by Masako Nozawa) Sugar (voiced by Tomiko Suzuki) Light (voiced by Mari Okamoto)
Production crew
Producer / Planning: Yoshinobu Nishizaki
Chief Director: Hiroshi Sasagawa
Script: Keisuke Fujikawa, Maru Tamura
Original Character Design: Leiji Matsumoto
Animation Character Design and Supervising Animation Director: Toyoo Ashida
Assistant Animation Director: Yoshiyuki Hane
Art Director: Kazue Ito
Sound Director: Atsumi Tashiro, Yasunori Honda
Music: Hiroshi Miyagawa
Production: Toei Animation (uncredited), Office Academy, Fuji TV
Episodes
Music
Opening song
Shiawase no Babira Torarira / "Babyla Tolarilla of Happiness" Lyrics by: Michio Yamagami Composition and arrangement by: Hiroshi Miyagawa Song by: Midori Fukuhara
Ending song
Mado Akari / "Window Lights" Lyrics by: Michio Yamagami Composition and arrangement by: Hiroshi Miyagawa Song by: Hideki Osuga
Insert songs
1. Ima Hoshi Mono wa Ai / "What I Want Now is Love" Lyrics: Michio Yamagami Composition and arrangement: Hiroshi Miyagawa Performance: Midori Fukuhara
2. Obake no Fugue / "Haunted Fugue" Lyrics: Michio Yamagami Composition and arrangement: Hiroshi Miyagawa Performance: Fusako Amachi
3. Yoseitachi no Fantasy / "Fairies Fantasy" Lyrics: Michio Yamagami Composition and arrangement: Hiroshi Miyagawa Performance: Midori Fukuhara and Fusako Amachi
4. Yoru no Joo / "Queen of the Night" Lyrics: Michio Yamagami Composition and arrangement: Hiroshi Miyagawa Performance: Akihiro Miwa
5. Jumon no Uta (Babira Torarira) / "Spell Song (Babyla Tolarilla)" Lyrics: Michio Yamagami Composition and arrangement: Hiroshi Miyagawa Performance: Fusako Amachi
6. Ano Hi no You Ni / "Like That Day" Lyrics: Michio Yamagami Composition and arrangement: Hiroshi Miyagawa Performance: Fusako Amachi
7. Ryukan no Matsuri / "Flu Festival" Lyrics: Michio Yamagami Composition and arrangement: Hiroshi Miyagawa Performance: La Ronde
8. Mada Awanai Hito no Tame Ni / "For Those Who Haven't Met Yet" Lyrics: Michio Yamagami Composition and arrangement: Hiroshi Miyagawa Performance: Hideki Osuga
9. Shiawase Party / "Happiness Party" Lyrics: Michio Yamagami Composition and arrangement: Hiroshi Miyagawa Performance: La Ronde
10. Wasurenbo no Kashi no Ki / "Forgotten Oak Tree" Lyrics: Michio Yamagami Composition and arrangement: Hiroshi Miyagawa Performance: Junpei Takiguchi
External links
1980 anime television series debuts
1980s anime television series debuts
Television series set in the 1970s
Works based on The Blue Bird (play) Fuji TV original programming Romance anime and manga Television shows based on fairy tales Toei Animation television