Animal Operation of Peaceful Forest

のどかもりのどうぶつだいさくせん

Aired: 1980

A standalone television anime produced by Nippon Animation as an installment of Nissay Family Special, a Saturday-afternoon specials slot sponsored by Nippon Life Insurance and broadcast on Fuji Television. Centring on the animals of a peaceful forest who must band together to outwit a sudden human-driven threat to their home, the special is a pastoral children's fantasy in the tradition of Nippon Animation's World Masterpiece Theater - lavish backgrounds, gentle character animation and an emphasis on cooperation and seasonal beauty. The buoyant theme songs performed by the band Slapstick add a contemporary pop flavour, helping the work stand out among the made-for-TV family animation specials of the era.