Studio Ghibli meets feuding forest bandits and one seriously stubborn redhead.
7.525 minSeason 1 • Episode 26
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Ronja is the only daughter of Mattis, a bandit leader who lives in a castle in the middle of a large forest. When Ronja grows old enough, she ventures into the forest to interact the strange and magical creatures that live there. She learns to live in the forest through her own strength, with the occasional rescue from her parents. Ronja's life begins to change, however, when she happens upon a boy her own age named Birk.
Cinematography
Lush hand-painted backgrounds that make every frame wallpaper-worthy.
Direction
Goro Miyazaki finally escapes his father's shadow with confident pacing.
Production
CGI character animation blends surprisingly well with traditional aesthetics.
Creator
Goro Miyazaki
Haruka Shiraishi
Ronja (voice)
Reika Uyama
Birk (voice)
Yukari Nozawa
Lovis (voice)
Mika Doi
Undis (voice)
Takaaki Seki
Mattis (voice)
Atsuki Tani
Borka (voice)
Gillian Anderson
Narrator
Teresa Gallagher
Ronja (voice, English version)
Rasmus Hardiker
Fjosok / Pelje / Sturkas / Tjorm (voice, English version)
Adrian Edmondson
Noodle Pete (voice, English version)
Rufus Hound
Mattis (voice, English version)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Studio Ghibli's first TV series and their first full CGI production, animated entirely in Japan rather than outsourced.
Based on Astrid Lindgren's 1981 Swedish novel; the story subtly critiques Scandinavian class structures through its rival bandit families.
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