The only summary of Moominvalley in November you're ever going to need.

Moominvalley in November

In the middle of summer, I think of November

Stickers of this (and more Moomin stuff) in my SHOP

Decided to draw more Moomin characters, including my interpretation of Toft and Whomper.

maybe more sandwiches oughta do it

adaptations that are a deliberate alternate telling of a story arent all that crazy to me (and also sometimes its as simple as someone like o'malley saying "the books already exist") ive been quite fascinated by this concept for a long time but alas i do not have many examples of this off the top of my head. but i do love picking apart adaptations and differences as a general thing. hoho !

Just thoughts

Out of this all, My favorite is Little My in teapot

I don't know if I liked it or not in the end, but I can't complain. Toft is one of my favorite Moomins characters :)

Gracias a Toft tuve inspiración para dibujar.

Finally, a real adaptation of Moominvalley in November!

💡Lightbulb Moment💡

I feel like Gutsy should've made November in Moominvalley a two-parter if they really wanted to adapt it while still upholding their claim of making the show "closer to Tove's vision" (which at this point feels rather untrue with how they're handling the series as an adaptation of the Moomin books and comics)

It feels way too short and simple to be an adaptation of Moominvalley in November, I'm not opposed to having to replace the characters such as Grandpa-Grumble with Muskrat or Mymble with Mymblemamma but I feel as though everyone got along far too well and felt too comfortable with the empty house and eachother. Much of what made MVinN so enjoyable, in my opinion, was that it felt like a bunch of random people with their own faults and desires got together out of coincidence and tried to make sense of the situation with their mostly common goal being wanting the Moomins back, there was a lot of arguing and not understanding eachother all that well and it made them feel like real people.

In November in Moominvalley there was about half an argument in the middle before being interrupted by Toffle having their nummulite vision thing and that was that. The characters were very kind and mostly in sync, and it's... Boring. It doesn't have that satisfaction that the book had despite both of their cliffhanger endings. When Toffle says to Snufkin in bed that the house feels empty despite not being empty it doesn't have that same relatability or context as it did when it came from the Fillyjonk thinking to herself, huddled in a cold humid guest room all by herself. The Hemulen repeating himself that "they (the group) are not the Moomins" in the episode doesn't have the same sense as when he repeated himself because Toft didn't respond or the Fillyjonk was being irrationally warry of bugs in dead leaves while he insisted on raking them to make the house look nice for when Moominpappa comes back.

Moominvalley in November feels like such an important book that doubled as a send-off to Tove's grip on the franchise's stories, and the episode very much fell flat on living up to it. I realize very clearly that the show is aimed at a much younger audience than most other Moomin media but seeing as Gutsy's adaptation is the only adaptation of the book, it feels wrong to portray it so simply and without proper conflict buildup, especially with how initially ambitious they were trying to be with the show.

I would suggest that the two-parter version of this would have the first part be focused on the conflict and slow building of trust between the characters and then have the more feel-good stuff left for the second part, that way there'd be more time with characters and showcasing how they could interact with eachother, aswell as focus on each character individually. It would be respectful of the source material while still fitting with the characters they have seeing as they can't make new ones besides Toffle.

I can't ask for the Hemulen to be really interested in boats or try to go out sailing for the first time, there wouldn't be enough time and such a design for the Hemulen in the purple dress and cap, he doesn't fit well with the original counterpart, but he could've still tried to build a small treehouse for Moominpappa and act like an out-of-touch uncle with Toffle.

I can't ask for the Muskrat to have dementia and befriend his own mirror reflection which he thinks is the ancestor, but he could've still befriended the actual ancestor and had him ramble his philosophy to it, developing a one-sided sort of bond and starting to care for the Moomin creature deeply.

There was so much they could've done with these replacement characters and much of it was left in the cutting room because they didn't have the time or budget or ideas for it, which is rather disappointing.

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(lighthouse keeper based off of his 2019 appearance)

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