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Moomin Valley

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This is a community for all things Moomin.

The Moomins is a franchise created by finnish author/illustrator Tove Jansson. It features a vast amount of comics, TV series, movies, books and games, telling various stories mostly set in moominvalley.

If you are new to the Moomins, this video essay is a fantastic starting point to learn about this family-owned franchise.

More European works:

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Here are a couple Moomin Valley mugs I received as gifts a couple years ago.

I can't describe the deep calm, reverence, these mugs, and this show in general, invoke.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Moomin mugs are like 50% of the fandom.

They are collectors items, rare ones can go for hundreds of euros.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I don't collect anything, except for years. I do enjoy the artwork, though, and the memories that come with it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I see no rules about the format of the moomin content. Just needs to be moomin :)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

The best kind of rule! Haha

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I can't describe the deep calm, reverence, these mugs, and this show in general, invoke.

I can only imagine. Sometimes I fantasize about running away and becoming Snufkin, but then, don't we all?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Honestly, I thought I was the only one, and I was always fearful of admitting this... I am among family here, it seems.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Moomins are wonderful.

They achieve a tone in media I only experienced again with Bee and Puppycat.

A depiction of a fantastical reality that is mundane and comfortable in all the best ways.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

And they haven't gone overboard with the fantastical world, either. And that's not an easy feat to achieve!

I've never heard of Bee and Puppycat, but it looks super cute!