Polygon Pictures teams with Studio Ghibli on a new animated TV series, Ronia, the Robber's Daughter, based on the fantasy novel by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.
Japan’s Polygon Pictures announced that it has teamed with Studio Ghibli on a new animated TV series, Ronia, the Robber's Daughter. The series, based on the fantasy novel by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, who is best known for the Pippi Longstocking series, will be directed by Goro Miyazaki (Earthsea, From Up on Poppy Hill). This will be his first television series.
Polygon Pictures will be in charge of animation production for the series, scheduled for broadcast in Autumn 2014 on NHK BS Premium.
Check out the synopsis, below:
In Medieval Europe, Ronia is born as the only child of Matt, the chief of a clan of robbers in a large, ancient castle in grand woodlands. Under the loving care of her father, her mother and the clan of robbers, she grows to be a strong and active girl. One day, when Ronia is finally allowed to go into the woodlands for the first time, she discovers with much fascination the many mysterious creatures who live there. She learns how to live in the wildness with the help of her parents. Then she has a fateful encounter with a boy named Birk...
This tale of the growth of the young girl Ronia and her family will bring to children a new story of the joy of growing and of longing for the unknown, the love and hopes of parents for the growth of their child, and of the conflicts and reconciliations of parents and children.
Source: Polygon Pictures
Formerly Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network, Jennifer Wolfe has worked in the Media & Entertainment industry as a writer and PR professional since 2003.
