Animal Crossing - The Adventures of Villager Ai and Friends (どうぶつの森: あ いちゃんと友達のものがたり Doubutsu no Mori: Ai-chan to Tomodachi no Monogatari, lit: Animal Forest: The Story of Ai-chan and Friends) is an anime based from the Animal Crossing video game series. The Animal Crossing anime TV Series is a successor from the Movie: Animal Crossing: the Movie, now, Villager Ai starts new adventures in the village and meet new neighbors. The series was produced by OLM Digital, Toei Animation, J.C. Staff, Sunrise, and Kyoto Animation in Japan. The Anime is being aired in Japan on December 14, 2017, on Tokyo MX, MBS, BS-11, Kids Station, and Cartoon Network. In USA production, the anime is going to be produced by Sentai Filmworks and Nelvana with the Canadian production together. In Latin America is going to be Licensed by Kem Media, LUK Internacional in Spain, Green Yapim in Turkey, and Madman Entertainment in Australia.
Characters[]
- Villager Ai: The Main protagonist from the Animal Crossing Anime series, she appeared for the first time in the Movie. She is a Cute Villager and loves to Play with her friends, Help to work for Tom Nook, Collect bugs, and fish, hunt fossils, and converse with the neighbors.
- Villager Boy: The second protagonist from the anime, wears a red shirt with the number "1" in the center, and he likes to cut trees with an axe.
- Villager Girl: Another cute villager, a friend of Villager Boy.
- Tom Nook: A raccoon dog, an owner from Nook's Cranny, Nook n Go, Nookway and Nookington's.
- Mr. Resetti: An annoying mole, Resetti goes to take the punishment for the villagers if they do not respect the community laws from the village.
- Isabelle: An adorable female dog. She is the secretary from the Town Hall.
- Rosie: Ai's best friend, a blue cat
- Bones: A dog, that loves collecting bugs
- Blathers: An owl, the owner of the Museum
- Cooper and Booker: Two policemans dogs.
- Digby: Isabelle's brother
- Pelly: a pelican, secretary from the Post Office
- Redd: Nook's rival
- Don Resetti: Sonny Resetti's old brother, he is a good mole
- Porter: The vigillant form the Train Station
- K.K. Slider: The white dog plays the guitar
More characters... Coming Soon
Character Gallery[]
Broadcast[]
Asia[]
- Japan: Tokyo MX (December 14, 2017 - 7:00 AM), MBS (December 14, 2017 - 12:00 PM), BS-11 (December 16, 2017 - 3:00 PM), Kids Station (December 22, 2017 - 10:00 AM), Cartoon Network (January 3, 2018 - 12:00 PM & 4:00 PM)
- Korea: EBS (December 25, 2017, 7:30 AM), Cartoon Network (April 2018-Coming Soon)
- China: Cartoon Network (March 23, 2018- Coming Soon)
- India: Nick Jr. (February 24, 2018 - present), Hungama TV (TBA)
- 'Philippines: Discovery Kids (May 2018-TBA)
- Turkey: Kanal 7 (April 3, 2018-Coming Soon), Disney Junior (TBA)
- Indonesia: Cartoon Network (March 12, 2018-TBA)
- Russia: Karusel (TBA)
- Pakistan: Cartoon Network (TBA)
America[]
- United States of America: NBC (January 2018 -present), Boomerang (TBA)
- Canada: Treehouse TV (February 16, 2018-present)
- Brazil: SBT (April 1, 2018-Coming Soon), Boomerang (2018-November 30, 2021)
Latin America[]
- Mexico: Canal 5 Televisa (January 22, 2018-present), Boomerang (March 10, 2018-November 30, 2021)
- Guatemala: Cartoon Network (April 2018)
- Argentina: Boomerang (March 12, 2018-November 30, 2021), Canal 13 (TBA)
- Chile: TVN (TBA), Boomerang (2018-November 30, 2021)
- Colombia: Caracol (TBA), Boomerang (2018-November 30, 2021)
- Venezuela: Venevisión (TBA), Boomerang (2018-November 30, 2021)
- Peru: Boomerang (2018-November 30, 2021)
- Uruguay: Boomerang (2018-November 30, 2021)
- Paraguay: Boomerang (2018-November 30, 2021)
Europe[]
- United Kingdom: Milkshake Channel (TBA), BBC Cbeebies (TBA)
- Spain: Clan TVE (TBA), Disney Junior (TBA)
- France: France 3 (TBA), Gulli (TBA)
- Italy: RAI (TBA), Italia 1 (TBA)
- Germany: ZDF (TBA), Disney Junior (TBA)
- Netherlands: Disney Junior (TBA)
- Poland: MiniMini+ (TBA)
- Sweden: SVT (TBA), Disney Junior (TBA)
- Ireland: Disney Junior (TBA)
- Denmark: TV2 (TBA), Nick (TBA)
- Norway: Cartoon Network (TBA)
- Portugal: Canal Panda (TBA)
Africa[]
- South Africa: Cartoon Network (TBA)
- Zimbawe: Cartoon Network (TBA)
- Kiribati: Nick (TBA)
- United Arabs: Cartoon Network (TBA)
- Niger: Disney Channel (TBA)
Oceania[]
- Australia: ABC (TBA), Boomerang (TBA)
- New Zeland: Seven Network (TBA)
Episodes[]
Pilot[]
Episode Name | # | Airing Date (Japan) | Airing Date (USA) | Airing Date (Latin America) | Airing Date (Spain) | Airing Date (UK) | Description |
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Animal Forest: The Story of Ai-chan and Friends | ? | September 8, 2017 | December 26, 2017 | December 29, 2017 | None | None | This is the Pilot episode from this anime, The Anime Film ended after the Anime Project was in the process |
The Pilot episode is going to Launch on September 8, 2017, for TV Broadcast in Tokyo MX.
Season 1[]
The 1st season was released for the first time on December 14, 2017, in Tokyo MX, the Program schedule is Monday to Friday at 7:00 AM. Also, Season 1 was released in MBS too in Monday to Friday at noon. In BS-11 on Saturdays at 3:00 PM on December 16, Kids Station on Fridays at 10:00 AM. And Cartoon Network of Japan, only on Mondays to Fridays at noon & 4:00 PM. In the USA, the 1st season is going to launch in Boomerang. The 5 episodes were only aired in 5 days, because, the program schedule was paused for the Christmas Special.
Episode Name | # | Airing Date (Japan) | Airing Date (USA) | Airing Date (Latin America) | Airing Date (Spain) | Airing Date (UK) | Description |
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Turning in a New Leaf | 1 | December 14, 2017 | January 3, 2018 | January 22, 2018 | Spring 2018 | Spring 2018 | Villager Ai is going to move into a new house, and She meets Isabelle and more new friends. |
The mole appears here, Oh Crap! | 2 | December 15, 2017 | January 4, 2018 | January 23, 2018 | TBA | TBA | Mr. Resetti appears while he is interrupting the Playing time with Ai, Villager F, Villager M, Rosie, and Bones |
Oh Tom Nook, Can you help me? | 3 | December 18, 2017 | January 5, 2018 | January 24, 2018 | TBA | TBA | Unknown Description |
Isabelle names to Ai, as the Mayor | 4 | December 19, 2017 | January 8, 2018 | January 25, 2018 | TBA | TBA | Ai, now is the Mayor of the Village |
Hello again Yuu! | 5 | December 20, 2017 | January 9, 2018 | January 26, 2018 | TBA | TBA | Remembering the Film, Yuu returns to the Anime |
Problem with Cooper and Booker | 6 | December 27, 2017 | January 10, 2018 | January 29, 2018 | TBA | TBA | Unknown Description |
A walk on the Village | 7 | December 28, 2017 | January 11, 2018 | January 30, 2018 | TBA | TBA | Unknown Description |
Mabel and Sable, Fashion service! | 8 | December 29, 2017 | January 12, 2018 | January 21, 2018 | TBA | TBA | Unknown Description |
Who cares Villager M | 9 | January 1, 2018 | January 15, 2018 | February 1, 2018 | TBA | TBA | Unknown Description |
Be careful with the Bees | 10 | January 2, 2018 | January 16, 2018 | February 2, 2018 | TBA | TBA | Unknown Description |
Bones, the Bravisimo! | 11 | January 3, 2018 | January 17, 2018 | February 5, 2018 | TBA | TBA | Tortimer was Announced to the villagers, To celebrate a festival with a Theater stage |
Visiting to Mitzy | 12 | January 4, 2018 | January 18, 2018 | February 6, 2018 | TBA | TBA | Unknown Description |
A problem with Villager F | 13 | January 5, 2018 | January 19, 2018 | February 7, 2018 | TBA | TBA | Unknown Description |
Tommy & Timmy special delivery! | 14 | January 8, 2018 | January 22, 2018 | February 8, 2018 | TBA | TBA | Unknown Description |
A Day on the Beach | 15 | January 9, 2018 | January 23, 2018 | February 9, 2018 | TBA | TBA | Ai planned to have a Beach party, and She invited Villager M, F, Rosie, and Yuu to have fun in the sun |
This sucks! | 16 | January 10, 2018 | January 24, 2018 | February 12, 2018 | TBA | TBA | Unknown Description |
Messing with Phillys | 17 | January 11, 2018 | January 25, 2018 | February 13, 2018 | TBA | TBA | Unknown Description |
Digby..... | 18 | January 12, 2018 | January 26, 2018 | February 14, 2018 | TBA | TBA | Unknown Description |
A new work for Ai | 19 | January 15, 2018 | January 29, 2018 | February 15, 2018 | TBA | TBA | Isabelle finds her brother |
Whats the Matter Blathers? | 20 | January 16, 2018 | January 30, 2018 | February 16, 2018 | TBA | TBA | Unknown Description |
Snow! |
21 | January 17, 2018 | January 21, 2018 | February 17, 2018 | TBA | TBA | Unknown Description |
No one's around to help. | 22 | January 18, 2018 | January 22, 2018 | February 18, 2018 | TBA | TBA | Bob the Purple Cat has a weird nightmare from the Aesthetics. This is a reference from this video: [1] |
Character Cast[]
Character | Japanese Seiyuu | English Voice Actor (US/Canada) | Spanish Voice Actor (Latin America) |
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Ai | Yui Horie | Tara Strong | Isabella Arellano |
Villager M | Tomoko Kaneda | Cathy Weseluck | Marina Huerta |
Villager F | Megumi Toyoguchi | Tabitha St. Germain | Liliana Barba |
Tom Nook | Hironobu Kageyama | Richard Yearwood | Mario Castañeda |
Isabelle | Aina Kusuda | Stephanie Nadolny | Carla Castañeda |
Resetti | Kazuhiko Inoue | Jim Cummings | Humberto Vélez |
Don | Daiki Nakamura | Jeff Bennet | José Antonio Macías |
Pelly | Yuka Iguchi | Tress McNaille | Xóchitl Ugarte |
Rosie | Kana Hanazawa | Kathleen Barr | Dana Paola |
Digby | Hyadain | Damon D'Oliveira | Ignacio "Nacho" Pineda Díaz |
Bones | Shou Hayami | Rick Jones | Nycolle González |
Blathers | Kouichi Yamadera | Dan Castellaneta | Fernando Olvera (From the Latin American Music Band: Maná) |
Cooper | Naoki Tatsuta | Andrew Sabiston | Ernesto Lezama |
Booker | Ryuusei Nakao | John DiMaggio | Francisco Colmenero |
Redd | Shigeru Chiba | Roger Craig Smith | Arturo Cataño |
Porter | Fumihiko Inoue | Jamie Foxx | Carlos Hugo Hidalgo |
Phillys | Midori Katou | Mandy Moore | Ivett Toriz |
Katrina | Youko Hikasa | Tracey Moore | Mariana Huerta |
Tangy | Yukari Tamura | Grey DeLisle | Gabriela "Gaby" Ugarte |
Alfonso | Naoki Tatsuta | Robert Tinkler (Pilot)
Tom Kenny (Season 1) |
Óscar Flores |
Peanut | Mika Kanai | Grey DeLisle | Mariana Toledo |
Brewster | Hazime Ozeki | Hank Azaira | Moisés Suarez |
Celeste | Megumi Kanae | Louise Vallace | Maggie Vera |
Mabel | Sumire Uesaka | Andrea Libman | Dulce Guerrero |
Sable | Rei Sakuma | Erica Mendez | |
Pete | Takeshi Watabe | Snoop Dogg | Luis Daniel Ramírez |
Tortimer | Ryuusei Nakao | Frank Welker | Humberto Vélez |
Kick | Yasunori Matsumoto | Bret Iwan | Luis Alfonso Mendoza |
K.K. Slider | Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Speaking voice) Hironobu Kageyama (Singing voice) |
Jason Griffith (Speaking voice) Steve Conte (Singing voice) |
Moisés Iván Mora (Speaking voice) Luis Alfonso Mendoza (Singing voice) |
Rover | Ayane Sakura | Ashleigh Ball | Gerardo Vásquez |
Phineas | Takashi Nagasako | Jeff Bergman | Herman López |
Dr. Shrunk | BANANA ICE | George Lopez | Arturo Mercado Jr. |
Alice | Ai Kayano | Kerry Williams | Monserrat Mendoza |
Pecan | Yuko Mizutani | Joy Tanner | Analiz Sánchez |
Drake | Keiko Utoku | Bruno Mars | Alejandro Urbán |
Mitzy | Emi Nitta | Tabitha St. Germain | Laura Torres |
Goldie | Rie Kugimiya | Carolyn Lawrence | Karla Falcón |
Tommy Nook | Chiro Kanazaki | Veronica Taylor | Mariana Huerta |
Timmy Nook | Russi Taylor | José Juan Hernandez | |
Yuu | Yuu Kobayashi | Kayzie Rogers | Cecilia Gómez |
Kapp'n | Mitsuo Iwata | Frank Welker | Alberto Bernal |
Labelle | Noriko Hidaka | Susanne Blakeslee | Dulce Guerrero |
Franklin | Toshihide Tsuchiya | Eric Stuart | Alfonso Obregón |
Jingle | Shinobu Satoushi | Ted Lewis | Héctor Emanuel Gómez |
More Voice Actors, coming soon.
Other Media[]
Manga[]
Well, the Manga adaptation was published the Volume 1 on July 16, 2017. The Manga is not canon with the Film.
Music[]
The Opening from Season 1 of Animal Crossing: The Adventures of Villager Ai and Friends in the Original Japanese Version, the song is named: GO GO GO! ☆ Doubutsu Life! (GO GO GO!☆どうぶつライフ!). The Opening is sung by Hironobu Kageyama, Ai Kayano, Tomoko Kaneda, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Emi Nitta, and BANANA ICE. The Opening song is composed by Kazumi Totaka, Hirokazu Tanaka, Mahito Yokota
, and Asuka Ota. In the Pilot episode, the Opening Song GO GO GO! ☆ Doubutsu Life! is not going to be included in the Pilot version. Only the Opening from the Pilot, Becomes the Main Theme from Animal Crossing in Nintendo 64 and Game Cube Versions in remastered version.