The Wonderful Adventures of Nils: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Nils Holgersson is a young boy on a farm who is cruel to the animals. But when he catches the farm's little goblin it becomes one prank too many. He is magically shrunk and suddenly the farm animals are out for revenge. He flees on the back of the goose Morten and they join up with a flock of wild geese. Together they travel all over Sweden, with Nils hoping to find a way to become big again.

Series details

• Title: The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Adventure, Anime, Children, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 1980-01-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 1981-03-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 19701
• IMDb ID: tt0296386
• TVDB ID: 90821

Cast and credited roles

• Mami Koyama — Nils Holgersson

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1980-01-08; final listed air date 1981-03-17; episode order: 52.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Wonderful Adventures of Nils on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.