The story is about a girl named Ronja who is the daughter of a chief from a tribe of bandits, she lives in a huge castle inside the forest with the bandits. The story follows Ronja as she encounters mystical creatures, making friends with another young child such as herself and experiencing what it is like to live in the forest.
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Ronja the Robber’s Daughter is a show that I will be the first to admit that I’m severely biased against. The main reason is that as a swede I grew up watching the live-action version of this story, based from the children’s book by Astrid Lindgren. So rather than fight the inevitable, I wish to dedicate this review to comparing the two adaptions. The animation is what one notices first as it is far from the usual. With a 3D-style that looks like it came straight out of a video-game, Ronja the Robber’s Daughter has a very different look, which may or may not scare somepeople off, though I would say that one gets used to the 3D rather quick. Nature plays a large role in the series, to the point that one could almost call it its own character. Thanks to its amazing backgrounds you can’t help but admire the atmosphere. If you ever need to convince someone to go out camping, show them an episode or two of this. The one aspect that it lacks though is variety, while the live-action version portrays nature both as something beautiful and something that could easily kill you with its overwhelming power, the anime has a tendency to go for nothing but cuteness. The story is intact and when it arrives at the more memorable scenes it manages to portray them well. The main problem comes from how stretched out it is. This series told a story in 26 episodes that could have been told in 12. Many episodes can literally be skipped as they involve nothing but pointless filler. While it is a Ghibli-production and one should go in expecting a lot of slice-of-life elements, I can’t help but feel that it worked against it more than in its favor this time. When comparing the characters in each adaption I found the live-action version to be better. The dialogue in the anime tends to come off robotic and unnatural, which is a consequence of translating the story a bit too literally. The way that Ronja smiles and giggles constantly at the slightest thing nearly drove me nuts at times, and her father Mattis was portrayed as far less of an unstable and dangerous man, and more like a screaming drama-queen. Where I will say it caught me off guard was toward the end, where the characters start to reflect on what has been done and what their future holds. The father-daughter relationship comes to a good climax, and Ronja’s make-believe brother Birk in particular was developed in a way that gave me chills. Overall, Ronja the Robber’s Daughter is a dragged out and cutesified version of the original story. Fans of Ronja are better off rewatching the live-action version or reading the book. It does however offer great art, a decent ending, and a few great scenes in between. If you are a big fan of slice-of-life or Ghibli this will be an okay watch.
Well, this was good! I was initially worried about the CGI-animation of the characters, but got used to it pretty quickly. It is very nicely done and gets you thinking about Zelda: The Wind Waker's art. Even if I still would have prefered a traditionally animated interpretation of the story, I don't think this is something that should stop people from giving this series a fair chance. And the background paintings is extremely good looking, it truly is a feast for the eyes to see swedish nature depicted in this way! With as much as 26 episodes the series gets a long time to adapt thebook in a fair way, which it does from beginning to end, with some extra fluff that doesn't take away anything from the experience. If you would compare it to the old swedish movie from the 80's, this is definitely the more true to the book. This is because all the relations, events and characters gets the time they deserve to be built up properly. In the movie they basically just piled up all the key scenes as tightly packed as possible, without giving any emotional connection to anything. This is where Sanzoku no Musume Ronja succeeds splendidly. However, something they did not succeed in was that special feeling of norse fairy tale creatures. The interpretation of the rumphobs (rumpnissar) is pretty awful, both personality-wise and appaerance-wise. The wild harpies (vildvittror) maybe would have worked in a more detailed 2D-animated style, but now they look too flat and cheap. A good equivalent to their classic catchphrase, "Nu ska blodet rinna!" (literally: "now the blood shall flow") is also missing. The gray dwarves (grådvärgar) and the unearthly ones (de underjoriska) were okay though. Something that the series managed, that neither the old movie nor the book did, was to give all the robbers in Matt's Fort their own distinct personalites. I greatly appreciated this. And also, the interpretation of Skalle-Per was terrific. Besides some dumb mistakes, like the fact that they pick blueberries and raspberries in spring (they don't become ripe until late summer), the swedish nature is depicted well. Sometimes the tempo maybe was too slow, but this helped more than becoming a hindrance. The thing I missed most from the movie was all the beautiful accapella harmony songs. This is most definitely the best work of Goro Miyazaki so far. But then he also got really good source material from the great Astrid Lindgren! A fantastic story that always is relevant to people in all ages. Strongly recommended to everyone, give it a fair chance!
Astrid Lindgrens story really comes to life in this anime, which is a great adaptation and manages to make fans of the book feel right at home while still managing to excite them. If you enjoyed the book you owe it to yourself to watch this anime, it does the source material justice, and it will make you feel like a little kid again. There is so much ejoyment to be had in this anime wether you've read the book or not. The characters are great, there are moments of joy, moments of sadness, and everything in between. If you want to watch a good and heartwarming animeSanzoku no Musume Ronja is a great option. You won't regret it.
I'm not even surprised how not that many people have watched this Ghibli's TV series. I'll just say objectively the good and the bad aspects I found and try to explain why this has happened. (+) Let's see... The nice thing may be that the characters are goodies, the ambientation is positive... that you may actually cry if you're sensitive enough. It's okay for a relatively young kid that doesn't have anything to watch at the time. And, of course, because this is an adaptation from Pippi Longstocking's Swedish author: Astrid Lingdren. (+) The characters design were okay, I liked them and reminded me of Ghibli's.Some music was nice like the 'Wolf's song'. (-) Well, I noticed from the start that its pace is way too slow even for a 26-episode TV series. It doesn't offer anything exciting until episode 6 more or less. But then again, it slows down again. I'm not saying this is like a rollercoaster plot, because it isn't anything like that. It's just a dead plain straight line from a cardiograph that somewhat increases its pulse a little bit from time to time. Maybe a shorter tv series would have been more delighting. (-) The 3D tech wasn't still great at the time. Even today is still hard to accept it apart from some few exceptions. The modelling in characters, such as baby Ronja has exactly the same body model as baby Mattis (her father, if you already forgot). The hair looks weird, etc. I liked Lovis characterization, by the way. She's like Pippi being a strong mum but still I needed her to get on a horse. So why not many people have seen this? This didn't get that much advertisement, it wasn't directed by Miyazaki the father but his son and maybe because, as I said earlier, is too long. Ghibli is best for film and short tv series (I know that Miyazaki has done tv series in the past, but the rest of the studio isn't accustomed to do that and his son is not that good, sorry). And, the most important thing was, that some friend of mine that is a real Ghibli fan had to drop out this in the first chapter... It didn't appeal to him at all and I guess I was chill enough to be able to watch it till the end. I found out there's actually a live-action movie adaptation for Ronja so find out about that and enjoy it. I think it's slightly better.
For starters, I believe that if you can get through the first few episodes, the series is one of the best that you can watch. It's similar to a novel, where the change is slow, but compelling. Once through the little parts, it becomes fantastic. So as I go into the full review, be aware that I'm writing this a few months after finishing it. Story (9) - The problem with the story is that it's slow. That is the main problem, it's slow to start and tend to drag along. I believe it would have been best asa shorter series, compacting the first five episodes into two or three. Similarly to Kemono no Souja Erin, for those who've seen it, it's a slow start but a great experience when you're into it. So my words of advice, push through the first few episodes and you'll have a good time. Art (6) - My problem here, and which is why I deducted some points, is that I'm not a fan of CGI. I feel like the series would have been much better if it were done with 2d animation, or at least a mix of the two. CGI is something that is a niche within anime, as I'm sure you know, and for people who watched this just for ghibli, won't like it much. The CGI does get better later on, but all-in-all it's one of the things you have to put up with to start, and know it gets better further in. Sound (10) - The soundtrack is something I really love within Goro's works, he's able to convey a large part of the story through music, which is something hard to master. The soundtrack is beautiful, and as is the same with the voice actors, at least in the Japanese version. The music is one of the best parts of the series, so that is a definite plus. Character (10) - The characters are definitely what put this series so high up. Even the people that you're supposed to hate are endearing and you can't help but care for them. Even the minor characters have great stories to them. And if the minor characters are like this, try to imagine the main characters. Ronja is one of the most endearing characters that I've seen in a long time. The thing that is able to differentiate her from other Ghibli heroines is how much of a complex character she is. She's not some girl who has special powers, she is just a girl that loves and fights for what she believes in. Enjoyment (8) - I think this would have been higher if the first few episodes were easier to get through. The rest of the series is fine, just the first five episodes drag on. For a lot of people, they will have dropped the anime before they're able to get to the meat of the story because of those first few episodes. Overall, it's a pretty enjoyable anime, though. It's very relaxing but compelling at the same time as well. One can't help but think about it even after the anime has ended. Overall (9) - Like all longer anime, it has it's high and low points. I think this is one of Goro's best works from Ghibli, so if you have the time and willpower, I definitely recommend this anime. You won't be let down. Extra - If you enjoyed this anime, I would really recommend Kemono no Souja Erin, likewise as well.
Initially, I was thrown off by the 3D animation for this, and I regret that immensely. The story had me engaged in every single episode and this far surpassed my expectations. You follow Ronja throughout, and the only experience what she experiences, meaning at no point do you see what is happening in situations she is not involved in (unless it is in her imagination or if she is told a story). This is Ghibli's only television series, and I believe that will be heavily why a CGI approach was taken for this. While it does feel very strange to watch at first, you very quicklycome to love the art style and it seems to bring more life into these characters, and I can't see myself enjoying this as much if it were a normal 2D animation, which I myself find quite shocking. From the getgo, you have a recurring song throughout, which is the Wolf's Song. This is a lullaby sang by Lovis to Ronja to help her sleep - every version I hear of this sounds beautiful. The opening and the ending songs are ones you can't help but sing along to. Birk Borkason - A 10-11-year-old boy who lives with his mother, Undis, and her father, Borka. He is Ronja's best friend and close companion throughout the series. Lovis - Mattis's wife and Ronja's mother, she takes care of all of the Robbers and acts as a strict/stern mother to them all, including her own husband. Mattis - Ronja's father and Lovis' husband, as well as the Robber chieftain. Ronja - A 10-11-year-old girl who lives with her mother, Lovis, and her father, Mattis. She is also the protagonist. Skalle-Per (Crazy Old Man) - Also known as Noddle-Pete in the English version, he is the oldest of the Robbers and as such can no longer participate with them, and has known and looked over Mattis since the day he was born.
After arduously slogging through the first several episodes on people's promises that this gets good later, I can say that they were right and it gets good later. Ronja remains an insufferable brat through MOST of the story, but you come to care about the other characters enough to make up for it. Overall it's a very good story (would be better without the painfully dull slog in the beginning), and worth putting up with the beginning in order to appreciate the end. ----------------- My old review below because it's still completely valid for the first several episodes: The CGI is really bad looking, the character movement and expressions areawkward and the lip syncing (even in the Japanese) is really badly off. The characters themselves are all over-the-top, and the protagonist is utterly devoid of personality and could easily be replaced with a happy puppy instead and you'd barely notice, and she laughs WAY too much at EVERYTHING. It wouldn't be so bad except that they can't just have her laughing as she does things, they constantly cut away to show you a close-up shot of her stopping to laugh at every single thing. The story starts out looking promising, but there's major flaws as soon as you get into the end of the 2nd episode and into the 3rd. *MINOR spoilers ahead* Ronja is sent into the woods ALONE with virtually no guidance, as her first EVER trip outside the safety of her home, and yet somehow, despite running around entirely aimlessly in the heavily wooded forest where she's never learned to navigate, she magically doesn't get completely lost, and her parents are SHOCKED when it even appears to them that she might have gotten lost. She's never SEEN a river before but knows it when she sees it, she's never SEEN a lake before, but knows it when she sees it. It's only AFTER being rescued from danger that she was told how to avoid the danger. Peek parenting skills... The pacing is SO insufferably slow that the ENTIRE 3rd episode could have been done effectively in 5 minutes. But no, let's have 25 extra minutes of close ups of Ronja giggling.
WTF Goro? This is some kiddy shit. Almost nothing ever happens stretched out as much as possible by having characters move around spamming a bunch of emotes like "HAHAHAHAHA!"x50 and "AAAAAAAAAH!"x50 for no goddamn reason as Goro stops the anime to insist that you watch his masturbatory indulgence in... a lake... and... a river... and... a tree... and... a squirrel... and... on and on and on while the MC spams more and more unprompted emotes the entire time... Worst of all is that it's the most artificial depiction of humanity imaginable, completely devoid of any sincerity whatsoever. I feel like I'm watching Goro throw his handsup and say, "This is what dad does, right? Look dad, a fucking tree! This is amazing! Have her yell out that the tree is amazing. See everyone, she said it's amazing, so that means it is! Are you happy now dad? Have her burst out laughing at how amazing the tree is! SEE HOW HAPPY THIS SHOULD MAKE YOU! YOU LOVE THIS TREE NOW RIGHT? HUG THE TREE! WELL THAT WAS A GREAT WAY TO WASTE A SCENE, LET'S MOVE ON. TIME FOR A LAKE. COPY PASTE. I ALSO LOVE NATURE DAD, DO YOU LOVE ME YET?!" Has Goro never interacted with people in his life? This man has a massive chip on his shoulder from not having his father around. Insert retarded father figure caricatures. They manage to waste the entire first 6 episodes on this unbearably hollow nothingness instead of what should have been a simple lively montage opening of labor/childbirth, cut to childrearing, cut to adolescence of MC running around on adventures ending episode 1 as conflict rears with the rival boy and robber gang having moved in. It takes an extreme amount of incompetence to come up with what this show decided to do, I seriously question if this isn't some outsourced cashgrab first-time learners team of some random interns practicing CGI to end up with an outcome this bad. It is an affront to animation and storytelling. I can feel it damaging my intelligence. You can see that it's essentially a scene for scene reproduction of the original movie adaptation but slowed down so much that it takes 5x longer to cover the exact same things. The dialogue is painfully dumb, entirely worthless self-narration of redundantly telling you everything it's already showing you along with nothing of value ever happening. Pure filler exposition of wandering around yelling/emoting for entire episodes, extremely repetitive improv-level writing of 'and then this filler happens again' on repeat. The 2D backgrounds occasionally look adequate, but it heavily clashes with the CGI and character models that all look like cheap kiddy shit. Goro's adaptation of this seems an attempt to ape that old Swiss SoL adaptation his father liked working on, Heidi, what with the goats and all, but somehow manages to do everything far worse despite benefiting from 40 yrs of development in the animation industry. The show itself is firmly rooted in halfassed juvenile slapstick nonhumor unsuitable for anyone old enough to understand what they're even seeing. Frankly the source material is a nothingburger joke and this adaptation mostly just copy-pastes it because Goro is too insecure to do anything with it and so stretched out the material 5x longer than the original movie adaptation he more or less copied in slow motion. You'd be far better off enjoying a Monty Python movie to see what this shit story should've been if it wasn't such a idiotically juvenile and halfassed attempt at it, instead shitting out the most blandest kiddy fairytale possible.
The thing I don't like about this series most is that it ends! "Ronja: The Robber's Daughter" is a fun story about a child who learns to put aside her family's prejudices, stand up for herself, and give everyone around her the strength to eventually learn to do the same, while having to brave the many dangers of the forest. It's a charming tale that will make you laugh, cry, and shake your fist and that mean old bad-guy. The art and animation of this series is a bit crummy. A few times, you will surely feel like you are watching cell-shaded marionettes rather than a 3Danime, BUT I'm sure you will also be feeling like it's fine, because the characters are cool and the story really is a lot of fun. The first few episodes are just barely good enough to keep watching, but the story gets great around episode 10, when winter comes. Then it's hard to turn off! As a children's cartoon, the plot never gets very complicated, there isn't much suspense or mystery, but it is quite immersive and made me excited about the adventure. I hope more people will give the show a shot and enjoy it as much as I did.
