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(It actually aired on Nick Jr. in 1998.)
(Put more info, heavily edited, worked on it with limited info on this series, added videos, also one fo my favorite OVAs of all time due to how breathtaking it is.)
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'''''The Little Twins''''' was a rare Japanese animated series produced in the early 1990's. The show featured two tiny dwarf-like twins named Petal and Piper living on an island with their family and going on various adventures. It was given an English dub that briefly aired on Nick Jr. from June 22 to July 3, 1998 (featuring a theme by Carly Simon) before abruptly being removed from the block.<ref>[https://www.nickandmore.com/kids-tv-history/list-of-every-series-aired-on-nickelodeon/ List of every TV series aired on Nickelodeon - Nickandmore!]. Retrieved January 1, 2021.</ref> There is a rare DVD release from early 2004 with a few episodes on it, but otherwise remains mostly lost and obscure. The little footage of the dub that's online can be found below.
 
'''''The Little Twins''''' ''(リトルツインズ)'' is a Japanese animated series produced by Toei Animation in the early 1990's<ref>[https://myanimelist.net/anime/28097/Little_Twins MyAnimeList page for Little Twins]</ref><ref name="wiki">[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%88%E3%83%AB%E3%83%84%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA Japanese Wikipedia page for Little Twins]</ref>, having receiving '''an English Dub that aired on the Nickelodeon kids' block, Nick Jr.''' from June 3rd, 1998 up until July 3, 1998, <ref name="schedule">[https://nickandmore.com/kids-tv-history/list-of-every-series-aired-on-nickelodeon/ A NickAndMore website listing all series that had aired on Nick Jr., with Little Twins]</ref> with a total of 13 episodes.<ref>[https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=5062 aniDB page for Little Twins]</ref>
 
==Plot==
The show centers around two Lilliputian twins, tiny dwarf-like creatures, named Petal and Piper living on an island, named with their family and going on various adventures, and their enjoying their everyday lives. The twins frequently meet various other normal-sized creatures and learn more about them.<ref>[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Lilliputians TVTropes article detailing the synopsis for this anime]</ref>
 
==Nick Jr.'s English Dub==
Having initially released as an OVA under the same name, released on July 23, 1992<ref name="wiki" />, the series aired on the Nickelodeon's kids' block, Nick Jr., 6 years after it was initially released, receiving an English Dub and had only aired for a month, starting from June 3rd, 1998 up until July 3, 1998.<ref name="schedule" />.
 
The series was executively produced by David Linde, and features Jack Maeby having an original soundtrack made for this dub.<ref>[https://animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7233 ANN Article on Little Twins]</ref>
 
==Availability==
The show fell quickly into obscurity, having limited information resurfaced on the internet about this dub. Nonetheless, a DVD release of the Nick Jr. Dub was released in 2004, but with little to no traction about its release.<ref name="release">[https://archive.org/details/TheLittleTwins Archive.org Page for the Little Twins, which on the description mentions the obscure DVD release.]</ref>
 
With the DVD release, however, Archive.org and Twitter user [https://twitter.com/Ouren Ouren], had ripped and uploaded [https://archive.org/details/TheLittleTwins the first four episodes of the series in the Wayback Machine.] back in October 2016.  
 
Ouren had later stated in the following years in the 1st of January, 2021, that he had obtained a VHS copy of the 5th episode of the series, and also showed a snippet for the 5th episode/ He had stated that he has been planning to dump the entire 5th episode. But as of 2022, the entire 5th episode hasn't been ripped, resurfaced, and uploaded online.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Ouren/status/1344711136625774592 Ouren's Twitter Thread about the 5th episode.]</ref>
 
==Episodes List==
There are no current episode listing found online, although the official titles for the series can be found on the ones which are found and resurfaced.
 
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! style="background-color:lime" | #
! style="background-color:lime" | Episode Title
! style="background-color:lime" | Status
 
|-
|1||A Time Of Giving||[https://archive.org/details/TheLittleTwins <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|2||Flying||[https://archive.org/details/TheLittleTwins <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|3||The Best Gift Of All||[https://archive.org/details/TheLittleTwins <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|4||The Magic Flute||[https://archive.org/details/TheLittleTwins <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|5||n/a||[https://twitter.com/Ouren/status/1344717117980086278 <span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''']
|-
|6||n/a||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|7||n/a||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|8||n/a||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|9||n/a||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|10||n/a||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|11||n/a||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|12||n/a||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|13||n/a||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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===Videos===
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   |description1 =Intro and clips from the dub.
   |id1          =ljD_gXexV4Y
   |description1 = Nick Jr. Promo for the series.
  |service2    =youtube 
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  |description2 = Credits from the series.
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[[Category:Lost audio|Little Twins (Partially Found Japanese Nick Jr. English Dub; 1992)]]
==External Links==
[[Category:Lost TV|Little Twins (Partially Found Japanese Nick Jr. English Dub; 1992)]]
*[https://forums.lostmediawiki.com/thread/9807/obscure-1990s-anime-little-twins LMW Forums thread about Little Twins]
[[Category:Partially found media|Little Twins (Partially Found Japanese Nick Jr. English Dub; 1992)]]
*[https://youtube.com/watch?v=pe97pet7bEY&list=PL0QavWM26lB7o0N9rBaLwAStjU-4xhIrT YouTube playlist for Little Things, reuploaded on YouTube, by PinkieLopBun]
==References==
{{reflist}}
 
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[[Category:Lost audio]]
[[Category:Lost TV]]
[[Category:Partially found media]]

Revision as of 15:37, 16 November 2022

Little twins.jpg

A VHS copy of the English dub.

Status: Partially Found


The Little Twins (リトルツインズ) is a Japanese animated series produced by Toei Animation in the early 1990's[1][2], having receiving an English Dub that aired on the Nickelodeon kids' block, Nick Jr. from June 3rd, 1998 up until July 3, 1998, [3] with a total of 13 episodes.[4]

Plot

The show centers around two Lilliputian twins, tiny dwarf-like creatures, named Petal and Piper living on an island, named with their family and going on various adventures, and their enjoying their everyday lives. The twins frequently meet various other normal-sized creatures and learn more about them.[5]

Nick Jr.'s English Dub

Having initially released as an OVA under the same name, released on July 23, 1992[2], the series aired on the Nickelodeon's kids' block, Nick Jr., 6 years after it was initially released, receiving an English Dub and had only aired for a month, starting from June 3rd, 1998 up until July 3, 1998.[3].

The series was executively produced by David Linde, and features Jack Maeby having an original soundtrack made for this dub.[6]

Availability

The show fell quickly into obscurity, having limited information resurfaced on the internet about this dub. Nonetheless, a DVD release of the Nick Jr. Dub was released in 2004, but with little to no traction about its release.[7]

With the DVD release, however, Archive.org and Twitter user Ouren, had ripped and uploaded the first four episodes of the series in the Wayback Machine. back in October 2016.

Ouren had later stated in the following years in the 1st of January, 2021, that he had obtained a VHS copy of the 5th episode of the series, and also showed a snippet for the 5th episode/ He had stated that he has been planning to dump the entire 5th episode. But as of 2022, the entire 5th episode hasn't been ripped, resurfaced, and uploaded online.[8]

Episodes List

There are no current episode listing found online, although the official titles for the series can be found on the ones which are found and resurfaced.

# Episode Title Status
1 A Time Of Giving Found
2 Flying Found
3 The Best Gift Of All Found
4 The Magic Flute Found
5 n/a Partially Found
6 n/a Lost
7 n/a Lost
8 n/a Lost
9 n/a Lost
10 n/a Lost
11 n/a Lost
12 n/a Lost
13 n/a Lost

Gallery

Videos

Nick Jr. Promo for the series.

Credits from the series.

External Links

References