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Questions about Ronja, the Robber's Daughter (2014 TV series)

Short answers, pulled from the story.

What is Ronja, the Robber's Daughter (2014 TV series) about?

Ronja, the Robber's Daughter follows the only child of a bandit chief who grows up in a castle in the woodlands of early-Medieval Scandinavia. As she gets older she explores the surrounding forest, encountering mystical creatures, and befriends Birk, the son of a rival robber clan's chief.

Who directed Ronja, the Robber's Daughter (2014 TV series)?

Goro Miyazaki directed and storyboarded Ronja, the Robber's Daughter. Hiroyuki Kawasaki handled series composition and wrote the scripts, Katsuya Kondō designed the characters, and Satoshi Takebe composed the music.

Is Ronja, the Robber's Daughter Studio Ghibli's first television series?

Yes, Ronja, the Robber's Daughter is Studio Ghibli's first television series. It was produced together with Polygon Pictures, NHK Enterprises and Dwango.

Who narrates the English dub of Ronja, the Robber's Daughter (2014 TV series)?

Gillian Anderson narrates the English-language dub of Ronja, the Robber's Daughter. The BBC also produced a Scottish Gaelic version, Ronia, Nighean a' Mhèirlich, broadcast on the BBC Alba channel and made available on iPlayer in 2022 and 2023.

When was Ronja, the Robber's Daughter (2014 TV series) released in the United States?

GKIDS released Ronja, the Robber's Daughter in the United States on the 20th of August 2019, distributed by Shout! Factory. Amazon had already begun streaming the series on Amazon Prime on the 27th of January 2017.

How was Ronja, the Robber's Daughter (2014 TV series) received by critics?

Critical reception of Ronja, the Robber's Daughter was mostly positive, with praise from outlets including The Guardian, Collider, The Daily Dot and Slate. Swedish journalist Yukiko Duke, The Onion's The A.V. Club and Polygon published negative reviews, and the show was praised for its visual beauty and faithfulness to the novel but criticized for slow pacing.