In 2007, Epoch teamed up with Itochu, Nippon Columbia and Shogakukan to produce a 3D CGI Original Video Animation series based on the toy line produced by Kōji Kawaguchi and Yumiko Muriai and directed by Akira Takamura. All 3 episodes were released on June 20, 2007. According to Epoch, more episodes were planned, but these were never produced for unknown reasons. In the UK, Flair celebrated the franchise's 20th anniversary with a selected number of new items. The best selling was an Otter boat, and a reintroduced Dalmatian Family who now wore party hats that read "Happy 20th!". Saffron loves yellow things. Her room is decorated with the yellow things she's collected, from yellow flowers to yellow ribbons. Her favourite thing in her collection is her yellow photo album, which is full of precious memories. The only yellow thing she doesn't like is lemons - they're too sour for her! Box Contents Claire Armitstead; Jonathan Jones (26 September 2015). "Art and design – Artwork showing Sylvanian Families terrorised by Isis banned from free speech exhibition". The Guardian.

In 1993, Tomy, who had been distributing the toys worldwide, lost the rights to the name "Sylvanian Families" in Canada and the US. Tomy reintroduced the line under the new name Calico Critters of Cloverleaf Corners, now simply just called Calico Critters. The Calico Critters line is currently distributed in the US and Canada by Epoch Everlasting Play, LLC. In 2013, the rights for the toys in the UK were transferred to the newly formed Epoch UK, and they began distributing the toys from January 1, 2014 onwards. Flair stopped distributing the toys on December 31 the same year. [6] Yardley loves talking to the other Sylvanians. Her big belly laugh can be heard often and she’s always got friends around her. She’s very proud of her bushy tail with its shiny fur, and makes sure to brush it every night before she goes to bed.Samantha Loveday. "Epoch confirms UK distribution of Sylvanian Families" . Retrieved July 10, 2013.

Cedric Walnut likes carpentry, and is very good at it! He's always coming up with unique things to make for other Sylvanians. He makes lots of surprising things that nobody has ever seen before. Only his family know that he's had a lot of projects that turned out badly too – he keeps those hidden in his store room!Yardley Walnut loves talking to the other Sylvanians. Her big belly laugh can be heard often and she's always got friends around her. She's very proud of her bushy tail with its shiny fur, and makes sure to brush it every night before she goes to bed.

Saffron Walnut loves yellow things. Her room is decorated with the yellow things she's collected, from yellow flowers to yellow ribbons. Her favourite thing in her collection is her yellow photo album, which is full of precious memories. The only yellow thing she doesn't like is lemons - they're too sour for her! Box Contents By 1988, Sylvanian Families had become a major success around the world, winning the British Association of Toy Retailers award for "Toy of the Year" three years consecutively, in 1987, 1988 and 1989.Cayanan, Joanna (June 20, 2023), "Sylvanian Families/Calico Critters Toy Franchise Gets New Full 3DCG Anime on July 6", Anime News Network , retrieved June 20, 2023 Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 9, 2023). "Sylvanian Families/Calico Critters Anime Film's Teaser Reveals November 23 Opening". Anime News Network . Retrieved June 20, 2023. In 2006, the characters in the toy line were chosen to be the mascots for the National Federation of Workers and Consumers Insurance Cooperativess national mutual aid. By the end of the year, the toys sold a total of 78 million units. [5] Houlton, Delphine; Short, Brian (1995). "Sylvanian Families: the Production and Consumption of a Rural Community". Journal of Rural Studies. 11 (4): 367–385. doi: 10.1016/0743-0167(95)00017-8. Cedric likes carpentry, and is very good at it! He’s always coming up with unique things to make for other Sylvanians. He makes lots of surprising things that nobody has ever seen before. Only his family know that he’s had a lot of projects that turned out badly too – he keeps those hidden in his store room!

There are several animated series based on the Sylvanian Families world: Sylvanian Families, a syndicated series that premiered in 1987; Stories of the Sylvanian Families (1988), a British series animated in stop motion; and a 2007 original video animation series also called Sylvanian Families. A new OVA was then produced in 2015 with another in 2017, promoting the Sylvanian Families Town sub-line. Both OVAs were produced by Shogakukan Music and Digital Entertainment and were also released outside Japan through YouTube and Netflix.Rhodri Marsden (2014-03-19). "Sylvanian Families: How folksy ways and wholesome values captured a global audience - Features - Health & Families". Independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26 . Retrieved 2015-03-18. a b "End of era for UK's only independent Sylvanian Families shop" (with video by Alice Salfield). BBC News. 9 March 2023. Saffron Walnut loves yellow things. Her room is decorated with the yellow things she's collected, from yellow flowers to yellow ribbons. Her favourite thing in her collection is her yellow photo album, which is full of precious memories. The only yellow thing she doesn't like is lemons – they're too sour for her! BROTHER SIDNEY FURBANKS is different to the rest of his thespian family, in the fact he does not like performing whatsoever. He much prefers writing, where he can really let his creative juices flow. For someone so young, his writing is much more advanced for his years. Last year, his uncle Kenneth asked him to write the summer play, which he did, and the show was a massive success. His mother thinks he will become a very famous playwright when he is older. In 2015, a series of tableaux by the British artist Mimsy featuring Sylvanian Families being threatened by "MICE-IS" terrorists was banned from the Passion for Freedom exhibition. [7]