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This is a community for all things Moomin.
The Moomins is a franchise created by finnish author/illustrator Tove Jansson. It features a vast amount of comics, TV series, movies, books and games, telling various stories mostly set in moominvalley.
If you are new to the Moomins, this video essay is a fantastic starting point to learn about this family-owned franchise.
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He's not a hedgehog is he?
It's usually safe to assume that any creature you encounter in a Moomin story, has no real-world equivalent unless otherwise stated.
And even when there is, Janssons versions of real creatures often look wildly stylized, or simply different.
Dragon:
Bat:
I like the implication that a dragon is a real creature