Quote of Note | Emily Nussbaum

“Miffy and Friends is a Claymation series based on the children’s books by the Dutch artist Dick Bruna, who created the character in 1955. The show presented a world so stunningly peaceful that I dreamed of entering it myself. It was drawn in the minimalist, mouthless style of Hello Kitty. (The brand sued the owner of the popular Japanese character for ripping off Bruna’s style; the two sides recently settled in court.) Its heroine (at right) lived with her animal friends in an idyllic Dutch town, but none of them spoke; their small dramas were narrated in voice-over.