History Anime / SylvanianFamilies

A second set of shorts were also produced, but those were published to Youtube instead. So far there are 11 episodes, but only 8 episodes have been localized to International English. They have not yet been localized to US English.

* NoNameGiven: The male rabbit that Stella has a crush on is never given a name. [[https://youtu.be/RtaRG2B9QGw Finally averted in a Season 2 episode]]. [[spoiler: His name is William Sylvan]]

* StellarName: Stella

* NoNameGiven: The male rabbit that Stella has a crush on is never given a name. [[https://youtu.be/RtaRG2B9QGw Finally averted in a Season 2 episode]]. [[Spoiler: His name is William Sylvan]]

* NoNameGiven: The male rabbit that Stella has a crush on is never given a name.

A second set of shorts were also produced, but those were published to Youtube instead, however the have not yet been localized for the US market. So far there are 11 episodes, but only 8 episodes have been localized to English.

* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Bell's older sister Stella has a crush on a male rabbit. However, when Stella's crush shows up, his face isn't allowed to be seen. Only his arms, ears, hands, and feet are visible. [[https://youtu.be/RtaRG2B9QG Finally averted in a Season 2 episode where he is fully revealed]].

* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Bell's older sister Stella has a crush on a male rabbit. However, when Stella's crush shows up, his face isn't allowed to be seen. Only his arms, ears, hands, and feet are visible. [[Finally averted in a Season 2 episode https://youtu.be/RtaRG2B9QG]].

* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Bell's older sister Stella has a crush on a male rabbit. However, when Stella's crush shows up, his face isn't allowed to be seen. Only his arms, ears, hands, and feet are visible.

* ArtEvolution: As the franchise is a LongRunner, this is inevitable.

* ArtEvolution: The character designs of the toys got a revamp between 2007 and 2017. The 2017 [=OVAs=] used the new character design.

In late 2017 and through early 2018, two more [=OVAs=] as well as a series of shorts were produced specifically for Creator/{{Netflix}}. The localization work put into the series can be said to be [[UpToEleven extremely overboard]] - not only was the series' name and episode titles changed by region, but even the character names differed by region- the show appears on Netflix as ''Calico Critters'' in the US but ''Sylvanian Families'' in the rest of the world. Additionally, the chocolate rabbit girl goes by the name of "Bell" in the US dubs but is known as "Freya" elsewhere, and that's just one example and. Or even getting into their original names in the Japanese localization. And the changes to the name were reflected in the episode's title card. They even made [[SameLanguageDub two separate English dubs]]- the US one uses talent from Creator/BangZoomEntertainment while the International English dub uses British talents from an unknown agency handpicked by Creator/HalfHPStudio.

In late 2017 and through early 2018, two more [=OVAs=] as well as a series of shorts were produced specifically for Creator/{{Netflix}}. The localization work put into the series can be said to be [[UpToEleven extremely overboard]] - not only was the series' name and episode titles changed by region, but even the character names differed by region- the show appears on Netflix as ''Calico Critters'' in the US but ''Sylvanian Families'' in the rest of the world. Additionally, the chocolate rabbit girl goes by the name of "Bell" in the US dubs but is known as "Freya" elsewhere, and that's just one example. And the changes to the name were reflected in the episode's title card. They even made [[SameLanguageDub two separate English dubs]]- the US one uses talent from Creator/BangZoomEntertainment while the International English dub uses British talents from an unknown agency handpicked by Creator/HalfHPStudio.

* NoExportForYou: The Japanese DVD release featured English subtitles but has yet to be released outside Japan.

!!'''''The Treasure of Sylvanian|Calico Village'''''

!!'''''The Treasure of Sylvanian/Calico Village'''''

The first of the two OVAs, the special has Bell/Freya visiting town to visit her big sister, whio designed a dress for a fashion show.

The mayor puts on a competition to pick the loveliest thing in the village.

!!'''''The Treasure of Sylvanian Village'''''

In late 2017 and through early 2018, two more [=OVAs=] as well as a series of shorts were produced specifically for Creator/{{Netflix}}. The localization work put into the series can be said to be [[UpToEleven extremely overboard]] - not only was the series' name and episode titles changed by region, but even the character names differed by region- the show appears on Netflix as ''Calico Critters'' in the US but ''Sylvanian Families'' in the rest of the world. Additionally, the chocolate rabbit girl goes by the name of "Bell" in the US dubs but is known as "Freya" elsewhere, and that's just one example. And the changes to the name were reflected in the episode's title card. They even made [[SameLanguageDub two separate English dubs]]- the US one uses talent from Creator/BangZoomEntertainment while the International English dub uses British talents from an unknown agency handpicked by Creator/HalfHPStudios.

In late 2017 and through early 2018, two more [=OVAs=] as well as a series of shorts were produced specifically for Creator/{{Netflix}}. The localization work put into the series can be said to be [[UpToEleven extremely overboard]] - not only was the series' name and episode titles changed by region, but even the character names differed by region- the show appears on Netflix as ''Calico Critters'' in the US but ''Sylvanian Families'' in the rest of the world. Additionally, the chocolate rabbit girl goes by the name of "Bell" in the US dubs but is known as "Freya" elsewhere, and that's just one example. And the changes to the name were reflected in the episode's title card. They even made [[SameLanguageDub two separate English dubs]]- the US one uses talent from Creator/BangZoomEntertainment while the International English dub uses a different a British dub from an unknown agency.

A set of 18 shorts showcasing the daily life of the children of the village.