カルルとふしぎな塔

"Karl and the Mysterious Tower" is a television anime produced by Nippon Animation, which premiered on Kids Station on October 8, 2010. The anime was also broadcast on TV Kanagawa as part of the Kids Theater!! Peace segment. The story revolves around Karl and his friends who live in a town with a tall tower. Three times a day, an old clock keeper rings the bell to announce meal times. However, one day the bell suddenly stops ringing. Karl and his friends decide to visit the tower to get the bell ringing again. In this world, hats have great significance for the residents, and everyone wears some kind of hat or head covering. The anime is directed by Jun Takagi, series composition by Miho Maruo, character design by Junzo Terada, and music by Cher Watanabe and Tetsuya Kuwayama. Animation is produced by Nippon Animation. The DVD of "Karl and the Mysterious Tower" is released by Nippon Columbia, with cover art illustrated by Junzo Terada. In addition, a picture book of the anime has been serialized in Shogakukan's children's magazine "Mebae" since March 2011.