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. 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 Claire Armitstead; Jonathan Jones (26 September 2015). "Art and design – Artwork showing Sylvanian Families terrorised by Isis banned from free speech exhibition". The Guardian. 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.

New Sylvanian Families/Calico Critters Anime Series to Air in Fall - News". Anime News Network. 2017-09-06 . Retrieved 2020-01-17. Cute Critters of "Sylvanian Families" Star in New Short TV Anime". Crunchyroll. 2017-09-06 . Retrieved 2020-01-17. UNCLE ROGER RENARD is the lollipop man at Berry Grove School. He is responsible for all the children getting to school and leaving the school safely each day. He enjoys his job immensely, although he wouldn't mind if the school stayed closed on rainy days! MOTHER ROXY RENARD is Sylvania's top home interior decorator, with great taste and fantastic colour sense. If anyone wants their house to look really stylish they call Roxy, who will rush around to see them, loaded up with wallpaper, paint and material swatch books and a head full of great ideas. 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]SISTER MIKAELA RENARD is the real outdoor type who just loves camping and ramblingg. She joined the brownies when she was very young and is now a keen girl guide who would love to live in a tent but her mother won't let her! Samantha Loveday. "Epoch confirms UK distribution of Sylvanian Families" . Retrieved July 10, 2013.

Mikaela Renard is the real outdoor type who just loves camping and rambling. She joined the brownies when she was very young and is now a keen girl guide who would love to live in a tent but her mother won't let her! Buster Slydale is a real handful. Everyone says his middle name is trouble. He’s not a bad boy, he’s just a bit wayward and a little naughty at times. 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.BROTHER BADEN RENARD is a very energetic lad who is a fervent boy scout. When he and his sister are on one of their camping adventures, he is the one who does most of the work, collecting firewood, cooking and putting up the tent, while she plans and organises.

Baden Renard is a very energetic lad who is a fervent boy scout. When he and his sister are on one of their camping adventures, he's the one who does most of the work, collecting firewood, cooking and putting up the tent, while she plans and organises. The characters, grouped into families, originally depicted typical woodland creatures such as rabbits, squirrels, bears, beavers, hedgehogs, foxes, deer, owls, raccoons, otters, skunks and mice, and later expanded to other animals such as cats, dogs, hamsters, guinea pigs, penguins, monkeys, cows, sheep, pigs, elephants, pandas, kangaroos, koalas and meerkats. Most families consist of a father, mother, sister and brother, and continue to add family members from there on such as grandparents, babies, and older siblings. Velvette Slydale is always on the lookout for a bargain. She has been known to travel for miles and miles and queue for hours and hours just for the spring sales. FATHER VAUGHN RENARD runs the village hardware shop, which is quite handy as his brother Eric is his best customer. Vaughn isn't as good at DIY as his brother, often hitting his thumb with a hammer when trying to hang a painting to the wall. 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!".Scarlet Slydale spends hours brushing her beautiful tail and is very proud of its glossy, healthy condition. 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.