Tortimer is the mayor of Animal Village. He appears in town hall when Ai moves in, then outside town hall in the winter to announce the Winter Festival and later to announce the winner of the festival. Throughout the film, Tortimer is running for reelection. Despite running unopposed, he is worried about losing, and he urges all of the residents to vote.

Ai is a self-reliant girl that moves to Animal Village. She makes friends with the various villagers as she settles into the village. One night as she walked along the beach, she finds a message in the bottle. It sets her off on a quest of planting pine trees around the village to fulfill a miracle on the eve of the Winter Festival.<br><br>
(Source: Anime News Network)


__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Aku Aku in "Crash Bandicoot series" (VG) (Japanese) 
- Azaka in "Tenchi Muyo! Game-Hen" (VG) (Japanese) 
- Brain in "Animaniacs" (animated TV series) (Japanese) 
- Professor Jordan Perry in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze" (live action movie) (Japanese) 
- Television in "The Brave Little Toaster" (Japanese) 
- Van Pelt in "Jumanji" (live-action movie) (Japanese)!~

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