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Anne of Green Gables (1979 TV series)

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Anne of Green Gables
Screenshot of the opening title of Anne of Green Gables
赤毛のアン
(Akage no An)
GenreAdventure, Drama, Historical, Slice of life
Anime television series
Directed byIsao Takahata et al
Produced byKōichi Motohashi
Written byIsao Takahata et al
Music byKurōdo Mōri
StudioNippon Animation
Original networkFuji TV, Animax
Original run January 7, 1979 – December 30, 1979
Episodes50 (List of episodes)
Anime film
Road to Green Gables
Directed byIsao Takahata
Written byIsao Takahata
Music byAkira Miyoshi
Kurōdo Mōri
StudioNippon Animation
ReleasedJuly 17, 2010
Runtime100 minutes

Anne of Green Gables (赤毛のアン, Akage no An, Red-haired Anne) is an animated television series, part of Nippon Animation's World Masterpiece Theater. It was adapted from the novel, Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Produced by Nippon Animation in 1979, it was first broadcast on Fuji TV from January 7, 1979, to December 30, 1979. Fifty episodes were produced in total.[1] The first six episodes were later edited into a compilation film released in 2010.

The series has been exported to neighbouring Asian countries and also to Europe and French Canada (Anna dai capelli rossi in Italian, Anne la maison aux pignons verts in French, Ana de las Tejas Verdes in Spanish, Ana dos Cabelos Ruivos in Portuguese and Anne mit den roten Haaren in German). An English dub produced by Leephy Studios aired on SABC and Japan Entertainment Television, and has been legally available on YouTube since 2016.[2][3]

As with the novels, the animated version of Anne is much beloved in Japan to this day and "DVD memorial BOX set" (Region 2) was released on August 22, 2008, with a Blu-Ray release of the series hitting Japan on March 26, 2014.[4][5] A anime series that serves as a prequel to the series, Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables, premiered on April 5, 2009 in Japan.

Story

Anne Shirley is a girl raised in an orphanage. She is an imaginative and talkative girl. One day, Anne is accidentally sent to Miss Marilla Cuthbert and Mr. Matthew Cuthbert, who had originally requested a boy. Miss Marilla is surprised at first. After learning of Anne's sad past, she gradually becomes an irreplaceable member of the family of Cuthbert.

Summary

This anime was directed by Isao Takahata. He chose to make this animated version very true to the original source material, although his two previous works (Heidi, Girl of the Alps and 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother) had been adapted and altered.[1]

Hayao Miyazaki did the scene setting and layout. Previously, he had worked on 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother, although he left the production and Nippon Animation after the first 15 episodes. Miyazaki noticed a difference in Takahata's philosophy of animation; Takahata stuck to controlled, realistic acting at the time, similar to his former work. Miyazaki had not intended to do other work with Takahata, but he had also not planned on becoming independent in this season of his work.[1]

Yoshifumi Kondo (近藤喜文) was selected for character design and animation director over Yoichi Kotabe (小田部羊一), who had stopped work with Takahata after 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother of the previous work. Kondo went on to work with Takahata on the films Grave of the Fireflies and Only Yesterday. The voice of Anne was provided by Eiko Yamada, who would become a staple of World Masterpiece Theatre anime, going on to play Lavinia in Princess Sarah and Jo March in Little Women (the latter of which also featured character designs by Kondo).

The first six episodes were edited together by Takahata into a 100-minute theatrical movie in 1989. The film went unreleased until July 17, 2010, when it was screened at the Ghibli Museum as Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables (赤毛のアン グリーンゲーブルズへの道, Akage no An: Green Gables e no Michi, Red-haired Anne: Road to Green Gables).[6] Both the theatrical release and the entire original series are available on Blu-ray.

Episodes

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Music

  • Opening Theme: "Kikoeru Kashira (I wonder if you can hear it)", composed by Akira Miyoshi, sung by Ritsuko Ohwada
  • Ending Theme: "Samenai Yume", composed by Akira Miyoshi, sung by Ritsuko Ohwada

Reception

The show was well received upon its Japanese debut, helping lift the profile of the source material.[7] It has subsequently appeared on best anime lists conducted by TV Asahi's audience polls and those produced by outlets like Animage.[8][9][10]

Shigeto Mori has received two posthumous JASRAC International Awards for his work on the series, first in 2003 and then in 2010.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ a b c 河出書房新社編集部 (2005). 世界名作劇場「赤毛のアン」メモリアル・アルバム. 河出書房新社. ISBN 978-4-309-20451-2
  2. ^ "Wait, Isao Takahata's Anne of Green Gables anime series was dubbed into English?". April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  3. ^ "Anne of Green Gables - The series based on the novel". Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  4. ^ Press Release of Bandai Visual (PDF, Japanese Language)
  5. ^ "Anne of Green Gables Blu-Ray Box Set - March 26 (Japan)". March 9, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  6. ^ "Anne of Green Gables Compilation Film to Open in July". Anime News Network. May 3, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  7. ^ Dawes, Terry (March 5, 2014). "Why Anne of Green Gables Is Big in Japan". The Huffington Post. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  8. ^ "Animage Top-100 Anime Listing". Anime News Network. January 15, 2001. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  9. ^ "TV Asahi Top 100 Anime". Anime News Network. September 23, 2005. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  10. ^ "Japan's Favorite TV Anime". Anime News Network. October 12, 2006. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  11. ^ "2003年JASRAC賞　国内作品の外国入金分配額ベスト10(国際賞関連)について紹介します。日本音楽著作権協会　JASRAC". JASRAC. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  12. ^ "Songs From Evangelion, Other Anime Win JASRAC Awards". Anime News Network. May 25, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
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