Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (anime)

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair


caption =
ja_name = 風の中の少女 金髪のジェニー
ja_name_trans = Kaze no Naka no Shōjo Kinpatsu no Jenī
genre = DramaInfobox animanga/Anime
title =
director = Makoto Yasamura
studio = Nippon Animation
network = TV Tokyo
first = 15 October 1992
last = 30 September 1993
episodes = 52 [Ann anime|1939. Accessed 2006-11-29.]

nihongo|"The Girl in the Wind: Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair"|風の中の少女 金髪のジェニー|Kaze no Naka no Shōjo Kinpatsu no Jenī is an anime series produced by Nippon Animation which ran on Japanese TV from 1992–1993. It is based on the 1854 song "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" by Stephen Foster.

Plot

The story begins in a small town, Pennsylvania in 1838. Jeanie MacDowell is a cheerful and beautiful girl with light brown hair (although she is actually shown with BLONDE hair). Jeanie enjoys playing the piano and loves taking piano lessons from her mother.

Steven, a good harmonica player, and Bill, a black boy who is very good at playing the banjo, are great friends of Jeanie's. They enjoy playing music together like a small band.

However, Jeanie's happy life changes dramatically after her mother suddenly passes away.

Experiencing many difficulties and learning the importance of life, she decides to devote her life to helping many people suffering from illness.

Interestingly, the series is a love story about the relationship between Steven and Jeanie-clearly a reference to Stephen Foster and his wife Jeanie.

References

External links

*languageicon|ja|Japanese [http://www14.plala.or.jp/hp3chan/data2/Jeannie.html Official site]