Anne of Green Gables (anime)

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Akage no Anne


caption =
ja_name = 赤毛のアン
ja_name_trans = Red-Haired Anne
genre = Anime, Adventure, Slice-of-life, DramaInfobox animanga/Anime
title =
director = Isao Takahata
studio = Nippon Animation
network = flagicon|Japan Fuji TV series
flagicon|Taiwan CTV
flagicon|Spain Antena 3
flagicon|Germany Sat 1, Kika
flagicon|Italy Rai Uno, Rai Due
flagicon|Portugal RTP2
flagicon|Poland TV4, Polsat Junior
flagicon|Philippines ABS-CBN, GMA, QTV
first = 1979
last = 1979
episodes = 50

nihongo|"Anne of Green Gables""|赤毛のアン|Akage no An|literally "Red-haired Anne" is an animated television series adapted from the novel "Anne of Green Gables" by Canadian writer Lucy Maud Montgomery. Produced by Nippon Animation in Japan in 1979, it was first broadcast from January 7, 1979 to December 30, 1979. Fifty episodes were produced in total.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 978-4309204512]

It has been exported to neighbouring Asian countries and also to Europe and Canada (" _it. Anna dai capelli rossi" in Italian, " _fr. Anne la maison aux pignons verts" in French, " _es. Ana de las tejas verdes" in Spanish, " _pt. Ana dos Cabelos Ruivos" in Portuguese and " _de. Anne mit den roten Haaren" in German). 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 22nd 2008 and production of animated Before Green Gables which will be broadcasted in 2009 was also annouced. [ [http://www.bandaivisual.co.jp/pdf/2008/pr080820-2.pdf Press Release of Bandai Visual] (PDF, Japanese Language)]

Story

Anne Shirley, a girl raised in an orphanage, is accidentally sent to Miss Marilla Cuthbert and Mr. Matthew Cuthbert, who had originally requested a boy. She gradually becomes an irreplaceable member of their family.

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", "3000 Leagues in Search of Mother") had been adapted and altered.

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.

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".

Episodes

# Matthew Cuthbert is Surprised
# Marilla Cuthbert is Surprised
# Morning of Green Gables
# Anne's History
# Marilla Makes up Her Mind
# Anne of Green Gables
# Mrs. Rachel Lynde is Properly Horrified
# Anne's Impressions of Sunday School
# A Solemn Vow
# Anne Plays with a Best Friend
# Anne Loses the Amethyst Brooch
# Anne's Confession
# Anne Goes to School
# A Tempest in Class
# Fall is Coming
# Diana is Invited to Tea
# Anne Returns to School
# Anne Rescues Minnie May
# Diana's Birthday
# Spring Once Again
# The New Minister's Wife
# Wrong Ingredient
# Anne's Invited to Tea
# An Affair of Honor
# A Letter to Diana
# Concert Plan
# Matthew and the Clothes Shop
# Christmas Concert
# Anne Starts the Story-telling Club
# Vanity and Vexation of Spirit
# An Unfortunate Lily Maid
# An Epoch in Anne's Life
# An Invitation to Queen's Class
# Diana and the Students at Queens
# Longing for the Summer Holidays
# The Future of the Story Club
# 15 Year old Spring
# Number 13
# The Results
# Concert Hotel
# Off to Queen's College
# Life on a New Campus
# Home for the Weekend
# Winter at Queens
# Glory and the Dream
# Matthew's Love
# The Reaper Whose Name is Death
# Matthew's Farewell
# Bend in the Road
# God's in Heaven, All is Well on Earth

Music

* Opening Theme: "Kikoeru Kashira" by Ritsuko Ohwada
* Ending Theme: "Samenai Yume" by Ritsuko Ohwada

References

External links

*imdb title|0078560
*ann anime|421
* [http://www.tickledorange.com/LMM/AkageNoAn.html Akage No An] at [http://www.tickledorange.com/LMM/ An L.M. Montgomery Resource Page]
* [http://www.akageno-anne.jp/ Broadcasting of the animation 30th anniversary site]