Anne of Green Gables 

Based on the books by Lucy Maud Montgomery, this 50 episode series tells the story of Anne Shirley, a young orphan living in 19th century Canada.

Stars:

Eiko Yamada, Fumie Kitahara, Michio Hazama

Cast

Series cast summary:
Eiko Yamada	...	Anne Shirley 50 episodes, 1979
Fumie Kitahara	...	Marilla Cuthbert 50 episodes, 1979
Michio Hazama	...	Narrator 46 episodes, 1979
Ryûji Saikachi	...	Matthew Cuthbert 44 episodes, 1979
Gara Takashima	...	Diana Barry 37 episodes, 1979

Storyline

Based on the books by Lucy Maud Montgomery, this 50 episode series tells the story of Anne Shirley, a young orphan living in 19th century Canada.

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Plot Keywords:

anne shirley | anime | based on novel | character name in title | 

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Genres:

Animation | Drama | Family

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

7 January 1979 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Anne of Green Gables

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nippon Animation Co.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

24 min (50 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Some of the episode names are the same as the names of chapters in the first book.

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Connections

Edited into Akage no An: Gurîn Gêburuzu e no michi (2010)

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Soundtracks

Kikoeru Kashira
(Opening song)
Music by Akira Miyoshi
Lyrics by Eriko Kishida
Performed by Ritsuko Oowada

User Reviews

Beautiful anime adaption of "Anne of Green Gables"

"Akage no An" is an 1979 anime adaption of Lucy Maud Montgomery's novel "Anne of Green Gables". This anime series was directed by Isao Takahata and produced by Nippon Animation, and consists of 50 episodes.

Basic plot: This anime focuses on Anne Shirley, an orphan girl who gets sent to Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert. The problem is, Marilla and Matthew originally requested a boy to be the new member of the family, leading to one problem after another in the beginning...

I normally don't read books, but I have heard people telling about this anime being just so true to the book, compared to many other movie/series adaptions of the same novel. Having watched this series a few years ago, I can say this anime altogether is realistic made, dramatic, beautiful, and sometimes moving. I was even about to almost cry in at least one of the episodes. I could have go on telling you about scenes having been pretty well made, some of them including Anne's relationship with Gilbert Blythe and her great friendship with Diana.

As I have said earlier, I normally don't read books. But if you have read the book and wanna watch a good movie/series adaption, I highly recommend you find this animated series. Sadly, this anime doesn't seem to exist in Norway at all. Believe me, you won't regret one second of this.

It is also interesting to know that, not only the anime itself, but the novel it is based on is pretty much beloved in Japan.

Some of the other notable works from Isao Takahata to be mentioned include: "Horus: Prince of the Sun" (1968), "Only Yesterday" (1991) and "My Neighbors the Yamadas" (1999).