Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables
Television series information
Original title	赤毛のアン Akage no An
Director(s)	Isao Takahata
Writer(s)	Shigeki Chiba Aiko Isomura Isao Takahata Takekuni Takano Shigehisa Araki Seijiro Kamiyama L.M. Montgomery (novel)
Based on	Anne of Green Gables
Starring	Eiko Yamada Fumie Kitahara Ryûji Saikachi Miyoko Asô Michio Hazama
Music	Akira Miyoshi Kurōdo Mōri
Studio(s)	Nippon Animation
Original run	January 7 – December 30, 1979
Number of seasons	1
Number of episodes	50 (list of episodes)
Episode length	24 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Followed by	Before Green Gables
See also
Related pages	Episodes

Anne of Green Gables (also known as Akage no An) is an anime adaptation of Anne of Green Gables. Produced in 1979, the Japanese animated series is part of Nippon Animation's World Masterpiece Theater.

Synopsis

Anne is an orphan full of imagination. When she arrives at her new home she will understand that, sometimes, you have to be a sensible person too, but her unique character will change, or at least attract the people around her. The story covers Anne’s growth from about eleven to seventeen years old, while she makes friends, goes to school and studies to fulfill her dream. At a difficult point in her life, Anne will have to take a hard choice, but at the end she will be able to find a new dream.

Born of the pen of the Canadian writer L.M. Montgomery, the little red-haired orphan comes to life in this anime, based on the first book in the long Anne series. Nobody has ever wanted her in her long and lonely 11-year-old life... until this dream comes true and she is going to have a wonderful home in Green Gables on Prince Edward Island with Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert. But all turns too good to be true - it was just a mistake; the Cuthberts have "ordered a boy" from the orphanage and have no need for a girl. And yet, soon Marilla and Matthew discover that they cannot live without this lively imaginative chatterbox. Green Gables becomes her home; Diana - the best "bosom friend" any girl ever dreamed of; Gilbert - the hated but never-despairing boy in love ... Friends, dreams and school, scrapes and funny accidents, laughter and tears, tragedies and achievements - fill Anne's life as she goes on her road of growing up.

Theme song

Below are the lyrics for the intro song, 'Kikoeru Kashira', sung by Ritsuko Ohwada.

Kikoeru kashira
Hizume no oto
Yuruyakana oka wo nutte
Kaketekuru basha
Mukae ni kuru no
Mukae ni kuru no ne
Dare ka ga watashi wo
Tsureteyuku no ne
Shiroi hana no michi he
Kaze no furusato he
Tsureteyuku no ne
Tsureteyuku no ne

Kikoeru kashira
Hizume no oto
Komorebi no naka wo nukete
Kaketekuru basha
Mukae ni kita no
Mukae ni kita no ne
Dare ka ga watashi wo
Tsureteyuku no ne
Moeru kumo no shita he
Namidatsu mizuumi he
Tsureteyuku no ne
Tsureteyuku no ne

Voice cast

Main cast Eiko Yamada as Anne Shirley (50/50) Fumie Kitahara as Marilla Cuthbert (50/50) Michio Hazama as Narrator (46/50) Ryûji Saikachi as Matthew Cuthbert (43/50) Gara Takashima as Diana Barry (37/50) Recurring cast Miyoko Asô as Rachel Lynde (19/50) Junko Hori as Josie Pye (17/50) Sanae Takagi as Jane Andrews (15/50)/Girl (1/50) Kazuhiko Inoue as Gilbert Blythe (13/50) Mami Koyama as Minnie May Barry (6/50)/Ruby Gillis (6/50) Reiko Mutō as Mrs. Barry (11/50) Kazuyo Aoki as Charlie Sloane (9/50) Makoto Kousaka as Ruby Gillis (9/50) Natsuko Kawaji as Josephine Barry (8/50) Hiroko Suzuki as Miss Stacy (8/50) Yoko Egawa as Mrs. Allan (7/50) Kimiko Tsuruta as Sophia Sloane (6/50)/Girl (1/50) Motomu Kiyokawa as Mr. Phillips (5/50) Yoku Shioya as Moody Spurgeon MacPherson (5/50)

Guest cast Kazuyuki Sogabe as Reverend Allan (4/50) Masayuki Katô as Postmaster (3/50)/Doctor (1/50) Asami Mukaidono as Tillie Boulter (3/50)/Girl (1/50) Chiyoko Kawashima as Tillie Boulter (3/50) Issei Masamune as Mr. Bell (3/50) Masako Matsubara as Stella Maynard (3/50) Ritsuo Sawa as Martin (3/50) Akiko Tsuboi as Mrs. Spencer (3/50) Eisuke Yoda as Mr. Barry (3/50) Saiko Egawa as Prissy Andrews (2/50)/Priscilla Grant (1/50) Yutaka Ôyama as Doctor (2/50) Ryûsuke Shiomi as Stationmaster (2/50) Ryoichi Tanaka as Jerry Buote (2/50) Mahito Tsujimura as Boarding House Owner (2/50) Satomi Majima as Gertie Pye (1/50)/Girl (1/50) Michiko Hirai as Mrs. Evans (1/50) Misa Kadoya as Girl (1/50) Seizō Katō as Mr. Russell (1/50) Yamada Keaton as Jerry Buote (1/50) Hisako Kyouda as Mrs. Blewett (1/50) Yoshiko Matsuo as Lucilla Harris (1/50) Yoko Matsuoka as Laurette Bradley (1/50) Minoru Midorikawa as Minister (1/50) Yasuo Muramatsu as John Sadler (1/50) Yumi Nakatani as Mary Joe (1/50) Takako Sasuga as Lily Jones (1/50) Akira Shimada as Storekeeper Billy (1/50) Kazue Takahashi as Boarding House Lady (1/50) Akiko Takamura as Woman (1/50) Rihoko Yoshida as Flora Jane Spencer (1/50)

Episodes

Main article: Anne of Green Gables (anime)/Episodes

Please note that the episode titles are according to the English subtitles only. Not all episodes have the same translator, so you may know an episode under a slightly different name (for example, "Fall is Coming" is also known as "The Coming of Autumn").

Behind the scenes

• Some of the trees in the animation are believed to be Japanese cherry blossom trees, but are actually the island's apple blossom trees.

Gallery

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External links

• Anne of Green Gables at the Anime News Network
• Anne of Green Gables at the Internet Movie Database
• Anne of Green Gables at L.M. Montgomery Online
• Anne of Green Gables on Wikipedia