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Green Green | |
グリーングリーン (Gurīn Gurīn) | |
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Genre | Comedy, Romance, Slice of life |
Light novel | |
Written by | Noboru Yamaguchi |
Illustrated by | Shinji Katakura |
Published by | Media Factory |
Demographic | Male |
Imprint | MF Bunko J |
Original run | November 2002 – January 2004 |
Volumes | 5 |
Original video animation | |
Produced by | Takayuki Imayama |
Written by | Kazuhisa Sakaguchi Yoshikazu Kuwashima |
Music by | milktub |
Released | December 20, 2002 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Chisaku Matsumoto Yuji Muto |
Produced by | Tatsuya Ishihguro |
Written by | Atsuhiro Tomioka |
Music by | Shinkichi Mitsumune |
Studio | Studio Matrix |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Kanagawa, TV Saitama |
English network | |
Original run | July 12, 2003 – September 27, 2003 |
Episodes | 12 (List of episodes) |
Original video animation | |
Green Green: Erolutions | |
Directed by | Yuji Muto |
Produced by | Hisatoshi Yoshikawa |
Written by | Atsuhiro Tomioka |
Music by | Shinkichi Mitsumune |
Studio | Studio Matrix |
Released | May 28, 2004 |
Green Green (グリーングリーンGurīn Gurīn) is a Japanese, 12-episode anime adaptation of the H-gameof the same name. While there are no sexually explicit scenes in the first 12 episodes, the series has a strong focus on nudity. A non-canon sequel exists to the story as a thirteenth episode, which was released at a later date. This 'Episode 13' is unlicensed and not included in the US release.
Media Blasters licensed Green Green for distribution in North America, and the first volume was released on May 16, 2006. They have since released the 12 TV episodes on three DVDs, first separately throughout 2006, and then in two different budget collections in 2007 (the original single volumes in a box) and 2009 (the three discs in one 'Litebox' case). The series premiered in the U.S. television in January 2016 on the channel Toku.
Story[edit]
Green Green takes place in the countryside of Japan, at the isolated all-male boarding school of Kanenone Gakuen (translated literally in English as 'Sound of the Bell Academy'). Since there are no females for miles, the school is advertised as the 'last remaining paradise for men on Earth'. The Kanenone school board has begun talks to merge with an all-girl boarding school, in hopes of becoming a co-ed boarding school. This has the hormone-driven, girl-deprived male body of Kanenone thrilled.
Both schools decide to have a test run of sorts, having the girls from the all-girls school stay at Kanenone for a month, in order to see how the boys and girls get along. Yuusuke Takazaki, the main character, has his hands full with his 'perverted' roommates, nicknamed the Baka ('Idiot') Trio. The Baka Trio - which consists of Bacchi-Gū, an overweight shameless pervert, Ichiban-Boshi, a self-proclaimed ladies man, and Tenjin, a gentle giant who has a 'little sister' fetish - are incredibly excited that there will be girls around.
When the buses containing the girls arrive, one girl named Midori Chitose excitedly disembarks first, leaping at and happily hugging a confused Yuusuke. Who is Midori and how does she know Yuusuke? The series focuses on answering this question and the antics of the Baka Trio.
Characters[edit]
- Yuusuke Takasaki (高崎 祐介Takasaki Yuusuke)
- Voiced by: Atsushi Kisaichi (2002 OVA), Ken Takeuchi (TV series, Erolutions) (Japanese); Bryce Papenbrook (English)
- The main male lead, Yuusuke is perhaps the most 'normal' of the boys at Kanenone. He is friends with the Baka Trio, but does not share their more perverted interests. Despite this, the Baka Trio consider Yuusuke to be a member of their group, and he usually finds himself forced or dragged along into involvement with their less-than-wholesome activities.
- Yuusuke is implied to be the reincarnation of the boy from the tale of ill-fated lovers mentioned at the start of every episode, with Midori as his partner. However, Yuusuke appears to have no recollection of his past, and initially responds to Midori's affectionate advances by either pushing her away or treating her harshly. Only after recovering his past memories does he fall in love with her. Yuusuke also finds himself liking the tomboyish Futaba Kutsuki, creating a love triangle between the three main characters.
- Tadatomo Ijuuin (伊集院 忠知Ijuuin Tadatomo) aka Bacchi-Gū (バッチグー)
- Voiced by: Kazunari Tanaka (Japanese); Peter Doyle (English)
- Tadatomo is the overweight, long haired, leader and most perverted member of the Baka Trio who has no shame. The arrival of beautiful girls to Kanenone seems to send him out of control. He does things such as drinking the bath water the girls recently bathed in, to making a nipple print of his own nipples so he can imagine they belong to a girl. Bacchi-Gū is considered to be the lead comic relief of the series and is the male mascot of Green Green.
- Hikaru Ichiban-Boshi (一番星光Ichibanboshi Hikaru)
- Voiced by: Jin Domon (Japanese); Ezra Weisz (English)
- Literally translated in English as 'number one shining star,' Ichiban-Boshi believes himself to be a suave ladies man. He has a book of pick-up lines to use on his new female classmates, but he always fails and makes a fool of himself. He is the least perverted member of the Baka Trio.
- Taizo Tenjin (天神 泰三Tenjin Taizou)
- Voiced by: Kenji Hamada (Japanese); Neil Kaplan (English)
- Tenjin is the gentle giant of the Baka Trio. He has an odd fetish. He dreams of having Sanae consider him a big brother, and then she will sleep next to him... while he smells her and eats rice at the same time (a joke referring to the word okazu, which means both 'meal' and 'porn'). Sanae's young appearance makes him instantly attracted to her, but Sanae wants nothing to do with Tenjin.
- Midori Chitose (千歳 みどりChitose Midori)
- Voiced by: Sara Nakayama (Japanese); Cindy Robinson (English)
- The main female lead, Midori is an outgoing and cheerful girl who seems to know Yuusuke and is in love with him. She seems willing to do anything for him, even filling out a form of perverted questions the Baka Trio gave her, hoping it will please Yuusuke. In the opening scene of the series, Midori narrates a tale about two people who were in love, but their love was forbidden at the time and they could not stay together. They promised each other to meet again in another life, hinting that Midori is the girl from the tale and somehow retained her memories, while Yuusuke is the boy from the tale, but he has not retained the memories of his past life. She is also noted to have D-cup breasts. She seemingly has no grasp at the effects some of her antics have wrought, such as climbing on top of a bedridden Yuusuke in the nurses' office while in lingerie, and hanging on to his arm after class ended. Her given name means 'green' in Japanese, probably in reference to the name 'Green Green'.
- Futaba Kutsuki (朽木 双葉Kutsuki Futaba)
- Voiced by: Eriko Fujimaki (Japanese); Kristen Rutherford (English)
- Futaba plays the role of the tough, boy-hating tsundere. She is less than enthusiastic about the co-ed trial run of the schools, and acts as the self-appointed protector of the girls against the boys of Kanenone. She is particularly disgusted by the antics of the Baka Trio, and does not hesitate to resort to physical violence against them as punishment for their indiscretions. After the Baka Trio pulls a humiliating prank on her, she decides to leave Kanenone immediately on her own. She gets lost and injured in the surrounding woods but is rescued by Yuusuke, who carries her back to Kanenone. This act of kindness, along with an earlier display of chivalry by Yuusuke to protect her modesty, sparks feelings inside her for the boy, and Futaba soon finds herself falling in love with Yuusuke. The two become a couple in Episode 13.
- Futaba has a younger sister, Wakaba. She is also the main character in the H-game's second sequel, Green Green 3.
- Reika Morimura (森村 麗花Morimura Reika)
- Voiced by: Kana Ueda (Japanese); Alexandra Gerstein (English)
- Reika is a mysterious person seems to know about the connection between Midori and Yuusuke. She seems to be intent on keeping the two apart, trying to put Futaba and other girls together with Yuusuke instead. She is noted to have E-cup breasts like Chigusa. Reika's motives are explained near the end of the series. Her given name in Japanese means 'lovely flower'.
- Unlike the other characters, Reika was not in the H-game of Green Green. She was created as a new character for the television series.
- Wakaba Kutsuki (朽木 若葉Kutsuki Wakaba)
- Voiced by: Yukiko Mannaka (Japanese); Philece Sampler (English)
- Wakaba is Futaba's younger sister. She shows a deep respect for Futaba, referring to her as onee-sama ('honored elder sister').
- Wakaba is almost always seen carrying around her potted cactus, whom she named Togemura (literally translated as 'thorn village'). Like some devoted plant lovers, Wakaba talks to Togemura as if it were a person; what is unusual is that Togemura appears to be able to communicate with Wakaba as well. Wakaba also uses Togemura as a fortune-telling device and as a weapon to defend herself and her friends, magical girl-style.
- Sanae Minami (美南 早苗Minami Sanae)
- Voiced by: Saori Suzuki (Japanese); Sandy Fox (English)
- A friend of Wakaba, Sanae is a weak and shy girl who joins the trip to Kanenone because her doctors believe that the fresh country air will be beneficial to her health. Her need to take medication on a regular basis is highlighted in several episodes.
- Sanae has a much younger appearance than the rest of the major female characters. This draws the attention of Tenjin, who has a fetish for 'little sister' types. Unfortunately for Tenjin, his unusual and over-enthusiastic advances only frighten Sanae away. It is implied that Sanae begins to develop feelings for Yuusuke after he helps her.
- Chigusa Iino (飯野 千種Iino Chigusa)
- Voiced by: Mariko Suzuki (Japanese); Samantha Reynolds (English)
- Chigusa is the nurse at the all-girls boarding school. She came along on the trip as the girls' supervisor. The Baka Trio, especially Bacchi-Gū, are enamored by Chigusa's beauty and her E-cup breasts. Although she should be keeping the girls in order, Chigusa is very easy-going and actually encourages the girls to flirt with the boys.
- Arisa Haruno (春乃 亜里紗Haruno Arisa)
- Voiced by: Noriko Yoshitake (Japanese); Mari Devon (English)
- A brash, bespectacled girl with braided hair who has rather vivid bishōnen sexual fantasies. Her apparent role in the anime is to provide comic relief from the side of the girls. Although her physical attributes manage to attract the attentions of the Baka Trio every now and then, the sight of her face is enough to put an end to any perverted thoughts they may have.
- Kenichi Hotta (堀田 健一Hotta Kenichi)
- Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya
- Kenta Koyasu (子安 ケンタKoyasu Kenta)
- Voiced by: Akio Takahashi
- Yasushi Todoroki (轟 やすしTodoroki Yasushi)
- Voiced by: Akio Takahashi
- Itsuki Kobayashi (小林 樹Kobayashi Itsuki)
- Voiced by: Akemi Misaki (OVA)
OVAs[edit]
In 2002, an OVA of Green Green was released. It had no relation to the television series. It starts off with the same plot, but instead of girls visiting Kanenone, it had a group of boys from Kanenone (Yuusuke, the Baka Trio, and some others) visiting the all-girl boarding school. The OVA was not well received, some suggesting that the animation was rough, choppy, and outdated.
Three Character OVA DVDs were also released in Japan under the title Green Green Character DVDs [1] ; Green Green Character DVD 'Sanae & Wakaba' was released 11/19/2003, Green Green Character DVD 'Futaba & Chigusa' was released 12/17/2003, and Green Green Character DVD 'Midori & Reika' was released 1/21/2004. Each Green Green Character DVD included a short 8-10 minute Yuri story all of which include a sex or nude scene involving the two female title characters, a music video for each of the title characters, and other extras with a total running time of 33–38 minutes each. In the North American Media Blaster's release most of the contents of the Character DVDs can be found as extras on each DVD with the short stories labeled as untranslated E-cup breasts episodes.
An OVA entitled Green Green: Erolutions (グリーングリーンエロリューションズ) was released in 2004 as the thirteenth and concluding episode of the television series. Erolutions is considered hentai for its two explicit sex scenes between Yuusuke and Midori, and then Yuusuke and Futaba. The episode was not included in the United States release.
List of episodes[edit]
# | Title | Original Air Date | |
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01 | 'Hearts Pounding Deep in the Mountains' (Japanese: 山奥でどっきどき) | July 12, 2003 | |
A busload of girls from an all-girls school is on its way to Kanenone Gakuen for a month-long trial run of integrating the two schools. At Kanenone, Yuusuke leads the boys in preparing a welcoming party, with the Baka Trio acting as lookouts. Once the bus finally arrives, Midori leaps out, knocking Yuusuke unconscious in her excitement over finally meeting him, and declares that they will change their fate 'this time'. | |||
02 | 'You Are Busted' (Japanese: 露天風呂ですってんころりん) | July 19, 2003 | |
The girls are dismayed at the antics of the Baka Trio and the spartan facilities at Kanenone, but are cheered up when they discover the place boasts an outdoor hot spring. The Baka Trio decide to peep on the girls as they bathe, while Yuusuke takes it upon himself to stop them. | |||
03 | 'Lost in the Forest' (Japanese: 森の中でどっこいしょ) | July 26, 2003 | |
Outraged over a prank pulled on her by the Baka Trio, Futaba decides to leave Kanenone for home. In her search for a short cut to the bus stop, she gets lost in the surrounding forest and injures her ankle. Yuusuke, Midori, and the Baka Trio attempt to find and bring her back to Kanenone. | |||
04 | 'Commotion in the Girls Dorm' (Japanese: 女子寮でてんてこまい) | August 2, 2003 | |
Futaba realizes she is starting to develop feelings for Yuusuke. Midori notices this and confronts Yuusuke about Futaba. That evening, the Baka Trio (and a reluctant Yuusuke) attempt to break into the girls' dormitory while the girls are asleep. | |||
05 | 'Instant Sleep in the Nurse's Office' (Japanese: 保健室でばったんきゅー) | August 9, 2003 | |
Sanae misplaces her medicine box, but Yuusuke helps her find it. His good deed is seen and misinterpreted by Reika, who decides to try to bring the two together; and by a jealous Tazio, who enlists the help of the other members of the Baka Trio to come up with a way to win Sanae's heart. | |||
06 | 'A Steamy Time in the P.E. Equipment Room' (Japanese: 体育倉庫であっちっち) | August 16, 2003 | |
Midori and Yuusuke are assigned to scout for locations for a school affair. Midori decides to treat the assignment as a date, and gets Reika to promise not to interfere. In order to prevent the Baka Trio from getting in the way, Reika locks them inside the PE storage room, where the heat soon causes them to have vivid hallucinations about the girls they desire. | |||
07 | 'Splish-Splash by the Pool' (Japanese: プールサイドでびっしょびしょ) | August 23, 2003 | |
After repeated failures to win Futaba's heart by following the dubious recommendations of a dating guidebook, Hikaru turns to Midori for help, with the rest of the Baka Trio in tow. Unfortunately, they take her suggestion to put themselves in the girls' position much too literally. | |||
08 | 'Morning Bath Free-for-All' (Japanese: 朝風呂ですったもんだ) | August 30, 2003 | |
Alone in the outdoor bath, Reika delivers a surveillance report on Midori and her attempts to attract the interest of Yuusuke. Soon after 'signing off', she is joined by Chigusa and the rest of the girls. They all talk about their experiences at Kanenone to date, unaware of the presence of the camouflaged Baka Trio. | |||
09 | 'Hightailing It out of the Test of Courage' (Japanese: 肝試しですたこらさっさ) | September 6, 2003 | |
Chigusa organizes a late-night 'test of courage', with the boys and girls pairing off. To Midori's dismay, Yuusuke draws Futaba as his partner. Reika sees this as an opportunity to bring Yuusuke and Futaba closer. Meanwhile, the Baka Trio try to take advantage of the girls they were paired with. | |||
10 | 'Pandemonium In the Library' (Japanese: 図書室でどったんばったん) | September 13, 2003 | |
After a failed examination, Chigusa assigns Yuusuke to tutor Midori in the hope of bringing her grades up. As an incentive, she tells Midori that Yuusuke will give her a reward if her test results are above average. Wakaba mishears this, and soon a rumor that getting an above-average test result will allow you to receive a reward from the person you like goes around the entire school. Despite Midori's efforts, however, she falls short of obtaining above-average examination grades. Yuusuke, however, still decides to reward her for trying her best. Midori asks for a hug, and in the process accidentally kisses Yuusuke, which in turn causes him to remember his past memories and feelings for her. | |||
11 | 'Overwhelmed by Destiny' (Japanese: 運命にふにゃふにゃ) | September 20, 2003 | |
Although Midori and Yuusuke are overjoyed at finding each other again, their unexpected reunion distresses Reika, Futaba, and the Baka Trio for very different reasons. | |||
12 | 'Farewell Kanenone Gakuen Academy' (Japanese: 鐘ノ音にサヨウナラ) | September 27, 2003 | |
Confused by the memories of his past life and wary of going against fate, Yuusuke decides it is better for him and Midori to remain separated. Upset by Yuusuke's choice, Midori runs off. Yuusuke goes after her, but seriously injures himself when he saves her from a fall over a cliff. Although the pair are found by the Baka Trio and brought back to Kanenone, bad weather prevents Yuusuke from being transferred to a place with better medical facilities. With Yuusuke's life in the balance, Midori uses her remaining life-force to restore him to health, although she does so at the price of her having to return to her own era. Despite this, she declares her wish to be together again with Yuusuke has come true, as she, through her life-force, will become one with Yuusuke. She and Yuusuke share a final kiss before Reika -- who is revealed to be a messenger of Fate who has been tasked to ensure the lovers remain separated -- takes her back to the 31st century. | |||
13 | 'Erolutions' (Japanese: エロリューションズ) | N/A | |
Several months after the end of the trial run, Chigusa returns to Kanenone for a weekend to prepare for the upcoming school integration. Joining her on the trip is Futaba, who has kept in touch with Yuusuke since her return to her original school. Although Yuusuke and Futaba are both anxious to see each other again, they are unable to admit their feelings for each other. It is up to a dreamworld Midori to give the would-be couple the push they need to take the final step. |
Music[edit]
Opening Theme:
- 'Guri Guri'
- Lyrics by: milktub
- Composition by: milktub
- Arrangement by: Takehiro Wakabe
- Song by: Hiromi Satou
Ending Theme:
- 'Blue Sky' (青空Aozora)
- Lyrics by: milktub
- Composition by: milktub
- Arrangement by: Hitoshi Fujima (Elements Garden)
- Song by: YURIA
Further reading[edit]
- Beard, Jeremy A. (February 11, 2004). 'Green Green OAV'. T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews.
- Beard, Jeremy A. (February 11, 2004). 'Green Green TV'. T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews.
- Beveridge, Chris (June 14, 2006). 'Green Green Vol. #1'. Mania. Demand Media. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014.
- Beveridge, Chris (August 24, 2006). 'Green Green Vol. #2'. Mania. Demand Media. Archived from the original on June 27, 2009.
- Beveridge, Chris (October 10, 2006). 'Green Green Vol. #3'. Mania. Demand Media. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012.
- Martin, Theron (August 11, 2006). 'Green Green DVD 1: Co-ed Casualties'. Anime News Network.
External links[edit]
- Green Green @ Pony Canyon(in Japanese)
- Green Green (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Green Green (OVA) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Green Green Character DVD (OVA) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Green Green Thirteen: Erolutions (OVA) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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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) | |
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Genre | Adventure, Drama, Historical, Slice of life |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Isao Takahata et al |
Produced by | Kōichi Motohashi |
Written by | Isao Takahata et al |
Music by | Kurōdo Mōri |
Studio | Nippon Animation |
Original network | Fuji TV, Animax |
Original run | January 7, 1979 – December 30, 1979 |
Episodes | 50 (List of episodes) |
Anime film | |
Road to Green Gables | |
Directed by | Isao Takahata |
Written by | Isao Takahata |
Music by | Akira Miyoshi Kurōdo Mōri |
Studio | Nippon Animation |
Released | July 17, 2010 |
Runtime | 100 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, which has been legally available on YouTube since 2016.[2][3]
As with the novels, the animated version of Anne is beloved in Japan to this day. The 'DVD Memorial BOX set' for Region 2 was released on August 22, 2008, and a Blu-Ray of the series was released in Japan on March 26, 2014.[4][5] An anime series that serves as a prequel to the series, Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables, premiered on April 5, 2009, in Japan.
Story[edit]
Anne Shirley is a girl raised in an orphanage. Anne is accidentally sent to Miss Marilla Cuthbert and Mr. Matt 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 Cuthbert family.
Summary[edit]
The anime was directed by Isao Takahata. He chose to hold this 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 Kondō (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[edit]
EP no. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate | |
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001 | 'Matthew Cuthbert is Surprised' 'Mashuu Kasubaato odoroku' (Japanese: マシュウ・カスバート驚く) | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata Shigeki Chiba | January 7, 1979 | |
Anne Shirley arrives at a rural train station in Prince Edward Island. She meets Matt Cuthbert who has come to collect her. He is confused and unsure what to do. Reluctantly, he decides to take her to Green Gables, the farm he owns with his sister Marilla, in the village of Avonlea. | |||||
002 | 'Marilla Cuthbert is Surprised' 'Marira Kasubaato odoroku' (Japanese: マリラ・カスバート驚く) | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata Shigeki Chiba | January 14, 1979 | |
003 | 'Morning of Green Gables' 'Guriin Geiburuzu no Asa' (Japanese: グリーン・ゲイブルズの朝) | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata Aiko Isomura | January 21, 1979 | |
004 | 'Anne's History' 'An Oitachi wo kataru' (Japanese: アン・生い立ちを語る) | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata | January 28, 1979 | |
005 | 'Marilla Makes up Her Mind' 'Marira Kesshinsuru' (Japanese: マリラ・決心する) | Isao Takahata | Seijirō Kōyama | February 4, 1979 | |
006 | 'Anne of Green Gables' 'Guriin Geiburuzu no An' (Japanese: グリーン・ゲイブルズのアン) | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata Aiko Isomura | February 11, 1979 | |
007 | 'Mrs. Rachel Lynde is Properly Horrified' 'Reicheru Fujin Osore wo nasu' (Japanese: レイチェル夫人恐れをなす) | Isao Takahata | Seijirō Kōyama | February 18, 1979 | |
When Mrs. Lynde rudely speaks her mind on Anne's appearance, Anne gets so offended that she tells her off. Anne must learn to apologize for what she did even though Mrs. Lynde wasn't right. | |||||
008 | 'Anne's Impressions of Sunday School' 'An ・ Nichiyou Gakkou he Iku' (Japanese: アン・日曜学校へ行く) | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata Seijirō Kōyama | February 25, 1979 | |
Anne is disappointed that her new Sunday clothes (made by Marilla) are so plain, so along the way to church she dresses up her hat with wildflowers. Afterward she talks about what she thinks of Sunday School. | |||||
009 | 'A Solemn Vow' 'Ogosokana Chikai' (Japanese: おごそかな誓い) | Isao Takahata | Seijirō Kōyama | March 4, 1979 | |
Anne and Diana meet and vow to be good best friends. | |||||
010 | 'Anne Plays with a Best Friend' 'An ・ Kokoro no Tomoto Asobu' (Japanese: アン・心の友と遊ぶ) | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata Seijirō Kōyama | March 11, 1979 | |
Anne and Diana play together. | |||||
011 | 'Anne Loses Marilla's Brooch' 'Marira ・ Buroochi wo Nakusu' (Japanese: マリラ・ブローチをなくす) | Isao Takahata | Seijirō Kōyama | March 18, 1979 | |
Marilla's brooch that Anne was admiring goes missing, and Anne, who denies having anything to do with it, is grounded until she confesses. | |||||
012 | 'Anne's Confession' 'An ・ Kokuhakusuru' (Japanese: アン・告白する) | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata Seijirō Kōyama | March 25, 1979 | |
Anne confesses to losing the brooch, but then Marilla finds that she herself had misplaced it and Anne wasn't at fault at all. | |||||
013 | 'Anne Goes to School' 'An Gakkou e iku' (Japanese: アン・学校へ行く) | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata Seijirō Kōyama | April 1, 1979 | |
Anne has her first day of school, and while she dislikes the teacher, has fun. | |||||
014 | 'A Tempest in Class' 'Kyoushitsu Soudou' (Japanese: 教室騒動) | Isao Takahata | Kaizō Kamiyama | April 8, 1979 | |
The flirtatious and bold prankster Gilbert Blythe returns to town. But he goes too far when he jokingly calls Anne 'Carrots', and she responds by breaking her slate over his head. When Mr. Phillips makes the two sit together, Anne quits school. | |||||
015 | 'Fall is Coming' 'Aki no Otozure' (Japanese: 秋の訪れ) | Isao Takahata | Seijirō Kōyama | April 15, 1979 | |
Marilla teaches Anne how to make a cake, and Anne has a run-in with Gilbert Blythe. | |||||
016 | 'Diana is Invited to Tea' 'Daiana wo ocha ni maneku' (Japanese: ダイアナをお茶に招く) | Isao Takahata | Takekuni Takano | April 22, 1979 | |
Anne and Diana have a tea party, but Diana starts acting strangely after drinking a few glasses of raspberry cordial. | |||||
017 | 'Anne Returns to School' 'An Gakkou e modoru' (Japanese: アン・学校へもどる) | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata Seijirō Kōyama | May 6, 1979 | |
After Diana is forbidden from playing with Anne, Anne decides to return to school. | |||||
018 | 'Anne Rescues Minnie May' 'An Minii Mei wo sukuu' (Japanese: アン、ミニイ・メイを救う) | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata Seijirō Kōyama | May 13, 1979 | |
Minnie May falls seriously ill while she and Diana are being babysat, and Anne is the only one who may know what to do. | |||||
019 | 'Diana's Birthday' 'Daiana no Tanjoubi' (Japanese: ダイアナの誕生日) | Isao Takahata | Takekuni Takano | May 20, 1979 | |
Anne has been invited to go to concert and sleepover for Diana's birthday. But things go wrong for Diana when the girls get too boisterous during the sleepover. | |||||
020 | 'Spring Once Again' 'Futatabi Haru ga kite' (Japanese: 再び春が来て) | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata Takekuni Takano | May 27, 1979 | |
Anne enjoys the spring atmosphere and takes over the chores when Marilla gets a headache. | |||||
021 | 'The New Minister's Wife' 'Atarashii Bokushi Fusai' (Japanese: 新しい牧師夫妻) | Isao Takahata | Shigeki Chiba | June 3, 1979 | |
Mr. Phillips leaves the school, and Anne meets the new minister and his wife. | |||||
022 | 'The Wrong Ingredient' 'Kouryou chigai' (Japanese: 香料ちがい) | Isao Takahata Kazuyoshi Yokota | Shigeki Chiba | June 10, 1979 | |
Anne catches a cold, and because she loses her sense of taste, mistakenly uses the wrong ingredient in a cake for Mrs. Allen | |||||
023 | 'Anne is Invited to Tea' 'An Ocha ni Yobareru' (Japanese: アン・お茶によばれる) | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata Shigeki Chiba | June 17, 1979 | |
Anne is invited to tea with the new minister and his wife. | |||||
024 | 'An Affair of Honour' 'Menboku wo kaketa Daijiken' (Japanese: 面目をかけた大事件) | Isao Takahata | Shigeki Chiba | June 24, 1979 | |
The 'dare game' has taken on popularity with the girls of Avonlea, but to protect her pride from Josie Pye, Anne takes on an extremely dangerous dare: Walk the ridgepole of the Barry's house. | |||||
025 | 'A Letter to Diana' 'Daiana e no Tegami' (Japanese: ダイアナへの手紙) | Isao Takahata Kazuyoshi Yokota | Isao Takahata Takekuni Takano | July 1, 1979 | |
When Diana takes ill in another town, Anne thinks back and realizes she hasn't been as good a friend as she should have. | |||||
026 | 'The Concert Plan' 'Konsaato no Keikaku' (Japanese: コンサートの計画) | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata Shigeki Chiba | July 8, 1979 | |
Anne returns to school. The new teacher is wonderful and fair, and the teacher plans to have a concert to raise money to have a school flag made. | |||||
027 | 'Matt and the Clothes Shop' 'Mashuu to fukuranda Neko' (Japanese: マシュウとふくらんだ袖) | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata Takekuni Takano | July 15, 1979 | |
Matt, unlike Marilla, sees no problem with Anne having a nice dress with puffed sleeves like the other girls. He sets out to get one for her for Christmas, but his well-intentioned plan goes awry when the clerk at the store is female. | |||||
028 | 'The Christmas Concert' 'Kurisumasu no Konsaato' (Japanese: クリスマスのコンサート) | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata Takekuni Takano | July 22, 1979 | |
Anne receives her Christmas presents, and the eve of the concert arrives. | |||||
029 | 'Anne Starts the Story-telling Club' 'An Monogatari-Kurabu wo tsukuru' (Japanese: アン・物語クラブを作る) | Isao Takahata Kazuyoshi Yokota | Isao Takahata Kazuyoshi Yokota | July 29, 1979 | |
Anne finds it hard to settle back into mundane life after the concert, so she starts a creative writing club. | |||||
030 | 'Vanity and Heartache' 'Kyoei to Shintsuu' (Japanese: 虚栄と心痛) | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata Takekuni Takano | August 5, 1979 | |
Anne buys black hair dye from a peddler, but she doesn't get the raven black hair she'd hoped for. | |||||
031 | 'An Unfortunate Lily Maid' 'Fuun na Shirayurihime' (Japanese: 不運な白百合姫) | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata Yoshihisa Araki | August 12, 1979 | |
Anne and her friends act out the Lady of Shalott, but Anne soon finds herself in trouble. After her friends run to get Diana's parents, who will come to her rescue? | |||||
032 | 'An Epoch in Anne's Life' 'Shoogai no Ichidaiji' (Japanese: 生涯の一大事) | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata Shigeki Chiba | August 19, 1979 | |
Anne and Diana are invited to Charlottetown by Aunt Josephine. She realizes that while city life and fancy things are a lot of fun once in a while, she prefers her country life and leaving things to the imagination. | |||||
033 | 'An Invitation to Queen's Class' 'Kuiin-Gumi no Yobikake' (Japanese: クィーン組の呼びかけ) | Isao Takahata Kazuyoshi Yokota | Isao Takahata Shigeki Chiba | August 26, 1979 | |
Anne and Diana has a quarrel regarding the future which was primarily about marriage. Anne looking for Matthew for comfort, eats a few apples on a barrel that Jerry claimed to be poisoned, a bad joke on his part. Later, Anne hears about the news for Queen's Class that begins the preparation required for the entrance exam, with Matt and Marilla's approval, Anne sets her eyes towards the future where she dreams of becoming a teacher. | |||||
034 | 'Diana and the Students at Queens' 'Daiana to Kuiin-Gumi no Nakama' (Japanese: ダイアナとクィーン組の仲間) | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata Shigeki Chiba | September 9, 1979 | |
Anne learns about what Diana wants to do in the future. After hearing what Marilla has to say, Anne realizes the importance of hearing other people's opinions and accepts Diana's decision as the two makes a vow once again. At school during the extra class, Anne feels left out by Gilbert's circle, and when the heavy snowstorm hits the school, Anne couldn't help but to think pleasantly of Gilbert as he handled the situation well and brought the necessary help to evacuate everyone at school. | |||||
035 | 'Longing for the Summer Holidays' 'Natsuyasumi mae no Omowaku' (Japanese: 夏休み前の思わく) | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata Yoshihisa Araki | September 16, 1979 | |
For the holidays, Anne decides to spend her entire break having fun as she is tired of studying. Without realizing it herself, studying has taken its toll on Anne. The reason for why Matt and Marilla wanted to adopt a boy is revealed. | |||||
036 | 'The Future of the Story Club' 'Monogatari-Kurabu no Yukue' (Japanese: 物語クラブのゆくえ) | Isao Takahata Kazuyoshi Yokota | Isao Takahata Takekuni Takano | September 23, 1979 | |
Aftering visiting Idlewild once again, Anna and Diana are filled with bittersweet memories after seeing the current condition. Throughout the episode, Anne can't help but to realize how things have started to change as she gets older, from the story club to Marilla wearing glasses, many things has changed already. | |||||
037 | 'A 15-Year-Old's Spring' '15sai no Haru' (Japanese: 十五歳の春) | Isao Takahata | Kōzō Kusuba Takekuni Takano | September 30, 1979 | |
Marilla constantly thinks back of the old times when Anne would talk. With the arrival of the new train station at Carmody, Aunt Josephine visits Green Gables and offers to let Anne stay with her when Anne is at Charlottetown. | |||||
038 | 'My Number is 13' 'Jukenbangou wa 13ban' (Japanese: 受験番号は13番) | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata Shigeki Chiba | October 7, 1979 | |
039 | 'The Results' 'Goukakuhappyou' (Japanese: 合格発表) | Isao Takahata | Isao Takahata Shigeki Chiba | October 14, 1979 | |
Anne, Jane, Gilbert and everyone else waits restlessly for the results. Seeing how tensed Anne is, Marilla lets Anne help Matt out which puts her at ease. The results come as Diana runs up the hill to Green Gables. | |||||
040 | 'The Concert Hotel' 'Hoteru no Konsaato' (Japanese: ホテルのコンサート) | Isao Takahata Kazuyoshi Yokota | Isao Takahata Yoshihisa Araki | October 21, 1979 | |
Anne is invited to recite at a concert to help and earn funds to give to a hospital in Charlottetown. | |||||
041 | 'Off to Queen's College' 'KuiinGakuin eno Tabidachi' (Japanese: クィーン学院への旅立ち) | Isao Takahata Kōzō Kusuba | Isao Takahata Yoshihisa Araki | October 28, 1979 | |
Mrs.Spencer comes to Green Gables with a new adoption offer made by an American couple, but Anne listened to it as if she was hearing a story. Marilla decides to get a gown made for Anne. Mutual thoughts surrounds the house as the bittersweet moment finally approaches as for Anne to go to Queen's. | |||||
042 | 'Life on a New Campus' 'Atarashii Gakuenseikatsu' (Japanese: 新しい学園生活) | Isao Takahata Kenichi Baba | Isao Takahata Yoshihisa Araki | November 4, 1979 | |
A wave of sadness hits Marilla, Matt and Anne as they face the first night of a new lifestyle. Anne initially saddened, is visited by Jane, Josie and Ruby at her room where they mention a scholarship for a university: the idea helps light Anne's ambition as she aims to get the scholarship and to earn a bachelor of literature. | |||||
043 | 'Home for the Weekends' 'Shuumatsu no Kyuuka' (Japanese: 週末の休暇) | Isao Takahata Shigeo Koshi | Isao Takahata Seijirō Kōyama | November 11, 1979 | |
Anne is unable to tell Marilla and Matt of her future plans for further studies. At Green Gables and Avonlea, Anne spends some quality time with the two throughout the area. | |||||
044 | 'The Winter at Queen's' 'KuiinGakuin no Fuyu' (Japanese: クィーン学院の冬) | Isao Takahata Kazuyoshi Yokota | Isao Takahata Seijirō Kōyama | November 18, 1979 | |
Hearing Matt's condition from Ms Barry, Anne immediately departs for Green Gables and walks through a snowstorm. After a warming visit at Green Gables, Anne returns to Queen's with an even stronger passion to succeed in her own way, by balancing her love of the countryside and her studies. | |||||
045 | 'The Glory and the Dream' 'Eikou to Yume' (Japanese: 栄光と夢) | Isao Takahata Kōzō Kusuba | Shigeki Chiba Nanako Shiraishi | November 25, 1979 | |
Anne is afraid of seeing the results, and was in a moment of despair when everyone was cheering for Gilbert, to only also hear cheering starting for her as she passes by crying where she was then overwhelmed by happiness as she won the scholarship, while Gil won the medal, both awarded at the graduation ceremony. Anne eagerly heads home with Marilla and Matt where Diana awaits at Green Gables. Diana tells Anne how Gilbert would not be heading into university right after Queen's but to have to work to be able to afford the tuition. | |||||
046 | 'Matt's Love' 'Mashuu no Ai' (Japanese: マシュウの愛) | Isao Takahata Kenichi Baba | Shigeki Chiba Nanako Shiraishi | December 2, 1979 | |
Anne is stuck between a rock and a hard place while thinking of her future: to stay at Green Gables and help out seeing how old Matt and Marilla has gotten, or to continue her education. Matt's condition made Anne especially worried and Anne wished she was born a boy to help out, but Matt assures her how even a dozen boys are incomparable to Anne, and for the first time calls Anne his daughter. | |||||
047 | 'The Reaper Whose Name is Death' 'Shi to yobareru Kariirebito' (Japanese: 死と呼ばれる刈入れ人) | Isao Takahata Shigeo Koshi | Isao Takahata Yoshihisa Araki | December 9, 1979 | |
The sudden news of Abbey's Bank going bankrupt was a huge shock to his already fragile heart killed him instantly. Everyone in Avonlea goes to Green Gables to mourn, where Anne is the only one unable to cry. The two that cares for Matt the most sought comfort from each other, as no other person has loved Matt as profoundly as the two had. While crying together, Marilla tells Anne how happy she has been since Anne has arrived to Green Gables, and how it would've been intolerable if she went through this alone. | |||||
048 | 'Matt's Farewell' 'Mashuu Wagaya wo saru' (Japanese: マシュウ我が家を去る) | Isao Takahata Kazuyoshi Yokota | Isao Takahata Yoshihisa Araki | December 16, 1979 | |
The funeral ends with Matt's burial. Anne plants Matt's favourite flowers right beside his tombstone. As life moves on, Anne feels guilty how she can still have fun and laugh despite Matt's death, which holds her back but learns to accept it. Marilla talks about Gilbert, how he looks reminds her of his father, John, who was in love with Marilla, but a similar situation where Marilla was unable to forgive John at the time broke the two lovers apart. | |||||
049 | 'The Bend in the Road' 'Magarikado' (Japanese: 曲り角) | Isao Takahata Kōzō Kusuba | Isao Takahata Yoshihisa Araki | December 23, 1979 | |
Marilla learns the fate of her eyes from the eye specialist and now has to change her lifestyle entirely to help ease the strains on her eyes. Anne seeing Marilla's situation changes her dream and turns the current predicament into something pleasant. When Marilla mentions her intentions to sell Green Gables as she is no longer able to maintain it and cannot handle living alone, Anne takes this chance to tell Marilla how she is no longer going to university, but to teach and be close to Marilla as much as possible, as nothing else matters to Anne as much as to be able to stay by Marilla's side in times of need. | |||||
050 | 'All is Well on Earth' 'Kami wa Ten ni imashi, Subete Yo wa Koto mo nashi' (Japanese: 神は天にいまし すべて世は事もなし) | Isao Takahata Kenichi Baba | Isao Takahata Yoshihisa Araki | December 30, 1979 | |
Anne no longer going to university spreads while Anne gets used to a new life where she helps out Marilla a lot. Ms. Lynde tells Anne about Gilbert and his withdrawal on teaching in Avonlea, but at a different school instead, where he also recommended Anne to be the teacher. Anne meets Gilbert on the road and after talking with one another and understanding each other a little more they become friends. In writing to Stella and Ms. Stacy, Anne goes to write 'no matter how narrow my road is, I can still find flowers blooming.' |
Music[edit]
- 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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ abc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. ISBN978-4-309-20451-2
- ^'Wait, Isao Takahata's Anne of Green Gables anime series was dubbed into English?'. April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^'Anne of Green Gables - The series based on the novel'. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- ^Press Release of Bandai Visual (PDF, Japanese Language)
- ^'Anne of Green Gables Blu-Ray Box Set - March 26 (Japan)'. March 9, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^'Anne of Green Gables Compilation Film to Open in July'. Anime News Network. May 3, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- ^Dawes, Terry (March 5, 2014). 'Why Anne of Green Gables Is Big in Japan'. The Huffington Post. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
- ^'Animage Top-100 Anime Listing'. Anime News Network. January 15, 2001. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
- ^'TV Asahi Top 100 Anime'. Anime News Network. September 23, 2005. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
- ^'Japan's Favorite TV Anime'. Anime News Network. October 12, 2006. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
- ^'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.
- ^'Songs From Evangelion, Other Anime Win JASRAC Awards'. Anime News Network. May 25, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
External links[edit]
- Anne of Green Gables on IMDb
- Anne of Green Gables (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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