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.

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Synopsis Edit

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.[1]

Theme song Edit

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 Edit

Episodes Edit

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 Edit

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 Edit

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