Perrine Monogatari

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The Story of Perrine
ペリーヌ物語 (Perinne Monogatari)
Genre	Drama, Shōjo
TV anime
Directed by	Hiroshi Saitô (1-29) Shigeo Koshi (30-53)
Studio	Nippon Animation
Network	Fuji TV Antena 3 Italia 1 ZDF,ORF1 TV Azteca
Original run	January 1, 1978 – December 31, 1978
No. of episodes	53

Perrine Monogatari (ペリーヌ物語 , "Story of Perrine") is a Japanese anime series by Nippon Animation.

Based on the French novel, En Famille by Hector Malot, Perrine is the daughter of a French father and a half-Indian mother. Before dying, her father asks his wife and Perrine to return to their hometown. They lack the money for the trip, but when Perrine has the idea to use an old camera and sell portraits to the villagers, money becomes one resolved problem. Unfortunately, many tougher problems await Perrine, her mother, their faithful dog Baron and Palikare, their donkey.

[edit] External links

• Perrine Monogatari (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia