World Masterpiece Theater
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World Masterpiece Theater (世界名作劇場 Sekai Meisaku Gekijō?) was a Japanese TV anime staple that showcased each year an animated version of a different classical book or story, which originally aired from 1975 to 1997 then resumed on 2007. It was produced by Nippon Animation, with it airing primarily on Fuji Television. Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata both worked on several of the series. The World Masterpiece Theater lasted for 23 seasons, from A Dog of Flanders in 1975 to Remi, Nobody's Girl (家なき子レミ, Ie Naki Ko Remi, Sans Famille) in 1997. It was restarted again in 2007 by Nippon Animation with the release of Les Misérables: Shōjo Cosette, which premiered across BS Fuji from January 7, 2007. Then, Porufi no Nagai Tabi (The Long Journey of Porphy) will be expected to air in BS Fuji on January 6, 2008, thus making it the 25th World Masterpiece Theater series.
Only a few series were ever dubbed in English for the American market, including Tom Sawyer (1980), Swiss Family Robinson (1981), and Little Women (1987). The anime satellite television network, Animax, who also later aired numerous installments of the series across Japan, also later translated and dubbed numerous of the series' installments into English for broadcast across its English-language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia, such as Princess Sarah (小公女セーラ, Shōkōjo Sēra), Remi, Nobody's Girl (家なき子レミ, Ie Naki Ko Remi), Little Women (愛の若草物語, Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari), and others. The serials also found success in Europe, with Anne of Green Gables (1979, Miyazaki's last work for Nippon Animation before leaving the studio), Heidi, Girl of the Alps and Princess Sarah.
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- Before Nippon Animation - Calpis Theater (1969-1974)
- Dororo and Hyakkimaru (どろろと百鬼丸 Dororo to Hyakimaru?, 1969)
- Moomin (ムーミン Mūmin?, 1969 - 1970)
- Andersen Stories (アンデルセン物語 Anderusen Monogatari?, 1971)
- New Moomin (新 ムーミン Shin Mūmin?, 1972)
- Rocky Chuck the Mountain rat (山ねずみ ロッキーチャック Yama Nezumi Rokkī Chakku?, 1973)
- Heidi, Girl of the Alps (アルプスの少女ハイジ Arupusu no Shōjo Haiji?, 1974)
- The Nippon Animation's World Masterpiece Theater
- A Dog of Flanders (フランダースの犬 Furandāsu no Inu?, 1975)
- 3000 Leagues in Search for Mother (母をたずねて三千里 Haha o Tazunete Sanzen Ri?, 1976)
- Rascal the Raccoon (あらいぐまラスカル Araiguma Rasukaru?, 1977)
- The Story of Perrine (ペリーヌ物語 Perīnu Monogatari?, 1978)
- Red-haired Anne (赤毛のアン Akage no An?, 1979)
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (トム・ソーヤーの冒険 Tomu Sōyā no Bōken?, 1980)
- Robinson Family Lost at Sea: Flone in a Mysterious Island (家族ロビンソン漂流記 ふしぎな島のフローネ Kazoku Robinson Hyōryūki: Fushigi na Shima no Furōne?, 1981)
- Lucy of the Southern Rainbow (南の虹のルーシー Minami no Niji no Rūshī?, 1982)
- Alps Story: My Annette (わたしのアンネット Watashi no Annetto?, 1983)
- Katri, Girl of the Meadows (牧場の少女カトリ Makiba no Shōjo Katori?, 1984)
- Princess Sarah (小公女セーラ Shōkōjo Sēra?, 1985)
- Pollyanna Story: Girl of Love (愛少女ポリアンナ物語 Ai Shōjo Porianna Monogatari?, 1986)
- Love Story of the Young Grass (愛の若草物語 Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari?, 1987)
- Little Prince Cedie (小公子セディ Shōkōshi Sedi?, 1988)
- Adventures of Peter Pan (ピーターパンの冒険 Pītā Pan no Bōken?, 1989)
- My Daddy Long Legs (私のあしながおじさん Watashi no Ashinaga Ojisan?, 1990)
- Trapp Family Story (トラップ一家物語 Torappu Ikka Monogatari?, 1991)
- Bush Baby: Little Angel of the Great Plains (大草原の小さな天使 ブッシュベイビー Daisōgen no Chiisana Tenshi Busshu Beibī?, 1992)
- Tale of Young Grass: Nan and Miss Jo (若草物語 ナンとジョー先生 Wakakusa Monogatari: Nan to Jōsensei?, 1993)
- Tico of the Seven Seas (七つの海のティコ Nanatsu no Umi no Tiko?, 1994)
- Romeo's Blue Skies (ロミオの青い空 Romio no Aoi Sora?, 1995)
- Famous Dog Lassie (名犬ラッシー Meiken Rasshī?, 1996)
- Remi, Nobody's Girl (家なき子レミ Ie Naki Ko Remi?, 1996 - 1997)
- Les Misérables: Girl Cosette (レ・ミゼラブル 少女コゼット Re Mizeraburu Shōjo Kozetto?, 2007)
- The Long Journey of Porphy (ポルフィの長い旅 Porufi no Nagai Tabi?, 2008)
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