Belle and Sebastian (1981)

04/07/1981 (JP) • 30m

Animation, Drama, Family

Overview

Belle and Sebastian is an anime adaption of a series of French novels called Belle et Sébastien by Cécile Aubry. The series ran on the Japanese network NHK from April 7, 1981 – June 22, 1982. It consists of 52 episodes and was a co-production of MK Company, Visual 80 Productions and Toho Company, Ltd.. Toshiyuki Kashiwakura was the head writer and character designs were by Shuichi Seki. The show was broadcast on French and Japanese television in 1981, with American cable network Nickelodeon picking it up in 1984. In the United Kingdom, it aired on Children's BBC in 1989 and 1990. This anime used many staffers from Nippon Animation's World Masterpiece Theater franchise, thus the look and feel is similar to that of a WMT production even though Nippon Animation itself was not involved with this series. The series has been aired in many countries outside Japan and has been dubbed and subtitled in English and numerous other languages.

Top Billed Cast

Noriko Ohara

Sebastian (voice)

52 Episodes

Ichiro Nagai

Grandpa Cesar (voice)

52 Episodes

Keiko Yokozawa

Angelina (voice)

52 Episodes

Hiroko Suzuki

Lena (voice)

52 Episodes

Toru Furuya

Jean (voice)

52 Episodes

Kaneta Kimotsuki

Leon (voice)

52 Episodes

Kaneto Shiozawa

Giom (voice)

52 Episodes


Last Season

Season 1

1981 | 52 Episodes

Season 1 of Belle and Sebastian premiered on April 7, 1981.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

Japanese

Keywords

based on novel or book

giant dog

anime

search for mother

kodomo

dog man friendship

the pyrenees

los pirineos

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