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* ThereAreNoSocialServices: Because this is 1800s-something Belgium.
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Because the original ''Literature/ADogOfFlanders'' story is big, big, '''big''' in Japan, this was one of their most popular entries, with Japanese children crying over the story and begging WMT for a different ending.
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Because the original ''Literature/ADogOfFlanders'' story is big, big, '''big''' in Japan, this was one of their most popular entries, with Japanese children crying over the story and begging WMT for a different ending.
ending. This anime's final scene is [[https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/14224624/ said to be]] the most moving scene in all of Japanese television.
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In 1997, the series was remade into a movie, which was actually released in the United States by Pioneer Entertainment, but cut out some footage.
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In 1997, the series was remade into a movie, which was actually released in the United States by Pioneer Entertainment, but cut out some footage. The film was released on March 15, 1997 in Japan and March 7, 2000 in the United States.
Not to be confused with the 1992 anime "My Patrasche", created by TMS and directed by Kenji Kodama, which is also adapted from this book.
Not to be confused with the 1992 anime "My Patrasche", created by TMS and directed by Kenji Kodama, which is also adapted from this book.
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*CompilationMovie: The 1977 English dub that was made for US audiences cuts up the anime into this.
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* {{Bowdlerise}}: Downplayed, but the Italian dub removed two episodes because they were too disturbing for their child audiences.
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** The English version of the 1997 movie cut some scenes, such as Ensor abusing Patrasche and downplaying Nello's romance with Alois, but still kept the DownerEnding.
** Downplayed, but the Italian dub removed two episodes because they were too disturbing for their child
** The English version of the 1997 movie cut some scenes, such as Ensor abusing Patrasche and downplaying Nello's romance with Alois, but still kept the DownerEnding.
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Nello being a 10 year old and doing odd jobs for money, and the gratituous child abuse that follows. Thankfully, in modern day UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}}, child labour under the age of 16 is criminalized.
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Nello being a 10 year old and doing odd jobs for money, and the gratituous gratuitous child abuse that follows. Thankfully, in modern day UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}}, child labour under the age of 16 is criminalized.
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* AdaptationFriendship: * In the original ''Literature/ADogOfFlanders'' story by [[Creator/{{Ouida}} Marie Louise de la Ramée]], Alois was a beautiful woman Nello fell in love with when out one day. Here Nello and Alois are already best friends, and all of Baas' DatingWhatDaddyHates traits are portrayed as a hatred towards their platonic relationship. That's not to say the romance doesn't exist (it absolutely does), but the anime focuses on their friendship aspect more than anything.
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* AdaptationFriendship: * AdaptationalFriendship: In the original ''Literature/ADogOfFlanders'' story by [[Creator/{{Ouida}} Marie Louise de la Ramée]], Alois was a beautiful woman Nello fell in love with when out one day. Here Nello and Alois are already best friends, and all of Baas' DatingWhatDaddyHates traits are portrayed as a hatred towards their platonic relationship. That's not to say the romance doesn't exist (it absolutely does), but the anime focuses on their friendship aspect more than anything.
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Because the original ''Literature/ADogOfFlanders'' story is big, big, '''big''' in Japan, this was one of their most popular entries, with Japanese children crying over the story and [[spoiler: begging WMT to spare the child and the dog from death; alas this was ignored and Nello and Patrasche are taken to Heaven by angels to somewhat soften the blow.]]
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* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler: Including children and dogs]].
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[[caption-width-right:346:The anime that made Japanese children cry for generations]]
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* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Nello (blonde), George (brunette), Paul (redhead). George and Paul are brothers, while Nello became their friend after his HeroicSacrifice to save Paul who was drowning.
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* GorgeousPeriodDress: When the boat full of visitors arrives at Belgium, we see many poofy gowns and parasols, that scream "1800s".
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* LighterAndSofter: [[spoiler: The original book was much darker, with Nello's grandfather losing his leg in a war and E
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* SnowMeansDeath: [[spoiler: Nello and Patrasche freeze to death, until angels carry them both to heaven, with Nello being pulled in a cart by Patrasche to join his mother and grandfather]].
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* SnowMeansDeath: [[spoiler: Nello and Patrasche freeze to death, until angels carry them both to heaven, with Nello being pulled in a cart by Patrasche to join his mother and grandfather]].grandfather]].
*WhamEpisode: [[spoiler: Episode 47 and everything that follows - Nello is blamed for the windmill fire and the town is worried they will starve since winter is coming.]]
*WhamEpisode: [[spoiler: Episode 47 and everything that follows - Nello is blamed for the windmill fire and the town is worried they will starve since winter is coming.]]
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* TheCutie: So many, with the innocent and kindhearted Nello, the adorable dog Patrasche, George's playful brother Paul and the sweet GirlNextDoor Alois.
* DeathOfAChild: Averted with Alois, who's very sick but recovers. [[spoiler: Nello, after becoming a street child, isn't so lucky, and spends his last moments admiring a beautiful painting with Patrasche.]]
* DeathOfAChild: Averted with Alois, who's very sick but recovers. [[spoiler: Nello, after becoming a street child, isn't so lucky, and spends his last moments admiring a beautiful painting with Patrasche.]]
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''A Dog of Flanders (フランダースの犬, Furandāsu no Inu)'' is a 1975 anime series produced by ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' and one of their earliest entries. It is based on the 1872 story ''Literature/ADogOfFlanders'' by [[Creator/{{Ouida}} Marie Louise de la Ramée]].
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''A Dog of Flanders (フランダースの犬, Furandāsu no Inu)'' is a 1975 anime series produced by ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' and one of their earliest entries.directed by Masao Kuroda. It is based on the 1872 story ''Literature/ADogOfFlanders'' by [[Creator/{{Ouida}} Marie Louise de la Ramée]].
The anime began airing on January 5, 1975 and ended on December 28, 1975, after 52 episodes.
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*FlowersOfNature: When Nello and Patrasche go to the forest, it's full of a variety of different flowers. However, they seek a specific one for Alois' birthday present. Alois later tells Nello that it's the best present she ever received.
* GorgeousPeriodDress: When the boat full of visitors arrives at Belgium, we see many poofy gowns andparasolsparasols, that scream "1800s".
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* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: Ensor is an alcoholic man and frequently abuses Pastrache, not even allowing him to drink water. Eventually Patrasche manages to escape from him and reunite with Nello and Jehan, who treat him well.
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* CanonForeigner: George, Paul, Michel and Nullette weren't in the original story, and are anime-only characters.
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* ChildrenAreInnocent: [[spoiler: Nello remains smiling and at peace even as he dies and is taken to Heaven.]]
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* EveryoneHasStandards: [[spoiler: Noel is usually a calm and understanding old man. However, once he finds out that Nello was kicked out because Hans blamed him for the fire, his reaction is an impassioned ''"What the hell is wrong with you?"'' and shaming Hans in front of everyone.]]
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*BirthdayEpisode: Episode 23 is Alois' birthday, and she invites almost the whole neighbourhood. Nello gifts Alois her favourite flowers, remembering she mentioned them a while back. When Alois thanks him, he explains Patrasche found them, so Alois rewards the dog with a huge meal.
*ChildrenAreInnocent: [[spoiler: Nello remains smiling and at peace even as he dies and is taken to Heaven.]]
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* CreatorsCultureCarryover: Possibly why Patrasche looks like an Akita/Shiba Inu rather than a Bouviers des Flanders, though to be fair in the book he's mentioned to have "wolf-like ears", "a big head" and "sturdy legs", so his appearance fits.
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* CreatorsCultureCarryover: Possibly why Patrasche looks like an Akita/Shiba Inu rather than a Bouviers des Flanders, though to be fair in the book he's mentioned to have "wolf-like ears", "a big head" and "sturdy legs", so his appearance fits.legs".
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*HeroesLoveDogs: Nello, Alois, George, Paul and Jehan love Patrasche and he adores them back. [[spoiler: Patrasche even manages to win over Baas by discovering the 2,000 francs he had lost, which kick-starts Baas' reformation and changing opinion of Nello.]]
*PinkGirlBlueBoy: Subverted and inverted since both Nello and Aloius wear blue and pink; Nello with his blue cap and pink coat, and Alois with her pink skirt and blue shirt.
*PinkGirlBlueBoy: Subverted and inverted since both Nello and Aloius wear blue and pink; Nello with his blue cap and pink coat, and Alois with her pink skirt and blue shirt.
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* ABoyAndHisX: An boy and his adorable dog.
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* AdaptationalIntelligence: Patrasche understands human language, even though he couldn't do that in the original book.
* AdaptationalSpeciesChange: Patrasche's breed was never specified in the book, but he is said to be a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouvier_des_Flandres#Notable_Bouviers_des_Flandres Bouviers des Flandres]]. However, he looks nothing like that and more like [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/patrasche_6.png this]].
* AdaptationalSpeciesChange: Patrasche's breed was never specified in the book, but he is said to be a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouvier_des_Flandres#Notable_Bouviers_des_Flandres Bouviers des Flandres]]. However, he looks nothing like that and more like [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/patrasche_6.png this]].
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* AgeLift: In the original story, Nello was 15 years old and Alois was 12 years old. In the anime Nello is 10 and Alois is 8.
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* AmbiguouslyChristian: [[spoiler: Nello and his family are likely believers in Christianity, considering they go to Heaven at the end.]]
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* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: A downplayed example. In one episode, Nello, Georges and Paul visit Alois, but when they knock the door, Alois' butler informs them that Alois doesn't want Nello to see her when she's DelicateAndSickly. She does, however, ask that he give her a drawing, because they're a source of joy for her, and Nello obliges and draws a beautiful landscape with flowers and a windmill. Even the butler is impressed and when he shows it to Alois, she loves it.
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* CultureEqualsCostume: Subverted. Alois is Belgian, but her dress and headpiece are clearly Dutch.
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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Friendship example. Alois and Nello are best friends, but her father thinks it is embaressing for the daughter of the richest man in town to hang out with a "pauper", and the two get into arguements over it. Alois' father even threatens to send her out of the country if she doesn't listen to him.
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* DubNameChange:
** Nello was '''Niklaas''' in the German dub, '''Fadi''' in the Arabic dub and
** Alois was '''Aneka''' in the German dub and '''Hala''' in the Arabic dub.
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** Alois was '''Aneka''' in the German dub and '''Hala''' in the Arabic dub.
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* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: Hans, because he blamed Nello for the fire (when it was actually his own fault) to save a quick buck, and it led to Nello being left on the streets on Christmas day. All the villagers are disgusted that he would so something so cruel to a child, and even though he implores to them that he'll change and make it up to Nello by adopting him and raising him as his own son, it does little to change their opinion....and then Nello is found ''dead''.]]
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Nello has blonde hair and attracts people with his kindness despite his own tragedies in life, from rescuing George's brother Paul from drowning, to wanting to adopt Patrasche when he saw him being abused by Ensor.
* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler: Nello, Jehan, Patrasche. In the final scene, they're all in Heaven. Alois, George and Paul mourn their deaths, the former desperately trying to find them in the snow.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: Alois's father hates Nello because he's from a poor family, but as shown in his flashback, he was also born a poor rural boy until he worked hard and made his fortune.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Georges is a playful boy who likes to muck around, but he adores Nello ever since he saved his little brother from drowning, and helps him speak to Alois when he's forbidden to. [[spoiler: He is very angry on Nello's behalf when Hans drives him out of the village, and tries to search for him despite the harsh snow.]]
* NoveauRiche: Mr. Cogez was born in a poor family, but he worked hard enough to become a landowner and a businessman and created a fortune in one generation. Both Alois and her mother live comfortably thanks to him, but while they're SpoiledSweet, he has rigid standards towards people (including his own daughter) and is extremely dismissive to the poor.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Nello has blonde hair and attracts people with his kindness despite his own tragedies in life, from rescuing George's brother Paul from drowning, to wanting to adopt Patrasche when he saw him being abused by Ensor.
* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler: Nello, Jehan, Patrasche. In the final scene, they're all in Heaven. Alois, George and Paul mourn their deaths, the former desperately trying to find them in the snow.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: Alois's father hates Nello because he's from a poor family, but as shown in his flashback, he was also born a poor rural boy until he worked hard and made his fortune.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Georges is a playful boy who likes to muck around, but he adores Nello ever since he saved his little brother from drowning, and helps him speak to Alois when he's forbidden to. [[spoiler: He is very angry on Nello's behalf when Hans drives him out of the village, and tries to search for him despite the harsh snow.]]
* NoveauRiche: Mr. Cogez was born in a poor family, but he worked hard enough to become a landowner and a businessman and created a fortune in one generation. Both Alois and her mother live comfortably thanks to him, but while they're SpoiledSweet, he has rigid standards towards people (including his own daughter) and is extremely dismissive to the poor.
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* OurAngelsAreDifferent: [[spoiler: The angels that carry Nello and Patrasche to the afterlife resemble the Literature/{{Bible}}'s depictions of cherubs, with their rosy cheeks and wings, child-like appearances and blonde hair]].
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* SnowMeansDeath: [[spoiler: Nello and Patrasche freeze to death, until angels carry them both to heaven, with Nello being pulled in a cart by Patrasche to join his mother and grandfather]].
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Patrasche's first owner, Ensor, is an alcoholic. In the original story, he died after getting into a fight while drunk, while in the anime he merely stops [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome making an appearance after episode 21]].]]
* SpoiledSweet: Despite being from a wealthy family Alois holds no snobbery towards Nello or the rest of the townsfolk; ironically it is her father who, despite being [[RagsToRiches born poor]], detests Nello and demands his daughter stay away from him.
* StarvingArtist: Nello works as a milk seller, but his true passion is for drawing, and he touches the hearts of many with his pictures. Unfortunately, he doesn't get anywhere with them, despite the fact that they're near-realistic.
* UptownGirl: Alois is far more well off than Nello and the rest of the town, but she loves him anyway and considers him her best friend.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Patrasche's first owner, Ensor, is an alcoholic. In the original story, he died after getting into a fight while drunk, while in the anime he merely stops [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome making an appearance after episode 21]].]]
* SpoiledSweet: Despite being from a wealthy family Alois holds no snobbery towards Nello or the rest of the townsfolk; ironically it is her father who, despite being [[RagsToRiches born poor]], detests Nello and demands his daughter stay away from him.
* StarvingArtist: Nello works as a milk seller, but his true passion is for drawing, and he touches the hearts of many with his pictures. Unfortunately, he doesn't get anywhere with them, despite the fact that they're near-realistic.
* UptownGirl: Alois is far more well off than Nello and the rest of the town, but she loves him anyway and considers him her best friend.
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* SnowMeansDeath: [[spoiler: Nello and Patrasche freeze to death, until angels carry them both to heaven, with Nello being pulled in a cart by Patrasche to join his mother and grandfather]].
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Patrasche's first owner, Ensor, is an alcoholic. In the original story, he died after getting into a fight while drunk, while in the anime he merely stops [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome making an appearance after episode 21]].]]
* SpoiledSweet: Despite being from a wealthy family Alois holds no snobbery towards Nello or the rest of the townsfolk; ironically it is her father who, despite being [[RagsToRiches born poor]], detests Nello and demands his daughter stay away from him.
* StarvingArtist: Nello works as a milk seller, but his true passion is for drawing, and he touches the hearts of many with his pictures. Unfortunately, he doesn't get anywhere with them, despite the fact that they're near-realistic.
* UptownGirl: Alois is far more well off than Nello and the rest of the town, but she loves him anyway and considers him her best friend.grandfather]].
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Patrasche's first owner, Ensor, is an alcoholic. In the original story, he died after getting into a fight while drunk, while in the anime he merely stops [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome making an appearance after episode 21]].]]
* SpoiledSweet: Despite being from a wealthy family Alois holds no snobbery towards Nello or the rest of the townsfolk; ironically it is her father who, despite being [[RagsToRiches born poor]], detests Nello and demands his daughter stay away from him.
* StarvingArtist: Nello works as a milk seller, but his true passion is for drawing, and he touches the hearts of many with his pictures. Unfortunately, he doesn't get anywhere with them, despite the fact that they're near-realistic.
* UptownGirl: Alois is far more well off than Nello and the rest of the town, but she loves him anyway and considers him her best friend.
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* BigFancyHouse: Alois Cogez, the daughter of the wealthiest man in town, lives in a large mansion and has a personal butler who tends to her.
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* AerithAndBob: One of the nods that George and Paul are {{Canon Foreigner}}s is that they don't have traditional Belgian-sounding names like "Nello", "Alois", "Jehan", "Ensor", "Baas".
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* BigFancyHouse: Alois, Alois Cogez, the daughter of the wealthiest man in town, lives in a large mansion and has a personal butler who tends to her.
*BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: A downplayed example. In one episode, Nello, Georges and Paul visit Alois, but when they knock the door, Alois' butler informs them that Alois doesn't want Nello to see her when she's DelicateAndSickly. She does, however, ask that he give her a drawing, because they're a source of joy for her, and Nello obliges and draws a beautiful landscape with flowers and a windmill. Even the butler is impressed and when he shows it to Alois, she loves it.
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* ComingOfAgeStory: It's a story of a little boy and his dog trying to keep their home running because the other adults in their lives are either dead or unable to. [[spoiler: And unfortunately, they never grow up]].
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*CapitalismIsBad:
** Nello and his grandfather live in excruciating poverty and their attempts to climb out of it define a good part of the story. [[spoiler: Hans is also a cruel, greedy landlord who desires the Cogez family's wealth, and frames Nello for a fire because he'd rather save money than spend it. He had always been threatening to kick out Nello and his grandfather before that by raising the rent. Nello and Patrasche eventually die because they can't find access to safe housing and food.]]
**Alois' abusive father uses his wealth to control his daughter and threatens to have her punished for interacting with a "poor" boy. Ironically, he himself was born poor, but once he became rich he began looking down on them despite the fact that their origins were no different from his.
* ComingOfAgeStory: It's a story of a little boy and his dog trying to keep their home running because the other adults in their lives are either dead or unable to. [[spoiler: And unfortunately, they [[KillTheCutie never growup]].up]]]].
** Nello and his grandfather live in excruciating poverty and their attempts to climb out of it define a good part of the story. [[spoiler: Hans is also a cruel, greedy landlord who desires the Cogez family's wealth, and frames Nello for a fire because he'd rather save money than spend it. He had always been threatening to kick out Nello and his grandfather before that by raising the rent. Nello and Patrasche eventually die because they can't find access to safe housing and food.]]
**Alois' abusive father uses his wealth to control his daughter and threatens to have her punished for interacting with a "poor" boy. Ironically, he himself was born poor, but once he became rich he began looking down on them despite the fact that their origins were no different from his.
* ComingOfAgeStory: It's a story of a little boy and his dog trying to keep their home running because the other adults in their lives are either dead or unable to. [[spoiler: And unfortunately, they [[KillTheCutie never grow
*DatingWhatDaddyHates: Friendship example. Alois and Nello are best friends, but her father thinks it is embaressing for the daughter of the richest man in town to hang out with a "pauper", and the two get into arguements over it. Alois' father even threatens to send her out of the country if she doesn't listen to him.
*DeathOfAChild: Averted with Alois, who's very sick but recovers. [[spoiler: Nello, after becoming a street child, isn't so lucky, and spends his last moments admiring a beautiful painting with Patrasche.]]
*DeathOfAChild: Averted with Alois, who's very sick but recovers. [[spoiler: Nello, after becoming a street child, isn't so lucky, and spends his last moments admiring a beautiful painting with Patrasche.]]
*TheHeroDies: [[spoiler: Nello, Jehan, Patrasche. In the final scene, they're all in Heaven. Alois, George and Paul mourn their deaths, the former desperately trying to find them in the snow.]]
*NoveauRiche: Mr. Cogez was born in a poor family, but he worked hard enough to become a landowner and a businessman and created a fortune in one generation. Both Alois and her mother live comfortably thanks to him, but while they're SpoiledSweet, he has rigid standards towards people (including his own daughter) and is extremely dismissive to the poor.
*ThePowerOfLove: Alois becomes drawn to an illness at one point, and she is so sick that she can't even bring herself to face Nello and her friends. Nello, however, refuses to leave her side and continues to draw for her and visit her, and Alois manages to heal.
*ThePowerOfLove: Alois becomes drawn to an illness at one point, and she is so sick that she can't even bring herself to face Nello and her friends. Nello, however, refuses to leave her side and continues to draw for her and visit her, and Alois manages to heal.
* SnowMeansDeath: [[spoiler: Nello and Patrasche freeze to death, until angels carry them both to heaven, with Nello being pulled in a cart by Patrasche to join his mother and grandfather]].
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*UptownGirl: Alois is far more well off than Nello and the rest of the town, but she loves him anyway and considers him her best friend.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Dub-only example. The German version of the opening has the lyric "You know Rembrandt and Rubens, and they all painted in Flanders". But Rembrandt was a Dutch painter who worked in Holland.
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** In Korea, the series was called ''프란다스의 개 (Flanders Dog)'' and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2mpeWjw5Xs theme song]] was sung by
* AmbiguouslyChristian: [[spoiler: Nello and his family, considering they go to Heaven at the end.]]
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** In Korea, the series was called ''프란다스의 개 (Flanders Dog)'' and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2mpeWjw5Xs theme song]] was sung by
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*{{Bowdlerise}}: Downplayed, but the Italian dub removed two episodes because they were too disturbing for their child audiences.
*{{Bowdlerise}}: Downplayed, but the Italian dub removed two episodes because they were too disturbing for their child audiences.
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* SceneryPorn: The accidental Dutch-inspired setting leads to this anime being one of the most gorgeous looking WMT entries to date, with beautiful tulips, serene skies and pretty rural scenery. Nello works as a milk delivery boy for a living and also works at a farm, so expect a lot of animals in the grass too.
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* SceneryPorn: The accidental Dutch-inspired setting leads to this anime being one of the most gorgeous looking WMT entries to date, with beautiful tulips, serene skies and pretty rural scenery. The accidental Dutch-inspired setting leads to this anime being one of the most gorgeous looking WMT entries to date, with beautiful tulips, serene skies and pretty rural scenery. Nello works as a milk delivery boy for a living so we get to see the many gardens and natural beauty of Belgium, and it's also works at a farm, so expect a lot of animals alleged that the architecture depicted in the grass too.series were modeled after the Bokrijk open-air museum.
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*CreatorsCultureCarryover: Possibly why Patrasche looks like an Akita/Shiba Inu rather than a Bouviers des Flanders, though to be fair in the book he's mentioned to have "wolf-like ears", "a big head" and "sturdy legs", so his appearance fits.
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* AllAbusersAreMale: Alois' father is strict and treats her harshly in the name of discipline, even barring her from seeing Nello because of their class difference, but her mother is sweet and caring and supports him and Alois' friendship.
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*ArtisticeLicenseHistory: Dub-only example. The German version of the opening has the lyric "You know Rembrandt and Rubens, and they all painted in Flanders". But Rembrandt was a Dutch painter who worked in Holland.
* AllAbusersAreMale: Alois' father is strict and treats her harshly in the name of discipline, even barring her from seeing Nello because of their class difference, but her mother is sweet and caring and supports him and Alois' friendship. Patrasche's old owner was also an abusive alcoholic man.
* AllAbusersAreMale: Alois' father is strict and treats her harshly in the name of discipline, even barring her from seeing Nello because of their class difference, but her mother is sweet and caring and supports him and Alois' friendship. Patrasche's old owner was also an abusive alcoholic man.
*AlternativeForeignThemeSong:
**In Germany, the series was called ''Niklaas, ein Junge aus Flandern'' and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsrzr-BmNLU theme song]] was sung by Katja Ebstein.
**In Korea, the series was called ''프란다스의 개 (Flanders Dog)'' and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2mpeWjw5Xs theme song]] was sung by
**In Germany, the series was called ''Niklaas, ein Junge aus Flandern'' and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsrzr-BmNLU theme song]] was sung by Katja Ebstein.
**In Korea, the series was called ''프란다스의 개 (Flanders Dog)'' and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2mpeWjw5Xs theme song]] was sung by
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**Nello was '''Niklaas''' in the German dub, '''Fadi''' in the Arabic dub and
**Alois was '''Aneka''' in the German dub and '''Hala''' in the Arabic dub.
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*SceneryPorn: The accidental Dutch-inspired setting leads to this anime being one of the most gorgeous looking WMT entries to date, with beautiful tulips, serene skies and pretty rural scenery. Nello works as a milk delivery boy for a living and also works at a farm, so expect a lot of animals in the grass too.
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*ABoyAndHisX: An boy and his adorable dog.
*AdaptationalSpeciesChange: Patrasche's breed was never specified in the book, but he is said to be a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouvier_des_Flandres#Notable_Bouviers_des_Flandres Bouviers des Flandres]]. However, he looks nothing like that and more like [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/patrasche_6.png this]].
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''A Dog of Flanders (フランダースの犬, Furandāsu no Inu)'' is a 1975 anime series produced by ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' and one of their earliest entries. It is based on the 1872 story ''Literature/ADogOfFlanders'' by [[Creator/{{Ouida}} Marie Louise de la Ramée]].
Set in UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}}, it tells the tale of Nello, little Nello, an orphan boy who loses his mother. He is taken in by his kindly grandfather Jehan, and works as a milk deliverer as a living. One day, Nello finds a little dog and names him Patrasche. Very quickly, [[ABoyAndHisX the boy and the dog]] become best friends and Patrasche even helps Nello deliver milk, while joining him in his day to day activities, be it his love for drawing or hanging out with his best friend Alois. Together they try to adapt to their new life in the village and traversing the many losses that come their way.
Because the original ''Literature/ADogOfFlanders'' story is big, big, '''big''' in Japan, this was one of their most popular entries, with Japanese children crying over the story and [[spoiler: begging WMT to spare the child and the dog from death; alas this was ignored and Nello and Patrasche are taken to Heaven by angels to somewhat soften the blow.]]
This series is also stated by some to be the first ever ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' series, because back when it released prior anime, it went by the name ''Calpis Children's Theater''.
!!Has examples of
*AdaptationalAlternateEnding: [[spoiler: Sort of. While Nello and Pastrache die, they are at least reunited with their loved ones in Heaven. In the original story, there's no mention of an afterlife.]]
*AdaptationDistillation:
**The drawing Nello submits in the competition was a picture of Jehan and Patrasche, but in the original story it was a picture of the woodcutter Michel.
**[[spoiler: All the villagers notice that Nello is missing and immediately try to find him, compared to the original story where they didn't notice he was gone until they found both the boy and dog's corpses in the snow]].
*AdaptationExpansion: There's more focus on Nello and Alois' friends across the village here, and they help define their social lives. Nello even gets a best friend in George who helps him communicate to Alois when her father forbids them from seeing each other.
*AdaptationalIntelligence: Patrasche understands human language, even though he couldn't do that in the original book.
*AerithAndBob: One of the nods that George and Paul are {{Canon Foreigner}}s is that they don't have traditional Belgian-sounding names like "Nello", "Alois", "Jehan", "Ensor", "Baas".
*AgeLift: In the original story, Nello was 15 years old and Alois was 12 years old. In the anime Nello is 10 and Alois is 8.
*ArtisticLicenseGeography: Even though this anime takes place in UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}}, with the tulips, windmills and architecture you'd be forgiven for thinking it takes place in the UsefulNotes/{{Netherlands}} instead.
*AllAbusersAreMale: Alois' father is strict and treats her harshly in the name of discipline, even barring her from seeing Nello because of their class difference, but her mother is sweet and caring and supports him and Alois' friendship.
*AllJustADream: [[spoiler: One possible interpretation of the ending since it has angels carry Nello and Patrasche. Nello was simply passed out, and dreamed of them since he's an artist, and many classical paintings depict angels. [[BlatantLies This totally isn't because we're upset about his death and are trying to make ourselves feel better!]]]]
*AmbiguouslyChristian: [[spoiler: Nello and his family, considering they go to Heaven at the end.]]
*AmbiguousTimePeriod: Alongside the Netherlands-inspired setting, it's hard to placate if the story takes place in the
*BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: Ensor is an alcoholic man and frequently abuses Pastrache, not even allowing him to drink water. Eventually Patrasche manages to escape from him and reunite with Nello and Jehan, who treat him well.
*BigFancyHouse: Alois lives in a large mansion and has a personal butler who tends to it.
*CanonForeigner: George, Paul, Michel and Nullette weren't in the original story, and are anime-only characters.
*ComingOfAgeStory: It's a story of a little boy and his dog trying to keep their home running because the other adults in their lives are either dead or unable to. [[spoiler: And unfortunately, they never grow up]].
*CreatorProvincialism: Averted, and that's why the setting seems so unusual. The story is set in Belgium, but since the showrunners are Japanese and have no idea how Belgium is supposed to look like, the end results come out looking like the Netherlands, with Alois wearing traditional Dutch clothing and a white sling, and Nello wearing clogs.
*TheCutie: So many, with the innocent and kindhearted Nello, the adorable dog Patrasche, George's playful brother Paul and the sweet GirlNextDoor Alois.
*DeliberateValuesDissonance: Nello being a 10 year old and doing odd jobs for money, and the gratituous child abuse that follows. Thankfully, in modern day UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}}, child labour under the age of 16 is criminalized.
*DownerBeginning: [[spoiler: The series begins with the death of Nello's mother and him having to live with his grandfather. Though his grandfather loves him so, he's a disabled man and can't work.]]
*DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Nello and Patrasche die while Alois desperately searches for them, and by the time her father has swore to atone for how he treated them it's too late.]]
*EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: [[AvertedTrope No]]. Nello and Patrasche died as they lived, in immense suffering. Though they do go to Heaven at the end and never suffer sadness and poverty again, so you could read it as this trope.]]
*EveryoneHasStandards: [[spoiler: Noel is usually a calm and understanding old man. However, once he finds out that Nello was kicked out because Hans blamed him for the fire, his reaction is an impassioned ''"What the hell is wrong with you?"'' and shaming Hans in front of everyone.]]
*GrayAndWhiteMorality: [[spoiler: Ensor's abusive tendencies were because of his [[FreudianExcuse alcohol addiction]], while both Hans and Alois' father [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone both broke]] because of how they treated Nello. When he found out that he was innocent, Alois' father began crying and begging for his forgiveness, saying if he'll ever see Nello again, he'll adopt him as a son and have him study wherever he likes, and even Hans deeply regretted his actions and vowed he'll never be a bad person again.]]
*GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: Hans, because he blamed Nello for the fire (when it was actually his own fault) to save a quick buck, and it led to Nello being left on the streets on Christmas day. All the villagers are disgusted that he would so something so cruel to a child, and even though he implores to them that he'll change and make it up to Nello by adopting him and raising him as his own son, it does little to change their opinion....and then Nello is found ''dead''.]]
*HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Nello has blonde hair and attracts people with his kindness despite his own tragedies in life, from rescuing George's brother Paul from drowning, to wanting to adopt Patrasche when he saw him being abused by Ensor.
*{{Hypocrite}}: Alois's father hates Nello because he's from a poor family, but as shown in his flashback, he was also born a poor rural boy until he worked hard and made his fortune.
*JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Georges is a playful boy who likes to muck around, but he adores Nello ever since he saved his little brother from drowning, and helps him speak to Alois when he's forbidden to. [[spoiler: He is very angry on Nello's behalf when Hans drives him out of the village, and tries to search for him despite the harsh snow.]]
*OurAngelsAreDifferent: [[spoiler: The angels that carry Nello and Patrasche to the afterlife resemble the Literature/{{Bible}}'s depictions of cherubs, with their rosy cheeks and wings, child-like appearances and blonde hair]].
*PhenotypeStereotype: This being UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}}, a good chunk of characters have blonde, dirty blonde or light blonde hair, and many (including Nello and Alois) have InnocentBlueEyes.
*SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Patrasche's first owner, Ensor, is an alcoholic. In the original story, he died after getting into a fight while drunk, while in the anime he merely stops [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome making an appearance after episode 21]].]]
*SnowMeansDeath: [[spoiler: Nello and Patrasche freeze to death, until angels carry them both to heaven, with Nello being pulled in a cart by Patrasche to join his mother and grandfather]].
Set in UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}}, it tells the tale of Nello, little Nello, an orphan boy who loses his mother. He is taken in by his kindly grandfather Jehan, and works as a milk deliverer as a living. One day, Nello finds a little dog and names him Patrasche. Very quickly, [[ABoyAndHisX the boy and the dog]] become best friends and Patrasche even helps Nello deliver milk, while joining him in his day to day activities, be it his love for drawing or hanging out with his best friend Alois. Together they try to adapt to their new life in the village and traversing the many losses that come their way.
Because the original ''Literature/ADogOfFlanders'' story is big, big, '''big''' in Japan, this was one of their most popular entries, with Japanese children crying over the story and [[spoiler: begging WMT to spare the child and the dog from death; alas this was ignored and Nello and Patrasche are taken to Heaven by angels to somewhat soften the blow.]]
This series is also stated by some to be the first ever ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' series, because back when it released prior anime, it went by the name ''Calpis Children's Theater''.
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*AdaptationalAlternateEnding: [[spoiler: Sort of. While Nello and Pastrache die, they are at least reunited with their loved ones in Heaven. In the original story, there's no mention of an afterlife.]]
*AdaptationDistillation:
**The drawing Nello submits in the competition was a picture of Jehan and Patrasche, but in the original story it was a picture of the woodcutter Michel.
**[[spoiler: All the villagers notice that Nello is missing and immediately try to find him, compared to the original story where they didn't notice he was gone until they found both the boy and dog's corpses in the snow]].
*AdaptationExpansion: There's more focus on Nello and Alois' friends across the village here, and they help define their social lives. Nello even gets a best friend in George who helps him communicate to Alois when her father forbids them from seeing each other.
*AdaptationalIntelligence: Patrasche understands human language, even though he couldn't do that in the original book.
*AerithAndBob: One of the nods that George and Paul are {{Canon Foreigner}}s is that they don't have traditional Belgian-sounding names like "Nello", "Alois", "Jehan", "Ensor", "Baas".
*AgeLift: In the original story, Nello was 15 years old and Alois was 12 years old. In the anime Nello is 10 and Alois is 8.
*ArtisticLicenseGeography: Even though this anime takes place in UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}}, with the tulips, windmills and architecture you'd be forgiven for thinking it takes place in the UsefulNotes/{{Netherlands}} instead.
*AllAbusersAreMale: Alois' father is strict and treats her harshly in the name of discipline, even barring her from seeing Nello because of their class difference, but her mother is sweet and caring and supports him and Alois' friendship.
*AllJustADream: [[spoiler: One possible interpretation of the ending since it has angels carry Nello and Patrasche. Nello was simply passed out, and dreamed of them since he's an artist, and many classical paintings depict angels. [[BlatantLies This totally isn't because we're upset about his death and are trying to make ourselves feel better!]]]]
*AmbiguouslyChristian: [[spoiler: Nello and his family, considering they go to Heaven at the end.]]
*AmbiguousTimePeriod: Alongside the Netherlands-inspired setting, it's hard to placate if the story takes place in the
*BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: Ensor is an alcoholic man and frequently abuses Pastrache, not even allowing him to drink water. Eventually Patrasche manages to escape from him and reunite with Nello and Jehan, who treat him well.
*BigFancyHouse: Alois lives in a large mansion and has a personal butler who tends to it.
*CanonForeigner: George, Paul, Michel and Nullette weren't in the original story, and are anime-only characters.
*ComingOfAgeStory: It's a story of a little boy and his dog trying to keep their home running because the other adults in their lives are either dead or unable to. [[spoiler: And unfortunately, they never grow up]].
*CreatorProvincialism: Averted, and that's why the setting seems so unusual. The story is set in Belgium, but since the showrunners are Japanese and have no idea how Belgium is supposed to look like, the end results come out looking like the Netherlands, with Alois wearing traditional Dutch clothing and a white sling, and Nello wearing clogs.
*TheCutie: So many, with the innocent and kindhearted Nello, the adorable dog Patrasche, George's playful brother Paul and the sweet GirlNextDoor Alois.
*DeliberateValuesDissonance: Nello being a 10 year old and doing odd jobs for money, and the gratituous child abuse that follows. Thankfully, in modern day UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}}, child labour under the age of 16 is criminalized.
*DownerBeginning: [[spoiler: The series begins with the death of Nello's mother and him having to live with his grandfather. Though his grandfather loves him so, he's a disabled man and can't work.]]
*DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Nello and Patrasche die while Alois desperately searches for them, and by the time her father has swore to atone for how he treated them it's too late.]]
*EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: [[AvertedTrope No]]. Nello and Patrasche died as they lived, in immense suffering. Though they do go to Heaven at the end and never suffer sadness and poverty again, so you could read it as this trope.]]
*EveryoneHasStandards: [[spoiler: Noel is usually a calm and understanding old man. However, once he finds out that Nello was kicked out because Hans blamed him for the fire, his reaction is an impassioned ''"What the hell is wrong with you?"'' and shaming Hans in front of everyone.]]
*GrayAndWhiteMorality: [[spoiler: Ensor's abusive tendencies were because of his [[FreudianExcuse alcohol addiction]], while both Hans and Alois' father [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone both broke]] because of how they treated Nello. When he found out that he was innocent, Alois' father began crying and begging for his forgiveness, saying if he'll ever see Nello again, he'll adopt him as a son and have him study wherever he likes, and even Hans deeply regretted his actions and vowed he'll never be a bad person again.]]
*GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: Hans, because he blamed Nello for the fire (when it was actually his own fault) to save a quick buck, and it led to Nello being left on the streets on Christmas day. All the villagers are disgusted that he would so something so cruel to a child, and even though he implores to them that he'll change and make it up to Nello by adopting him and raising him as his own son, it does little to change their opinion....and then Nello is found ''dead''.]]
*HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Nello has blonde hair and attracts people with his kindness despite his own tragedies in life, from rescuing George's brother Paul from drowning, to wanting to adopt Patrasche when he saw him being abused by Ensor.
*{{Hypocrite}}: Alois's father hates Nello because he's from a poor family, but as shown in his flashback, he was also born a poor rural boy until he worked hard and made his fortune.
*JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Georges is a playful boy who likes to muck around, but he adores Nello ever since he saved his little brother from drowning, and helps him speak to Alois when he's forbidden to. [[spoiler: He is very angry on Nello's behalf when Hans drives him out of the village, and tries to search for him despite the harsh snow.]]
*OurAngelsAreDifferent: [[spoiler: The angels that carry Nello and Patrasche to the afterlife resemble the Literature/{{Bible}}'s depictions of cherubs, with their rosy cheeks and wings, child-like appearances and blonde hair]].
*PhenotypeStereotype: This being UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}}, a good chunk of characters have blonde, dirty blonde or light blonde hair, and many (including Nello and Alois) have InnocentBlueEyes.
*SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Patrasche's first owner, Ensor, is an alcoholic. In the original story, he died after getting into a fight while drunk, while in the anime he merely stops [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome making an appearance after episode 21]].]]
*SnowMeansDeath: [[spoiler: Nello and Patrasche freeze to death, until angels carry them both to heaven, with Nello being pulled in a cart by Patrasche to join his mother and grandfather]].