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''Anne of Green Gables'' (''Akage no Anne (赤毛のアン; Red-haired Anne)'' in Japan), is a 1979 anime series produced by Creator/NipponAnimation as part of their ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' series. The anime is an adaptation of the 1908 Novel ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables'' by Creator/LMMontgomery.
The anime was directed by Creator/IsaoTakahata and storyboarded by Creator/HayaoMiyazaki. Yoshifumi Kondō served as the animation director and character designer. It ran from January 7, 1979 to December 30, 1979, every Sunday at Creator/FujiTV from 19:30PM to 20:00PM, ending at 50 episodes.
Set in 1800s-era Canada, the anime tells the story of a little red-haired girl named Anne, who, after spending nearly all her life in orphanages, is sent to live with Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, two farm owners. There's just one problem, though - the Cuthberts asked for a boy. This little mistake ends up leading the Cuthberts to happiness as Anne changes their life for the better, becoming one with the folk of Prince Edward Island.
''Anne of Green Gables'' was a big hit in Japan, Europe, and Latin America and is said to be largely responsible for the influx of Japanese tourists who continue to visit Prince Edward Island to this day. An English dub was made in South Africa, but never aired in North America; however, a French-Canadian dub, made in Quebec, aired on [[Creator/{{CBC}} Radio-Canada]] beginning in 1989. Unlike his previous direction of ''Anime/HeidiGirlOfTheAlps'', which takes several liberties from [[Literature/{{Heidi}} its source material]], Takahata chose to stay as close to the source material for this anime as possible, while adding in a few original elements. It also contains a few plot references to LM Montgomery's other works, like ''Literature/EmilyOfNewMoon''.
The anime also featured an adaptation of the authorized prequel ''Before Green Gables'' (''Konnichiwa Anne'', meaning "Hello Anne"), released in 2009, in time for the original series' 30th anniversary).
Has no relation to ''Anime/KazeNoShojoEmily'', another anime series based on [[Literature/EmilyOfNewMoon another LMM work]] (though both anime series are owned by the same production company).
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!!The anime adaptation of ''Anne of Green Gables'' has examples of:
* AccidentalGoodOutcome: The Cuthberts own a ranch and sent a request to the orphanage for a farm boy to help run it. To Matthew's shock, they accidentally send a girl. While the Cuthberts are unsure if they want to keep her, when Anne tells them of her DarkAndTroubledPast, they decide they'll roll with it.
* AdaptedOut: A lot of the minor characters from the first book don't make it to the anime, though it does include Anne's previous foster homes before the Cuthberts.
* AdaptationExpansion: While the anime is very faithful to the original book for the most part, there are a few extra scenes added in; namely the episode where Anne thinks she ate a poisoned apple (which was taken from ''Literature/EmilyOfNewMoon'', another book series by the same author), and Anne and Diana's brief falling out over Diana's decision not to take the entrance exam for Queen's Academy (which wasn't in the original book).
* AdaptationalNameChange: Carrie Sloane is renamed Sophia in the 1979 anime. However, the English dub changes her name back to Carrie.
* AdjectiveNounFred: The anime's title is "Red-haired Anne".
* AerithAndBob: Anne, Matthew, Jerry, Martin, Gilbert, Diane, Minnie-May, Josephine, Charlie, Norman, Ella, Ruby, Josie, Gertie, Tilly, ''Muriel'' and ''Marissa''. Possibly justified since this is the 1800s we're talking about here.
* AlternativeForeignThemeSong: Western dubs of the 1979 series use a different theme song from the Japanese. The theme songs in the English and French dubs are adapted from the German theme.
* AnimatedAdaptation: The anime is an adaptation of ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables''.
* {{Arcadia}}: Prince Edward Island is a beautiful rural place full of flowers, fauna and farms, and has a tight-knit community. Per the "small town" stereotype, people hold conservative values and are deeply religious.
* TheBet: One episode focuses on the dare game craze going around Anne's school; Anne wants to show up her rival Josie, so she agrees to walk over the thin rod at Barry's house.
* BirthdayEpisode: In one episode, it's Diana's birthday and Anne is invited for a sleepover. The same episode introduces her grumpy aunt Josephine, who does not like Anne after she accidentally jumps on her.
* CherryBlossoms: There are lots of different flowers in the backgrounds, including a cherry blossom tree.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Implied; Anne and Gilbert knew each other from their school days, though calling them "friends" is certainly a stretch as Anne spends several years hating his guts. After she realizes that he's not what she thinks he is, they become friends, with their last scene together implying that Anne is starting to fall in love with Gilbert.
* CloseKnitCommunity: Everyone knows each other in Avonlea, as well as in neighbouring towns like White Sands and Carmody. News of Anne's adoption spreads like wildfire and many other neighbours offer to adopt Anne if the Cuthberts don't want her (since they initially asked for a boy) and Anne and the other kids also go to the same Sunday school.
* ComingOfAgeStory: Of a little girl with big heart and a wild imagination assimilating to her new {{Arcadia}}n life, making new friendships and rivals along the way. At the start of the anime, she was a loose-lipped, playful {{cloudcuckoolander}} and by the end of it, she's more mature and has successfully [[BlitheSpirit left a lasting impact]] on Avonlea.
* CompilationMovie: Takahata cut up the first 6 episodes of ''Akage no Anne'' and trimmed them into a movie in 1989, however these have never received a non-Japanese dub.
* CompressedAdaptation: Some of the novel's subplots are removed in favour of adding original storylines.
* CreatorThumbprint: As per the norm for Hayao Miyazaki animations, there's a lot of beautiful scenery and a strong-willed female protagonist.
* CuteGirlsDoingCuteThings: Downplayed, but many episodes are about Anne and Diana's adventures around Avonlea, mainly because of Anne's impulsive, mischevious and passionate nature.
* DeathOfAChild: Discussed in one episode when Anne eats an apple, later finds out it's poisonous, and starts penning a goodbye letter. The apple isn't really poisoned, so she lives.
* DownerBeginning: At first, Anne is worried she'll be sent back to the orphanage, and can't connect with the Cuthberts. We later learn that she's an orphan and has been in a lot of terrible foster homes.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: Anne braves through ParentalAbandonment, abusive foster homes and the death of Matthew Cuthbert amongst other things before accepting her place in Prince Edward Island and realizing her love for Gilbert. The two live HappilyEverAfter at the end of the story.]]
* FillingTheSilence: Averted with the Western dubs, including English. While English dubs in particular often tend to fill silent moments with music or dialogue, the Western (including English) dubs of this anime actually have dead silence or realistic background noises (such as muted conversation) where there was music in the original.
* FlowersOfNature: Avonlea is very rural and green, and full of pretty shubbery and fauna, including the wild mayflowers Anne picks to add to her hat in an attempt to look more stylish.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: Matthew Cuthbert's many health scares prepare the viewer for his eventual death by heart attack.]]
* LostWeddingRing: When Marilla's brooch goes missing, Anne is blamed. She is grounded and forbidden to go to the picnic as a result. Anne eventually makes up a confession that proves her innocence.
* OnceAnEpisode: Anne has an ImagineSpot regarding herself and her friends that often involve power fantasies, nature or victory.
* PublicDomainCharacter: ''Everyone''. This is a common practice for WMT works as they adapt old Western novels into anime, with a few exceptions like the cast of ''Anime/LucyMayOfTheSouthernRainbow'' and ''Anime/TheBushBaby''.
* SceneryPorn: Daisies, lillies, CherryBlossoms, roses, wildflowers, mayflowers, tulips, peonies and petunias are only some of the pretty flowers that fill up the background. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/7a613f/gorgeous_background_art_akage_no_anne/ Here]]'s a complation if you're interested.
* ShownTheirWork: The Green Gables shown in [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gables_4.png the anime]] is near-identical to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Gables_(Prince_Edward_Island) the one]] in RealLife.
* ShoutOut: The episode where Anne eats an apple and believes she's going to die is a reference to ''Literature/EmilyOfNewMoon'', which was also written by Creator/LMMontgomery.
* SliceOfLife: While ''Akage No Anne'' is a slice of life anime, what makes it unique is Anne's tendency to use her imagination and make mundane situations something else completely.
* StylishSunhats: When Anne is at Sunday school, we see the girls wearing fancy sunhats each with their own unique decorations, such as flowers, frills and beads. [[https://anneofgreengables.fandom.com/wiki/Gallery:Anne's_Impressions_of_Sunday_School See here]].
* TokenReligiousTeammate: Gilbert's friend Moody, who wishes to become a pastor when he grows up.
[[caption-width-right:667:English-language poster]]
''Anne of Green Gables'' (''Akage no Anne (赤毛のアン; Red-haired Anne)'' in Japan), is a 1979 anime series produced by Creator/NipponAnimation as part of their ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' series. The anime is an adaptation of the 1908 Novel ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables'' by Creator/LMMontgomery.
The anime was directed by Creator/IsaoTakahata and storyboarded by Creator/HayaoMiyazaki. Yoshifumi Kondō served as the animation director and character designer. It ran from January 7, 1979 to December 30, 1979, every Sunday at Creator/FujiTV from 19:30PM to 20:00PM, ending at 50 episodes.
Set in 1800s-era Canada, the anime tells the story of a little red-haired girl named Anne, who, after spending nearly all her life in orphanages, is sent to live with Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, two farm owners. There's just one problem, though - the Cuthberts asked for a boy. This little mistake ends up leading the Cuthberts to happiness as Anne changes their life for the better, becoming one with the folk of Prince Edward Island.
''Anne of Green Gables'' was a big hit in Japan, Europe, and Latin America and is said to be largely responsible for the influx of Japanese tourists who continue to visit Prince Edward Island to this day. An English dub was made in South Africa, but never aired in North America; however, a French-Canadian dub, made in Quebec, aired on [[Creator/{{CBC}} Radio-Canada]] beginning in 1989. Unlike his previous direction of ''Anime/HeidiGirlOfTheAlps'', which takes several liberties from [[Literature/{{Heidi}} its source material]], Takahata chose to stay as close to the source material for this anime as possible, while adding in a few original elements. It also contains a few plot references to LM Montgomery's other works, like ''Literature/EmilyOfNewMoon''.
The anime also featured an adaptation of the authorized prequel ''Before Green Gables'' (''Konnichiwa Anne'', meaning "Hello Anne"), released in 2009, in time for the original series' 30th anniversary).
Has no relation to ''Anime/KazeNoShojoEmily'', another anime series based on [[Literature/EmilyOfNewMoon another LMM work]] (though both anime series are owned by the same production company).
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!!The anime adaptation of ''Anne of Green Gables'' has examples of:
* AccidentalGoodOutcome: The Cuthberts own a ranch and sent a request to the orphanage for a farm boy to help run it. To Matthew's shock, they accidentally send a girl. While the Cuthberts are unsure if they want to keep her, when Anne tells them of her DarkAndTroubledPast, they decide they'll roll with it.
* AdaptedOut: A lot of the minor characters from the first book don't make it to the anime, though it does include Anne's previous foster homes before the Cuthberts.
* AdaptationExpansion: While the anime is very faithful to the original book for the most part, there are a few extra scenes added in; namely the episode where Anne thinks she ate a poisoned apple (which was taken from ''Literature/EmilyOfNewMoon'', another book series by the same author), and Anne and Diana's brief falling out over Diana's decision not to take the entrance exam for Queen's Academy (which wasn't in the original book).
* AdaptationalNameChange: Carrie Sloane is renamed Sophia in the 1979 anime. However, the English dub changes her name back to Carrie.
* AdjectiveNounFred: The anime's title is "Red-haired Anne".
* AerithAndBob: Anne, Matthew, Jerry, Martin, Gilbert, Diane, Minnie-May, Josephine, Charlie, Norman, Ella, Ruby, Josie, Gertie, Tilly, ''Muriel'' and ''Marissa''. Possibly justified since this is the 1800s we're talking about here.
* AlternativeForeignThemeSong: Western dubs of the 1979 series use a different theme song from the Japanese. The theme songs in the English and French dubs are adapted from the German theme.
* AnimatedAdaptation: The anime is an adaptation of ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables''.
* {{Arcadia}}: Prince Edward Island is a beautiful rural place full of flowers, fauna and farms, and has a tight-knit community. Per the "small town" stereotype, people hold conservative values and are deeply religious.
* TheBet: One episode focuses on the dare game craze going around Anne's school; Anne wants to show up her rival Josie, so she agrees to walk over the thin rod at Barry's house.
* BirthdayEpisode: In one episode, it's Diana's birthday and Anne is invited for a sleepover. The same episode introduces her grumpy aunt Josephine, who does not like Anne after she accidentally jumps on her.
* CherryBlossoms: There are lots of different flowers in the backgrounds, including a cherry blossom tree.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Implied; Anne and Gilbert knew each other from their school days, though calling them "friends" is certainly a stretch as Anne spends several years hating his guts. After she realizes that he's not what she thinks he is, they become friends, with their last scene together implying that Anne is starting to fall in love with Gilbert.
* CloseKnitCommunity: Everyone knows each other in Avonlea, as well as in neighbouring towns like White Sands and Carmody. News of Anne's adoption spreads like wildfire and many other neighbours offer to adopt Anne if the Cuthberts don't want her (since they initially asked for a boy) and Anne and the other kids also go to the same Sunday school.
* ComingOfAgeStory: Of a little girl with big heart and a wild imagination assimilating to her new {{Arcadia}}n life, making new friendships and rivals along the way. At the start of the anime, she was a loose-lipped, playful {{cloudcuckoolander}} and by the end of it, she's more mature and has successfully [[BlitheSpirit left a lasting impact]] on Avonlea.
* CompilationMovie: Takahata cut up the first 6 episodes of ''Akage no Anne'' and trimmed them into a movie in 1989, however these have never received a non-Japanese dub.
* CompressedAdaptation: Some of the novel's subplots are removed in favour of adding original storylines.
* CreatorThumbprint: As per the norm for Hayao Miyazaki animations, there's a lot of beautiful scenery and a strong-willed female protagonist.
* CuteGirlsDoingCuteThings: Downplayed, but many episodes are about Anne and Diana's adventures around Avonlea, mainly because of Anne's impulsive, mischevious and passionate nature.
* DeathOfAChild: Discussed in one episode when Anne eats an apple, later finds out it's poisonous, and starts penning a goodbye letter. The apple isn't really poisoned, so she lives.
* DownerBeginning: At first, Anne is worried she'll be sent back to the orphanage, and can't connect with the Cuthberts. We later learn that she's an orphan and has been in a lot of terrible foster homes.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: Anne braves through ParentalAbandonment, abusive foster homes and the death of Matthew Cuthbert amongst other things before accepting her place in Prince Edward Island and realizing her love for Gilbert. The two live HappilyEverAfter at the end of the story.]]
* FillingTheSilence: Averted with the Western dubs, including English. While English dubs in particular often tend to fill silent moments with music or dialogue, the Western (including English) dubs of this anime actually have dead silence or realistic background noises (such as muted conversation) where there was music in the original.
* FlowersOfNature: Avonlea is very rural and green, and full of pretty shubbery and fauna, including the wild mayflowers Anne picks to add to her hat in an attempt to look more stylish.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: Matthew Cuthbert's many health scares prepare the viewer for his eventual death by heart attack.]]
* LostWeddingRing: When Marilla's brooch goes missing, Anne is blamed. She is grounded and forbidden to go to the picnic as a result. Anne eventually makes up a confession that proves her innocence.
* OnceAnEpisode: Anne has an ImagineSpot regarding herself and her friends that often involve power fantasies, nature or victory.
* PublicDomainCharacter: ''Everyone''. This is a common practice for WMT works as they adapt old Western novels into anime, with a few exceptions like the cast of ''Anime/LucyMayOfTheSouthernRainbow'' and ''Anime/TheBushBaby''.
* SceneryPorn: Daisies, lillies, CherryBlossoms, roses, wildflowers, mayflowers, tulips, peonies and petunias are only some of the pretty flowers that fill up the background. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/7a613f/gorgeous_background_art_akage_no_anne/ Here]]'s a complation if you're interested.
* ShownTheirWork: The Green Gables shown in [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gables_4.png the anime]] is near-identical to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Gables_(Prince_Edward_Island) the one]] in RealLife.
* ShoutOut: The episode where Anne eats an apple and believes she's going to die is a reference to ''Literature/EmilyOfNewMoon'', which was also written by Creator/LMMontgomery.
* SliceOfLife: While ''Akage No Anne'' is a slice of life anime, what makes it unique is Anne's tendency to use her imagination and make mundane situations something else completely.
* StylishSunhats: When Anne is at Sunday school, we see the girls wearing fancy sunhats each with their own unique decorations, such as flowers, frills and beads. [[https://anneofgreengables.fandom.com/wiki/Gallery:Anne's_Impressions_of_Sunday_School See here]].
* TokenReligiousTeammate: Gilbert's friend Moody, who wishes to become a pastor when he grows up.
