Perrine Monogatari
1978 • Nippon Animation
- Format
- TV
- Aired
- 1978
- Episodes
- 53
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- Nippon Animation · Bandai Visual · Fuji TV
- Genres
- Drama · Slice of Life
Perrine is a young girl who lives in Bosnia with her Indian mother and beloved father – that is, until her father passes away, leaving her mother with a single wish: travel to France to be with his father. The over 1,000 kilometer journey seems unfathomable, but Perrine and her mother have a plan: they will photograph people in the towns along the way to support themselves.
With their hardy donkey Palikare and faithful dog Baron, the two set forth for Paris; along the way they encounter kind souls, barren villages, and a number of hardships; will Perrine and her mother survive the long journey to France?
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Perrine Monogatari, released in 1978, was the fourth entry in Nippon Animation's celebrated World Masterpiece Theater series. Based on Hector Malot's 1893 French novel En Famille, the series followed the journey of a young girl traveling across Europe to reach her grandfather's factory in France. Produced during the golden age of the studio, the series was directed by Hiroshi Saito and benefited from the character designs of Yasuji Mori, a foundational figure in Japanese animation who sought to bring a grounded, emotive quality to the medium.
The series was conceived as a high-quality literary adaptation aimed at providing family-oriented, educational television content. It is widely recognized for its patient, character-driven storytelling and its focus on themes of resilience and social class. Upon its broadcast in Japan, it was well received for its faithfulness to the source material's emotional depth, solidifying its place as a classic of late 1970s anime and influencing the visual narrative style of subsequent World Masterpiece Theater productions.
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