Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables facts for kids
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Quick facts for kids こんにちは アン 〜Before Green Gables(Konnichiwa An 〜Bifō Guriin Gēburusu) |
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| Genre | Adventure, Slice of life, Drama |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Katsuyoshi Yatabe |
| Produced by | Kōichi Motohashi |
| Written by | Michiru Shimada |
| Music by | Yasuharu Takanashi Hiromi Mizutani Kenji Fujisawa |
| Studio | Nippon Animation |
| Network | BS Fuji, Animax |
| Original run | April 5, 2009 – December 27, 2009 |
| Episodes | 39 |
Konnichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables (which means "Hello Anne: Before Green Gables" in Japanese) is an exciting anime TV series. It's the 26th show in Nippon Animation's famous World Masterpiece Theater collection. This series is based on a book called Before Green Gables by Canadian author Budge Wilson.
The story tells us about the early life of a girl named Anne Shirley. You might know Anne from the famous book Anne of Green Gables. In this anime, we see Anne's adventures before she goes to live with Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert. It shows how she loses her parents and what happens to her next.
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About the Show's Creation
Celebrating a Classic Story
This anime series was made to celebrate two big anniversaries! It marked 100 years since the original Anne of Green Gables book by Lucy Maud Montgomery came out in 1908. It also celebrated 30 years since the very popular Akage no Anne anime was released. That earlier anime was also made by Nippon Animation and was one of the first World Masterpiece Theater shows.
Bringing the World to Life
To make the show look just right, the team at Nippon Animation did a lot of research. They visited a real historical village in southeastern Canada. This village helped inspire the fictional town of Avonlea in the books.
The team went to old houses from the time the story is set and took many photos. They even bought historical books there. The main artists, including character designer Takayo Nishimura, used these photos and books to draw the characters, objects, and places in the anime. This way, everything looked very real and true to the time period.
When and Where It Aired
The first episode of Konnichiwa Anne was shown on April 5, 2009. It aired every Sunday evening in Japan on BS-Fuji, which is a TV network. Later, in May 2009, it also started airing on another network called Animax.
Meet the Characters
Anne Shirley
- Voiced by: Voiced by: Rina Hidaka
Anne is the main character of the story. She is a young girl with a big imagination and a kind heart. The series follows her journey before she finds her home at Green Gables.
Joanna Thomas
- Voiced by: Voiced by: Seiko Tamura
Joanna is Anne's aunt from her mother's side. She is married to Bert and has many children: Eliza, Horace, Edward, Harry, and Noah. Joanna often feels stressed because she works hard to support her large family.
Bert Thomas
- Voiced by: Voiced by: Setsuji Satō
Bert is Joanna's husband and the father of their children.
Eliza Thomas
- Voiced by: Voiced by: Rika Wakusawa
Eliza is the oldest child in the Thomas family. She works to help bring money into the house. Eliza cares for Anne almost like her own child. However, she later gets married to Roger Emerson and leaves Anne behind.
Horace Thomas
- Voiced by: Voiced by: Yumiko Kobayashi
Horace is the first son of the Thomas family.
Edward Thomas
- Voiced by: Voiced by: Chiaki Shimogama
Edward is the second son of the Thomas family.
Harry Thomas
- Voiced by: Voiced by: Taeko Kawata
Harry is the third son of the Thomas family.
Noah Thomas
- Voiced by: Voiced by: Satomi Kōrogi
Noah is the fourth son of the Thomas family.
Mrs. Henderson
- Voiced by: Voiced by: Mitsuko Horie
Mrs. Henderson is an older woman who has lost her husband. She is a respected person in the community.
Pussywillow
Pussywillow is Anne's special companion cat. His name comes from a line in a poem called "Marmion" by Walter Scott.
Narrator
- Voiced by: Voiced by: Masako Ikeda
The narrator tells the story and helps us understand what is happening.
