Belle and Sebastian
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.
Cast
Noriko Ohara
Sebastian (voice)
Ichiro Nagai
Grandpa Cesar (voice)
Keiko Yokozawa
Angelina (voice)
Hiroko Suzuki
Lena (voice)
Toru Furuya
Jean (voice)
Kaneta Kimotsuki
Leon (voice)
Kaneto Shiozawa
Giom (voice)
Seasons
E1Belle Meets Sebastian
Apr 7, 1981
E2The Hunt for Belle
Apr 14, 1981
E3A Night in the Mountains
Apr 21, 1981
E4The Journey Begins
Apr 28, 1981
E5Escaping Smugglers
May 5, 1981
E6A Visit to Jail
May 12, 1981
E7Meeting Sara
May 19, 1981
E8A Promise to Sara
May 26, 1981
E9Farewell to Sara
Jun 2, 1981
E10The Case of the Missing Sheep
Jun 9, 1981
E11Puppy Love
Jun 16, 1981
E12Operation Substitute
Jun 23, 1981
E13The Runaway Car
Jun 30, 1981
E14An Act of Bravery
Jul 7, 1981
E15Billy, the Kid Bank Robber
Jul 14, 1981
E16The Old Man by the Sea
Jul 21, 1981
E17Phantoms On a Ship
Jul 28, 1981
E18Smuggled On Board
Aug 4, 1981
E19The Secret of the Castle Ghost
Aug 11, 1981
E20The Ghost's Revenge
Aug 18, 1981
E21Kidnapped
Aug 25, 1981
E22Chased by Desperados
Sep 1, 1981
E23Mistaken Identities
Sep 8, 1981
E24Doublecrossed
Sep 15, 1981
E25Meeting at the Mountain
Sep 22, 1981
E26Isabel's Scarf
Sep 29, 1981
E27The Three Sisters
Oct 6, 1981
E28Building a New Home
Oct 13, 1981
E29Belle and Sebastian are Seperated
Oct 20, 1981
E30It's A Boy
Oct 27, 1981
E31Reunited At Last
Nov 3, 1981
E32When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Nov 10, 1981
E33Sebastian Loses His Best Friend
Nov 17, 1981
E34Come Back to Me
Nov 24, 1981
E35One Mistake After Another
Dec 1, 1981
E36Poisoned
Dec 8, 1981
E37The Big Sleep
Dec 15, 1981
E38Mom Didn't Forget Me
Dec 22, 1981
E39Don't Drink the Water
Dec 29, 1981
E40Belle is Captured
Jan 5, 1982
E41Help, Save Belle
Jan 12, 1982
E42Make New Friends and Keep the Old
Jan 19, 1982
E43On a Train Bound for Battle
Jan 26, 1982
E44Traveling on the Underground Railroad
Feb 2, 1982
E45The Kind Heart of Inspector Garcia
Feb 9, 1982
E46Climbing a Wall of Stone
Feb 16, 1982
E47A Storm Brews
Feb 23, 1982
E48A Snowy Reunion
Mar 2, 1982
E49The Devil's Corridor
Mar 9, 1982
E50Belle Risks Her Life
Mar 16, 1982
E51Mom Makes Up Her Mind
Mar 23, 1982
E52A Happy Ending
Jun 22, 1982
Storyline
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.
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