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Belle and Sebastian is an anime adaption of the novel Belle et Sébastien by French author 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.
Original Release
04/07/1981
US Release
04/07/1981
Cast
Name | Character |
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Toru Furuya | Jean / Jean (Sebastian) |
Keiko Yokozawa | Angelina |
Ichiro Nagai | César |
Adrian Knight | Sebastian (english version) |
Nicholas Podbrey | (voice) |
Kaneto Shiozawa | Giom |
Hiroko Suzuki | Narrator |
Noriko Ohara | Sebastian |
Kaneta Kimotsuki | Leon |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | The Monster of the Pyrenees | Tuesday, 07 April 1981 |
2 | A Child Was Born | Wednesday, 11 January 1989 |
3 | One Night in the Mountain | Wednesday, 18 January 1989 |
4 | The Border | Wednesday, 25 January 1989 |
5 | Continuation | Wednesday, 01 February 1989 |
6 | The Helping Hand | Wednesday, 08 February 1989 |
7 | The Moment of Truth | Wednesday, 15 February 1989 |
8 | The Promise | Wednesday, 22 February 1989 |
9 | Goodbyes | Wednesday, 01 March 1989 |
10 | The Cattle Thief | Tuesday, 09 June 1981 |
11 | Bad Love | Tuesday, 16 June 1981 |
12 | Champions of the World | Tuesday, 23 June 1981 |
13 | A Step Towards the Sky | Tuesday, 30 June 1981 |
14 | An Act of Bravery | Tuesday, 07 July 1981 |
15 | A Way Out | Tuesday, 14 July 1981 |
16 | A Wave of Memories | Tuesday, 21 July 1981 |
17 | Phantoms on Board | Tuesday, 28 July 1981 |
18 | Hello Boat! | Tuesday, 04 August 1981 |
19 | Haunted Castle | Tuesday, 11 August 1981 |
20 | Revenge of the Specturm | Tuesday, 18 August 1981 |
21 | Hell-Hound | Tuesday, 25 August 1981 |
22 | Only Against All | Tuesday, 01 September 1981 |
23 | The Judge | Tuesday, 08 September 1981 |
24 | The Magician | Wednesday, 08 March 1989 |
25 | One Last Step | Wednesday, 15 March 1989 |
26 | The Union | Wednesday, 22 March 1989 |
27 | The Hearth | Tuesday, 06 October 1981 |
28 | Builders | Tuesday, 13 October 1981 |
29 | Last Coach | Tuesday, 20 October 1981 |
30 | The Necklace | Tuesday, 27 October 1981 |
31 | Crossing the Bridge | Tuesday, 03 November 1981 |
32 | The Photograph | Tuesday, 10 November 1981 |
33 | Belle the Traitor Part 1 | Tuesday, 17 November 1981 |
34 | Belle the Traitor Part 2 | Tuesday, 24 November 1981 |
35 | Maruka Part 1 | Tuesday, 01 December 1981 |
36 | Maruka Part 2 | Tuesday, 08 December 1981 |
37 | Maruka Part 3 | Tuesday, 15 December 1981 |
38 | A Bad Hotel | Tuesday, 22 December 1981 |
39 | The Gitans | Wednesday, 29 March 1989 |
40 | Belle in Chains | Tuesday, 04 April 1989 |
41 | A Rescue Operation | Tuesday, 11 April 1989 |
42 | Finding Friends | Tuesday, 18 April 1989 |
43 | Train to the Pyrénées | Tuesday, 25 April 1989 |
44 | Trials on the Train | Tuesday, 02 May 1989 |
45 | The Gentleman | Tuesday, 09 May 1989 |
46 | The Wall | Tuesday, 16 May 1989 |
47 | A Cold Wind Blows | Tuesday, 23 May 1989 |
48 | Together in the Rain | Tuesday, 30 May 1989 |
49 | The Reunion | Tuesday, 06 June 1989 |
50 | The Blue Scarf | Tuesday, 13 June 1989 |
51 | The Decision | Tuesday, 20 June 1989 |
52 | Union | Tuesday, 27 June 1989 |
Directors
Kazuyoshi Yokota, Mitsuo Kusakabe, Shin'ichi Tsuji, Kazunori Tanabashi, Tatsuo Hayakawa, Fumio Ikeno, Morihiro Ogawa, Nobuo Onuki, Ryû Shioka, Yasuo Kageyama
Writers
Cécile Aubry, Sôji Yoshikawa, Toshiyuki Kashiwakura, Kunio Nakatani, Mitsuru Majima, Tasiuki Kasikura
Cast
Name | Character |
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Toru Furuya | Jean / Jean (Sebastian) |
Keiko Yokozawa | Angelina |
Ichiro Nagai | César |
Adrian Knight | Sebastian (english version) |
Nicholas Podbrey | (voice) |
Kaneto Shiozawa | Giom |
Hiroko Suzuki | Narrator |
Noriko Ohara | Sebastian |
Kaneta Kimotsuki | Leon |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Nobuaki Hosada | Producer |
Yoshio Katô | Producer |