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Nippon Animation (日本アニメーション) is a Japanese animation studio. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, with chief offices in the Ginza district and production facilities in Tama City. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... The Ginza area of Tokyo, Japan The Wako department store occupies a busy corner in Ginza Ginza (銀座) is a place in Chūō Ward, Tokyo named after the silver coin foundry or Ginza established here in 1612 (Edo period). ... Tama (多摩市; -shi) is a city located in Tokyo, Japan. ...

Nippon Animation is famous for producing numerous anime series based on works of literature such as Anne of Green Gables and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, co-founders of the famous Studio Ghibli, directed several episodes in the World Masterpiece Theater series. “Animé” redirects here. ... Anne of Green Gables is a book written by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery; it was first published in 1908. ... The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain, is a popular 1876 novel about a young boy growing up in the Antebellum South on the Mississippi River in St. ... Hayao Miyazaki ) (born January 5, 1941 in Tokyo, Japan) is the prominent director of many popular animated feature films. ... Isao Takahata , born October 29, 1935) is one of the most famous directors of anime, or Japanese animated films. ... Studio Ghibli, Inc. ... // Nippon Animation logo. ...

Company history

What is now Nippon Animation is descended from Zuiyo Eizo (Zuiyo Enterprises), an animation studio that produced several popular series in the early and mid-1970s, including 1974's Heidi, Girl of the Alps (アルプスの少女ハイジ, Arupusu no Shōjo Haiji), an adaptation of Johanna Spyri's popular children's book Heidi. The Heidi anime was enormously popular in Japan (and later in Europe as well, and the feature-length edit of the TV series also saw a U.S. VHS release in 1985), but Zuiyo Eizo soon found itself in financial trouble because of the high production costs of a series it was attempting to sell to the European market. In 1975, Zuiyo Eizo was split into two entities: Zuiyo (not Zuiyo Eizo), which absorbed the debt and the rights to the Heidi anime, and Nippon Animation, which was essentially Zuiyo Eizo's production staff (including Miyazaki and Takahata). Officially, Nippon Animation Co., Ltd. was established in June 1975 by company president Koichi Motohashi. The newly rechristened Nippon Animation found success right away with Maya the Bee (みつばちマーヤの冒険, Mitsubachi Māya no Bōken) and A Dog of Flanders (フランダースの犬, Furandāsu no Inu), which became the first entry in the World Masterpiece Theater series. Hayao Miyazaki left Nippon Animation in 1979 in the middle of the production of Anne of Green Gables to make the Lupin III feature The Castle of Cagliostro. Arupusu no Shoujo Haiji, or Heidi, Girl of the Alps was a very popular anime series made by the animation studio Zuiyo Eizo (which later became Nippon Animation) in 1974, directed by Isao Takahata and featuring scene design and layout by Hayao Miyazaki. ... Johanna Spyri Johanna Spyri (June 12, 1827 - July 7, 1901) was an author of childrens stories, and is best known for Heidi. ... For the German supermodel, see Heidi Klum. ... The Adventures of Maya the Bee (German: Die Biene Maja und ihre Abenteuer; Polish: Pszczółka Maja; Slovenian:ÄŒebelica Maja; Slovak:Včielka Maja; Bulgarian:Пчеличката Мая; Czech:Včelka Mája; Hungarian:Maja a méhecske; Spanish:La abeja Maya) is a book written by Waldemar Bonsels and first published in... A Dog of Flanders is a novel about a boy Nello and his dog Patrache written by Marie Louise de la Ramée under the pseudonym Ouida in 1872. ... Lupin the 3rd and Lupin the third redirect here. ... Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro ) is a 1979 anime film co-written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki; it is one of the master thief Lupin III movies. ...

Body of work

In addition to the World Masterpiece Theater series, Nippon Animation has also produced many other series based on Western works of literature, as well as original works and adaptations of Japanese manga. Many of these are included in the list of the studio's works below. // Nippon Animation logo. ... This article is about the comics published in East Asian countries. ...

Of the studio's productions not based on Western literature, the most popular is undoubtedly Chibi Maruko-chan (1990), based on the popular manga by Momoko Sakura. At its peak, this slice-of-life anime about an unusually intelligent elementary-school-aged girl and her family and friends managed an audience rating of nearly 40%, making it one of the highest-rated anime series ever (and the highest-rated anime program in Japanese history at the time). Chibi Maruko-chan or Little Maruko (Japanese: ちびまる子ちゃん) is a childrens manga by Momoko Sakura best known for the anime TV series based on it, originally aired on Fuji Television from 1990 to 1992. ... Momoko Sakura (さくら ももこ, born 8 May 1965) is the pen name of Miki Miura (三浦 美紀), a Japanese writer from Shizuoka Prefecture. ...

Works adapted from Western literature

World Masterpiece Theater series

Main article: World Masterpiece Theater

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Other TV series

"The Adventures of Picorino" (1976)

"Future Boy Conan" (1978)

• Maya the Bee (みつばちマーヤの冒険, Mitsubachi Māya no Bōken) - 1975
• Little House on the Prairie (草原の少女ローラ, Sōgen no shōjo Rōra (Laura, Girl of the Prairies)) - 1975
• Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures (Arabian Naitsu: Shinbaddo No Bôken) - 1975
• The Adventures of Piccolino (Pikorīno no Bōken) - 1976; not to be confused with Tatsunoko Productions' 1972 TV series Kashi no Ki Mokku (Saban's Adventures of Pinocchio)
• Little Lulu and Her Little Friends (Little Lulu to Chicchai Nakama) - 1976; based on the popular American comic character
• Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (Kuma no Ko Jacky) - 1977; based on one of Seton's Animal Tales
• Future Boy Conan (Mirai Shonen Conan) - 1978; directed chiefly by Hayao Miyazaki and adapted from Alexander Key's The Incredible Tide
• Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel (Risu no Banner) - 1979; another adaptation of one of Seton's Animal Tales
• Heart (Cuore): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal (Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari) - 1981; original story by Edmondo de Amicis
• Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds (Wanwan Sanjushi) - 1981; a retelling of the story of The Three Musketeers with canine characters; co-production with BRB Internacional ( Madrid, Spain )
• The New Adventures of Maya the Bee (Shin Mitsubachi Maaya no Boken) - 1982 (made in 1979 but not aired until 1982)
• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Fushigi no Kuni no Arisu) - 1983
• Manga Aesop's Fables - 1983
• Around the World with Willy Fog (Anime 80 Sekai Isshu) - 1987; a retelling of the story of Around the World in 80 Days with animal characters; co-production with BRB Internacional ( Madrid, Spain )
• Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics (Grimm Meisaku Gekijo) - 1987-1989
• Jungle Book Shonen Mowgli; based on The Jungle Book - 1989
• Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (Kaze no Naka no Shojo Kinptasu no Jeannie) - 1992; based on the popular song by Stephen Foster

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TV specials

• Anne's Diary: The Story of Anne Frank (Anne no Nikki: Anne Frank Monogatari) - 1979
• Manxmouse (Tondemo Nezumi Daikatsuyaku) - 1979; based on the 1968 book by Paul Gallico
• Peter of Placid Forest (Nodoka Mori no Dobutsu Daisakusen) - 1980; also known in English as Back to the Forest; based on Boy Lorenzen's Jakobus Nimmersatt
• The Story of Fifteen Boys (Hitomi no Naka no Shonen Jugo Shonen Hyoryuki) - TV special, 1987; based on Two Years' Vacation by Jules Verne

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Other works

TV series

Hey! Bumboo (1985)

• Dokaben ("Lunchbox") - 1976
• Attack on Tomorrow (Ashita e Ataku) - 1977
• Ginguiser (Chogattai Majutsu Robot Ginguiser) - 1977
• I'm Teppei (Ore wa Teppei) - 1977
• Charlotte (Wakakusa no Charlotte) - 1977
• Angie Girl (Jouo Heika no Petite Angie) (in America: "The Casebook of Charlotte Holmes") - 1977
• Song of the Baseball Enthusiasts (Yakukyou no Uta) - 1977
• Haikara-san ga Tōru ("Here Comes the Modern Girl," "Smart-san," "Mademoiselle Anne") - 1978
• Misha the Bear Cub (Koguma no Misha) - 1979
• Sanpei the Fisherman (Tsurikichi Sanpei) - 1980
• The Many Dream Journeys of Meme - 1983
• Noozles (Fushigi na Koara Burinkii, Blinky and Printy) - 1984
• Hey! Bumboo - 1985
• Spaceship Sagittarius (Uchuusen Sagittarius) - 1986
• Bosco Adventure (Bosco Daiboken) - 1986
• Animated Classics of Japanese Literature (Seishun Anime Zenshu) - 1986
• Topo Gigio - 1988
• Chibi Maruko-chan - 1990
• Pygmalio - 1990
• Top Striker (Moero! Top Striker) - 1991
• Christopher Columbus - 1992
• Mikan's Picture Diary (Mikan Enikki) - 1992
• Papuwa-kun (Nangoku Shonen Papuwa-kun) - 1992
• Bow: Modern Dog Tales (Heisei Inu Monogatari Bow) - 1993
• Dragon League - 1993
• Muka Muka Paradise - 1993
• Captain Tsubasa J - 1994
• Mahojin Guru Guru - 1994
• Super Pig (Ai to Yuki no Pig Girl Tonde Burin) - 1994
• Yamato Takeru - 1994
• Mama Loves the Poyopoyo-Saurus - 1995
• Grander Musashi - 1997
• Cooking Master Boy (Chūka Ichiban!) - 1997
• Coji-Coji (Sakura Momoko Gekijo: Koji-Koji) - 1997; from the creator of Chibi Maruko-chan, Momoko Sakura
• Ten-Ten-Kun (Hanasaki Tenshi Ten-Ten-kun) - 1998
• Inventor Boy Kanipan (Hatsumei Boy Kanipan) - 1998
• Hunter x Hunter - 1999
• Corrector Yui - 1999
• Bikkuriman 2000 - 1999
• Taiga Adventure (Mirai Shonen Conan II: Taiga no Daiboken) - 1999; a remake of Future Boy Conan directed by Hayao Miyazaki's former assistant, Keiji Hayakawa, but featuring a new cast of characters
• Marcelino Pan y Vino - 2000 (Japan-Spain co-production; title is Spanish for "Marcelino, bread and wine")
• Mahōjin Guru Guru - April 2000, TV Tokyo
• Princess Comet (Cosmic Baton Girl Comet-san) - 2001; based on a manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, creator of Gigantor and Sally, the Witch
• Webdiver (Dennou Boukenki Webdiver) - 2001
• Hungry Heart: Wild Striker - 2002-2003, Animax
• Papuwa - September 2003, TV Tokyo
• Sore Ike! Zukkoke Sannin Gumi - April 2004, TV Tokyo
• Fantastic Children - October 2004, TV Tokyo
• Pokapoka Mori no Rasukaru - 2006
• Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge - 2006

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TV specials, movies and OAVs

• King Fang (Oyuki Yama no Yuusha Haou) - TV special, 1978
• Our Hit and Run - TV special, 1979
• Maegami Taro - TV special, 1979
• Locke the Superman (Chojin Rokku) - movie, 1984; OAV sequels, 1989, 1991 and 2000
• Future Boy Conan (Mirai Shonen Conan Tokubetsu Hen-Kyodaiki Gigant no Fukkatsu) (movie) - 1984
• Sango-shō Densetsu: Aoi Umi no Elfie - TV special, 1986; seemingly inspired heavily by Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaa
• Chibi Maruko-chan (movie) - 1990
• Tottoi (The Secret of the Seal) - 1992, movie
• Bow (movie) - 1993
• Mahojin Guru Guru (movie) - 1996
• Hunter x Hunter (OAV) - 2002

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External links

• Official website
• Official English website