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Akane-chan (あかねちゃん, "Little Miss Akane") is a shōjo manga series by Tetsuya Chiba. It was serialized in Shōjo Friend, published by Kodansha, from April to September 1968. It was adapted into a monochrome 1968 Toei anime series with the same name directed by Fusahito Nagaki, Yasuo Yamaguchi, Yugo Serikawa and Takeshi Tamiya, which was originally broadcast on Fuji TV.[1]
| Akane-chan | |
 Promotional image for the anime | |
| あかねちゃん | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Tetsuya Chiba |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Shōjo Friend |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | April 1968 – September 1968 |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Bonjin Nagaki Yasuo Yamaguchi (episode directors) |
| Music by | Keiichi Awano |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | April 4, 1968 – September 29, 1968 |
| Episodes | 26 |
According to Jonathan Clements and Helen McCarthy's The Anime Encyclopedia, it was "deliberately designed to evoke a distant, carefree time of rural childhood for city kids deprived of the opportunity, placing it in the same spirit as My Neighbor Totoro."[1] It has been debated that the anime is a more simplified version of the more in-depth themes of the manga.
Plot
editA cute young girl, Akane formerly lived in the countryside with her grandfather, but decides to return home to Tokyo and go to a prestigious school. However, coming from the country has its downfalls and Akane soon realizes that she doesn't fit in with the snobby rich kids at school. Nonetheless, she finds a friend in a delinquent kid named Hidemaro. He is consistently the victim of bullying and Akane begins to stand up for him. At school, the pair find a dog which they ironically name Chibi[2] despite its great stature. Akane, Hidemaro, and Chibi begin their zany, comedic misadventures.
Opening Theme:
"Akane-chan Song" by Minori Matsushima
Ending Theme:
"Hidebaro Song" by Kazue Takahashi
Characters
edit- Akane Kamijo (Voiced by: Minori Matsushima)
- Hidemaro Kitajoji (Voiced by: Kazue Takahashi)
- Sakura Kamijo (Voiced by: Kazuko Sugiyama)
- Mrs. Kamijo (Voiced by: Haruko Yajima)
- Mr. Kamijo (Voiced by: Toshiya Ogata)
References
edit- ^ a b Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy (2006). The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917. Stone Bridge Press, 2006. ISBN 1845765001.
- ^ "Black Sun". 25 June 2010.
External links
edit- Akane-chan (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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