 Broadcast station NHK announced a new television anime adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables novel on Wednesday. The anime, titled Anne Shirley, is being produced by The Answer Studio (Kami no Tou: Ouji no Kikan, Golgo 13 (TV)) for an April 2025 premiere on NHK-E. The historical drama novel was first published by L.C. Page & Co. in 1908. Over the years, Anne of Green Gables was released in 36 languages and sold more than 50 million copies. A 50-episode television anime by Nippon Animation aired in 1979, followed by a 39-episode prequel in 2009. A recap movie compiling the first six episodes of the original anime premiered in July 2010 at the Ghibli Museum. Synopsis Life isn't easy for Anne Shirley, an 11-year-old orphan with a vast imagination and a short temper. In a twist of fate, she gets taken into the Cuthbert house in Avonlea. The elderly occupants Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert were looking for a young boy to help in the fields, but they're in for quite a shock when they realize Anne is a girl. Adapted from the acclaimed classic by L. M. Montgomery, Akage no Anne portrays Anne's upbringing from 11 to 17 years of age and her encounters and separations with various people. Only time will tell what major decision Anne has to make that will change her life forever. [Written by MAL Rewrite] Official site: https://anime-ann-e.jp/ Official X: @anime_ann_e Source: PR Times Anne Shirley on MAL |
DatRandomDudeNov 19, 8:48 PM
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| so this is yet another remake? |
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| What??? Again with a '70s anime getting a remake?! What's next, Takarajima? |
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| Just say that the original 70s anime was directed by Isao Takahata. As a Ghibli movies fan I think I will check out the original anime first. |
| I wonder if Japanese kids these days know what Anne of the Green Gables is... As I understand it, the novel used to be widely-read in Japan and Korea "in the old days," but I'd be surprised if that's still the case in 2024. Will this story even appeal to kids? Or are they targeting an older demographic? |
| I received the notification message and was a bit shocked to see this out of nowhere. But honestly, as I've seen the original 1979 series, consider it quite close to a masterpiece-level work, have it as one of my modest handful of 9/10s and in my Top 20 for the past several years since I first saw it, as with all my other favorite anime series or even series I just generally liked and considered at least basically "good" upon first viewing, I have absolutely no desire to watch a remake or re-adaptation. I would rather just rewatch the original, and I'm sure I will at some point anyway, along with revisiting individual episodes and scenes, listening to the OST, etc. as I have already done since the first watch. At least, being 45 years ago, or what will be 46 years prior when this is due to come out, it can be justified on the grounds that enough time has passed with such a shift in national and human culture and production techniques that it's arguably worthwhile to expend the time, effort/talent, money, and manpower to produce another newer version, in a way that I simply don't believe anime from, say, 15 - 25 years ago, like talks of remakes of early 2000s era series, can be. I still won't watch as not just with this series in particular or even anime as a whole, but in general I will not watch a remake of anything if I'm already sufficiently satisfied with the original, and this case far exceeds that standard. The only exception is if I have never seen the original to begin with, which usually is a result of not knowing of the original's existence, which, before getting into anime, was true of some Hollywood films and such I didn't know were remakes until after I had already seen them, when I was like eight. I did watch the Fruits Basket reboot from 2019 in full knowledge that it was a remake/reboot/re-adaptation, but I had never seen the original at all in that case and also was aware that the original was incomplete. When it's not applicable, like here, it just seems pointless for me to engage with. There are so many yet-unseen interesting and creative series out there, ones I haven't even discovered by title yet, so my thinking is "Why watch a remake of a series I already love?" Would rather rewatch it and then watch something else new. Some will argue that "Oh, it's not for you. It's for the new/next generation" (Not that the late 1970s is my generation - I watched it in 2019). But I don't fully buy that thought process because many of these remakes seem to be designed to pander and heavily play into the nostalgia factor. Not best pleased generally with the anime industry lately seemingly embracing Tinseltown's tendency toward autophagy and cannibalization. |
WatchTillTandavaNov 19, 10:42 PM
| I watched the 79 anime many years ago, I never imagined it would get a new adaptation. :3 |
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| Anne of the Green Gables is one of my favoritr anime for some reasons. For all of the old show's flaws and the efforts behind its creation, I consider it as one of the most monumental work in anime industry. So when I knew the news about this, I was quite shocked and hyped at the same time. While I'm still skeptical for how would they able to achieve the level of artistry live up to its legacy, I'm still somewhat hopeful that this new remake could reach more people and they could check the old one too. Tbh honest I don't like this remake of the old one trend and I felt like the old one is already near perfect adaptation. But I'm still looking forward for this regardless. |
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| What a coincidence, I downloaded the 1979 one just yesterday to watch any time soon, and today they announce that a new one is being produced. I will watch both! I like the aesthetics of "old anime about a Western girl", like Candy Candy or Ashita no Nadja, even though this one is not old, obviously. |
KikugiNov 20, 12:19 AM
Hello can you please watch Kitaku-bu Katsudou Kiroku |
| I'm really looking forward to it. |
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| This came out of nowhere! The 1979 original anime is a timeless classic and no chance that this new anime will match the brilliance of the original but hopefully this new one will be good. |
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| I will laugh for a long time if it turns out that anime got a new lease of life thanks to its yuri bait meme reputation in an attempt to catch the current yuri trend. But all jokes aside, it turns out that even anime from the 70s can get a remake now? Then what about an anniversary remake of Gundam 0079 or a new reboot of something from Go Nagai? |
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DatRandomDude said: is being produced by The Answer Studio Answer Studio strikes again. After their horrible adaptation of TOG S2, they are on their way to make another anime worse. |
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| As a big fan of Montgomery, I have to wonder why do Japanese always love little kids? 🤔 Like where tf is my Dorian Gray adaptation man.  |
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Reply to perseii
I wonder if Japanese kids these days know what Anne of the Green Gables is... As I understand it, the novel used to be widely-read in Japan and Korea "in the old days," but I'd be surprised if that's still the case in 2024.
Will this story even appeal to kids? Or are they targeting an older demographic?
Will this story even appeal to kids? Or are they targeting an older demographic?
| @perseii I would imagine quite a few do. A new Japanese translation of Anne of Green Gables came out in 2011, with illustrations by the great Umino-sensei (Sangatsu no Lion, Hachimitsu to Clover) Anne of Avonlea and Anne of the Island came out subsequently in 2012 and 2013, so there were enough sales to finish the trilogy (there are more books of course but by then Anne is already well into adulthood). |
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Reply to Auron_
@perseii
I would imagine quite a few do. A new Japanese translation of Anne of Green Gables came out in 2011, with illustrations by the great Umino-sensei (Sangatsu no Lion, Hachimitsu to Clover)
Anne of Avonlea and Anne of the Island came out subsequently in 2012 and 2013, so there were enough sales to finish the trilogy (there are more books of course but by then Anne is already well into adulthood).
I would imagine quite a few do. A new Japanese translation of Anne of Green Gables came out in 2011, with illustrations by the great Umino-sensei (Sangatsu no Lion, Hachimitsu to Clover)
Anne of Avonlea and Anne of the Island came out subsequently in 2012 and 2013, so there were enough sales to finish the trilogy (there are more books of course but by then Anne is already well into adulthood).
Auron_ said: A new Japanese translation of Anne of Green Gables came out in 2011, with illustrations by the great Umino-sensei This is cool. I really like Sangatsu no Lion's art style, and the sample pages in that link look wonderful. Maybe the books aren't exactly forgotten in Japan. |
Reply to Kikugi
What a coincidence, I downloaded the 1979 one just yesterday to watch any time soon, and today they announce that a new one is being produced. I will watch both! I like the aesthetics of "old anime about a Western girl", like Candy Candy or Ashita no Nadja, even though this one is not old, obviously.
| @Kikugi you should watch the Daddy Long Legs anime too. |
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| Hell Yeah, beloved twin braids redhead girl. |
| Why yes, Anne really needed a THIRD adaptation. |
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| This isn't an anime that I'd like to see getting remade, I'm quite satisfied with the 79 adaptation and watched it many times before. The visuals, pacing, integrity, choices of seiyuu etc. all of them were perfect for me and I doubt that there's any aspects that needs to be improved upon. |
Reply to Elior21
@RobertBobert i actully not suprised it got new anime. after all It was one of the first western novels released in Japan post-WW2. it so popular that NHK made a drama about the life of the woman who translated it. also in 2011 there was a novel as well
| @Elior21 Well, this is still a remake of the original anime, and not a completely new adaptation. Although anything is better than the latest Western adaptation. Also, you don’t need to write me a PM, I receive a notification about all replies to my posts. |
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Reply to Elior21
@RobertBobert what exactly the diffrence between remake and new adaption? after all the news saying new adaption
| @Elior21 In this case, the primary source. This is not a reboot, this is a remake of an old anime. |
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| I'm genuinely surprised; I know the 70s anime is considered to be a masterpiece. Hopefully the new one can live up to it. |
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Reply to Elior21
@RobertBobert what the primary source of this? is it the manga or the books that came long ago? also anouther question how is it possible to know if anime is a reboot or if it remake of the old version?
| @Elior21 In this case, a specific old anime that is considered a cult show in Japan. How is it possible? Well, if you look at Anne's design in the illustration, you'll see that it's a more modern version of the character design from that old show. |
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