Series synopsis
Belle and Sebastian, also known as 名犬ジョリィ is a Japanese animation drama family television series that premiered on NHK BS1 on April 7, 1981. It ended on June 22, 1982. It stars Noriko Ohara, Ichiro Nagai, Keiko Yokozawa and Hiroko Suzuki.
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 pick ...
Premise
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 and characters
Leading cast
- Noriko Ohara as Sebastian (voice)
- Ichiro Nagai as Grandpa Cesar (voice)
- Keiko Yokozawa as Angelina (voice)
- Hiroko Suzuki as Lena (voice)
- Toru Furuya as Jean (voice)
- Kaneta Kimotsuki as Leon (voice)
- Kaneto Shiozawa as Giom (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 54 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | ||
| Season 1 | 52 | April 7, 1981 | June 22, 1982 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Opening credits | |
| 1 | Closing credits |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belle Meets Sebastian | April 7, 1981 |
| 2 | The Hunt for Belle | April 14, 1981 |
| 3 | A Night in the Mountains | April 21, 1981 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NHK BS1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 7, 1981 |
| Last aired | June 22, 1982 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday |