Akane-chan

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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

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]

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[edit]

A 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]

External links[edit]

• Akane-chan (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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