Anne of Green Gables

Revival screenings of anime movie Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables, written and directed by Isao Takahata (Grave of the Fireflies, Only Yesterday, Pom Poko), will be held at 66 movie theaters in Japan for a limited time of two weeks starting May 30, 2025.The 100-minute film is a compilation of the first six episodes of the 50-episode TV anime adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic novel Anne of Green Gables. The main staff included legends in the history of Japanese animation, such as Isao Takahata (director), Hayao Miyazaki (scene setting and layout), Yoshifumi Kondo (animation director), and Masahiro Ioka (art director). This theatrical version was not officially released when it was re-edited in 1989 under the supervision of Takahata himself, but was released theatrically in July 2010, 20 years later.

The official website for Anne Shirley, an upcoming new TV anime adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic novel Anne of Green Gables, announced today that the 24-episode series is set to premiere on NHK Educational TV on April 5, 2025, at 18:25 (JST).The official website and X (formerly Twitter) have also revealed a key visual and teaser trailer.Key Visual Anne Shirley Teaser TrailerAnne of Green Gables was previously adapted into a TV anime series twice in Japan; The first one directed by Isao Takahata (Grave of the Fireflies) in 1979 and the second one directed by Katsuyoshi Watabe (Brave Exkaiser) in 2009. Both were animated by Nippon Animation as part of its World Masterpiece Theater series. The Answer Studio, which has high production quality and was involved in such films as Your Name.

The official website for Anne Shirley, an upcoming new TV anime adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic novel Anne of Green Gables, announced the main voice cast members and staff today.Honoka Inoue, known as Xiaomei in EDENS ZERO and Kotone Kazairo in RPG Real Estate, is cast as the title character, Anne Shirley. "I've loved the world of 'Anne of Green Gables' since I was a child, so I thought, 'I definitely wanted to play Anne!' from the audition," said Inoue. "But I never thought it would happen!

Anne Shirley, a new TV anime adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic novel Anne of Green Gables, is set to premiere on NHK Educational TV in Japan in April 2025. The TV anime's official website and X (formerly Twitter) have been opened, releasing the title logo and scene visuals.Title logoThe original Anne of Green Gables novel, published in 1908, tells the story of Anne Shirley, an orphan taken in by Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert in Prince Edward Island, a beautiful small island in Canada.