Dog of Flanders (TV series)
| Dog of Flanders | |
Cover art for Kodansha English Library book version of the TV series | |
| フランダースの犬 (Furandāsu no Inu) | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Maria Louise Ramé |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yoshio Kuroda |
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| Music by | Takeo Watanabe |
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| Original network | FNS (Fuji TV) |
| Original run | January 5, 1975 – December 28, 1975 |
| Episodes | 52 |
| Anime film | |
| The Dog of Flanders | |
| Directed by | Yoshio Kuroda |
| Produced by | Junzō Nakajima |
| Written by | Miho Maruo |
| Music by | Tarō Iwashiro |
| Studio | Nippon Animation |
| Licensed by | Geneon USA |
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| Runtime | 103 minutes |
Dog of Flanders (フランダースの犬, Furandāsu no Inu) is a 1975 Japanese anime television series adaptation of Ouida's 1872 novel of the same name, produced by Nippon Animation. 52 episodes were produced. A film version was released in 1997.
The series represents the bond between a boy and his ever so faithful dog living in a 19th century Flanders village near Antwerp. The emotional story shows the boy's struggles in life, and his hopes of becoming a great classical painter.
The anime series is notable for being the first official entry in the World Masterpiece Theater series (Calpis Children's Theater at the time).