Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables
| Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables | |
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| こんにちは アン 〜Before Green Gables | |
| Genre | Adventure, slice of life, drama |
| Based on | Before Green Gables by Budge Wilson |
| Written by | Michiru Shimada |
| Directed by | Katsuyoshi Yatabe |
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| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
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| Executive producer | Kōichi Motohashi |
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| Production company | Nippon Animation |
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| Network | BS Fuji, Animax |
| Release | April 5 – December 27, 2009 |
Konnichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables (Japanese: こんにちは アン 〜Before Green Gables, Hepburn: Konnichiwa An 〜Bifō Guriin Gēburusu; lit. 'Hello Anne: Before Green Gables') is a Japanese anime television series; it is the 26th entry in Nippon Animation's World Masterpiece Theater franchise. The series is an adaptation of Canadian children's literature author Budge Wilson's 2008 prequel novel Before Green Gables, which was translated into Japanese as Konnichiwa Anne (こんにちは アン) by Akiko Usagawa. It chronicles the early years of main character Anne Shirley as she loses both her parents and is adopted by Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert.