World Masterpiece Theater Title Cards that nobody will look at but me, so why should I bother? (1978-81)
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The Story of Perrine (1978) 53 Episodes. [1/1/1978-12/31/1978] Directed by Hiroshi Saito and Shigeo Koshi.
Notes: This is the longest-running WMT to date.
Anne of Green Gables (1979) 50 Episodes. [1/?/1979-12/?/1979] Directed by Isao Takahata.
Notes: Three people who worked at Studio Ghibli had input on this series. Isao Takahata directed, Hayao Miyazaki did Scene layout for the first 15 Episodes before leaving Nippon Animation to direct his first full-length movie, and Youmifushi Kondo did character design.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1980) 49 Episodes. [1/6/1980-12/28/1980] Directed by Hiroshi Saito.
Notes: This was the first WMT to take on a more humorous tone.
Swiss Family Robinson (1981) 50 Episodes. [1/?/1981-12/?/1981] Directed by Yoshio Kuroda.
Notes: This series is unusual among previous WMTs in that it introduces a new member of the Robinson Family: A Young Girl named Flone.
The Story of Perrine (1978) 53 Episodes. [1/1/1978-12/31/1978] Directed by Hiroshi Saito and Shigeo Koshi.
Notes: This is the longest-running WMT to date.
Anne of Green Gables (1979) 50 Episodes. [1/?/1979-12/?/1979] Directed by Isao Takahata.
Notes: Three people who worked at Studio Ghibli had input on this series. Isao Takahata directed, Hayao Miyazaki did Scene layout for the first 15 Episodes before leaving Nippon Animation to direct his first full-length movie, and Youmifushi Kondo did character design.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1980) 49 Episodes. [1/6/1980-12/28/1980] Directed by Hiroshi Saito.
Notes: This was the first WMT to take on a more humorous tone.
Swiss Family Robinson (1981) 50 Episodes. [1/?/1981-12/?/1981] Directed by Yoshio Kuroda.
Notes: This series is unusual among previous WMTs in that it introduces a new member of the Robinson Family: A Young Girl named Flone.
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