Keiji Hayakawa
Director
Belle and Sebastian (1981)
Season 1
Belle and Sebastian is an anime adaption of a series of French novels called Belle et Sébastien by Cécile Aubry. The series ran on the Japanese network NHK from April 7, 1981 – June 22, 1982. It consists of 52 episodes and was a co-production of MK Company, Visual 80 Productions and Toho Company, Ltd.. Toshiyuki Kashiwakura was the head writer and character designs were by Shuichi Seki. The show was broadcast on French and Japanese television in 1981, with American cable network Nickelodeon picking it up in 1984. In the United Kingdom, it aired on Children's BBC in 1989 and 1990. This anime used many staffers from Nippon Animation's World Masterpiece Theater franchise, thus the look and feel is similar to that of a WMT production even though Nippon Animation itself was not involved with this series. The series has been aired in many countries outside Japan and has been dubbed and subtitled in English and numerous other languages.
Released April 7, 1981
Episode 30 min
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Genres: Adventure, Animation, Anime, Anime: Historical, Drama, Family
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Production Companies: MK Company, Visual 80, Toho Company, Ltd.
Network: NHK BS1
S1E1 - Belle Meets Sebastian
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April 7, 1981, midnight
S1E2 - The Hunt for Belle
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April 14, 1981, midnight
S1E3 - A Night in the Mountains
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April 21, 1981, midnight
S1E4 - The Journey Begins
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April 28, 1981, midnight
S1E5 - Escaping Smugglers
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May 5, 1981, midnight
S1E6 - A Visit to Jail
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May 12, 1981, midnight
S1E7 - Meeting Sara
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May 19, 1981, midnight
S1E8 - A Promise to Sara
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May 26, 1981, midnight
S1E9 - Farewell to Sara
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June 2, 1981, midnight
S1E10 - The Case of the Missing Sheep
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June 9, 1981, midnight
S1E11 - Puppy Love
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June 16, 1981, midnight
S1E12 - Operation Substitute
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June 23, 1981, midnight
S1E13 - The Runaway Car
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June 30, 1981, midnight
S1E14 - An Act of Bravery
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July 7, 1981, midnight
S1E15 - Billy, the Kid Bank Robber
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July 14, 1981, midnight
S1E16 - The Old Man by the Sea
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July 21, 1981, midnight
S1E17 - Phantoms On a Ship
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July 28, 1981, midnight
S1E18 - Smuggled On Board
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Aug. 4, 1981, midnight
S1E19 - The Secret of the Castle Ghost
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Aug. 11, 1981, midnight
S1E20 - The Ghost's Revenge
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Aug. 18, 1981, midnight
S1E21 - Kidnapped
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Aug. 25, 1981, midnight
S1E22 - Chased by Desperados
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Sept. 1, 1981, midnight
S1E23 - Mistaken Identities
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Sept. 8, 1981, midnight
S1E24 - Doublecrossed
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Sept. 15, 1981, midnight
S1E25 - Meeting at the Mountain
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Sept. 22, 1981, midnight
S1E26 - Isabel's Scarf
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Sept. 29, 1981, midnight
S1E27 - The Three Sisters
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Oct. 6, 1981, midnight
S1E28 - Building a New Home
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Oct. 13, 1981, midnight
S1E29 - Belle and Sebastian are Seperated
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Oct. 20, 1981, midnight
S1E30 - It's A Boy
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Oct. 27, 1981, midnight
S1E31 - Reunited At Last
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Nov. 3, 1981, midnight
S1E32 - When Johnny Comes Marching Home
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Nov. 10, 1981, midnight
S1E33 - Sebastian Loses His Best Friend
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Nov. 17, 1981, midnight
S1E34 - Come Back to Me
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Nov. 24, 1981, midnight
S1E35 - One Mistake After Another
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Dec. 1, 1981, midnight
S1E36 - Poisoned
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Dec. 8, 1981, midnight
S1E37 - The Big Sleep
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Dec. 15, 1981, midnight
S1E38 - Mom Didn't Forget Me
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Dec. 22, 1981, midnight
S1E39 - Don't Drink the Water
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Dec. 29, 1981, midnight
S1E40 - Belle is Captured
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Jan. 5, 1982, midnight
S1E41 - Help, Save Belle
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Jan. 12, 1982, midnight
S1E42 - Make New Friends and Keep the Old
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Jan. 19, 1982, midnight
S1E43 - On a Train Bound for Battle
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Jan. 26, 1982, midnight
S1E44 - Traveling on the Underground Railroad
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Feb. 2, 1982, midnight
S1E45 - The Kind Heart of Inspector Garcia
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Feb. 9, 1982, midnight
S1E46 - Climbing a Wall of Stone
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Feb. 16, 1982, midnight
S1E47 - A Storm Brews
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Feb. 23, 1982, midnight
S1E48 - A Snowy Reunion
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March 2, 1982, midnight
S1E49 - The Devil's Corridor
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March 9, 1982, midnight
S1E50 - Belle Risks Her Life
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March 16, 1982, midnight
S1E51 - Mom Makes Up Her Mind
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March 23, 1982, midnight
S1E52 - A Happy Ending
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June 22, 1982, midnight
Network: NHK BS1
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 1560 min.
Released: April 7, 1981
Last Air Date: June 22, 1982, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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