Perrine Monogatari

I have been watching anime and reading manga for almost 2 decades now. I saw Periinu Monogatari years ago when i was little, and I remember it as a good series.

It was more like a shoujo-type anime, in the same vein as Miyazaki Hayao's Alps no Shoujo Heidi or Igarashi Yumiko's Candy Candy. It had good stories and beautiful anime style art.

Maybe many people wont remember it, but it was aired repeated times. Once all episodes were aired, then it would be out of air for a while, then re-aired again and this happened several times.

It was very enjoyable.

This truly terrific anime series has won many (by that I mean MANY): Countries include Japan itself, Saudi Arabia, Iran, France, England, and Canada.

As far as I remember it was winner of Best Animated Series many times in Iran, as well as being winner of Best Visual Effects/Graphics in an Animated Feature

Canada: It was the official election of Toronto Film Festival first when it began in 1980, I remember clearly (I was there when this happened)- two consecutive years

Arabia: Best Animated Series

etc.

The series was first rated G by all countries, later (1990s) it was rated a hard-PG by both Japan and France. The rating reason in France was (if I am getting the translation right): Rated PG for intense depictions of thematic elements and sad themes.

The series is about a girl (Perrine) who decides to travel with her mother to her grandfather after her father dies. Perrine's father is the son of his grandfather, but now that the grandfather's son is dead, he is not interested in seeing her Indian daughter-in-law nor his granddaughter. Perrine and her mother decide to journey to England and meet with the great/rich grandfather.

I saw it at the beginning of 1990 decade , like other Japanese animation series and I was seduced, in same measure, by drawings and story itself.

A girl, her mother, a donkey in a long, long travel to Perrine grandfather. Adventures, lost of mom, critic situations and the beautiful education and noble virtues of main character solving everything, including the stoned , full of prejudices, heart of venerable man.

After decades, I suppose, my memory preserves the traces of atmosphere and moral kick to give to young audience good examples of fair behavior and , sure, some tears.

Part of a lost time, conscient than the new generations are seduced by different animation series, I reminds Periinu monogatari as a nice fist of crumbs from my youth.