NEWS新着情報

New Release “Anne Shirley”

The timeless masterpiece Anne of Green Gables is getting an anime!!
The animated series Anne Shirley is planned to air
on NHK Educational TV in April 2025!!
The animation will be produced by The Answerstudio!

“There’s no stopping the imagination.”

For all those who know Anne of Green Gables, and those who don’t.

The internationally beloved Anne of Green Gables series is being adapted into an anime. The Anne Shirley animated series is planned to begin airing on NHK Educational TV starting in April 2025. The series logo and a number of images have been released.

The original Anne of Green Gables series is set in Avonlea on Canada’s beautiful Prince Edward Island. When the orphan Anne is adopted by Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, her incredible imagination and beautiful heart, cultivated through eleven years of hardship, changes the hearts of those around her. This is a story filled with love which depicts the small joys in life through people’s emotions and the beauty of nature. Ever since the series was translated into Japanese in 1952, it has been loved as an evergreen masterpiece. This timeless tale will now return as the animated Anne Shirley series to tell its coming-of-age story in a new way.

The animation production will be handled by The Answerstudio who have worked on titles such as Suzume and Your Name and are known for the high quality of their work. With Prince Edward Island, said to be the most beautiful place in the world, as their backdrop, they will use their high production quality to capture the charms of Anne and Diana, full of life and living together with the beauty of nature.

Even now, a century after the publication of the original Anne of Green Gables, its story still contains things that we should all treasure in our lives. Anne Shirley will be a series for a wide audience from children to adults that will help them to discover the little joys in their lives and live more positively.

This series tells the story of Anne Shirley’s growth from childhood to adulthood with a focus on the three pillars below:

• Anne’s bond with her new family, Matthew and Marilla

The series will carefully depict the diversity shown in the original work as the three become a family.

• Anne and Diana’s friendship

The series will depict the importance of having a close friend, and how the pair’s friendship transcends the changes in their environment as they grow up.

• Anne’s romance with Gilbert

Their transition from rivals to friends, and then ultimately realizing their love for one another is the climax of the series.

“There’s no stopping the imagination.” For all those who know Anne of Green Gables, and those who don’t.

The Anne Shirley animated series is planned to air on NHK Educational TV starting in April 2025.

Based on the novels: “Anne of Green Gables,” “Anne of Avonlea,” and “Anne of the Island,” written by L. M. Montgomery, translated by Hanako Muraoka and published as “Akage no An,” “An no Seishun,” and “An no Aijo,” respectively by Shinchosha publishing Co., Ltd.

Queries regarding production and marketing of the Anne Shirley animated series should be directed to Toda and Sakai of Fuji Creative Corporation’s Anime Development Project e-mail: press@anime-ann-e

Notice regarding usage of materials:

・Please ensure that the copyright notice is displayed when using the images.

・Resizing or clipping of the images is prohibited.

【official site】

https://anime-ann-e.jp

【X / Instagram】

VIEW ALL