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One was a movie about Heidi which was an anime I believe. I watched it quite awhile ago and was with impressed with it. One of the last scenes click for spoilerwith Heidi encouraging her wheelchair bound friend in it was very emotional. Apparantly there was a TV series too but I'm not talking about that.



Another was a TV show about 14 years ago that aired on Canadian TV. It was the Jungle Book story but this was definitely not Disney. From memory they had interesting charactors, situations and would really give a slow build to certain parts of the TV show one would be anticipating. This really stood out from the pack.


Anyone familiar with these shows?

Originally posted by wildpegasus@Jan 20 2005, 05:03 PM
One was a movie about Heidi which was an anime I believe. I watched it quite awhile ago and was with impressed with it. One of the last scenes click for spoilerwith Heidi encouraging her wheelchair bound friend in it was very emotional. Apparantly there was a TV series too but I'm not talking about that.

Here is what I know about this one:

'Heidi' is the anime version of a story from a little swiss orphan girl who is living in the mountains along with her grandpa.

Short synopsis ( containing spoilers! ):
Heidi's aunt is against the idea of her to grow up in the mountains since she (her aunt) is afraid that Heidi's education would lack on progress.
That's why Heidi get send away by her aunt to the german city Frankfurt, in which Heidi meets the noble german family Rottenmeier.
There she is supposed to learn etiquette and 'common' behaviour, but get treated cruely by Ms. Rottenmeier. However, Heidi's only friend is Clara, Rottenmeier's ten year old daughter who is bound to the wheelchair since her birth.
Nevertheless of having a new friend, Heidi eventually gets homesick because she's longing for her country, for the mountains and for living together with her grandpa again.

This indeed is a moving story (which plays around the years of 1850, I think).
In my country, Heidi is regarded as somewhat of a national heroine because of her willpower, passion for her homeland and her pure joy of life.

The original story's literature was written by the swiss authoress Johanna Spiri around the year of 1880, also there had appeared several TV series during the 70's and 80's, including this particular anime version.

Concerning me, it's quite weird to watch an anime about a story playing in my own homeland, but it works well. B)

Thanks.

I have heard that the Heidi movie I watched was a short form of a much appreciated TV anime series.

As for the Jungle Book series it is indeed anime.


Edit -- I see that some of the links aren't working. I'll try fixing them later when I'm not as tired.

Jungle Book Shonen Mowgli

Japanese name: Jungle Book Shonen Mowgli
Japanese name:

English name: Jungle Book: Boy Mowgli; The Jungle Book
French name: Le Livre de la Jungle
German name: Das Dschungelbuch
Dates: October 2, 1989-October 29, 1990
Number of episodes: 52
Animation Studio: Nippon Animation
Production Company:

Broadcaster: TV Tokyo
RTL II (Germany)
Creator(s): Rudyard Kipling (novel: The Jungle Book)
Series Director: Fumio Kurokawa
Episode Director(s):

Producer(s): Koichi Motohashi (executive producer), Kenichi Tominaga, Shunichi Kosao
Planning:

Storyboard(s):

Layout:

Writer(s): Kimio Yabuki
Art Director: Shôhei Kawamoto, Nobuaki Numai
Character Designer(s): Sadahiko Sakamaki
Animator(s): Takuhiko Sakamaki
Backgrounds:

Music: Hideo Shimatsu
Sound:

Voice Actors
(regular characters): Issei Futamata (Mowgli)
Genre(s): historical (India), jungle, adventure, animal characters, literary adaptation
Home Video
information: United States: VHS (Strand VCI Entertainment (partial))

Confirmed. This is definitely it. Here is a picture of the charactors on the show from a google search!

http://www.google.ca/search?q=cache:snCgua...en+Mowgli&hl=en


Short summary of the series here:

http://www.google.ca/search?q=cache:M2WAV4...en+Mowgli&hl=en

There is a Japanese anime television series called Jungle Book Shonen Mowgli broadcast in ( 1989 ). Its adaptation represents a compromise between the original stories and the Walt Disney version. Many of Kipling stories are adapted into the series, but many elements are combined and changed to suit more modern sensibilities. For instance, Akela, the wolf pack alpha eventually steps aside, but instead of being threatened with death, he stays on as the new leader's advisor. Also, there is an Indian family in the series which includes Rikki-Tikki-Tavi as a pet mongoose . Finally at the series' conclusion, Mowgli leaves the jungle for human civilization, but still keeps strong ties with his animal friends.


Some more information from animenewsnetwork

Genres: Adventure, Drama

Plot Summary: After his parents died, Mowgli is raised by the Wolf Pack of the Seeonee Forest led by Akela and other wild animals such as Bagheera and Baloo. The young boy goes through several heartwarming, bittersweet, and life-threatening adventures as he seeks after his true purpose in life. And one of many dangers he has to face is the man-eating tiger, Shere Khan...

Running time: 23 minutes
Number of episodes: 52
Episode titles: We have 52

Vintage: 1989-10-02 to 1990-10-29

Opening Theme:
"Look Up!" by Suzi Marsh
Ending Theme:
"A Child is Growing" by Suzi Marsh


And finally a link to a fan page!

http://geocities.com/metal_former/junglebo...ook/jbmain.html




So has anyone besides me seen this?

Shirley Temple portrayed Heidi long ago. I saw the film a few years back, & it was good. As for Mowgli, his was only one of several stories in R. Kipling's Jungle Book. The only other one I can recall is the mongoose. In the late 60s & early 70s, there were top fuel dragsters Snake & Mongoose, and Hot Wheels had replicas of both.

The thing I remember best from Mowgli's story was how he dealt with some wild dogs. He lead them past a hive of killer bees, and dived into the water. The bees killed most of the dogs.

About the snake, as I understand it, cobras would rather avoid humans, but this story made the one Nagina I believe rather aggressive toward them. Of course, these stories all gave human characteristics to most animals, but making cobras hunt humans whom they could not possibly eat, may make intersting stories, but it also distorts things.

Originally posted by jeffbert@Jan 23 2005, 04:39 AM
About the snake, as I understand it, cobras would rather avoid humans, but this story made the one Nagina I believe rather aggressive toward them. Of course, these stories all gave human characteristics to most animals, but making cobras hunt humans whom they could not possibly eat, may make intersting stories, but it also distorts things.

Thanks for the reply. Where would fantasy or even "non fiction" be without the wonderful world of distortion?


I don't hold that against the show though. It was a good move to create suspense for the viewer watching. People just naturally fear cobras so to have one as a villan makes for as they say in wrestling a great heel (bad guy).