Wakakusa Monogatari Nan to Jou Sensei

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Tale of Young Grass: Nan and Miss Jo
若草物語ナンとジョー先生 (Wakakusa Monogatari Nan to Jō Sensei)
Genre	Drama
TV anime: [1]
Director	Kôzô Kuzuha
Studio	Nippon Animation
Network	Fuji TV
Other networks: ORF1 RTL 2 Antena 3 Italia 1 TF1,TMC ABS-CBN
Original run	January 17, 1993 – December 19, 1993
Episodes	40

Tale of Young Grass: Nan and Miss Jo (若草物語ナンとジョー先生, Wakakusa Monogatari Nan to Jō Sensei^?) is a Japanese anime series produced by Nippon Animation in 1993 and was broadcasted as part of the World Masterpiece Theater, an animation staple that showcased each year an animated version of a different classical book or story. The series is based on the 1871 novel Little Men by Louisa May Alcott, which is a sequel to her famous novel Little Women. Previously Little Women was also adapted into a World Masterpiece Theater anime series under the name Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari.

Contents 1 Story 2 Distribution 3 Themes 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Story

Josephine March has grown into womanhood about ten years since "Little Women" and is now married to the German Professor, Friedrich Bhaer. In the Plumfield farm-house that Aunt March had left her, Jo Bhaer has established a new school for her two sons, Robby and Teddy, nephews and a gang of orphaned children including Nan Harding and a rough, street-wise adolescent named Dan. With the experience of a model childhood and a faithful and caring husband, Jo guides her pupils in their young lives; with song, music and play, the children are led through the joys and sorrows of life, work and play, rewards and punishments, getting involved in all sorts of mischief and adventure.

[edit] Distribution

While Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari was dubbed in English, this series was not released in any English-speaking countries. In Europe, however, both series were dubbed, so children were able to make connections. In Japan Wakakusa Monogatari Nan to Jou Sensei was first shown on the 17th January 1993 and ran until the 19th December. Just one year later the series was released in Italy.

[edit] Themes

• Opening theme: "Ashita mo otenki" sung by Akiko Kosaka

[edit] See also

• Little Men - The original novel by Louisa May Alcott, on which this anime is based.
• Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari - The anime adaptation of Little Women, the novel which precedes the novel Little Men.

[edit] References

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