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The Story of Perrine

TV · 1978

A gentle, heartfelt journey through hardship and hope, with a quiet emotional pull that rewards patient viewing.

About
Japanese anime television series
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Class
TV
Year
1978
Episodes
53
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • identity
  • class
  • redemption
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama anime and manga
Created by
Hiroshi Saitō, Shigeo Koshi
Written by
Akira Miyazaki
Music
Takeo Watanabe
Length
53 episodes
Network
Fuji Television
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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