How 'Heidi' conquered Japan, sparking an anime revolution

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NSTlifestyle: The story of the little orphan girl who goes to live with her gruff grandfather in the mountains took Japan by storm in the 1970s with the animation series “Alps no Shojo Heidi” (“Heidi: A Girl of the Alps”).

Far from the Swiss Alps, the cherished 19th-century storybook character Heidi has played an unlikely role in the creation of Japan’s now booming anime industry.

Heidi also boosted the standing of director Isao Takahata, best known for the animated war film “Grave of the Fireflies“, and Hayao Miyazaki, creator of films “Spirited Away” and “My Neighbor Totoro.”Heidi’s Japanese adventure is explored in an exhibition at the Swiss National Museum in Zurich, running until October 13.

Although many adaptations of Heidi have been made for film and TV over the decades, Kotabe’s version has thoroughly seeped into the public perception of the character. “This was entirely new for us,” Kotabe said, pointing out that he had never been outside of Japan before. But the series is in fact “a piece of art“, he insisted, pointing to its “creativity, visual impact and ability to move people.”

Source: Gaming Daily Report (gamingdailyreport.net)

 

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