The art style, Kawaii anime, is an aesthetic concept that focuses on sweetness and childishness. Takahata and Miyazaki excel at making childhood a time of wonder. Heidi’s adventures delighted all of us kids…she got to run around the mountain meadows with goats AND got to sleep on a bed made from HAY! Because the artwork was timeless, it evoked a sort of nostalgia for Adults. In September 1977, Heidi landed on ZDF television becoming an instant hit. Heidi a Girl of the Alps Heidi Arrives in Germany (You will definitely see the resemblance of Heidi to Mei and Kiki) The names Takahata and Miyazaki are familiar to anyone who loves Japanese Animation… the two formed the production company Studio Ghibli, which was responsible for such gems as “ My Neighbor Totoro“, “Spirited Away”, “ Kiki’s Delivery Service“, and “ Grave of the Fireflies“. (For those who can’t make it to Switzerland? There is a Heidi Theme Park in Japan!). And as a result, Japanese still visit the Alps seeking out Heidi’s mountain. Today, “Heidi Girl of the Alps” is still in regular rotation on Japanese television. All of these came together, and 52 episodes of the beloved show were made. For the program they used almost 3 times as many animation cells per episode than other shows of the same length. Unlike most “cartoons”, they insisted that this be a work of high quality. Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki spent a month in the area around Marienfeld, Switzerland (Heidi’s Mountain) to insure that they exactly captured the beauty of the mountains and buildings in their program. Naturally the story belonged in the series. The Heidi story was already popular in Japan because of Heidi’s childlike innocence and love for outdoors.
In the 1970s, the World Animation Studios in Japan were taking Classic Western Children’s Literature, like Pollyanna and Anne of Green Gables, and producing them as animated series. Heidi (Fully illustrated in Colour) So, how did Heidi end up in Japan? Heidi became a bestseller, and is still one of the best known books to come out of Switzerland. The story emphasizes family and friendships, as well as love of nature. Heidi missed her mountains so much, that she went back home. A few years later Aunt Dete takes her off of the mountain to live Frankfurt as a companion to Clara, a girl trapped in a wheelchair. There, Heidi meets Peter, learns to go into the mountains with the goats, and eventually softens her grandfather’s heart. On the mountain, 5 year old Heidi found a home with her grumpy grandfather. The story of Heidi, an orphan girl who lives in the Alps was first published in 1881 as 2 books, “Heidi: Her Years of Wandering and Learning (Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre)” and “Heidi: How She Used What She Learned (German: Heidi kann brauchen, Was sie Gelernt Hat”).Īunt Dete brought Heidi to the Alps after she found work in Frankfurt, and could no longer take care of her.
#Alpus no heidi series#
So, how did a Japanese Anime series based on the Swiss novel by Johanna Spyri become such a tremendous success around the world? And why was it so crazy popular in Germany? It wasn’t until years later that I made the connection between my favorite anime producers from Studio Ghibli to this favorite television program.
#Alpus no heidi tv#
Was that the sound of an Alpenhorn? And a trilling flute! Time for Heidi Girl of the Alps! For many of us in the 1970s, those sounds pulled us away from play time, and we raced to the TV room ready to watch Heidi, Peter, Clara, the goats, and of course Grandfather.
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