| Angie Girl | |
|---|---|
 Screenshot of the main character of the anime series | |
| 女王陛下のプティアンジェ | |
| Genre | Historical mystery |
| Written by | Yu Yamamoto |
| Directed by | Fumio Kurokawa |
| Music by | Hiroshi Tsutsui |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Koichi Motohashi |
| Producer | Yoshihiro Ōba |
| Production companies | Asahi Broadcasting Corporation Nippon Animation |
| Original release | |
| Network | ANN (ABC,TV Asahi) |
| Release | 13 December 1977 (1977-12-13) – 27 June 1978 (1978-06-27) |
Angie Girl (女王陛下のプティアンジェ,Joō-heika no Puti Anje; lit.Her Majesty's Petite Angie) is a 1977Japanese animatedtelevision series produced byNippon Animation andAshi Productions.
Angie Islington is a young 12-year-old noble girl who loves to investigate cases. One day, she stumbles upon a case of robbery which involves the Queen of the United Kingdom's ring that had gone missing during a garden party. Rewarded with a new title of honorary detective and a pendant an emblem of recognition, she embarks on an adventure. She is assisted by Inspector Jackson, a detective of theScotland Yard, his dashing assistant Michael, and Angie's best friend Frank. They are going to settle numerous problems and bring peace back into the town.
Originally planned by Takahara Planning to have a story of a Gypsy girl travelling across Spain looking for her mother, the series transformed into a British detective drama.[1]Set in the 19th century of London, the whole city has an old rustic vibe, yet still appears to be modern. Landmarks such as theBig Ben is present in the story giving an insight of the foreign world of English history.
Inspector Jackson is never fond of Angie as he constantly feel threatened by the fact that the 12-year-old girl is much sharper and intelligent, eventually taking his spotlight away from him. Throughout the whole series, Angie has difficulty in gaining trust on adults whom she just met. That thought of doubt however, vanished as soon as they saw the pendant that the Queen awarded to Angie for claiming her lost ring. The pendant has an inscription behind it written "Protect Charlotte in my name; Victoria Queen of England",[dubious –discuss] which tells anyone who are brave enough go against her will have to address to the Queen themselves.
Angie Girl aired onABC from 13 December 1977 to 27 June 1978.
Some episodes ofAngie Girl were released in theUnited States as part ofThe Casebook of Charlotte Holmes.[2] The stories were framed by live-action segments featuring actorsMichael Evans andBernard Fox playing the roles ofSherlock Holmes andJohn Watson.[3]
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