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| Akane-chan | |
 Promotional image for the anime | |
| あかねちゃん | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Tetsuya Chiba |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Shōjo Friend |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | April 1968 –September 1968 |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Bonjin Nagaki Yasuo Yamaguchi(episode directors) |
| Music by | Keiichi Awano |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | April 4, 1968 – September 29, 1968 |
| Episodes | 26 |
Akane-chan (あかねちゃん, "Little Miss Akane") is ashōjo manga series byTetsuya Chiba. It was serialized inShōjo Friend, published byKodansha, from April to September 1968.
A cute young girl, Akane formerly lived in the countryside with her grandfather, but decides to return home to Tokyo and go to a prestigious school. However, coming from the country has its downfalls and Akane soon realizes that she doesn't fit in with the snobby rich kids at school. Nonetheless, she finds a friend in a delinquent kid named Hidemaro. He is consistently the victim of bullying and Akane begins to stand up for him. At school, the pair find a dog which they ironically name Chibi[1] despite its great stature. Akane, Hidemaro, and Chibi begin their zany, comedic misadventures.
It was adapted into a monochrome 1968Toei anime series with the same name directed by Fusahito Nagaki, Yasuo Yamaguchi, Yugo Serikawa and Takeshi Tamiya, which was originally broadcast onFuji TV.[2]
According toJonathan Clements andHelen McCarthy'sThe Anime Encyclopedia, it was "deliberately designed to evoke a distant, carefree time of rural childhood for city kids deprived of the opportunity, placing it in the same spirit asMy Neighbor Totoro."[2] It has been debated that the anime is a more simplified version of the more in-depth themes of the manga.
Opening Theme:
"Akane-chan Song" by Minori Matsushima
Ending Theme:
"Hidebaro Song" by Kazue Takahashi
