Porphy no Nagai Tabi (ポルフィの長い旅) is a Japanese anime series by Nippon Animation, as the 2008 installment of the famed World Masterpiece Theater series. It is an adaptation of Paul-Jacques Bonzon's novel, Les Orphelins de Simitra (The Orphans of Simitra). It premiered across Japan from 6 January 2008 on Fuji TV's BS Fuji broadcast satellite network, and also aired in Japan on Animax. It spanned 52 episodes.

Plot

The series focuses on a Greek boy named Porphyras Patagos (more fondly known as Porphy) and his sister Mina, who have been orphaned after a devastating earthquake which destroyed their home in Greece. The two decide to travel through Europe in search of a new home rather than being put in a foster home and split apart, but things turn bad when they are separated. Porphy must travel across Europe to find his little sister.

Characters

Anime

The opening theme is "Porphy no Nagai Tabi" (ポルフィの長い旅) sung by Ikuko. The ending theme is "Kimi e to Tsuzuku Michi" (君へと続く道) sung by Da Capo. An insert song used in episode 39 is "Shimitora e no Omoi" (シミトラへの想い) sung by Ikuko.