Remi, Nobody's Girl (家なき子レミ) is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series by Nippon Animation, broadcast from 1996 to 1997 across Japan on the Fuji Television network as an installment to Nippon Animation's famed World Masterpiece Theater series. The show was directed by Kusaba Kouzo, written by Man Shimada with character design by Ooshiro Katsu. The story is adapted from Sans famille, an 1878 French novel, written by Hector Malot (adapted previously to anime in 1977, titled Nobody's Boy: Remi). This version made major changes from the book, including changing the gender of the main character or the "Swan" chapter, along with many other main events. The show began airing on September 1, 1996, but was canceled by Fuji TV on account of low ratings. It ended on March 23, 1997, with a total episode count of 26 episodes. The series was later aired by the anime satellite television network, Animax, who translated and dubbed the series into English for broadcast across its respective English-language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia, under the title Remi, Nobody's Girl, as well as other languages.

Story

Remi, Nobody's Girl tells the story of Remi, a cheerful and tender-hearted young girl, who is a singer and lives in a French country town of Chavanon with her mother. One day her father returns to the town after a long period working away from home in a city. She discovers that she is a "foundling" or an abandoned child and was adopted by Mother Barberin. Her foster father, Jerome leaves to work in Paris and expects Mother Barberin to send Remi to the workhouse. He returns 10 years later and finds that Remi is still there, and becomes furious and Remi is almost sold to an evil slave trader. It is Vitalis, a strolling entertainer, who helps Remi. Vitalis discovers her talent for singing and decides to take her in with his troupe. Remi starts her journey with Vitalis and his troupe of animals such as the monkey Georicoule and the dogs Capi, Dolce, and Zelbino. On her journeys with Vitalis and his company, she must endure and overcome many difficulties while looking for her real family.

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Episodes

Music

Ai ni Tsuite / "About Love" (愛について) Shiawase no Yokan / "Foreboding Happiness" (しあわせの予感)