Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari
Japanese anime television series
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Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari (Japanese: 愛の学校クオレ物語, romanized: Ai no Gakkō Kuore Monogatari, lit. 'The Story of Cuore, School of Love') is an anime television series, based on the 1886 novel Cuore, Libro per i Ragazzi (Heart: An Italian Schoolboy's Journal) by Edmondo de Amicis. It first aired from April 3 to October 2, 1981.[2]
by Edmondo de Amicis
| Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari | |
|---|---|
Enrico Bottini and a classmate | |
| 愛の学校クオレ物語 | |
| Genre | Drama, historical, school |
| Based on | Heart by Edmondo de Amicis |
| Written by | Ryuzo Nakanishi |
| Directed by | Eiji Okabe |
| Music by | Katsuhisa Hattori Yasushi Akutagawa[1][better source needed] |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Koichi Motohashi |
| Producer | Shigeo Endo |
| Production companies | Mainichi Broadcasting System Nippon Animation |
| Original release | |
| Network | JNN (MBS) |
| Release | April 3 – October 2, 1981 |
The series has been broadcast into some countries, and it has been dubbed in French, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Polish, Arabic, and Persian.
Story
The story takes place in nineteenth century in Turin, Italy. The events in the anime are based on Enrico Bottini's journal. The boys in early adolescence, innocent and susceptible, meet a teacher of virtue. He tells them honorable and heart-warming stories with which the boys feel great empathy. After experiencing hard times and sharing various joys with their friends and family, the boys recognize what is most important of all: to love others.
Voice cast
- Toshiko Fujita as Enrico Bottini
- Katsue Miwa as Nino Bottini
- Hidekatsu Shibata as Alberto Bottini
- Kaoru Kurosu as Silvia Bottini
- Masaru Saito as Adriana Bottini
- Mikio Terashima as Professor Pervoni
- Kazue Komiya as Professor Del Cacci
- Reiko Suzuki as De Rossi Ernesto
- Yuko Maruyama as Garrone
- Yoko Matsuoka as Antonio
- Rumiko Ukai as Robetti
- Kazue Komiya as Coretti
- Yoshiko Ota as Galoffi
- Yoshiko Sugiyama as Vocini
Episode list
| Episode | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Commencement Day: Enrico and Mr. Perboni |
| 2 | Disaster: Heroic Robetti |
| 3 | Classmates: Franti, The Juvenile Delinquent |
| 4 | In the Attic: Enrico's Secret |
| 5 | Boys of Calabria: Transfer Student Gracche |
| 6 | Bestfriend Garrone: Face-off with Franti |
| 7 | A Little Chimney Sweep: Nino's New Friend |
| 8 | A Principal's Tears: Boy Scouts of Lombardia |
| 9 | The King and Father & Son Coretti: Tearful Reunion |
| 10 | Antonio the Young Plasterer: Many Faces in Front of Father |
| 11 | Garoffi's Gift: Stamp and Church |
| 12 | Betti the Bullied Boy: Parent-teacher day |
| 13 | 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (Part 1) |
| 14 | 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (Part 2) |
| 15 | Precossi the Blacksmith: Small Knife in Friendship |
| 16 | Boy Julio's Secret |
| 17 | Stardi's Library: The Person Who Hid The Books |
| 18 | Summer Vacation on The Poe River: Franti's Disaster |
| 19 | Summer in the Alps: Father's Teacher is my Teacher |
| 20 | A Summer Night's Incident: Father's Secret |
| 21 | Don't Give Up! Charine Family Circus |
| 22 | Only The Cross Knows: Father's Nursing |
| 23 | Father's Gift: Mystery of The Ink Stand! |
| 24 | Franti, The Juvenile Delinquent Runs Out of School |
| 25 | The Boy Who Sacrificed Himself: Franti's Tears |
| 26 | Picnic: And Goodbye |
Music
| Title | English title | Performer | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuore Monogatari | The Story of Cuore | Eri Takeda with Tokyo Broadcasting Children's Choir | Opening theme |
| Shiroi Nikki | White Diary | Eri Takeda with Tokyo Broadcasting Children's Choir | Ending theme |