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Directed by Makoto Yasamura Original network TV Tokyo Final episode date 30 September 1993 Network TV Tokyo | 7.2/10 MyAnimeList Studio Nippon Animation First episode date 15 October 1992 Number of episodes 52 Genre Romance Film | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Original run October 15, 1992 – September 30, 1993 Cast Mitsuko Horie, Toshiko Fujita, Masami Kikuchi, Masako Katsuki, Takkō Ishimori Similar Katri - Girl of the Meadows, Little Women II: Jo's Boys, The Bush Baby, Trapp Family Story, Wakakusa no Charlotte | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Girl in the Wind: Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (風の中の少女 金髪のジェニー, Kaze no Naka no Shōjo Kinpatsu no Jenī) is an anime series produced by Nippon Animation which ran for 52 episodes on Japanese TV in 1992–1993. It is based on the 1854 song "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" by Stephen Foster.
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Plot
The story begins in a small town in Pennsylvania in 1838. Jeanie MacDowell is a cheerful and beautiful girl with light brown hair (although this could be perceived as being blonde hair). Jeanie enjoys playing the piano and loves taking piano lessons from her mother.
Steven, a good harmonica player, and Bill, a boy who is very good at playing the banjo, are great friends of Jeanie's. They enjoy playing music together like a small band.
However, Jeanie's happy life changes dramatically after her mother suddenly passes away.
Experiencing many difficulties and learning the importance of life, she decides to devote her life to helping many people suffering from illness.
The series is a love story about the relationship between Steven and Jeanie - clearly a reference to Stephen Foster and his wife Jeanie.
Characters
International broadcast
French Title: Le Rêve de Jeannie ("The Dream of Jeannie")
The series aired in late 1996 (23 December) on French TV channel TF1 under Club Dorothée, a French television show with programming primarily focused on the youth. Only 38 episodes out of the total 52 were aired on television, leaving episodes 39-52 unreleased on television on France. The anime was never released on DVD in France, and only received a TV airing.
Italian Title: Fiocchi di Cotone per Jeanie ("Cotton Balls for Jeanie")
The series was broadcast in Italy on the private television channel Italy 1 in June 1994, where it was well received. It has since been released on DVD by Yamato Video with both the original Japanese audio and the Italian dub. The Italian version also had its own theme song, "Flakes of Cotton for Jeanie," performed by Cristina D'Avena. It has also been published on a streaming channel on YouTube under "Yamato Animation" by Italian anime distributor Yamato Video.
Scandinavian Titles
Norwegian: Jeanie Med Det Lysebrune Håret. The series was broadcast in Norway on NRK in September 1996.
Swedish: Jeanie Med Ljusbrunt Hår. The series was broadcast in Sweden on SVT2 in August 1996
Danish: Jeanie Med Lysebrunt Hår. The series was broadcast in Denmark on DR2 in May 1996
The anime was again being broadcast in all 3 countries in 1998 on the Scandinavian version of FOX Kids.