Belle and Sebastian (1981) - Video Detective

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Belle and Sebastian is an anime adaption of the novel Belle et Sébastien by French author Cécile Aubry. The series ran on the Japanese network NHK from April 7, 1981–June 22, 1982. It consists of 52 episodes and was a co-production of MK Company, Visual 80 Productions and Toho Company, Ltd.. Toshiyuki Kashiwakura was the head writer and character designs were by Shuichi Seki. The show was broadcast on French and Japanese television in 1981, with American cable network Nickelodeon picking it up in 1984. In the United Kingdom, it aired on Children's BBC in 1989 and 1990.

Original Release

04/07/1981

US Release

04/07/1981

Cast

Name

Character

Toru Furuya

Jean / Jean (Sebastian)

Keiko Yokozawa

Angelina

Ichiro Nagai

César

Adrian Knight

Sebastian (english version)

(voice)

Giom

Narrator

Sebastian

Leon

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	The Monster of the Pyrenees	Tuesday, 07 April 1981
2	A Child Was Born	Wednesday, 11 January 1989
3	One Night in the Mountain	Wednesday, 18 January 1989
4	The Border	Wednesday, 25 January 1989
5	Continuation	Wednesday, 01 February 1989
6	The Helping Hand	Wednesday, 08 February 1989
7	The Moment of Truth	Wednesday, 15 February 1989
8	The Promise	Wednesday, 22 February 1989
9	Goodbyes	Wednesday, 01 March 1989
10	The Cattle Thief	Tuesday, 09 June 1981
11	Bad Love	Tuesday, 16 June 1981
12	Champions of the World	Tuesday, 23 June 1981
13	A Step Towards the Sky	Tuesday, 30 June 1981
14	An Act of Bravery	Tuesday, 07 July 1981
15	A Way Out	Tuesday, 14 July 1981
16	A Wave of Memories	Tuesday, 21 July 1981
17	Phantoms on Board	Tuesday, 28 July 1981
18	Hello Boat!	Tuesday, 04 August 1981
19	Haunted Castle	Tuesday, 11 August 1981
20	Revenge of the Specturm	Tuesday, 18 August 1981
21	Hell-Hound	Tuesday, 25 August 1981
22	Only Against All	Tuesday, 01 September 1981
23	The Judge	Tuesday, 08 September 1981
24	The Magician	Wednesday, 08 March 1989
25	One Last Step	Wednesday, 15 March 1989
26	The Union	Wednesday, 22 March 1989
27	The Hearth	Tuesday, 06 October 1981
28	Builders	Tuesday, 13 October 1981
29	Last Coach	Tuesday, 20 October 1981
30	The Necklace	Tuesday, 27 October 1981
31	Crossing the Bridge	Tuesday, 03 November 1981
32	The Photograph	Tuesday, 10 November 1981
33	Belle the Traitor Part 1	Tuesday, 17 November 1981
34	Belle the Traitor Part 2	Tuesday, 24 November 1981
35	Maruka Part 1	Tuesday, 01 December 1981
36	Maruka Part 2	Tuesday, 08 December 1981
37	Maruka Part 3	Tuesday, 15 December 1981
38	A Bad Hotel	Tuesday, 22 December 1981
39	The Gitans	Wednesday, 29 March 1989
40	Belle in Chains	Tuesday, 04 April 1989
41	A Rescue Operation	Tuesday, 11 April 1989
42	Finding Friends	Tuesday, 18 April 1989
43	Train to the Pyrénées	Tuesday, 25 April 1989
44	Trials on the Train	Tuesday, 02 May 1989
45	The Gentleman	Tuesday, 09 May 1989
46	The Wall	Tuesday, 16 May 1989
47	A Cold Wind Blows	Tuesday, 23 May 1989
48	Together in the Rain	Tuesday, 30 May 1989
49	The Reunion	Tuesday, 06 June 1989
50	The Blue Scarf	Tuesday, 13 June 1989
51	The Decision	Tuesday, 20 June 1989
52	Union	Tuesday, 27 June 1989