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]
| Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari | |
|---|---|
 Enrico Bottini and a classmate | |
| 愛の学校クオレ物語 | |
| Genre | Drama, historical, school |
| Written by | Ryuzo Nakanishi |
| Directed by | Eiji Okabe |
| Music by | Katsuhisa Hattori Yasushi Akutagawa[1] |
| 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, It has been dubbed in French, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Polish, Arabic, and Persian.
Story
editThe 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
edit- Toshiko Fujita as Enrico Bottini
- Katsue Miwa as Nino Bottini
Episode list
edit| 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
edit| 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 |
References
edit- ^ "Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari (TV) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ 愛の学校 クオレ物語 (1981). alcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
External links
edit- Cuore in IMDB
- Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia