Belle and Sebastian (TV series)

Meiken Jolie (TV Series 1981)

Belle and Sebastian is an anime adaption of a series of French novels called Belle et Sébastien by 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 animation director 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.

TV Series Storyline

The show is about a boy named Sebastian and his huge white dog, Belle. Over the course of the series, Sebastian travels through Europe, looking for his mother who left him with relatives in the French Pyrenees. Sebastian and Belle have a series of adventures due to his search, meet interesting people, and are chased by the police because they believe Belle is dangerous (when she is not).

Belle and Sebastian Opening Theme Intro

Belle and Sebastian Episodes

1 Belle Meets Sebastian
2 The Hunt for Belle
3 A Night in the Mountains
4 The Journey Begins
5 Escaping Smugglers
6 A Visit to Jail
7 Meeting Sarah
8 A Promise to Sarah
9 Farewell to Sarah
10 The Case of the Missing Sheep
11 Puppy Love
12 Operation Substitute
13 The Runaway Car
14 An Act of Bravery
15 Billy the Kid Bank Robber
16 The Old Man by the Sea
17 Phantoms on a Ship
18 Smuggled on Board
19 The Secret of the Castle Ghost
20 The Ghost’s Revenge
21 Kidnapped
22 Chased by the Desperados
23 Mistaken Identities
24 Double Crossed
25 Meeting at the Mountain
26 Isabel’s Scarf
7 Three Sisters
28 Building a New Home
29 Belle and Sebastian are Separated
30 It’s A Boy!
31 Reunited at Last
32 When Johnny Comes Marching Home
33 Sebastian Loses His Best Friend
34 Come Back to Me!
35 One Mistake After Another
36 Poisoned!
37 The Big Sleep
38 Mom Didn’t Forget Me
39 Don’t Drink the Water
40 Belle is Captured
41 Help! Save Belle
42 Make New Friends and Keep the Old
43 On a Train Bound for Battle
44 The Underground Railroad
45 A Kind Inspector Garcia
46 Climbing a Wall of Stone
47 A Storm Brews
48 A Snowy Reunion
49 The Devil’s Corridor
50 Belle Risks Her Life
51 Mom Makes Up Her Mind
52 A Happy Ending