![]() ![]() Clara is enchanted by Heidi's stories of the Alps, which paint a picture of a life completely different from the sheltered and lonely one she is accustomed to. Heidi and Clara quickly become friends, and Heidi quickly turns the household topsy-turvy with her escapades and well-meaning faux pas. There, Dete abandons her to the "care" of Miss Rottenmeier, the strict, no-nonsense governess in charge of Clara's welfare. Promised that she can return at any time, Heidi is taken to Frankfurt. Thwarted by Alm-Onji, Dete tricks Heidi into accompanying her, ostensibly to get a present for Peter and her grandfather. Sesemann, is searching for a companion for his crippled daughter Clara. Heidi continues to live happily in the mountains until Aunt Dete returns from the city, excited about a good opportunity for Heidi. Heidi being taken away to the city by her aunt Dete. Alm-Onji's misanthropy and seclusion prevents Heidi from going to school, of which she has no experience anyway, ultimately leaving her illiterate. She spends her days on the mountain top with the goatherd Peter, whose responsibility it is to take the villagers' goats to the high mountains for pasture, and her winters occasionally visiting Peter's grandmother, a blind old woman whose dream is to one day hear her cherished book of psalms read to her. However, Heidi quickly wins her way into his heart with her enthusiasm and intelligence, firmly establishing herself in his life. Now he lives a solitary life with his dog Josef in a cabin halfway up the mountain. Alm-Onji (Alps-Uncle), as Heidi's grandfather is commonly known, has a fearsome reputation with the villagers of Dörfli, as rumors claim that in his youth he killed a man. ![]() The only relative left is Heidi's grandfather, and in Dete's opinion, he should take some responsibility. Dete has found a promising job in Frankfurt, but cannot leave while still Heidi's guardian, nor can she take Heidi with her. Heidi (short for Adelheid) is five years old when her aunt Dete, who has raised Heidi since her parents' (Tobias and Adelaide) deaths four years earlier, takes Heidi to live with her formidable grandfather in the Swiss Alps. Heidi led a carefree life with Peter and her grandfather. In 2019, Natsuzora paid tribute to Heidi. A Heidi exhibition was held at the Ghibli Museum from May 2005 to May 2006. Yamanashi Prefectural Flower Center: Heidi's Village, is a Heidi themed park located in Hokuto City. The feature-length film edit of the TV series, released in March 1979, was engineered completely by Zuiyo, with no additional involvement from Nippon Animation, Takahata or Miyazaki. and Zuiyo Company, Ltd., which retained the rights (and debt) to the Heidi TV series. The animation studio responsible for Heidi, Zuiyo Enterprises, would split in 1975 into Nippon Animation Company, Ltd. It is based on the 1880 Swiss novel Heidi's Years of Wandering and Learning by Johanna Spyri. It was the sixth animated series made for the Calpis Manga Theater, and was preceded by Fables of the Green Forest (1973). It was directed by Isao Takahata, and features contributions from Yōichi Kotabe (character design, animation director), Toyoo Ashida (co-character design, animation director), Yoshiyuki Tomino (storyboard, screenplay), and Hayao Miyazaki (scene design, layout, screenplay). Janu– DecemHeidi, Girl of the Alps (アルプスの少女ハイジ, Arupusu no Shōjo Haiji) is an animated series by Zuiyo Eizo (now Nippon Animation) that aired on Fuji TV every Sunday from 19:30 to 20:00 (JST) from January 6th to December 29th, 1974. ![]()
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