Ep.101- God's in His Heaven All's Right with the World

About this episode

The episode discusses Isao Takahata's 1979 Anne of Green Gables anime series and its cultural impact.

I've likely committed some kind of crime by going an entire decade without devoting an episode to Isao Takahata's 1979 Anne of Green Gables anime series, but here it is at long last. One of the greatest literary adaptations of all time, and maybe one the greatest television shows of all time. Dave Merrill and Patricia Gosselin chat with me about the legacy of Lucy Maude Montgomery's work, the idolatry of Anne Shirley in Japan, the anime's broadcast in French-speaking Canada and why its only English dub was produced in South Africa.

People in this episode

Guests: Dave Merrill, Patricia Gosselin

Topics covered

• anime
• literary adaptation
• television
• Canadian culture
• Japanese culture

Keywords

• Isao Takahata
• Anne of Green Gables
• Lucy Maude Montgomery
• anime broadcast
• French-speaking Canada
• English dub
• South Africa

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: God's in His Heaven All's Right with the World, Anne of Green Gables

Places: Japan, Canada, South Africa

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