Tuned in to Retro Anime / Manga!

I've been meaning to watch Paris no Isabelle. Simply because I think it is neat that there is an anime set during the Franco-Prussian War.

so sick of otaku shit. i like histirical shit.

>>164
Having already watched a few episodes: don't. It's slow and boring and all the characters suck.

It's too bad, because the historical period is interesting, but the actual show is shit

The hard part for me is finding period anime that does justice to the setting. Often, historical periods in anime feel like backdrops for what are ultimately very 21st century characters. This problem plagues historical fiction.

I like Paris no Isabelle. The ending is pretty crazy.
Though Kinpatsu no Jeanie is more solid. That one's great.
I think Hidamari no Ki is also great. And I've enjoyed all the old Sangokushi films that got subs.

>>163
Despite the fact that this thread is almost 4 years old, nobody has noticed that the show OP posted isn't "Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari", it's "Wakakusa no Yon Shimai"

I've been watching the former recently, and was surprised to find out that there are actually two separate 80's anime adaptations of Alcott's Little Women.

From Wikipedia:
>This series is sometimes confused with Nippon Animation's 1987 World Masterpiece Theater TV series Tales of Little Women, as both series were dubbed in English and broadcast on U.S. cable TV in the 1980s (the 1981 series on CBN, and the 1987 series on HBO). In addition, both TV series share a voice actress: Keiko Han, who plays Beth in this TV series, and Meg in the 1987 series.

To add to that, both series have, "Wakakusa" in the title:
"Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari/ 愛の若草物語" can be translated literally as "Young Grass Love Story" and "Wakakusa no Yon Shimai/ 若草の四姉妹" as "Four Sisters of Young Grass". It probably sounds a lot better in Japanese. As a point of reference, the incredibly common Japanese word for "girl" "shoujo/ 少女" is literally written with the kanji for "little" and "women", so the original title might sound weird to them too. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

This kinda makes the '87 anime look like a ripoff, but honestly I've been enjoying it up to episode 19. I much prefer the Ghibli-esque style to the Cutie Honey look of the '81 anime. I'm surprised neither show is more popular in America, given it's sincere attempt to adapt one of their most highly regarded and culturally significant novels.

>>4267
Seems like the title was popularized in Japan by an old film and book translation. And the youtube video OP posted is yet another adaptation lol, a special from 1980.
I wonder if Wakakusa no Charlotte's title was a nod to the book. It fits that show though.