Ie Naki Ko
English title: Nobody's Boy Remi
Japanese title: 家なき子
Type: TV
Episodes: 51
Premiered: fall 1977
Source: Novel
Genres: Adventure, Drama
Studios: Madhouse, TMS Entertainment
Duration: 24 min per ep
Rating: G - All Ages

Remi is a boy living happily with his mother in the French countryside. But everything changes when his estranged father comes home and, in desperate need of money, reveals that Remi is adopted, and sells him. Heartbroken, Remi ends up with Vitalis, a traveling musician, and his troupe of animal entertainers. Together, they travel the country in search for Remi's real parents, along the way learning the harsh lessons of life. A deeply moving story about friendship, loss and the pursuit of happiness.

(Source: AniDB)