     is an anime adaption of the novel belle et sÃ©bastien by french author cÃ©cile aubry. the series ran on the japanese network nhk from april 7, 1981 â 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 head writer 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. this anime used many staffers from nippon animation's world masterpiece theater franchise, thus the look and feel is similar to that 
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