Dog of Flanders (TV series)


Dog of Flanders is a 1975 Japanese animated television series adaptation of Ouida's 1872 novel of the same name, produced by Nippon Animation. 52 episodes were produced.

Production

The animators conducted extensive research on 19th century Flanders Although it has to be said that a lot of features in the series are not Flemish but typically Dutch. The buildings depicted in the series were modeled after the Bokrijk open-air museum.. Although there have been some changes from the original story by Marie Louise de la Ramée, it has been faithful in keeping the storyline accurate.

Broadcast

Dog of Flanders aired on Fuji TV between January 5, 1975 and December 28, 1975. It was repeated daily in early mornings in 2012.

Film

A film, titled ''The Dog of Flanders was released in March 1997.