About this season
Belle and Sebastian is an anime adaption of a series of French novels called Belle et Sébastien by Cécile Aubry. The series ran on the Japanese network NHK from April 7, 1981 – 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 of a WMT production even though Nippon Animation itself was not involved with this series. The series has been aired in many countries outside Japan and has been dubbed and subtitled in English and numerous other languages.
Episodes (52)
1. Belle Meets Sebastian
Aired 7 April 1981 • 30 min
2. The Hunt for Belle
Aired 14 April 1981 • 30 min
3. A Night in the Mountains
Aired 21 April 1981 • 30 min
4. The Journey Begins
Aired 28 April 1981 • 30 min
5. Escaping Smugglers
Aired 5 May 1981 • 30 min
6. A Visit to Jail
Aired 12 May 1981 • 30 min
7. Meeting Sara
Aired 19 May 1981 • 30 min
8. A Promise to Sara
Aired 26 May 1981 • 30 min
9. Farewell to Sara
Aired 2 June 1981 • 30 min
10. The Case of the Missing Sheep
Aired 9 June 1981 • 30 min
11. Puppy Love
Aired 16 June 1981 • 30 min
12. Operation Substitute
Aired 23 June 1981 • 30 min
13. The Runaway Car
Aired 30 June 1981 • 30 min
14. An Act of Bravery
Aired 7 July 1981 • 30 min
15. Billy, the Kid Bank Robber
Aired 14 July 1981 • 30 min
16. The Old Man by the Sea
Aired 21 July 1981 • 30 min
17. Phantoms On a Ship
Aired 28 July 1981 • 30 min
18. Smuggled On Board
Aired 4 August 1981 • 30 min
19. The Secret of the Castle Ghost
Aired 11 August 1981 • 30 min
20. The Ghost's Revenge
Aired 18 August 1981 • 30 min
21. Kidnapped
Aired 25 August 1981 • 30 min
22. Chased by Desperados
Aired 1 September 1981 • 30 min
23. Mistaken Identities
Aired 8 September 1981 • 30 min
24. Doublecrossed
Aired 15 September 1981 • 30 min
25. Meeting at the Mountain
Aired 22 September 1981 • 30 min
26. Isabel's Scarf
Aired 29 September 1981 • 30 min
27. The Three Sisters
Aired 6 October 1981 • 30 min
28. Building a New Home
Aired 13 October 1981 • 30 min
29. Belle and Sebastian are Seperated
Aired 20 October 1981 • 30 min
30. It's A Boy
Aired 27 October 1981 • 30 min
31. Reunited At Last
Aired 3 November 1981 • 30 min
32. When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Aired 10 November 1981 • 30 min
33. Sebastian Loses His Best Friend
Aired 17 November 1981 • 30 min
34. Come Back to Me
Aired 24 November 1981 • 30 min
35. One Mistake After Another
Aired 1 December 1981 • 30 min
36. Poisoned
Aired 8 December 1981 • 30 min
37. The Big Sleep
Aired 15 December 1981 • 30 min
38. Mom Didn't Forget Me
Aired 22 December 1981 • 30 min
39. Don't Drink the Water
Aired 29 December 1981 • 30 min
40. Belle is Captured
Aired 5 January 1982 • 30 min
41. Help, Save Belle
Aired 12 January 1982 • 30 min
42. Make New Friends and Keep the Old
Aired 19 January 1982 • 30 min
43. On a Train Bound for Battle
Aired 26 January 1982 • 30 min
44. Traveling on the Underground Railroad
Aired 2 February 1982 • 30 min
45. The Kind Heart of Inspector Garcia
Aired 9 February 1982 • 30 min
46. Climbing a Wall of Stone
Aired 16 February 1982 • 30 min
47. A Storm Brews
Aired 23 February 1982 • 30 min
48. A Snowy Reunion
Aired 2 March 1982 • 30 min
49. The Devil's Corridor
Aired 9 March 1982 • 30 min
50. Belle Risks Her Life
Aired 16 March 1982 • 30 min
51. Mom Makes Up Her Mind
Aired 23 March 1982 • 30 min
52. A Happy Ending
Aired 22 June 1982 • 30 min