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.
Ie Naki Ko has finished airing and it has 51 Episodes. It is also Known as: 家なき子, Remi, the Nobody's Boy, Rémi
Genres: Earth , France , Adventure , Performance , Europe , Coming Of Age , Angst , Drama , Past , The Arts , Plot Continuity , Historical , Slice of Life , Kids
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Top 5 Anime Like Ie Naki Ko [2026 List]
5. Les Misérables: Shoujo Cosette
Based on the famous classic novel Les Miserables.
Being a single mother is hard in early 19th Century France. When young Cosette was traveling with her mother trying to find a job and a place to live, they were always shunned away because very few employers hire single mothers. When she is promised with the prosperity of working in the big city, Cosette is separated from her mother in the hopes a caretaker will watch over her while her mother earns some money. Unfortunately this was a trick and the caretaker is a corrupt man who makes Cosette his indentured servant. Then the kind mayor of the town that Cosette makes her new home in sees how winds of change are so detrimental for children and families, and decides to do something about it.
Les Misérables: Shoujo Cosette has finished airing and it has 52 Episodes. It is also Known as: レ・ミゼラブル 少女コゼット, Les Miserables: Shoujo Cosette
4. Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma: Molders-hen
In the faraway village of Haworth, a new chapter in Emma's life has begun. Now employed by the wealthy Molders family, Emma has resolved to put the past behind her. She'll have to adjust to a new house, a charming (but eccentric) new mistress, and a host of fellow servants, some with buried pasts of their own.
Meanwhile, back in London, William is doing his best to uphold his father's wishes as the Jones family heir, but try as he might, he can't forget Emma. Yet, whenever he feels at his worst, Eleanor is always there to comfort him with a warm, shy smile. Could the answer to his broken heart be right before his eyes?
Emma: A Victorian Romance Season Two has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 英國戀物語エマ ～メルダース編～, Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma: Molders-hen
3. Alps no Shoujo Heidi
After becoming an orphan, Heidi is forced to live with her grandfather Öhi, who lives in the Alps. She learns he's a very bitter man who only accepted by force to take her in. But Heidi's kindness may be able to open his heart. Together with the shepherd Peter and invalid Klara, she has lots of adventures.
Alps no Shoujo Heidi has finished airing and it has 52 Episodes. It is also Known as: アルプスの少女ハイジ, Heidi: Girl of the Alps
2. Akage no Anne
Anne is an orphan full of imagination. When she arrives at her new home she learns that sometimes you have to be a sensible person too; at the same time her unique character changes, or at least attracts, the people around her. The story covers Anne's growth from about eleven to seventeen years old as she makes friends, goes to school and studies. At a difficult point in her life, Anne will have to make a hard choice and perhaps find a new dream.
Anne of Green Gables has finished airing and it has 50 Episodes. It is also Known as: 赤毛のアン, Sekai Meisaku Gekijou, Red haired Anne, Anne the Redhead
1. Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma
In 19th-century London, class lines are sharply drawn, and the social standing to which people are born dictates the path their lives will follow. Emma, an honest and hardworking young maid, never felt her place in life to be a burden. But then she met William, a member of the gentry and the eldest son of a wealthy family. His warm smile and earnest affection threaten to capture her heart... but can love truly conquer all?
Emma: A Victorian Romance has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 英國戀物語エマ, Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma
