Perrine travels across Europe with her mother, a photographer, in a cabin drawn by a donkey. They are heading to a small village in northern France, the home of Perrine's dead father.
Perrine doesn't know that they are unwanted in the village; Perrine's father left the village after having quarrelled with his father (Perrine's grandfather) and married in India against his father's will. After her mother falls ill, Perrine has to sell everything, including her beloved donkey Palikare, to pay for medicine.
Mother dies in Paris and before dying tells the girl that she has to make her grandfather love her before he knows who she really is. After a journey full of hardships, Perrine finally arrives in the village where she learns that her grandfather is the rich owner of the factory that feeds all the villagers.
Presenting herself under a false name, Perrine gets a job on the factory, searching for a way to the heart of her grandfather.
Perrine Monogatari has finished airing and it has 53 Episodes. It is also Known as: ペリーヌ物語, Sekai Meisaku Gekijou, The Story of Perrine
Genres: Earth , Europe , Coming Of Age , Angst , Drama , Historical , Slice of Life
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The Orphans of Simitra has finished airing and it has 52 Episodes. It is also Known as: ポルフィの長い旅, Porufi no Nagai Tabi, The Long Journey of Porfy, The Long Journey of Porfyi, Porfy's Long Journey
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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.
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