Sekai Meisaku Gekijou Kanketsu-ban: Wakakusa Monogatari: Nan to Jo-sensei - Recommendations

• TV (53 eps)
• 1978

Perrine is a young girl who lives in Bosnia with her Indian mother and beloved father – that is, until her father passes away, leaving her mother with a single wish: travel to France to be with his father. The over 1,000 kilometer journey seems unfathomable, but Perrine and her mother have a plan: they will photograph people in the towns along the way to support themselves. With their hardy donkey Palikare and faithful dog Baron, the two set forth for Paris; along the way they encounter kind souls, barren villages, and a number of hardships; will Perrine and her mother survive the long journey to France?

• TV Special (1 ep)
• 1979

• TV Special (2 eps)
• 2001

• OVA (2 eps)
• 2011

• TV (52 eps)
• 2007

Fantine and her daughter Cosette left Paris looking for a new start, but finding a job as a single mother proves impossible in 19th century France. Taking up the offer of an innkeeper couple, Fantine leaves Cosette in the care of the Thenardiers while she moves on to find work. Once Fantine is gone, however, the Thenardiers show their true colors, working Cosette mercilessly while pocketing the money Fantine sends for her support. Years pass and Cosette and Fantine dream of the time when they will be together again, but it seems the years only bring more hardships to both. What will become of little Cosette?

• TV (48 eps)
• 1983

Annette lives a carefree life in a small village amidst the Swiss Alps. With her best friend Lucien and other school children by her side, Annette couldn’t be happier – that is, until her mother dies one cold winter day while giving birth to little Denis. Now, years have passed and things are finally getting back to normal, but Annette’s hardships aren’t quite over yet; her friendship with Lucien will be put to a difficult test when he becomes partially responsible for a terrible accident involving Denis...

• TV Special (2 eps)
• 2001

• Movie (1 ep)
• 1999

In the poverty stricken city of Genoa, Italy, a young man named Marco's mother departs for Argentina, where she can work to help support her family. One year after her departure, Marco still lives in Genoa with his physician father and handful of friends, and misses his mother terribly. When her usual letter fails to arrive, Marco decides to do something drastic -- go alone to Argentina to find her! With only a small amount of money and no one to turn to, this brave little boy sets off on an adventure through continents, storms and treachery, all for a chance to see his mother again...

• TV (50 eps)
• 1982

• TV Special (2 eps)
• 2001