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Hello! Sandybell (1981)

Hello! Sandybell poster
Original title
ハロー!サンディベル
Directed by
Hiroshi Shidara
Genre
slice of life anime and manga, drama anime and manga, adventure anime and manga
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 47 episodes
Rated
L
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 109 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The series follows Sandybell, a young girl, from age 12 to 16 over four years. It shows her everyday life, family relationships, and the small adventures she experiences as she grows up.

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What happens

Hello! Sandybell (ハロー!サンディベル, Haro! Sandiberu) is an anime series made by Toei Animation in 1981. It was aired in Japan by TV Asahi. In the original title when it was first made in Japan, an "E" was added to the title; "Sandybelle". Similarly to Silver Fang, the show is relatively unknown in the U.S. but was quite popular in Asia, Latin America, Arab countries and Europe, particularly Scandinavia. It first aired in France in La Cinq in the late 1980s, starting on 15 April 1988. The series depicts four years in Sandybell's life as she goes from 12–16 years old. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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