Little Women II: Jo's Boys explained

Little Women II: Jo's Boys should not be confused with Jo's Boys.

Little Women II: Jo's Boys
Ja Kanji:若草物語ナンとジョー先生
Ja Romaji:Wakakusa Monogatari Nan to Jō Sensei
Genre:Drama, Adventure, Slice of life, Coming-of-age story, Comedy, Family, Historical
Type:tv series
Director:Kōzō Kusuba
Producer:Yoshihiro Suzuki (Fuji TV)
Junzō Nakajima
Music:David Siebels
Studio:Nippon Animation
Network:Fuji TV
First:January 17, 1993
Last:December 19, 1993
Episodes:40

Little Women II: Jo's Boys, also known as is a 1993 Japanese animated television series based on Louisa May Alcott's Little Men, produced by Nippon Animation. The title is taken from Jo's Boys, the title of the sequel to Little Men, on which the series is also partially based.[1]

The series is the sequel to the studio's 1987 Tales of Little Women, an adaptation of Alcott's novel of the same name.[2]

Plot

Josephine March has grown into womanhood about ten years since Tales of Little Women and is now married to the German Professor, Friedrich Bhaer. In the Plumfield farm-house that Aunt March had left her, Jo Bhaer has established a new school for her two sons, Robby and Teddy, nephews (Franz, Emil, Demi-John), niece (Daisy) and a gang of orphaned children, including Annie "Nan" Harding and a rough, street-wise adolescent named Dan. With the experience of a model childhood and a faithful and caring husband, Jo guides her pupils in their young lives; with song, music and play, the children are led through the joys and sorrows of life, work and play, rewards and punishments, getting involved in all sorts of mischief and adventure.

Cast and characters

The original voice cast is:[3] [4] [5]

Bhaer family
Brooke family
Laurence family
Others

Broadcast

Jo's Boys aired on Fuji Television on Sundays from 17 January to 19 December 1993[6] as part of Nippon Animation's World Masterpiece Theater.

International titles

Music

The opening theme ("Ashita mo otenki") is performed by Akiko Kosaka.

Episode list and original air dates in 1993

The original broadcast list of episodes is:[7]

  1. Welcome to Plumfield (January 17)
  2. Rivers and fields are the best classrooms! (January 24)
  3. Picking strawberries and the dark forest (January 31)
  4. The appointed box (February 7)
  5. The violinist's performance (February 14)
  6. Tommy Bang's business (February 21)
  7. I am Robinson Crusoe (February 28)
  8. First time making pumpkin pies (March 7)
  9. Gift for the toy king (March 14)
  10. The big war in pajamas (March 21)
  11. The rotten youth from town Dan (April 18)
  12. Plumfield's thunderstorm (April 25)
  13. Duel! Emil got angry (May 2)
  14. Dan and Teddy's secret (May 9)
  15. Buttercup's mayhem (May 23)
  16. The school's on fire! (May 30)
  17. So long, Dan! (June 6)
  18. Mother's here (June 13)
  19. Welcome to the dance (June 20)
  20. If we grow up what shall we be? (June 27)
  21. Please hit the teacher! (July 11)
  22. Letter from Mr. Page (August 1)
  23. The abandoned flower garden (August 8)
  24. Afraid to freely speak (August 15)
  25. Establishing a museum (August 22)
  26. I am not the thief! (August 29)
  27. Broken friendships (September 5)
  28. Words of explanation (September 12)
  29. Won't lose to a boy! (September 19)
  30. Clock sounds of a little wedding (September 26)
  31. Best way to use five dollars (October 17)
  32. I want to be a doctor! (October 24)
  33. Regarding father's decision (October 31)
  34. The ambassador on a snowy day (November 7)
  35. In the middle of a blizzard (November 14)
  36. Dan searches for a strong horse (November 21)
  37. Premonitions of going on a journey (November 28)
  38. Everybody's decisions (December 5)
  39. Naughty Jo riding a bicycle (December 12)
  40. Goodbye, Plumfield! (December 19)

Reception

The series has been described as follows, "The series is one of the "from small child to responsible human being" animes. Very beautiful and thought-provoking. The exciting adventures are not just for 5-9 year olds."[8]

The French website Planet Jeunesse commented, "This novel, if it did not quite fit into the framework of the previous adaptations of the so-called Meisaku series from Nippon Animation, those among the more numerous productions particularly featuring the main characters of little heroines, could thus, with Nan put forward in this way, be totally part of it."[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Little Women II Jo's Boys (TV) - Anime News Network . 2024-07-22 . www.animenewsnetwork.com.
  2. Web site: 2019-12-25 . All the "Little Women" Adaptations to Watch Before (or After) the New Movie . 2024-07-22 . Oprah Daily . en-US.
  3. Web site: 若草物語 ナンとジョー先生　VOL.１ 商品詳細｜バンダイナムコフィルムワークス　エモーション・バンダイビジュアルレーベル . 2024-07-22 . v-storage.jp.
  4. Web site: 若草物語 ナンとジョー先生 作品紹介 . 2024-07-22 . 日本アニメーション NIPPON ANIMATION . ja.
  5. Web site: Deutsche Synchronkartei Serien Missis Jo und ihre fröhliche Familie . 2024-07-22 . www.synchronkartei.de.
  6. Web site: Little Men Anime (1993) . 2024-07-22 . www.xanth.de.
  7. Web site: 2015-10-05 . Tendertown at Nanjo. . 2024-07-22 . web.archive.org.
  8. Missis Jo und ihre fröhliche Familie . 1996-06-28 . KG . imfernsehen GmbH & Co . de . 2024-07-22 . www.fernsehserien.de.
  9. Web site: Planète Jeunesse - Petite Bonne Femme . 2024-07-22 . www.planete-jeunesse.com.

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