Heidi, Girl of the Alps

Heidi, Girl of the Alps (Japanese: アルプスの少女ハイジ, Hepburn: Arupusu no Shōjo Haiji) is a Japanese animated television series produced by Zuiyo Eizo and is based on the novel Heidi by Johanna Spyri. It was directed by Isao Takahata and features contributions by numerous other anime filmmakers, including Yōichi Kotabe (character design, animation director), Toyoo Ashida (co-character design, animation director), Yoshiyuki Tomino (storyboard, screenplay), and Hayao Miyazaki (scene design, layout, screenplay). Heidi is the 6th and final entry in Calpis Comic Theater, a precursor of the World Masterpiece Theater series, based on classic tales from the Western world.

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