Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables

Konnichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables (Japanese: こんにちは アン 〜Before Green Gables, Hepburn: Konnichiwa An 〜Bifō Guriin Gēburusu; lit. 'Hello Anne: Before Green Gables') is a Japanese anime television series; it is the 26th entry in Nippon Animation's World Masterpiece Theater franchise. The series is an adaptation of Canadian children's literature author Budge Wilson's 2008 prequel novel Before Green Gables, which was translated into Japanese as Konnichiwa Anne (こんにちは アン) by Akiko Usagawa. It chronicles the early years of main character Anne Shirley as she loses both her parents and is adopted by Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert. It aired on BS Fuji from April to December 2009 as well as Animax starting a month later.

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