Anne of Green Gablesthe iconic anime from Studio Ghibli legend Isao Takahata, will be officially rebooted in 2025. Although Isao Takahata is best known as the co-founder of Studio Ghibli and director of Grave of the fireflies and The Tale of Princess Kaguyahe had a storied career long before that and, at that time, he was already known as one of the greatest anime directors around.
Of all Isao Takahata’s pre-Studio Ghibli works, the one he is probably most famous for is the 1979 adaptation of Anne of Green Gables. Of all Anne of Green Gables adaptations, the anime is often seen as the most iconic adaptation and was the introduction to the story for most people around the world and, surprisingly, Anne of Green Gables will receive a 2025 reboot from The Answer Studio titled Ana Shirley. Not much is known about the new series, but with the incredible pedigree of the original, it has a lot to live up to.
How the Anne Of Green Gables anime brought together Studio Ghibli’s biggest names
A big part of what made the original Anne of Green Gables An anime so special was its place in the history of Studio Ghibli. The anime was not only directed by Isao Takahata, but Anne of Green Gables also had Hayao Miyazaki doing the scene and set layout and Yoshifumi Kondo as character designer and animation director. Hayao Miyazaki’s reputation is obvious, but Yoshifumi Kondo directed Studio Ghibli’s underrated classic Whisper of the Heartthen Anne of Green Gables it can be seen as a great gathering for Studio Ghibli’s biggest names.
This type of pedigree places a lot of expectations on 2025 Ana Shirleyespecially with how little is known about it. Although specific personnel involved with Ana Shirley is currently unknown, is being produced by The Answer Studio, currently best known for Tower of Godthe controversial second season, so, unfortunately, Ana Shirley may not have the production values ​​to live up to its predecessor’s legacy. It’s still too early to make a definitive statement about anything, of course, and with any luck, Ana Shirley will give the team a story like it deserves.
How the new Anne Of Green Gables anime will be different from the original
What to expect from Anne Shirley in 2025
With Ana Shirley being a reboot of Anne of Green Gablesthis raises the question of how it will differ from the original anime. The original anime only covered the events of the first book, but the official website lists Japanese titles for Anne of Avonlea and Ana da Ilhathe two books that follow the original Anne of Green Gables. Add how the title of the new anime is just Ana Shirleyand Ana Shirley will probably cover much more than Anne of Green Gables franchise than the original anime, possibly the entire series.
As iconic as the original anime was, there is definitely a sense of incompleteness to it due to the fact that it only adapted the first book, so Ana Shirley adapting more books than Anne of Green Gables can create a more complete story that justifies watching it instead of the original. If this happens, then as long as production is good, the new Anne of Green Gables the anime will be great to watch and will ideally do a perfect job of living up to the legacy of Isao Takahata and Studio Ghibli.
Sources: Ana ShirleyIt’s official X account; Ana Shirleyofficial website.