Audience reviews
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KrenZane
*The endless display of wonder is as clear as the crystal sheen of that paradisiac lake borne by the sacred Alps*
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The warm pulse of morning at the mighty Sun's arrival
The bounty of the earth, the playful winds,
And aloft in a dance every happy thing swings.
For scenery is therapy
And all the symbols show in the Alps. The sound of their innocence, claimed for youth and freedom
A heartleap at the daily for ascetics,
Thereon magic is in tables, the fir trees, and the broomsticks,
For grace is within children
And kindness at the ready in the Alps.
The beauties of the meadows make friends with one and all
Every one is named, every thing's involved
And a lifetime bond is a shared resolve
For empathy is a sweet ol' prayer
And all the love is found in the Alps.
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Read at the sourceDenos9
Well i don't usually write reviews about animes, but this one is barely even about the anime itself. There is times that i encounter with people that underestimates animes like Heidi because it's been a long time since it was revealed or you probably saw it on TV when you were kid and else. I'm not trying to say that the time it aged makes it valuable and entertaining but you just sometimes need to stop
searching thoroughly for an anime or movie, you may seen Heidi and thought ''It was a show for kids since it was published in 70's or it's probably not even decent becuase it is old''. That's why you need to stop, because whenever i watch something people consider as old or childish it most likely appears to be a show that is meant to be for everyone with it's scenes that makes you think a…
Read at the sourceVanVeleca
Heidi is a show with a lot of problems but also a lot of charm. A lot of it's problem actually are part of it's charm even, it really feels like a kind of anime that you COULDN'T make anymore in these days or at the very least would not be produced by any large studios.
For 2/3rds of the series basically nothing fucking happens OR it doesn't really matter much in the long run and could have been easily skipped.
The animation quality switches drastically from episode to episode. Sometimes you'll get an absolute insanely good shot (for TV cel animation in the 1970s) and other times the cels were covered in so much dust/hairs that it was distracting, especially during scenes where the characters would just be sitting down and talking with little to no movement body wise.
Personality wise…
Read at the sourceaceshoe
..........................................................................................................................................................This is a story ,which is more enjoyable for kids which i dont recommend this to any teenager or anyone older. Its a lovely story and the art is good ,but its not a must watch u can watch it when u bored just for the old times and the nostalgy ,i would recommend this for ppl to show it to their kids which would love it.The story is kid friendly and funny at times so it would be a good choice for a parent to show it to their kids.If u havent watched it while u were younger dont waste your time on it
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Read at the sourceGrantlbart
I am probably biased,
but this show may be the best kids anime out there. They reran this on the national german child program channel almost every year from probably the 80's or 90's up to they mid 2010's
There journeys the characters go through seems so much real than anything from other programs. From Heidi emotional goodbye when going to the big city to her cheerful comeback all felt so sincere and real. I remember the "last" visit at the grandmother's house making me cry as a kid several times.
I don't think that if you watch this as an adult you will get out the same experience as I did, but maybe try showing it your kids (espacially if you speak german)
Read at the sourceMillyKKitty
Heidi, Girl of the Alps (Alps no Shoujo Heidi) is an absolutely lovely anime adaptation of the 1880 Swiss novel written by Johanna Spyri. The novel has gotten other numerous adaptations beside the anime series, which should indicate how much the original novel has touched the hearts of its readers. Some adaptations surely have been much more grim and gut-wrenching than the rest with its happy moments but none might ever be held as high as this particular adaptation that for many is a taste of nostalgia from their their childhood. Many who have seen it might still imagine the people of Switzerland herding their goats while happily dancing on the high mountains of the Alps just like the character representing Japan in another series called Hetalia. In fact a lot of people from Japan wanted t…
Read at the sourceLindiTheWyvern
Like many Afrikaner kids, I grew up watching this in the Afrikaans dub (making this my first anime!).
In my late teens, I was pleasantly surprised to find that this is in fact an anime. I rewatched the series in Japanese, and enjoyed it just as much as I had as a child...if not more.
This series is truly a masterpiece that withstood the test of time.
Be warned though, this story isn't for everyone. It's rather slow paced and heavily character driven (a given seeing as it's a coming of age, slice of life story about a little girl living in the Swiss Alps).
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I can confirm, this is what Switzerland is like.
In all seriousness, this is the first anime I ever saw, before I even knew what anime was. The anime certainly lives up to being "a story for children, and those who love children". Heidi was the series of my childhood, and despite the somewhat dated visuals and sound, it still holds up very well today.
What impresses me even after all these years is how well it translated the nostaglia for Swiss pastoralism from Johanna Spyri's novel. The beautiful alpine scenery and simple, down-to-earth story around the lives of the characters manages to make me homesick - even while I'm still in the country.
Read at the sourceLaLeLuLiLo
Heidi is one of the most defining shows in the world masterpiece theater catalog. Before Heidi the other shows consisted mostly of collections of stories that became Anderson Stories, Rocky Chuck, and Moomin, and they also did an Adaptation of the manga Dororo. Heidi however is just based on a single novel and becomes the precedent for most other shows in the programming catalog afterwards. Nevertheless the show by itself is a delight to watch and has aged very little since it’s release in the 70’s
Everything about the show Heidi is simplistic and small. With only about a dozen notable characters and only two dramatically different settings, the show does a decent amount in it’s fifty episodes without being really boring. Each episode is a new adventure for the young girl from going on es…
Read at the sourceMelphox
Heidi is the first anime and cartoon I've ever watched.
The 5-year old me loved everything about it. I loved the relationship between Heidi and her Grandpa. I loved Heidi and her friends the most. Thinking back, I feel like I used to ship Peter with Heidi lol. It can be sad at times but the overall atmosphere is actually cheery. The Swiss Alps really did serve the beautiful background which leads your younger self dream to places beyond. Unlike a lot of anime or even cartoons I've watched as a child, I'd say neither did me or my parents ever found anything inappropriate and I think you could still recommend to kids even now. Those character designs are still so great that I can recall even now and hence why I am here.
Read at the sourceAmeonna93
Alps no Shoujo Heidi is more then a story. It's a journey. You will both laugh and cry while watching this series. You will cry both tears of sadness and tears of joy. You will fall in love with Heidi (but in a weird way - she is a little girl), and you will fall in love with the Swiss Alps. This anime may be old, and it may be targeted towards children. However, that doesn't change the fact that it is a perfect series, and one of the most beautiful series ever told. Also, I ship Heidi and Peter. They'd make a cute couple. Although, I don't think either of them are old enough to think of boys/girls romantically yet. Then again, if my math checks out, at the end of the series Heidi is at least ten and Peter at least sixteen. (They were five and eleven at the beginning.)
One more thing. Hei…
Read at the sourceShiionKoro
****WATCH OUT FOR SPOILERS!****
This is the first anime I've ever watched.
Back then, I didn't even know anime existed.
But I know one thing for sure - I loved this series.
Its atmosphere was so lovely... so where the characters and the story was not always just funny, but serious at the right moments.
Heidi, the protagonist girl, a pure and nice girl from the city is moving due to her mothers work (or so I remember). She's moving into the alps to her 'uncle' Öhi. First, they're pretty split up, but they begin to grow friends who can't be seperated. Her new friend Peter is in charge of watching over a horde of goats. They always climb to the top of the alps and are having a stunning view from up there.
But things are not staying that way...
It's been a long time since I last watch…
Read at the sourcevalvey
Very innocent, fun, and at times moving anime.
It portrays life in the Alps in a beautiful way.
Watching the BD, the art style was very clean and colorful.
They often give you landscape scenes worthy of being a painting to be hung to a wall.
I love all of the characters and grew very attached to them (with the exception of a certain governess).
Heidi, the main character, is a cheerful girl full of life and she constantly goes to adventure with her young goatherd friend Peter, a kind kid who is very knowledgeable about the mountains.
Heidi's caretaker, her grandfather, is a bit of a hermit is not seen well by most of the mountain's people, but he's a great and wise man.
They will go through important character development, together with others who will join the story later on.
I give i…
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Heidi of the Alps was one of the landmark anime tv series in the early 1970s that stood the test of time with its story, animation, art design & their lovely characters.
unite three of the most influenced minds in anime history: Takahata, Tomino & Miyazaki, & inside studio Nippon one of the most major studios in that time this masterpiece classic will not only one of the most beautiful anime series of that era but one of the turning point in anime history in the years to come.
& what have missed becoming a classic ?the adaptation was close to the original materials the storyboard is great the animation looks cool the backgrounds were fantastic & the characters design was beautiful & not forget the directing which was superior to other shows in that time.
Read at the sourceizumif
There are many works which are said the masterpiece of Japanese anime. However, if asked, ' what is the masterpiece?' by those who have just started to watch anime, I will recommend them this 1973 work, "Alps no shoujo Heidi (or, just 'Heidi')."
It is based on a fiction 'Heidi' by Johanna Spyri, but the staffs of "Alps no shoujo Heidi" made some changes. They focused more on the way Heidi lived in Alps and in Germany, and on the relationships between characters, that is, the staff depicted the daily-lives of characters.
This TV series was directed by Isao Takahata, famous for "Panda Kopanda," "Hotaru no haka" and so on, with Hayao Miyazaki, also famous for academy-award-winner "Spirited Away." It is not a well-known fact that Takahata and Miyazaki in their younger days made this work. The…
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Beautiful, a serie that everyone most see, with an amazing story that will capture your full attention.
Certainly is a classic anime with a few years old, but I must say that's not so important as you may think, I'm pretty sure that there are lots of new series who want to have an audience of as many generation (children and adults) as this has.
Absolutely recommended for people of every age.
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