Nadine - Star of the Seine

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Anime television series
title Nadine - Star of the Seine
Original title ラ ・ セ ー ヌ の 星
transcription Ra Sēnu no Hoshi
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
year 1975
Studio Sunrise
length 25 minutes
Episodes 39
genre adventure
music Shunsuke Kikuchi
First broadcast April 4th, 1975 on Fuji TV
German-language
first broadcast		 July 23, 1998 on RTL 2
synchronization

Nadine - Star of the Seine ( Jap.  ラ·セーヌの星 , Ra senu [= La Seine] no Hoshi ) is a Japanese anime - TV series from 1975. Although the series as in some languages The Black Tulip was marketed and one of the Both heroes bears this name, there is no connection to the novel The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas.

action

Nadine Lorraine (Japanese Simone Lorrain) lives in France at the time of the Rococo . She grew up the daughter of a florist, but when the Marquis de Vaudreuil discovered her, he adopted Nadine just before her parents died in an accident. It turns out that Nadine is actually the illegitimate daughter of a nobleman. In order to hide her, she now grows up with the Marquis, who also trains her in martial arts. Soon she turns into the clever freedom fighter "Star of the Seine" at night, who fights against the French army to liberate the citizens and to fight against poverty. She wears a face mask and uses a sword.

She also wants to take revenge for her deceased parents who were killed by the thugs of Marie-Antoinette and Louis XVI. were killed. She is supported by Armand, who has been active as the “Black Tulip” for a long time. Her adventures lead her to the French court again and again and so Nadine finally learns that Marie-Antoinette is her half-sister. To hide this, she and her foster parents were also persecuted while others try to solve the mystery. Then Nadine is drawn into the turmoil of the French Revolution . She wants to continue helping the oppressed people, but also takes in the Queen's children to protect them.

Production and publication

The series was produced in 1975 in Japan by Studio Sunrise . This resulted in 39 episodes. The writer wrote Soji Yoshikawa . Directed by Masaaki führtesumi  and from episode 27 Yoshiyuki Tomino . The character design is by Akio Sugino and the music was composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi . The opening credits are La Seine no Hoshi by Mitsuko Horie and Columbia Yurikago Kai and the credits are underlaid with the song Watashi wa Simone ( 私 は シ モ ー ヌ , Watashi wa Shimōnu ), also by Mitsuko Horie and Columbia Yurikago Kai.

The series first aired on Fuji TV from April 4, 1975 through December 26, 1975 . The German first broadcast took place on July 27, 1998 on RTL 2 . The anime was also shown on Korean, French, Spanish, Italian and Taiwanese television.

synchronization

role Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) German speaker
Nadine / Simone Lorrain Terumi Niki
Robert de Forge Taichirō Hirokawa
Marie Antoinette Reiko Muto
Armand Thomas Karallus
Mirand Kei Tomiyama Christian Stark

Episode list

No. German title First broadcast No. German title First broadcast
1 The secret of the black tulip April 4th 1975 21st A fine tax officer! 22nd August 1975
2 A difficult escape April 11, 1975 22nd A bride is kidnapped 29th August 1975
3 Fencing lessons and monastery school April 18, 1975 23 Armor's arrow 5th September 1975
4th Fateful blue roses April 25, 1975 24 The mask September 12, 1975
5 The star is born May 2nd 1975 25th Red dahlias - flowers of happiness 19th September 1975
6th The big journey May 9, 1975 26th Family honor September 26, 1975
7th Visit from the past May 16, 1975 27 Always new intrigues 3rd October 1975
8th Fear and Loathing May 23, 1975 28 A lost friend returns October 10, 1975
9 A momentous melody May 30, 1975 29 Fight for freedom 17th October 1975
10 A mean trap June 6, 1975 30th Uprising of the bourgeoisie October 24, 1975
11 The secret of the music box June 13, 1975 31 The revolution begins October 31, 1975
12 Treason of a traitor June 20, 1975 32 In the trap 7th November 1975
13 The assassination attempt on the king June 27, 1975 33 The queen thinks about it November 14, 1975
14th The wrong friend 4th July 1975 34 Two sisters find each other November 21, 1975
15th The hot air balloon July 11, 1975 35 The uprising of women November 28, 1975
16 The eventful flower festival 18th July 1975 36 Fateful letters 5th December 1975
17th The stingy miller July 25, 1975 37 Escape with no way out December 12th 1975
18th The secret of the flower magician August 1, 1975 38 Love and pride! 19th December 1975
19th Talent development with obstacles August 8, 1975 39 Goodbye Paris! December 26, 1975
20th A wonderful concert 15th August 1975

reception

The series had some success in Europe, albeit with a lot of historical inaccuracies - unlike The Roses of Versailles from the same period. Along with this, it is also one of the first anime series with masked superheroes.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy: The Anime Encyclopedia. Revised & Expanded Edition . Stone Bridge Press, Berkeley 2006, ISBN 978-1-933330-10-5 , pp. 614 .
  2. ↑ a b Animania 3/2000, p. 52.