is an

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series made by

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in 1981. It was aired in Japan by

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. In the original title when it was first made in Japan, an "E" was added to the title; "Sandybelle". Similarly to ''

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'', the show is relatively unknown in the U.S. but was quite popular in Asia,

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and Europe, particularly Scandinavia. It first aired in France in

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in the late 1980s, starting on 15 April 1988. The series depicts four years in Sandybell's life as she goes from 12–16 years old.

Plot

''Hello! Sandybell'' is the story of a girl who lives in

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with her father. She spends her time playing with her faithful dog (Oliver) and her friends. One, day she meets the

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Wellington, a kind-hearted woman living in the castle near their village. She also meets Kitty, an arrogant young lady who lives in the large

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outside their village. Kitty hates Sandybell and constantly visits the Countess in the hope of winning the love and interest of her son, Marc, who falls in love with Sandybell. The Countess gives Sandybell a white narcissus and she plants it outside the village. She also brings other flowers and plants them around the narcissus, making a small

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of flowers around it. Sandybell treasures the lily because it reminds her of her deceased mother. Sandybell's goal throughout the series is to find her mother someday. In the final episodes, they finally reunite. However, upon their meeting Sandybell finds that her mother suffers from amnesia, and Sandybell fails to convince her that she was her daughter. Later, when a young child falls into the water and Sandy saves his life, flashbacks strike her mother and she remembers the past.

Staff

*Series Director: Hiroshi Shitara *Episode Director: Kazumi Fukushima *Original Story: Shiroh Jinbo *Script: Hiroshisa Soda, Makoto Sakurai, Noboru Shiroyama *Music:

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*Character Design: Makoto Sakurai *Background Art: Eiji Itô *Planning: Yasuo Yamaguchi *Production manager: Akira Sasaki *Theme Song Arrangement:

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*Theme Song Lyrics: Yoshiko Miura *Theme sung by

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*Production:

, Asatsu Shinsha, Toei

References

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