Porphy no Nagai Tabi | |
ポルフィの長い旅 (Porufi no Nagai Tabi) |
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Genre | Drama |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Tomomi Mochizuki |
Studio | Nippon Animation |
Original network | BS Fuji, Animax |
Original run | 6 January 2008 – 28 December 2008 |
Episodes | 52 |
Porphy no Nagai Tabi (ポルフィの長い旅 Porufi no Nagai Tabi?, lit. Porphy's Long Journey) is a Japanese anime series by Nippon Animation, as the 2008 installment of the famed World Masterpiece Theater series. It is an adaptation of Paul-Jacques Bonzon's novel, Les Orphelins de Simitra (The Orphans of Simitra).
It premiered across Japan from 6 January 2008 on Fuji TV's BS Fuji broadcast satellite network, and also aired in Japan on Animax. It spanned 52 episodes.
Focuses on features a Greek boy named Porphyras Patagos (more fondly known as Porphy) and his sister Mina, who have been orphaned after a devastating earthquake which destroyed their home in Greece. The two decide to travel through Europe in search of a new home.