Orphan girl + mysterious gold bracelet + Australian bush = 80s anime melodrama gold, mate!
25 minSeason 1 • Episode 45
LatestG'day mate! There's never a dull moment to be had when you're running around in the Australian bush with the Buttman kids - especially that rambunctious little Georgie and her koala buddy, Rapp! The only problem she seems to have is keeping that heavy gold bracelet around her wrist. Odd thing for a kid her age to have, but then again, the bubbly blonde seems to be slightly out of place herself. Growing up through her fair share of hijinks and tragedy, Georgie begins to discover not just love, but who she may really be.
Production
Ridiculously detailed Australian landscapes for 1983 TV anime.
Acting
Yuriko Yamamoto makes Georgie's tears hit DIFFERENT.
Costume
That blue dress and heavy bracelet = instant visual recognition.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a 1982 manga by Mann Izawa, who apparently had a THING for blonde girls suffering in foreign countries.
Part of a bizarre 80s trend of Japanese creators romanticizing British colonial settings while critiquing class systems—see also: Candy Candy, Emily of New Moon.
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