Anne of Green Gables:Concert to be held at Tokyo Opera City in April 2025 featuring Eiko Yamada, Ritsuko Owada, and Michio Hazama

It has been announced that a concert for the anime "Anne of Green Gables," "Anne of Green Gables Anime Concert," will be held on April 29, 2025 at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall (Shinjuku, Tokyo). The same production was also held in November 2023, and was a huge success, with a full house. This will be the second time the concert is held, and Yamada Eiko, who plays Anne Shirley, Owada Ritsuko, who sang the theme song and insert song, and Usama Michio, who provided the narration, will appear.

The concert will feature a special re-edited version of all 50 episodes of the anime, conducted by Katsuhiro Ida and performed by Theater Orchestra Tokyo.

The anime is based on Montgomery's timeless masterpiece. The story follows Anne, a sensitive young woman who uses her imagination to turn even sadness into joy, as she grows up despite repeated failures with her family and friends. The TV anime, directed by Isao Takahata, was broadcast in 1979 as the fifth installment of the "World Masterpiece Theater" series.