Original Anime Cel from 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (Marco)

Original Anime Cel from 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother

This rare piece is more than 40 years old.

This cel was used in the show which was released on Japanese television in 1976.
 
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (Haha o Tazunete Sanzenri) is a Japanese animated television series directed by Isao Takahata that aired in 1976. It is loosely based on a small part of the novel Heart (Cuore) created by Edmondo De Amicis, widely expanded into a 52-episode epic.
 
The series was broadcast on World Masterpiece Theater, an animation staple that showcased each year an animated version of a different classic book or story. It was originally titled From the Apennines to the Andes. Nippon Animation, producers of World Masterpiece Theater, adapted Cuore into a second anime television series in 1981, although this second series was not part of the WMT.
 
The series was dubbed into several languages and became an instant success in some countries, such as Iran, Portugal, Brazil, Peru, Spain, Venezuela, Colombia, Germany, Chile, Turkey, Malaysia, the Philippines, the Arab world, and Israel. In some European and in Latin American countries the series is simply known as Marco. In Arabic the series was a huge success; it was called Wada'an Marco, meaning Goodbye Marco.