JEAN VALJEAN MONOGATARI Jean Valjean's Story

Other Titles: Les Misérables (French)

Author: Victor Hugo

Character Design: Masami Suda

Company: Toei Animation

Year: 1979

Charas: Jean Valjean: the criminal hero Cosette: the little girl he adopts

Story: after saving a man trapped under a cart, Jean Valjean moves into a village as a hero. He adopts a little orphan girl. But one day, Jean Valjean's past is found out and he has to run away to Paris. There his daughter finds love.

Type: TV special / classic

Number of Episodes: N/A

We have: None

What we thought: Apart from the fact that the Japanese managed to give it a " ... and they all lived happily ever after" ending, some might want to note that Masami Suda (chara design) was also designer for Fist of the North Star (if you're into that kind of things)