Heidi, Girl of the Alps
Child's perspectiveEvents seen through children's eyes.This show: 9/10WholesomeKindness and decency at the core, with barely a trace of cynicism.This show: 9/10Kids & familyGenuinely watchable for and with children.This show: 9/10Family-safeNothing to worry about with anyone in the room.This show: 9/10Warm glowQuiet happiness, the TV equivalent of a hug.This show: 8/10AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 8/10CozyGentle, low-stakes comfort you can safely relax into.This show: 7/10NostalgicTrades on longing for a past era, in the story or around it.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Vic PerrinRandi KigerNoriko OharaToshiko SawadaEken MineKazuko Sugiyama
Written by
Sean Jara
Starring
Vic PerrinRandi KigerNoriko OharaToshiko SawadaEken MineKazuko Sugiyama
Written by
Sean Jara
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| S1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 8.0 |
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About
"Quiet mountain life turned into lasting emotional animation"
An orphaned girl named Heidi is sent to live with her gruff, reclusive grandfather high in the Swiss Alps, and slowly wins over both him and the mountain community around her. This 1974 anime (directed by a young Isao Takahata) is gentle, unhurried, and deeply attentive to everyday textures: goat herding, mountain light, simple meals, small kindnesses. It's sentimental without being saccharine, built on patient observation rather than plot twists. Pacing is slow by modern standards, but the emotional payoff, especially around loneliness, family, and belonging, has made it an enduring classic across generations.
Watch it for
the unhurried, tender animation of everyday alpine life from a young Isao Takahata.
Maybe skip if
you want fast plotting rather than slow, observational, gentle storytelling.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
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Season 11974
7.34K5220h 48m
After becoming an orphan, Heidi is forced to live with her grandfather, who lives in the Alps. She learns he's a very bitter man who only accepted by force to take her in. But Heidi's kindness may be able to open his heart. Together with her friends Peter and Clara, she goes on lots of adventures.
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Arumu no yama e | 7.3 | 121 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Ojii-san no yamagoya | 7.7 | 111 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Makiba de | 7.6 | 100 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Mô hitori no kazoku | 7.3 | 97 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Moeta tegami | 7.5 | 92 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Hibike kuchibue | 7.1 | 93 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Momi no ki no oto | 7.5 | 90 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Picchî yo doko e | 7.5 | 91 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | Hakugin no arumu | 6.9 | 88 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | Obâ-san no ie e | 7.6 | 86 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | Fubuki no hi ni | 7.3 | 88 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | Haru no oto | 7.3 | 86 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | Futatabi makiba e | 7.4 | 84 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 14 | Kanashii shirase | 7.1 | 86 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 15 | Yuki-chan | 6.9 | 83 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 16 | Derufuri mura | 7.4 | 86 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 17 | Futari no okyakusama | 7.6 | 85 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 18 | Hanarebanare ni | 6.9 | 87 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 19 | Furankufuruto e | 7.3 | 83 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 20 | Atarashii seikatsu | 7.3 | 84 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 21 | Jiyû ni tobitai | 6.8 | 81 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 22 | Tôi arumu | 7.2 | 82 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 23 | Ôsôdô | 7.7 | 83 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 24 | Suterareta Mî-chan | 6.6 | 81 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 25 | Shiro pan | 7.1 | 80 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 26 | Zêzeman-san no okaeri | 7.2 | 79 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 27 | Obâ-sama | 7.3 | 80 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 28 | Mori e ikô | 7.1 | 78 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 29 | Futatsu no kokoro | 7.3 | 80 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 30 | Ohisama o tsukamaetai | 7.0 | 80 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 31 | Sayônara obâ-sama | 7.3 | 81 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 32 | Arashi no yoru | 7.4 | 79 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 33 | Yûrei sôdô | 7.4 | 82 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 34 | Natsukashi no yama e | 7.7 | 81 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 35 | Arumu no hoshizora | 7.3 | 81 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 36 | Soshite makiba e | 7.1 | 79 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 37 | Yagi no akachan | 7.1 | 79 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 38 | Atarashii ie de | 7.2 | 80 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 39 | Ganbare Pêtâ | 7.7 | 80 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 40 | Arumu e ikitai | 7.4 | 79 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 41 | Oisha-sama no yakusoku | 7.1 | 79 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 42 | Kurara to no saikai | 7.5 | 79 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 43 | Kurara no negai | 7.2 | 78 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 44 | Chiisana keikaku | 7.4 | 79 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 45 | Yama no kotachi | 7.3 | 79 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 46 | Kurara no shiawase | 7.2 | 78 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 47 | Konnichiwa obâ-sama | 7.1 | 77 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 48 | Chiisana kibô | 7.7 | 80 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 49 | Hitotsu no chikai | 6.8 | 78 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 50 | Tatte goran | 7.1 | 78 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 51 | Kurara ga aruita | 7.4 | 76 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 52 | Mata au hi made | 8.0 | 86 | 24 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Vic Perrin Grandfather
Randi Kiger Heidi
Noriko Ohara Peter, Female Baker
Toshiko Sawada Narrator, Linda
Eken Mine Male Baker, Strahl
Kazuko Sugiyama Heidi
Kohei Miyauchi Ojisan, Ojiisan
Masako Nozawa Organ Player Boy
Taeko Nakanishi Koe no shutuen
Kôji Yada Hunter in White, Koe no shutuen
Crew
Sean Jara
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