History Anime / IeNakiKoRemi

* CerebusSyndrome: Rhe show can go from nice and light hearted to dark and heartwrenching within the same episode.

** [[spoiler: The children of the orphanage all descend from {{Dark And Troubled Past}}s and have endured Gaspard's physical abuse and neglect for years. They see a HopeSpot in Remy and her optimism, but she's suddenly kidnapped when Gaspard learns that she's the daughter of Mrs. Milligan. Thankfully, the authorities get involved and Gaspard gets quite the beating from the Millogan's attorney, and later, the children are adopted by Remy's wealthy biological mother]].

** [[spoiler: Remy witnesses her adoptive father Vitalis die in the snow, alongside two of his dogs, and then resides at an orphanage headed by a resentful caretaker in the form of Gaspard. He subjects her to severe abuse for being a SpiritedYoungLady opposed to stealing and standing up for her fellow orphans, and holds her hostage to extort cash from her bioligocal family. To her shock, she finds out that her biological mother is the kindly, aristocratic woman she met in Toulouse, and they have a tearful reunion.]]

* AdaptedOut: [[spoiler: In the original novel, the GreaterScopeVillain was James Milligan, Remi's uncle who wanted him out so that he coukd get his grubby little hands on his brother's fortune. He isn't present in the anime]]. Other characters not present in the anime include the Driscolls and the Acquins.

* AmbiguousTimePeriod: Because the anime loosely adapts the novel and takes many liberties (like making the protagonist a girl and omitting the swan arc), it's hard to tell if the setting is the

''Ie Naki Ko Remi (家なき子レミ)'' (commonly translated as ''Nobody's Girl Remi'') is a 1996 anime series based on the French novel ''Literature/SansFamille'' by Hector Malot. The anime spanned 26 episodes, and aired on Fuji TV from September 1, 1996 to March 23, 1997. It is the last anime that the Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater made before their ten year hiatus. Kōzō Kuzuha served as the anime's director, while Man Shimada was tasked with the scriptwriting.

Remi is a normal young girl living in the French village of Chavanon with her mother and sister. One day, her father comes home and is unusually cruel to the family. Remi learns that she was found in Paris as a baby and isn't their real daughter. Disoriented from being injured on the job, Remi's adoptive father tries to sell her to a slave trader, but she is saved by a traveling vagabond named Vitalis, accompanied by his three dogs: Capi, Dolce, and Zerbino, and his pet monkey, Joli-Couer. Remi can't go back to her mother due to these circumstances, so she decides to join Vitalis's troupe as a performer. But they travel around a lot, and the job of a traveling performer is harsh, and when tragedy strikes, things don't go peachy keen for Remi. But she'll keep on going. [[PluckyGirl She kind]] [[TheDeterminator of has to]], considering all that happens to her.

* AllAbusersAreMale: The anime portrays most male parental figures (such as Jérôme and Gaspard) as [[AbusiveParents abusive dads]] motivated by {{Greed}}, while female parental figures (such as Mrs. Mulligan and Anna Barberin) are always kind, caring and ready to adopt children in need. Though Vitalis and Mattia's father defy this, being benevolent fathers to Remi and Mattia respectively.
* AlternativeForeignThemeSong: The anime's theme song has been dubbed in Italian and Arabic, amongst other languages.

* BlackAndGreyMorality: One one hand, you have characters like the orphans, who steal and nip for a living, but that's because they live in poverty and have to appease an abusive caretaker. On the other hand, you have people like Jérôme (willing to sell children), Pollinel (willing to buy children) and Gaspard (a child beater who even [[spoiler: kidnaps Remy to blackmail her biological mother Mrs. Milligan]].
* CerebusSyndrome: Sometimes, the show can go from nice and light hearted to dark and heartwrenching within the same episode!

A 1996-1997 anime based on the French novel ''Literature/SansFamille'' by Hector Malot, ''Ie Naki Ko Remi (家なき子レミ)'' (commonly translated as ''Nobody's Girl Remi'', though a fansub group calls it ''Homeless Girl Remy'') is the last anime that the Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater made before their ten year hiatus. It was made by Creator/TMSEntertainment, Creator/{{Madhouse}}, and Creator/OsamuDezaki.

Remi is a normal young girl living in the village of Chavanon with her mother and sister. One day, her father comes home and is unusually cruel to the family. Remi learns that she was found in Paris as a baby and isn't their real daughter. Disoriented from being injured on the job, Remi's adoptive father tries to sell her to a slave trader, but she is saved by a traveling vagabond named Vitalis, accompanied by his three dogs: Capi, Dolce, and Zerbino, and his pet monkey, Joli-Couer. Remi can't go back to her mother due to these circumstances, so she decides to join Vitalis's troupe as a performer. But they travel around a lot, and the job of a traveling performer is harsh, and when tragedy strikes, things don't go peachy keen for Remi. But she'll keep on going. [[PluckyGirl She kind]] [[TheDeterminator of has to]], considering all that happens to her.

* AnimalsRespectNature: Vitalis' animals and Rosette the cow play this trope straight. The SavageWolves, however, don't and attack their fellow animals.
* TheBeautifulElite: Throughout the series, we get glimpses of other rich people, who are always dressed their best. Even Mrs. Milligan comes off as this when she's trying to dress humbly.

* BlackAndGreyMorality: One one hand, you have characters like the orphans, who steal and nip for a living, but that's because they live in poverty and ahve to appease an abusive caretaker. On the other hand, you have people like Jérôme (willing to sell children), Pollinel (willing to buy children) and Gaspard (a child beater who even [[spoiler: kidnaps Remy to blackmail her biological mother Mrs. Milligan]].

* ChildrenAreInnocent: A lot of the children here are maltreated and abused by people they trust, but remain holding hope for a better future. Remy also encourages them to always be hopeful and curious, just like how Vitalis taught her.

* FlowersOfFemininity: Remi loves flowers. When the Barberins are selling Rosette the cow, she dresses her up in pretty pink ones.

* GratuitousItalian: The episode titles are written in Italian.
* IdyllicEnglishVillage: Remi grew up in a rural French village. Her family was driven to poverty and they had to sell their cow to survive.

* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler: Poor, poor, Dolce and Zerbino]]. Arthur also attempts suicide, but is saved by Remi.
* KillThePoor: [[spoiler: Vitalis dies as a result of being poor (being unable to afford a proper home, hence dying in the snow), and it's likely this would have happened to the orphans as well had Gaspard's abuse gone longer. In the novel, he outright kills one of the orphans and is thrown in jail for it.]]
* MissingMom: [[spoiler: Remi's real mother is Miss Milligan, a rich lady. As it turns out, Remi was kidnapped, and they could never find her until the end of the show.]]

* BlackAndGreyMorality: One one hand, you have characters like the orphans, who steal and nip for a living, but that's because they live in poverty and ahve to appease an abusive caretaker. On the other hand, you have people like Jérôme (willing to sell children), Pollinel (willing to buy children) and Gaspard (a child beater who even [[spoiler: kidnaps Remy to blackmail ber bioligical mother Mrs. Milligan]].

* ComingOfAgeStory: Remy's orphanhood is the center of the story, from her ObliviousAdoption to finding a home in Vitalis ([[spoiler: who then unfortunately dies]]) and her time at the OrphanageOfFear [[spoiler:before reuniting with her blood family, the Milligans]]).

* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: [[spoiler: Mrs. Mulligan is actually Remi's mother and they reunite through tears, having discovered the truth thanks to Remi's OrphanPlotTrinket]].

* AmbiguousTimePeriod: The original novel took place in the 1870s, but the anime's aesthetics are more vague apart from "some place in the past".

* CircusBrat: Cosette ([[Anime/LesMiserablesShojoCosette no, not that one]]), who hates working in a circus and is quite rude to Remi.

* HumanTraffickers: Pollinel a FatBastard, who Jérôme tries to sell Remi to. Luckily, she's saved by Vitalis.

* InconsistentSpelling:
** Is it '''Remy''' or '''Remi'''?
** Is it '''Pollinel''' or '''Pollinare'''?
* FatBitch: Pollinel is a human trafficker and tubby in size. He's also a HateSink who gets beaten by Vitalis, who rescues Remy.
* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler: Poor, poor, Dolce and Zerbino]]. Arthur also attempts suicide, but is saved by Remi.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In one episode, the CircusBrat Cosette deliberately gets Matthia and Remi caught by Gaspard, who abuses Remi in front of her. When Matthia tells her about Remi's back story and why she puts up with the abuse, she regrets what she's done.