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jormis29
Since: Mar, 2012
DoctorInk
Since: Jul, 2014
13th Mar, 2024 11:43:27 AM
No, sorry, neither of those are the one.
I know the latter one, but Loulou looks intriguing. Thanks for sharing that. ^_^
jormis29
Since: Mar, 2012
DoctorInk
Since: Jul, 2014
20th Mar, 2024 03:17:30 PM
Oh wow, I think this is it. Thanks!
Children's cartoon, possibly of UK origin, circa the late 1990s.
The setting felt Victorian/Turn-of-the-Century and focused of two characters: A little girl with dark hair, pale skin and a red dress and a young boy (who I think was poorer) with red hair, pale skin and a brown waistcoat suit. There may have been an older character who was a relative of the little girl who minded them.
The tone was grounded, don't really recall the story, but they went from place to place, I think. The art style, if I recall correctly, felt sort of like moving storybook illustrations. Sketchy, colourful, looked like colouring pencils and watercolour.
I definitely watched this a few times when I was very young, but all I really remember is the intro: the girl and the boy are on a train, with the carriage windows down. I think they go through an tunnel and the boy's face gets covered in soot.