A Dog of Flanders

This is arguably the saddest anime ever made. It’s very well known in the anime world, and considered a classic in Japan. You may have seen it parodied in the Pokemon episode Holy Matrimony and more recently the Nerima Daikon Bros. Episode “Roll Mine No. 1“. The Dog of Flanders has been popular since before its Animated incarnation. In 1908, a Japanese diplomat was reading the New York Times, which on that day, had a rather lengthy obituary on the book’s author, Maria Louise Ramé. Moved by the article,