Watashi to Watashi: Futari no Lotte

Aired: 1991

Adapted from Erich Kastner's beloved novel Lottie and Lisa, this gentle family drama brings together two girls who meet at summer camp only to discover they are long-separated twin sisters. Switching places to live with the parent each has never known, Lotte and Luise scheme to bring their estranged father and mother back together. The anime presents the story with European-flavoured backgrounds, careful scripts that view family life through the eyes of children, and Wink's distinctive theme songs, resulting in a tasteful adaptation of a classic of world children's literature for Japanese family audiences.