Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari () is an anime television series, based on the 1886 novel Cuore, Libro per i Ragazzi (Heart: An Italian Schoolboy's Journal) by Edmondo de Amicis. It first aired from 3 April to 2 October 1981. The series has been broadcast into some countries, It has been dubbed in French, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Polish, Arabic, and Persian. Story The story takes place in nineteenth century in Turin, Italy. The events in the anime are based on Enrico Bottini's Journal. The boys in early adolescence, innocent and susceptible, meet a teacher of virtue. He tells them honorable and heart-warming stories with which the boys feel great empathy. After experiencing hard times and sharing various joys with their friends and family, the boys recognize what is most important of all: to love others. Voice cast Toshiko Fujita as Enrico Bottini Katsue Miwa as Nino Bottini Episode list Music References External links Cuore in IMDB 1981 anime television series debuts School life in anime and manga Television shows set in Italy 1981 Japanese television series endings Nippon Animation Mainichi Broadcasting System original programming Television shows based on Italian novels Works based on Heart (novel) Drama anime and manga Historical anime and manga