The novel has been popular in Japan, where it is known as Red-haired Anne (),"Buttercups: L.M. Montgomery & Anne of Green Gables fan club in Japan" , Yukazine, April 4, 2004 and where it has been included in the national school curriculum since 1952. 'Anne' is revered as "an icon" in Japan, especially since 1979 when this story was broadcast as anime, Anne of Green Gables. Japanese couples travel to Prince Edward Island to have civil wedding ceremonies on the grounds of the Green Gables farm. Some Japanese girls arrive as tourists with red-dyed hair styled in pigtails, to look like Anne.Bruni, Frank (November 18, 2007). "Beckoned by Bivalves: Prince Edward Island". The New York Times In 2014, the Asadora 'Hanako to Anne', which was about Hanako Muraoka, the first person to translate Anne into Japanese, was broadcast and Anne became popular among old and young alike.
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