Isao Takahata’s 1974 Heidi, Girl of the Alps (Alps no Shōjo Heidi) anime, which adapted Swiss author Johanna Spyri’s 1880 novel Heidi, will get a short form spinoff anime series focusing on a parody of Heidi’s grandfather Alm-Onji.
The series, Alps no Shōjo Heidi?
The series will replace the subdued Alm-Onji with the cheerful and flashy “Cyara-Onji” and follow his misadventures.
The anime stars Toshiyuki Sassa , Yumiko Kobayashi, Mitsuru Ichiki, and Yuji Sota.