Flanders no Inu is based on the 1872 novel "A Dog of Flanders" which was published by Maria Louise do la Ramée. Although this was the first of the Dogs of Flanders novle, it is not known among the people of Japan. This series based on the origionally novel was first released on Fuji TV from January 5, 1974 to December 28, 1975. On February 2007, Flanders no Inu was re-released on the Animax station in February 2007.
What makes Flanders no Inu unique, was that before the series was created, an extensive study was done on the Origional Flemisch city and town buildings from the 19th century. The series used as detailed descriptions for the buildings as they could while creating this anime series.
