The Adventures of the Little Prince
1978 1 season · 35 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

The Adventures of the Little Prince

星の王子さま プチ・プランス

Synopsis

星の王子さま プチ・プランス

Anime series based on the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The series showed the extended adventures of the Little Prince, Swifty The Space Bird, and the Rose Girl.

Also On tv asahi

Other series that aired on tv asahi.

Animation + Action & Adventure in Japan

706 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Action & Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Adventures of the Little Prince itself).

The 1977–1979 Japan Window

The Adventures of the Little Prince holds position #14 of 52 Japan seriess in the 1977–1979 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Future Boy Conan
    #1

    Future Boy Conan

    ★ 8.5 · 1978
  2. The Rose of Versailles
    #2

    The Rose of Versailles

    ★ 8.3 · 1979
  3. Once Upon a Time... Man
    #3

    Once Upon a Time… Man

    ★ 8.3 · 1978
  4. Anne of Green Gables
    #4

    Anne of Green Gables

    ★ 8.3 · 1979
  5. Message from Space: Galactic Wars
    #5

    Message from Space: Galactic Wars

    ★ 8.2 · 1978
  6. Nobody's Boy: Remi
    #6

    Nobody's Boy: Remi

    ★ 8.1 · 1977
  7. Captain Future
    #7

    Captain Future

    ★ 8.0 · 1978
  8. Mobile Suit Gundam
    #8

    Mobile Suit Gundam

    ★ 8.0 · 1979

The 1970s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Adventures of the Little Prince premiered alongside 19 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 19 other Japan seriess in 1978.

The 495th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

11
Reviews
11th
Review-volume percentile
20th
Popularity percentile

11 audience reviews — more than 11% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 20th percentile among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
July 4, 1978
Last Air Date
February 27, 1979
Broadcast Span
8 months
Total Episodes
35 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 14 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.5
TMDB Rating
11
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,321 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,004 of 2,532 (top 40%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesKnacK
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 35
Release DateJuly 4, 1978

Questions Answered

When did The Adventures of the Little Prince end?

The Adventures of the Little Prince finished its run with its final episode airing on February 27, 1979.

Where did The Adventures of the Little Prince air?

The Adventures of the Little Prince aired on tv asahi, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.