Especially in the early years, when anime was little known in North America, the series stood in stark contrast to the traditional western animation. While the series in general is aimed at children and many of the originals that got adapted were children's books, its themes and plots can be surprisingly mature. The different masterpiece series are, with the exceptions of the occasional sequels or prequel, not connected with each other. During the franchise's peak, each year the company took a classic novel (mainly from western literature) and adapted it into a series of about 50 episodes. World Masterpiece Theater ( Sekai Meisaku Gekijou, 世界名作劇場) is a long-running series of anime adaptations of classic western literature broadcast on Fuji Television and largely produced by Nippon Animation, who were formerly known as Zuiyo Enterprise until 1975. Not to be confused with Masterpiece Theatre, the long-running primetime program on PBS that showcases British productions.
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