Orphan is redoing as many of the stories from the 1986 anthology series *Seishun Anime Zenshuu* (translated as *Animated Classics of Japanese Literature* for its English release) as we can find sources for, starting with the twelve episodes released in North America on DVD. We'll be releasing the show as individual stories; the first is *The Izu Dancer*, adapted from a novella by Kawabata Yasurani. It's a simple tale about a traveling student, Mizushima, who encounters a troupe of traveling entertainers in Izu and is smitten with the youngest daughter, a dancing girl named Kaoru. He accompanies the family, and her, for a while, but eventually, he must return to his student life in Tokyo, while she remains bound to her station by her lowly social status. %20%5B22A0AE59%5D_001_2703.png) %20%5B22A0AE59%5D_001_10397.png) %20%5B22A0AE59%5D_001_25983.png) New encode from the R1 DVD. Translation checked script, with fixed timing and new typesetting. See [this blog entry](https://collectr.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-izu-dancer.html) for more details. This release, and all Orphan releases, are available for direct download from IRC bot Orphan|Arutha in channels #nibl or #news on irc.rizon.net.