Monarch: Big Bear of Tallac

Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (シートン動物記　くまの子ジャッキー) is a Japanese anime television series consisting of 26 episodes, based on the novel Monarch, The Big Bear of Tallac by Ernest Thompson Seton. It was directed by Yoshio Kuroda and was first broadcast on Asahi Broadcasting Corporation in 1977. It has been broadcast on TV for some countries like France, Italy, Germany, Arab World, Iran, Portugal, Spain, Hispanic America, Poland, South Korea, Ukraine, Finland, Taiwan and Philippines.

Plot
One day a native American boy named Ran meets two little bears at the foot of the Sierra Nevada, where he lives with his father. Ran names the brother bear ‘Jackie’ and the sister bear ‘Gill’. As Ran plays with the two bears, they become good friends. However their happiness doesn’t last for long. Ran’s father accidentally shoots the two little bears’ mother to death. Feeling sorry for them, Ran decides to take Jackie and Gill back home to live with him. Based on the stories by Earnest Thompson Seton, these heart-warming episodes will entertain the whole family. Children are sure to love the adorable Jackie and Gill.