The Star of the Seine

La Seine no Hoshi is an anime series by Sunrise that first aired in Japan on Fuji TV from April 4, 1975 to December 26, 1975, with a total of 39 episodes. The title translates to English as "Star of the Seine" or "The Seine's Stars." It is based on Alain Delon's 1963 film La Tulipe noire. The series was created by Mitsuru Kaneko and directed by Masaaki Ōsumi and Yoshiyuki Tomino. It was written by Sōji Yoshikawa, with Akio Sugino as character designer. Shunsuke Kikuchi composed the music.