Orphan presents the first English-subtitled release of the 1998 OVA *Cello Hiki no Gauche* (*Gauche the Cellist*). This is essentially a highly condensed remake of the famous 1982 Isao Takahara release. It tells the story of Gauche, a struggling cellist in a provincial orchestra. He is visited by four talking animals - a cat, a cuckoo, a tanuki, and a field mouse - on successive nights They help him to improve his playing, just in time for orchestra's concert performance of Beethoven's *Pastoral* Symphony. The raw is webrip from he now defunct GYAO! service. See [this blog entry](https://collectr.blogspot.com/2025/03/readers-digest-condensed-anime-cello.html) for more details. %5BRAW%5D%5B480p%20GYAO!%5D%5BBF3A3421%5D_001_10669.png) %5BRAW%5D%5B480p%20GYAO!%5D%5BBF3A3421%5D_001_16381.png) %5BRAW%5D%5B480p%20GYAO!%5D%5BBF3A3421%5D_001_20873.png) %5BRAW%5D%5B480p%20GYAO!%5D%5BBF3A3421%5D_001_27689.png) This will not replace the 1982 movie in anyone's collection, including mine, but it's a decent way to pass 20 minutes. 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.