A manga adaptation from Yumiko Igarashi of Johanna Spyri's famous book Heidi. It's about a girl who lives in her grandfather's care, in the Swiss Alps.

The events in the life of a young girl in her grandfather's care, in the Swiss Alps. Based on the famous children's book chronicling the adventures of the carefree girl Heidi in the Swiss Alps and her friendship with a sickly city girl.

Part of the Comics-ban Sekai Meisaku Zenshuu series. Volumes in series: 1: [Romeo to Juliet (HISAKAKE Hikomi)](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=8043330511) 2: [Jane Eyre (HAYASE Takumi)](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=15472637471) 3: [Les Miserables (MISAKI Akira)](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=41167119907) 4: [Christmas Carol (TAMURA Sumiyo)](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=66104182245) 5: [Wakakusa Monogatari (TOKIMATSU Sanae)](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=59325957445) 6: [Heidi (FUJITA Motoko)](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=16788494132) 7: [Ashinaga Ojisan](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=76706428121) 8: [Shoukoujo (NAKAGAWA Yoshiko)](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=64613453264) 9: [Ai no Ikka (NITTA Kyouko)](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=67221918156) 10: [Akage no Anne (TERAKAWA Eriko)](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=77570582632)

When Heidi is left in the care of her grandfather, a mountain hermit with a bad reputation, the child falls in love with her new rural home and adores her gruff but good-hearted grandparent. For Heidi no place will ever be home but her mountain the Alm. Part of the World Masterpiece Manga series. Volumes in series: 1: [Shoukoushi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=98795) 2: [Wakakusa Monogatari](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=120725) 3: [Ashinaga Ojisan (MARUYAMA Kei)]() 4: [Himitsu no Hanazono (FUJITA Motoko)](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=115635) 5: [Alps no Shoujo Heidi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=111031)

Mountain girl Heidi's heart belongs to the Alm, where she lives with her grandfather and spends her days with goatherd Peter and his flock of goats. When her relative Dete takes her away and places her in a wealthy household to be a companion to a crippled girl, Heidi is constantly criticised by the head housekeeper for her unrefined ways. Although she tries to hold in her overwhelming homesickness, all Heidi wants is to return to her grandfather where she belongs.