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Wakakusa Monogatari

Also known as Little Women.

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

This is a TV special based on the novel, Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott. It covers a year in the lives of four sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy as their father is away fighting in the American Civil War.

Tags: Historical

Shoukoushi Cedie

Also known as Little Lord Fauntleroy.

Studio: Nippon Animation , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

After his father's sudden death, Ceddie moves to England as an heir to his grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt.

The Earl is a stubborn and selfish old man. Gradually, however, Ceddie's innocent love opens the Earl's heart and changes him into a caring and generous person.

This is based on "Little Lord Fauntleroy" by F.H.Burnett.



Tags: Historical , Foreign , Classic Literature

Alps no Shoujo Heidi (1979)

Also known as The Story of Heidi.

Studio: Nippon Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Condensed version of the entire TV series where all the voice actors, except for Heidi and the grandfather, were replaced.

Tags: Classic Literature , Historical , Foreign , Female Protagonist

Ai Shoujo Pollyanna Story

Studio: Nippon Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Motherless since birth, Pollyanna was an ordinary happy-go-lucky girl, leaving peacefully with her father, the vicar. Then one day her life changes completely when her father dies and she has to live with her aunt whom she has never met before. In the beginning, she seems to be detested by her but as time passes, they develop a very strong bond.



Tags: Foreign , Family Life , Historical , Female Protagonist , Rural , Classic Literature , Kids , Orphan , Found Family , Adoption , Primarily Child Cast , Heterosexual , Estranged Family , Rehabilitation , Homeless