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''Little Lord Fauntleroy'', also known as , is a Japanese
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series produced by
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in
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and was broadcast on the ''
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''. It is an animation staple that showcased each year an animated version of a different classical book or story. The series is based on
Frances Hodgson Burnett Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 – 29 October 1924) was a British-American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' (published in 1885–1886), '' A Little  ...
's 1886 book, ''
Little Lord Fauntleroy ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was published as a serial in '' St. Nicholas Magazine'' from November 1885 to October 1886, then as a book by Scribner's (the publisher of ''St. Nicholas'') in 1886. The ill ...
''. In the
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, this work was aired by
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in the early 1990s (with some rebroadcasts at the 21st century) under the title of ''Cedie, Ang Munting Prinsipe'', with the spin-off live-action film of the same title by
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. The film adaptation of ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' starred former child actor Tom Taus Jr. as the eponymous character. In the
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, the series premiered as an English dub which aired on
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between 1995 and 1998.


Outline

This work is a home drama which depicts the process of a grumpy grandfather and surroundings of a noble family moved by his grandson and becoming mild. It is also a feature that many animal characters have appeared. The story is divided into two stages : the first stage is episodes in New York, and the second stage is episodes in the United Kingdom. In "The
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" series, a boy became the main character for the first time in eight years since "
the Adventures of Tom Sawyer ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' is an 1876 novel by Mark Twain about a boy growing up along the Mississippi River. It is set in the 1840s in the town of St. Petersburg, which is based on Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived as a boy. In the nov ...
". Since this work, a work with a boy as the main character appeared in a relatively short span.


Plot

The story concerns an American boy named Cedric Errol (more fondly known as "Ceddie"), who at an early age finds that he is the sole heir to a British
earldom Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ...
and leaves
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to take up residence in his ancestral
castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
. After some initial resistance, he is joined by his middle-class mother (whom Cedie calls "Dearest"), widow of heir James Errol. His grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, intends to teach the boy to become an
aristocrat The aristocracy is historically associated with "hereditary" or "ruling" social class. In many states, the aristocracy included the upper class of people (aristocrats) with hereditary rank and titles. In some, such as ancient Greece, ancient Ro ...
, but Cedie inadvertently teaches his grandfather compassion and
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, and the artless simplicity and motherly love of Dearest warms the old man's heart.


Characters


Main characters

* Cedric Errol (Ceddie) (voiced by
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): The main character of this anime. An innocent and warm-hearted 7-year-old boy who likes baseball and is good at playing the flute. * James Errol (voiced by
Shinji Ogawa was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Setagaya, Tokyo. He was affiliated with the Herringbone agency. He was best known as the dubover artist for Michael Douglas and Timothy Dalton, and for voicing Hyō in ''Fist of the North Star'' ...
): The father of Cedie. A kind, and respected man. A reporter of a newspaper company. Born in an earl family of the United Kingdom. He married with a US citizen: Annie despite of his family's opposition, and was estranged from his family as a result. Due to fatigue from over work, he died of a heart attack at the end of episode 5. * Annie Errol (Mrs. Errol) (voiced by Tomoko Munakata): The mother of Cedie. A pretty, young, and kind-hearted woman. * Earl Dorincourt (voiced by
Takeshi Watabe was a Japanese actor and voice actor. He was born in Kōchi Prefecture. He usually played villains and performed the voices for many ''anime'' characters and ''tokusatsu'' villains. He is most famous for voicing Kaminari in ''Doraemon''. He took ...
): The grandfather of Cedie. A grumpy, bitter, and selfish old man at first.


Episodes in New York

* Alec (voiced by
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): The stubborn chief editor of the Morning Journal where James is on work. * Silas Hobbes (voiced by
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): An aged man who runs a greengrocer who initially despises aristocrats. * Ms. Eliza (voiced by Miharu Yokota): A teacher at the school Ceddie attends. * Eric (voiced by
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): A "best friend" and classmate of Ceddie. * Mickey (voiced by
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): A friend and classmate of Ceddie. * Roy (voiced by
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): A friend and classmate of Ceddie. * Catherine (voiced by
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): A friend and classmate of Ceddie. * Sara (voiced by
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): Catherine's mother.


Episodes in the United Kingdom

* Mrs. Melon (voiced by Shō Saitō): The chief maid of the Dorincourt family, who cares for Ceddie. * Jane Short (voiced by
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): A maid of Cedie, who becomes one of his close friends. * Wilkins (voiced by
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): The keeper of the territory of Earl Drincourt and the keeper of the
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s. * Cocky/Colleen (voiced by
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): An orphaned girl of 5 years, raised under her grandmother that lives in Court Lodge near the Dorincourt family, which eventually becomes Ceddie's best friend. Mrs. Errol also lives there at some Point. * Brigette (voiced by
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): Cedie's distant cousin. Initially she despised Cedie, but by an incident caused by her, she become reconciled with Cedie. * Harris (voiced by
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): The mother of Bridget and is malicious against Cedie. * Guard : An unnamed member of the palace guards who protects the queen and freezes, Cedric just called him a doll, and he also doesn't speak. * Mr. Jefferson (voiced by
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): The butler of the Dorincourt castle, and who constantly looks after the Earl which always annoyes him. * Kathy/Katy (voiced by Miyako Shima): Cocky/Coline's grandmother. * Peter (voiced by
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): A boy a little older than Ceddie that works in the fields that befriends him.


Animal characters

* Dougal: Cedie's pet dog, and a dog of the Dorincourt family. * Little Prince: A white horse presented for Cedie. * Searim: Earl Dorincourt's horse. * Lyla: Cocky's pet cat.


Staff

* Director: Kōzō Kusuba * Scenario: Fumio Ishimori * Character design: Michiyo Sakurai * Music: Kōichi Morita * Sound director: Etsuji Yamada * Animation director: Michiyo Sakurai, Hideaki Shimada, Hidemi Maeda, Megumi Kagawa, Toshiki Yamazaki, Hisatoshi Motoki, Yūko Fujii * Art director: Nobuaki Numai * Producer: Shigeo Endō, Junzō Nakajima (Nippon Animation), Jirō Komaki (Fuji Television) * Planning: Shōji Satō (Nippon Animation), Taihei Ishikawa (Fuji Television) * Production management: Mitsuru Takakuwa, Junzō Nakajima (Nippon Animation) * Production desk: Shun'ichi Kosao (Nippon Animation)


Theme songs

* Opening theme: ** Song by:
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** Lyrics by: Michio Yamagami ** Composition by: Kōichi Morita ** Arrangement by: Kazuo Ōtani * Ending theme: ** Song by: Hikaru Nishida ** Lyrics by: Michio Yamagami ** Composition by: Kōichi Morita ** Arrangement by: Kazuo Ōtani * Insertion song: ** Song by:
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** Lyrics by: Akira Itō ** Composition by: Kōichi Morita ** Arrangement by: Kazuo Ōtani Hikaru Nishida who sang theme songs of this work, did not appear as a cast (dubbing voice) in the main story, but acted Cedie in the musical of this work. Until this work, singers of theme songs appeared in the main story in some way, such as casts and musicals. However, since the successor " The Adventures of Peter Pan", singers of theme songs do not always appear in the main story (e.g.
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in "The Adventures of Peter Pan" did not act any casts).


Trivia

* ''Shōkōshi Cedie'' was a runaway hit in the
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, as was Hodgson-Burnett's other anime-adapted work, ''
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''. Both series were adapted into feature-length, live-action films by
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. The film adaptation of ''
Little Lord Fauntleroy ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was published as a serial in '' St. Nicholas Magazine'' from November 1885 to October 1886, then as a book by Scribner's (the publisher of ''St. Nicholas'') in 1886. The ill ...
'' stars former child actor Tom Taus Jr. as the eponymous character. * A
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based on the series was made for the
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and was released 24 December 1988. * In one of the episodes, Cedie is seen reading a ''
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'' magazine, which featured British aristocrats.


Discourse of casts

Ai Orikasa is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan who is currently affiliated with Axlone. She has played a variety of characters, from young girls to women and boys, and is particularly good at voicing attractive, strong, and b ...
who made her debut with this work, said as follows: 緒方賢一さんと子供ミュージカルの舞台で出会ってなければ、声優のお仕事をしていなかった‥『小公子セディ』主役デビューなんてラッキーなことも‥振り返ると人々の作って下さった流れに乗っかっての今である。 その是非は問わずに前に進もう!若人のエネルギーで今また一つ支流が生まれそう^.^
(in Ai Orikawa's twitter, 9 September 2016)Ai Orikasa's twitter, 9 September 2016
/ref> In other words, she thanks the debut with "Little Lord Fauntleroy".


See also

* ''
Romeo's Blue Skies is a Japanese anime series by Nippon Animation. Although "Romeo's Blue Skies" is the literal translation of the Japanese title, the official English name given by Nippon Animation is "Romeo and the Black Brothers". It is known in Arabic as "ع ...
'' : Same as this work, Ai Orikasa is the main actor, and Kōzō Kusuba is the director. It was broadcast in 1995. * ''
Moero! Top Striker is a Japanese anime television series. It was produced by Nippon Animation and broadcast for 49 episodes on TV Tokyo from 10 October 1991 to 24 September 1992. Characters Main characters ;Hikaru Kikkawa : :A son of a diplomat, who has live ...
'' : A work in which Ai Orikasa and Kazue Ikura co-star, a dog character appears, and harsh characters gradually becomes milder, showing similarities to this work. Starring Kazue Ikura, it broadcast in 1991.


References


External links

*
Nippon Animation - the outline of "the Little Lord Fauntleroy"
*

official page of the series (Japanese) * *

information on the series at Animanga.com
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