is a Japanese

anime is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...

television series based on the novels ''

Little House in the Big Woods ''Little House in the Big Woods'' is an autobiographical children's novel written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and published by Harper in 1932 (reviewed in June). It was Wilder's first book published and it inaugurated her ''Little House'' series. It ...

'' and ''

Little House on the Prairie The ''Little House on the Prairie'' books is a series of American children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder (b. Laura Elizabeth Ingalls). The stories are based on her childhood and adolescence in the American Midwest (Wisconsin, Kansas, ...

'' by

Laura Ingalls Wilder Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder (February 7, 1867 – February 10, 1957) was an American writer, mostly known for the '' Little House on the Prairie'' series of children's books, published between 1932 and 1943, which were based on her childhood ...

. Twenty-six half-hour episodes were released between 1975 and 1976.

Characters

;

Laura Ingalls Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder (February 7, 1867 – February 10, 1957) was an American writer, mostly known for the ''Little House on the Prairie'' series of children's books, published between 1932 and 1943, which were based on her childhood ...

: The protagonist of the series. ;

Charles Ingalls Charles Phillip Ingalls (; January 10, 1836June 8, 1902) was the father of Laura Ingalls Wilder, known for her '' Little House'' series of books. He is depicted as the character "Pa" in the books and the television series. Early life and famil ...

: Laura's father. ;

Caroline Ingalls Caroline Lake Ingalls (; ''née'' Quiner (later Holbrook); December 12, 1839April 20, 1924) was the mother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the '' Little House'' books. Biography Childhood Caroline was born 15 miles west of Milwaukee, Wis ...

: Laura's mother. ;

Mary Ingalls Mary Amelia Ingalls (January 10, 1865 – October 20, 1928) was born near the town of Pepin, Wisconsin. She was the first child of Caroline and Charles Ingalls and older sister of author Laura Ingalls Wilder, known for her '' Little House'' book ...

: Laura's older sister. ; Carrie Ingalls : Laura's younger sister. ;

Mr. Edwards Mr. Edwards is a fictional character that appeared in the Little House series of autobiographical children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder. His character was later adapted for the NBC television show, ''Little House on the Prairie'' an ...

Staff

* Directors: Seiji Endō and Mitsuo Ezaki * Writer: Masao Maruyama * Executive Producer:

Kōichi Motohashi Kōichi, Koichi, Kouichi or Kohichi is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Kōichi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *晃一, "clear, one" *幸一, "happiness, one" *光一, "light, one" *孝一, "filial ...

* Music:

Akihiko Takashima Akihiko (written: 昭彦, 明彦, 彰彦 or 聡彦) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese actor *, Japanese engineer and astronaut *, Japanese actor and voice actor * ...

* Director of Photography: Keishichi Kuroki * Art Director:

Masahiro Ioka Masahiro is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese councillor (''Rōjū'') *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ...

* Character Designer:

Yasuji Mori was an animator who worked with Toei Animation, while it was still known as Toei Doga. He was also a famous illustrator of children's books. Mori was responsible for one of the major animation styles within Toei Animation. In '' The Little Prin ...

* Animation Director: Yasuji Mori

Season 1

# "Little house in a big forest" October 7, 1975 # "A wolf cub arrives" October 14, 1975 # "Everyone's treasure" October 21, 1975 # "The boy in the covered wagon" October 28, 1975 # "New house across the forest" November 4, 1975 # "Bear cub we met at the waterfall" November 11, 1975 # "My hero the cowboy" November 18, 1975 # "A fawn is calling" November 25, 1975 # "Bullets made by dad" December 5, 1975 # "Bearded guest" December 12, 1975 # "Lost migrating bird" December 19, 1975 # "Where did Santa Claus go?" December 26, 1975 # "Pa disappears in a snowstorm" January 2, 1976 # "Dreams and hope! Departing for the prairies" January 9, 1976 # "Big adventure! Crossing the frozen lake" January 16, 1976 # "Jack the dog disappears" January 23, 1976 # "Come back, Jack, my dear dog!" January 30, 1976 # "Cute animals of the big prairies" February 6, 1976 # "Build it quickly! Our new house" February 13, 1976 # "A wolf pack surrounds the house" February 20, 1976 # "New house built with Pa" February 27, 1976 # "A cute calf has arrived!" March 6, 1976 # "Perilous well-digging" March 13, 1976 # "Something terrible happened!" March 20, 1976 # "My house is burning!!" March 27, 1976 # "Wheat, grow tall!" April 3, 1976

References

External links

* * {{Nippon Animation 1975 anime television series debuts Little House on the Prairie (TV series) TBS Television (Japan) original programming