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series by

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, and part of the

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series. It consists of 51 episodes. Premiering across

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from 12 January to 28 December 1986, it has rerun across Japan on

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from February 2007. It was dubbed in other languages for some regions of the world outside Japan including

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. It was based on the 1913 novel ''

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'' and following 1915 sequel ''

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'' by Eleanor H. Porter.

Premise

The story follows Pollyanna, a young orphan girl whose parents passed away when she was younger. The series begins when Pollyanna is sent to the town of Beldingsville to live with her Aunt Polly Harrington, one of her few remaining relatives.

Characters

* Narrator : Taeko Nakanishi

Whittier and Harrington families

; : :The main character. The 8 year old daughter of Pastor John and Jennie Whittier, and niece of Polly Harrington. She lost her mother when she was 4 years old, and lost her father and became an

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when she was 8 years old. : Her principle is "seeking a good", and she often says that "I'm fond of (something)". ; : :Pollyanna's father. A

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who taught his daughter Pollyanna to "seeking a good". When Polyanna was eight years old, he died of illness at the age of 38. ; : :Pollyanna's mother. ; : :Pollyanna's aunt, Jennie's younger sister. She is cold and drove Pollyanna into the attic.

Harrington family's allies

; : :A maid of Harrington family. ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; :

Small Midwestern town

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Beldingsville, Vermont

; : :A Pollyanna's friend, an orphan boy. After a while, it was taken over by John Pendleton. ; : : ; : : ; : : ; : : ; : : ; :

Boston, Massachusetts

; : : ; : : ; : : ; : : ; : : ; :

The Wetherbys

; : : ; : : ; :

Wetherby family's allies

; : : ; : : ; : : ; :

Staff

* Director : Kōzō Kusuba * Character design : Yoshiharu Satō * Music : Reijirō Koroku * Sound director : Etsuji Yamada * Art director : Ken Kawai * Planning : Shōji Satō (Nippon Animation), Eiichi Kubota (Fuji TV) * Producer : Junzō Nakajima (Nippon Animation), Taihei Ishikawa (Fuji TV) * Production manager : Mitsuru Takakuwa

Episodes

Theme songs

; Opening theme # (eps 01–27) #* Singer : Yūki Kudō #* Lyricist : Yūho Iwasato #* Composer :

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#* Arranger : Kazuya Izumi # (eps 28–51) #* Singer : Yūki Kudō #* Lyricist : Jun Asami #* Composer : Kisaburō Suzuki #* Arranger : Tatsumi Yano ; Ending theme # (eps 01–27) #* Singer : Yūki Kudō #* Lyricist : Yūho Iwasato #* Composer :

#* Arranger : Kazuya Izumi # (eps 28–51) #* Singer : Yūki Kudō #* Lyricist : Noriko Miura #* Composer : Yasuo Kosugi #* Arranger : Tatsumi Yano ; Insertion song # (ep 27) #* Singer :

Mitsuko Horie is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. She was born in Yamato, Kanagawa. She has voiced several characters throughout her career, such as Sailor Galaxia in '' Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars'' and Remi in the Nippon Animation World Master ...

#* Lyricist, composer and arranger : Akiko Kosaka # (ep 51) #* Singer : Mitsuko Horie #* Lyricist, composer and arranger : Akiko Kosaka ; Notes Yūki Kudō has appeared in both the main story and theme songs, and acts Karen in the main story.

Discourse of casts

* Yūki Kudō : At the mini-live on 1 November 2014. : "I like the theme song of «Pollyanna» which I sang, and Pollyanna's principle of «finding fun even if in pain»." *

: : "Most favorite character is Pollyanna."Asahi Shimbun, 25 March 2020
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References

External links

''Ai Shōjo Pollyanna Monogatari''
on Animax's official site *