is a Japanese
anime
is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...
series by
Nippon Animation
is a Japanese animation studio. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, with its headquarters in their Tama, Tokyo, Tama City studio and an administrative office in the Ginza district of Chūō, Tokyo, Chūō.
Nippon Animation is known for prod ...
, and part of the ''
World Masterpiece Theater
is a Japanese TV animated series that showcased an animated version of a different classical book or story each year from 19:30 to 20:00 on Sunday on Fuji TV. It aired from 1969 to 1997 and from 2007 to 2009. It is commonly abbreviated to ...
'' series. It consists of 51 episodes. Premiering across
Fuji TV
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as or , is a Japanese television station that serves the Kantō region as the flagship (broadcasting), flagship station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network System (FNS). The station is owned-and- ...
from 12 January to 28 December 1986, it has rerun across Japan on
Animax
, stylized as ANIMAX in all caps, is a Japanese animation satellite television network, dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. Launched on July 1, 1998, Animax is the first 24-hour network in the world dedicated to anime.The Anime Biz' - ...
from February 2007. It was dubbed in other languages for some regions of the world outside Japan including
Portugal
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France
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Italy
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Spain
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Germany
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Ukraine
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, the
Arab World
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, and the
Philippines
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.
It was based on the 1913 novel ''
Pollyanna
''Pollyanna'' is a 1913 novel by American author Eleanor H. Porter, considered a classic of children's literature. The book's success led to Porter soon writing a sequel, ''Pollyanna Grows Up'' (1915). Eleven more ''Pollyanna'' sequels, known a ...
'' and following 1915 sequel ''
Pollyanna Grows Up'' 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 Harrington and Chilton families
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orphan
An orphan is a child whose parents have died, are unknown, or have permanently abandoned them. It can also refer to a child who has lost only one parent, as the Hebrew language, Hebrew translation, for example, is "fatherless". In some languages ...
when she was 8 years old. Her principle is "seeking a good", and she often says that "I'm fond of (something)".
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pastor
A pastor (abbreviated to "Ps","Pr", "Pstr.", "Ptr." or "Psa" (both singular), or "Ps" (plural)) is the leader of a Christianity, Christian congregation who also gives advice and counsel to people from the community or congregation. In Lutherani ...
who taught his daughter Pollyanna to "seeking a good". When Polyanna was eight years old, he died of illness at the age of 38.
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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:
Hiroaki Serizawa
#* 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:
Hiroaki Serizawa
#* Arranger: Kazuya Izumi
# (eps 28–51)
#* Singer: Yūki Kudō
#* Lyricist: Noriko Miura
#* Composer: Yasuo Kosugi
#* Arranger: Tatsumi Yano
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# (ep 27)
#* Singer:
Mitsuko Horie
is a Japanese actress, Voice acting in Japan, voice actress and singer from Yamato, Kanagawa. She is known as the .
Horie has voiced several characters throughout her career, such as Shadow Galactica#Sailor Galaxia, Sailor Galaxia in ''Sailor ...
#* Lyricist, composer and arranger: Akiko Kosaka
# (ep 51)
#* Singer: Mitsuko Horie
#* Lyricist, composer and arranger: Akiko Kosaka
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Yūki Kudō has appeared in both the main story and theme songs, and played Karen in the main story.
See also
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Pollyanna principle
The Pollyanna principle (also called Pollyannaism or positivity bias) is the tendency for people to remember pleasant items more accurately than unpleasant ones. Research indicates that at the subconscious level, the mind tends to focus on the opt ...
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My Daddy Long Legs
is a Japanese animated television series based on the novel '' Daddy-Long-Legs'' by Jean Webster.
This anime aired in 1990 as part of the '' World Masterpiece Theater'' series, produced by Nippon Animation and was awarded the Excellent Movi ...
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''Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair'' (TV series)
References
External links
''Ai Shōjo Pollyanna Monogatari''on Animax's official site
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