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The Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love

is a Japanese anime series by Nippon Animation, and part of the World Masterpiece Theater series. It consists of 51 episodes. Premiering across Fuji TV from 12 January to 28 December 1986, it has rerun across Japan on Animax from February 2007. It was dubbed in other languages for some regions of the world outside Japan including Portugal, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Ukraine, Thailand, the Arab World, and the Philippines.

It was based on the 1913 novel Pollyanna and its 1915 sequel Pollyanna Grows Up by Eleanor H. Porter.

Premise

The story follows Pollyanna, a young orphan girl whose parents died 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

Whittier Harrington and Chilton families

The main character, she is 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 orphan 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 and a pastor 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, Pastor John Whittier's wife and Polly Harrington's older sister.
Pollyanna's aunt and Jennie's younger sister, she is cold and drove Pollyanna into the attic.

Harrington family's allies

A maid of Harrington family.

The Pendletons

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

Small Midwestern town

Beldingsville, Vermont

Boston, Massachusetts

Wetherby Carew and Kent families

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
  1. (eps 01–27)
  2. * Singer: Yūki Kudō
  3. * Lyricist: YÅ«ho Iwasato
  4. * Composer: Hiroaki Serizawa
  5. * Arranger: Kazuya Izumi
  6. (eps 28–51)
  7. * Singer: Yūki Kudō
  8. * Lyricist: Jun Asami
  9. * Composer: Kisaburō Suzuki
  10. * Arranger: Tatsumi Yano
Ending theme
  1. (eps 01–27)
  2. * Singer: Yūki Kudō
  3. * Lyricist: YÅ«ho Iwasato
  4. * Composer: Hiroaki Serizawa
  5. * Arranger: Kazuya Izumi
  6. (eps 28–51)
  7. * Singer: Yūki Kudō
  8. * Lyricist: Noriko Miura
  9. * Composer: Yasuo Kosugi
  10. * Arranger: Tatsumi Yano
Insertion song
  1. (ep 27)
  2. * Singer: Mitsuko Horie
  3. * Lyricist, composer and arranger: Akiko Kosaka
  4. (ep 51)
  5. * Singer: Mitsuko Horie
  6. * Lyricist, composer and arranger: Akiko Kosaka
Notes

Yūki Kudō has appeared in both the main story and theme songs, and played Karen in the main story.

See also

References

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