My Daddy Long Legs
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| Watashi No Ashinaga Ojisan | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animation, Anime, Romance, Comedy, Drama |
| Written by | Jean Webster (novel), Nobuyuki Fujimota (script) |
| Directed by | Kazuyoshi Yokota |
| Voices of | Mitsuko Horie Bin Shimada |
| Opening theme | Growing Up |
| Ending theme | Kimi no Kaze by |
| Composer(s) | Mitsuko Horie (OP & ED), SHINES (ED) |
| Country of origin | Japan  |
| Language(s) | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Nippon Animation Co. Ltd. |
| Running time | 25 mins |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABS-CBN (2002)  QTV (2008) Antena 3 Television (1990)  |
| First shown in | Fuji Television |
| Original run | 13 January 1990 – 22 December 1990 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
My Daddy Long Legs (Watashi No Ashinaga Ojisan) is a 1990 anime television series based on the novel Daddy-Long-Legs written by Jean Webster. The series was awarded the Excellent Movie Award for Television by the Japanese Agency of Cultural Affairs for Children in 1990.
Webster's story had been adapted into anime previously by Tatsunoko Productions in 1979 to the TV special Ashinaga Ojisan, which was directed by Masakazu Higuchi. The aforementioned special was dubbed in English and released in the US and is otherwise unrelated to this television series.
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[edit] Premise
Judy Abbott is an orphan who has been given the opportunity to study at the prestigious Lincoln Memorial high school by a mysterious benefactor whom she only knows as "John Smith". She has only seen his shadow once, and because of his long legs, she calls him "Daddy Long Legs". The only payment she is to give her benefactor is that she write him letters every month, with no expectation of them being responded to[1].
The anime covers 3 years of Judy's life, starting with her leaving the John Grier Home orphanage, and ending with her finishing high school.
[edit] Characters
- Judy Abbott
- A cheerful and intelligent girl whose parents died when she was still a baby. She spends her young years in the John Grier Home, where she develops her talent for writing. It is one of her essays that catches the attention of a trustee known as "John Smith", enabling her to earn a scholarship from him to attend the Lincoln Memorial High School. She does not know who John Smith is, and calls him "Daddy Long Legs". Even so, she considers him the only family she has, and becomes attached to him. Judy's roommates at Lincoln Memorial are Sallie McBride and Julia Pendleton.
- Julia Pendleton
- A wealthy and snobbish student, and one of Judy's roommates at the Lincoln Memorial High School. She and Judy initially do not get along, with Julia constantly trying to uncover Judy's secret background.
- Sally McBride
- A shy but sweet girl who is one of Judy's roommates at the Lincoln Memorial High School. They become very close, and Sallie grows very fond of Judy.
- Joanna Sloane
- The manager of the dormitory where Judy lives in, who tends to put up a mask of cruelty and anger to hide what she truly feels.
- Jervis Pendleton
- Julia Pendleton's uncle, whom Judy meets over her time at the Lincoln Memorial school. Unknown to Judy, he is her "Daddy Long Legs".
- Walter Grigs
- Secretary of Judy's sponsor, "Daddy Long-Legs".
- Jimmy McBride
- Sallie's elder brother, he is the highly popular ace of the Princeton University football team. He grows fond of Judy.
- Bob
- Captain of Princeton University football team, a gentle man, albeit unreliable at times.
[edit] Original voice cast
- Mitsuko Horie as Judy
- Bin Shimada as Jimmy
- Chie Satou as Sally
- Hideyuki Tanaka as Jervis Pendleton
- Yuri Amano as Julia
- Aya Hisakawa as female student C
- Hirohiko Kagegawa as Policeman
- Hiromi Tsuru as Leonora Fenton (ep 20-22)
- Hiroshi Masuoka as Griggs
- Hisako Kyouda as Eliza
- Kenichi Ogata as George
- Masako Katsuki as Mary Lambart
- Michitaka Kobayashi as Arthur
- Tatsukou Ishimori as Harmond
- Toshiko Fujita as Ripetto
- Yoku Shioya as Bob
- Yoshino Ohtori as Sloane
- Yuko Kobayashi as Carrie
- Yuriko Fuchizaki as Emily
[edit] Episode List
| Episode | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Monday that Changed my Destiny |
| 2 | Preparing for a Journey by Myself |
| 3 | The Long-Awaited Lincoln Memorial Girl's School |
| 4 | A Hurly-Burly Opening Ceremony |
| 5 | How to Decorate a Room Beautifully |
| 6 | Do You Hate Liars? |
| 7 | A Good Way To Use Gold Coins |
| 8 | A letter thrown away into the rubbish bin |
| 9 | Julia's Uncle is an Eccentric Person? |
| 10 | I`m Sorry I Betrayed You |
| 11 | I can't believe his name was there |
| 12 | A strange coincidence |
| 13 | Sallie's courageous challenge! |
| 14 | Was the first short story plagiarized? |
| 15 | A hot dog and a wallflower |
| 16 | A Present from a Quarterback |
| 17 | Unconfessable Heart |
| 18 | A Thanksgiving Dinner Invitation |
| 19 | My Friends, Let's Sing Together |
| 20 | An Older Classmate |
| 21 | Beauty and Sadness |
| 22 | Snow falling on the Window |
| 23 | Our Different Christmases |
| 24 | As You Like It |
| 25 | New York, My Birthplace |
| 26 | A Bridge to Tomorrow |
| 27 | Being a Tutor is no Easy Task |
| 28 | A Ruthless Order |
| 29 | Full of Memories |
| 30 | Love on a Summer Day |
| 31 | Girls in Full Bloom |
| 32 | A Twilight Meeting at the Station |
| 33 | Feelings That Just Miss Each Other |
| 34 | The Throbbing of My Heart |
| 35 | Loneliness in Youth |
| 36 | In Order to Seize the Day |
| 37 | A Farewell on Christmas Eve |
| 38 | A Sad Proposal |
| 39 | Graduating from the Past |
| 40 | Nice to Meet You, Daddy! |
[edit] Music
| Original Title | English Title | Artist | Description |
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| Gurooing Appu[2] | Growing Up | Mitsuko Horie | Opening Theme |
| Kimi no Kaze[3] | Mitsuko Horie, SHINES | Ending Theme |
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