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My Daddy Long Legs

Watashi no Ashinaga Oji-san · 私のあしながおじさん

TV · 1990 · 40 episodes · finished

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Studio Nippon AnimationSource Novel

ComedyRomanceSlice of Life
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Synopsis

Daddy Long Legs is based on the novel of the same name by Jean Webster. It chronicles the adventures of Judy Abbott, an orphan in New York. During a meeting for the superintendent, with other important and rich people in attendance, a scholarship is offered to Judy by a mysterious benefactor. Catching only a glimpse of his tall shadow as he leaves, Judy calls him "Daddy Long Legs" and writes him letters every month as per his request. While studying at the Lincoln Memorial school, she makes many friends and learns about a world she never knew about before.

Characters

Judy AbbottJudy AbbottMain
Jervis PendeltonJervis PendeltonSupporting
Julia PendletonJulia PendletonSupporting
Sally McBrideSally McBrideSupporting
Leonora FentonLeonora FentonSupporting
Jimmy McBrideJimmy McBrideSupporting
Jarvis PendeltonJarvis PendeltonSupporting

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Classic LiteratureComing of AgeForeignHistoricalFemale ProtagonistWritingOrphanSchool