Every child deserves to have a fun and carefree childhood. Unfortunately, life is not always fair, as is the case with Mary Lennox. At a very young age, Mary loses her parents to a disease, leaving her traumatized and orphaned. From India, she is brought to England with her uncle who has taken on the role of her new guardian.
Although she is sad to have lost her parents, Mary is happy and grateful to have someone to take care of her. She gets to eat everyday and live in a big mansion, things that she understands should not be taken for granted. However, her uncle is a very quiet person, hardly ever speaking to anyone. This solitude causes Mary to oftentimes get bored to tears, forcing her to relive horrible memories of her past.
As she enjoys a stroll outside one day, she discovers a secret garden near her home. Along with her new friends, Dicon and Martha, as well as her disabled cousin, Collin, Mary embarks on a journey that is sure to brighten her dull life to the uttermost extreme!
The Secret Garden has finished airing and it has 39 Episodes. It is also Known as: アニメ ひみつの花園, The Animated Secret Garden, Secret Flower Garden, The Secret Garden, Himitsu no Hanazono
Genres: Parental Abandonment , United Kingdom , Earth , Slice of Life , Europe , Coming Of Age , Past , Friendship , Plot Continuity , Historical , Kids
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4. Kaze no Shoujo Emily
Based on the Emily of New Moon novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Emily is an orphan who gets sent to live with her relatives on Prince Edward Island, after her father dies. In New Moon she lives with her Aunt Elizabeth, Aunt Laura, and Cousin Jimmy, and learns to adapt with the help of her imagination and new friends.
Kaze no Shoujo Emily has finished airing and it has 26 Episodes. It is also Known as: 風の少女エミリー, Kaze no Shojo Emily, Emily of the New Moon
3. My Daddy Long Legs
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.
My Daddy Long Legs has finished airing and it has 40 Episodes. It is also Known as: Watashi no Ashinaga Ojisan, 私のあしながおじさん, Sekai Meisaku Gekijou, Daddy-Long-Legs
2. Princess Sara
Sara, a pretty girl born into a rich British family in India, is treated like a little princess at a dormitory school in London. Sara's sweet school life turns to tragedy when she learns of her father's death and the family's bankruptcy. However, Sara endures her hard luck with kindness and imagination and escapes from her misery through fantasies.
A Little Princess Sara has finished airing and it has 46 Episodes. It is also Known as: 小公女セーラ, Sekai Meisaku Gekijou, Princess Sara, Little Princess Sarah, Shoukoujo Sara
1. Cinderella Monogatari
Cinderella is the daughter of a wealthy duke who has remarried to provide her with a mother and sisters. When the Duke travels abroad, Cinderella discovers that her new family is anything but a family. With spoiled stepsisters and a harsh stepmother, Cindrella is forced to cook, clean and manage the household. Yet she remains cheerful, gentle and kind to her family, to her animal friends and to a mysterious boy, named Charles, who seems to have a connection with the prince of Emerald Castle. A whole new story on a classic fairytale.
When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq, and from her Fairy Godmother.
The Story of Cinderella has finished airing and it has 26 Episodes. It is also Known as: シンデレラ物語, Cinderella Monogatari
