Anne is an orphan full of imagination. When she arrives at her new home she learns that sometimes you have to be a sensible person too; at the same time her unique character changes, or at least attracts, the people around her. The story covers Anne's growth from about eleven to seventeen years old as she makes friends, goes to school and studies. At a difficult point in her life, Anne will have to make a hard choice and perhaps find a new dream.

My Daddy Long Legs
Watashi no Ashinaga Oji-san
- AniList score
- 7.3
- Year
- 1990
- Format
- TV
- Episodes
- 40 episodes
- Comedy
- Romance
- Slice of Life
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 l…
Tags
- Classic Literature
- Coming of Age
- Foreign
- Historical
- Female Protagonist
- Writing
- Orphan
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