The Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love


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

;Pollyanna Whittier
;John Whittier
;Jennie Harrington Whittier
;Polly Harrington Chilton
;Dr. Thomas Chilton

Harrington family's allies

;Nancy Hartley
;Tom Peyson
;Timothy Peyson
;Durgin Peyson

The Pendletons

;John Pendleton
;Jimmy Bean Pendleton / Jamie Kent

Small Midwestern town

;Hephzibah White
;Karen
;Jeremiah White
;Mrs. Lewis

Beldingsville, Vermont

;Mildred "Milly" Snow
;Mrs. Snow
;Harold
;Dr. Warren
;Dr. Mead
;Mr. Willis

Boston, Massachusetts

;Dr. Charlie Ames
;Jamie "Young Lord James" Murphy
;Mickey Murphy
;Sadie Dean
;Beth
;Betty Murphy

Wetherby Carew and Kent families

;Della Wetherby
;Ruth Wetherby Carew
;Doris Wetherby Kent
;Edward Kent

Wetherby family's allies

;Mary
;Susy
;Bridget
;Perkins

Staff

  • Director: Kōzō Kusuba
  • Character design: Yoshiharu Satō
  • Music: Reijirō Koroku
  • Sound director: Etsuji Yamada
  • Art director: Ken Kawai
  • Planning: Shōji Satō, Eiichi Kubota
  • Producer: Junzō Nakajima, Taihei Ishikawa
  • Production manager: Mitsuru Takakuwa

Theme songs

; Opening theme
  1. Happy Carnival
  2. * Singer: Yūki Kudō
  3. * Lyricist: Yūho Iwasato
  4. * Composer: Hiroaki Serizawa
  5. * Arranger: Kazuya Izumi
  6. I Want to See Smiling You
  7. * Singer: Yūki Kudō
  8. * Lyricist: Jun Asami
  9. * Composer: Kisaburō Suzuki
  10. * Arranger: Tatsumi Yano
; Ending theme
  1. I Want to Become Love
  2. * Singer: Yūki Kudō
  3. * Lyricist: Yūho Iwasato
  4. * Composer: Hiroaki Serizawa
  5. * Arranger: Kazuya Izumi
  6. Happiness
  7. * Singer: Yūki Kudō
  8. * Lyricist: Noriko Miura
  9. * Composer: Yasuo Kosugi
  10. * Arranger: Tatsumi Yano
; Insertion song
  1. Chandelier of Stardust
  2. * Singer: Mitsuko Horie
  3. * Lyricist, composer and arranger: Akiko Kosaka
  4. Dream-Colored Angel
  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.