Little Women (1981 TV series)
Little Women | |
若草の四姉妹 (Wakakusa no Yon Shimai) | |
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Genre | Romance, School |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Kazuya Miyazaki |
Produced by | Juzo Tsubota |
Written by | Eiichi Imado |
Music by | Takeo Watanabe |
Studio | Toei Animation Kokusai Eiga-sha |
Original network | Tokyo Channel 12 |
Original run | April 7, 1981 – September 29, 1981 |
Episodes | 26 |
Little Women, also known as Little Women's Four Sisters (若草の四姉妹, Wakakusa no Yon Shimai) or From "Little Women Story": Little Women's Four Sisters (「若草物語」より 若草の四姉妹, "Wakakusa Monogatari" Yori: Wakakusa no Yon Shimai), is a 1981
UFO Robo Grendizer among others) and produced by Toei Animation for the Kokusai Eiga-sha
(Movie International) company.
The series was produced as a follow-up to a TV special based on Alcott's novel the previous year by the same animation studio. The TV series character designs differ slightly of those of the TV special;
Jo
, for example, while she is blonde in both versions, has curled hair rather than straight hair in the TV series.
This series is sometimes confused with
, who plays Beth in this TV series, and Meg in the 1987 series.Characters
- Jo (ジョー, Jō)
- Voiced by: Mami Koyama
- Meg (メグ, Megu)
- Voiced by: Yuko Takagi
- Beth (ベス, Besu)
- Voiced by: Keiko Han
- Amy (エミー, Emī)
- Voiced by: Chiyoko Kawashima
- Father (父, Chichi)
- Voiced by: Takashi Tanaka
- Mother (母, Haha)
- Voiced by: Akiko Tsuboi
- Hannah (ハンナ, Hanna)
- Voiced by: Nana Yamaguchi
- Lawrence (ローレンス, Rōrensu)
- Voiced by: Yonehiko Kitagawa
- Laurie (ローリー, Rōrī)
- Voiced by: Tsubasa Shioya
- Narrator (ナレーター, Narētā)
- Voiced by: Taeko Nakanishi
Production
Staff
- Series director: Kazuya Miyazaki
- Script: Eiichi Imado
- Character designs: Joji Kikuchi
- Animation directors: Joji Kikuchi, Takeshi Shirado
- Backgrounds: Tadami Shimokawa
Music
- Openings
- "Where There's Happiness" (しあわせさがして, Shiawase Sagashite)
- April 7, 1981 - September 29, 1981
- Lyricist: Jun Takita / Composer: Takeo Watanabe / Arranger: Yushi Matsuyama / Singers: Mitsue Kondo
- Episodes: 1-26
- Endings
- "Jo's Dream" (ジョーの夢, Jō no Yume)
- April 7, 1981 - September 29, 1981
- Lyricist: Juzo Tsubota, Jun Takita / Composer: Takeo Watanabe / Arranger: Yushi Matsuyama / Singers: Mitsue Kondo
- Episodes: 1-26
Broadcast
This TV series aired on Tokyo Channel 12 from April 7 to September 29, 1981, totaling 26 episodes. It aired from 18:00 to 18:30 on Tuesdays. While this series has been released on VHS, it has not been released on DVD in Japan due to the original film negatives being damaged.
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1 | "Christmas Eve in the March House" Transliteration: "Māchi Ka no Kurisumasu Ibu" (Japanese: マーチ家のクリスマスイブ) | April 7, 1981 | |
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2 | "Angels in Boots" Transliteration: "Nagagutsu wo Haita Tenshi" (Japanese: 長靴をはいた天使) | April 14, 1981 | |
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3 | "Jo's Boyfriend" Transliteration: "Jō no Bōifurendo" (Japanese: ジョーのボーイフレンド) | April 21, 1981 | |
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4 | "Beth's Transformation" Transliteration: "Besu no Henshin" (Japanese: ベスの変身) | April 28, 1981 | |
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5 | "Stuck-up Amy's Expulsion Incident" Transliteration: "Kidori-ya Emī no Taigaku Jiken" (Japanese: 気取り屋エミーの退学事件) | May 5, 1981 | |
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6 | "Confrontation: Jo VS Amy" Transliteration: "Tairitsu: Jō Tai Emī" (Japanese: 対立・ジョーVSエミー) | May 12, 1981 | |
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7 | "Dance at the Lawrence Home" Transliteration: "Rōrensu Ka no Budōkai" (Japanese: ローレンス家の舞踏会) | May 19, 1981 | |
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8 | "Meg Caught in a Trap" Transliteration: "Wana ni Hamatta Megu" (Japanese: 罠にはまったメグ) | May 26, 1981 | |
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9 | "Editorial Meeting in the Attic" Transliteration: "Yaneura no Henshū Kaigi" (Japanese: 屋根裏の編集会議) | June 2, 1981 | |
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10 | "Jo's Cooking Duty" Transliteration: "Jō no Ryōri Tōban" (Japanese: ジョーの料理当番) | June 9, 1981 | |
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11 | "Picnic" Transliteration: "Pikunikku" (Japanese: ピクニック) | June 16, 1981 | |
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12 | "Laurie's Troubles" Transliteration: "Rōrī no Nayami" (Japanese: ローリーの悩み) | June 23, 1981 | |
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13 | "A Group of Refugees" Transliteration: "Nanmin no Mure" (Japanese: 難民の群れ) | June 30, 1981 | |
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14 | "Beth and the Canary" Transliteration: "Besu to Kanariya" (Japanese: ベスとカナリヤ) | July 7, 1981 | |
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15 | "Jo's Secret" Transliteration: "Jō no Himitsu" (Japanese: ジョーの秘密) | July 14, 1981 | |
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16 | "Meg is Now an Adult" Transliteration: "Otona ni Natta Megu" (Japanese: おとなになったメグ) | July 21, 1981 | |
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17 | "Mrs. March Chooses a Foster Daughter" Transliteration: "Māchi Oba-san no Yōjo Erabi" (Japanese: マーチ伯母さんの養女選び) | July 28, 1981 | |
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18 | "The Field Hospital Raised in Town" Transliteration: "Machi ni Dekita Yasen Byōin" (Japanese: 町にできた野戦病院) | August 4, 1981 | |
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19 | "Lawrence's Tales of Old Times" Transliteration: "Rōrensu-san no Mukashi Banashi" (Japanese: ローレンスさんの昔ばなし) | August 11, 1981 | |
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20 | "Jo's Fantasy" Transliteration: "Jō no Fantajī" (Japanese: ジョーのファンタジー) | August 18, 1981 | |
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21 | "Jo's Fantasy 2" Transliteration: "Jō no Fantajī Tsū" (Japanese: ジョーのファンタジー2) | August 25, 1981 | |
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22 | "Ominous Telegram" Transliteration: "Fukitsuna Denpō" (Japanese: 不吉な電報) | September 1, 1981 | |
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23 | "Don't Die Beth" Transliteration: "Besu Shinanai de" (Japanese: ベス死なないで) | September 8, 1981 | |
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24 | "Angel's Lullaby" Transliteration: "Tenshi no Komoriuta" (Japanese: 天使の子守唄) | September 15, 1981 | |
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25 | "Amy's Will" Transliteration: "Emī no Igonjō" (Japanese: エミーの遺言状) | September 22, 1981 | |
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26 | "Spring in Concord" Transliteration: "Konkōdo no Haru" (Japanese: コンコードの春) | September 29, 1981 | |
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See also
- Little Women (1987 TV series), Nippon Animation's adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel.
External links
- Little Women (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Enoki Films' Wakakusa no Yon Shimai (Little Women) page