Princess Sarah

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Princess Sarah

Logo of Princess Sarah
小公女セーラ
(Purinsesu Sēra)
Genre Historical, Drama, Slice of Life
TV anime
Director Fumio Kurokawa
Studio Nippon Animation
Network Flag of Japan Fuji TV, Animax
Flag of Singapore Flag of India Flag of Malaysia Animax Asia
Flag of Italy Italia 1
Flag of Germany RTL 2
Flag of Poland TVP 2, TVP Polonia
Flag of the Philippines ABS-CBN, Animax Asia
Original run 6 January 1985 – 29 December 1985
Episodes 46

Princess Sarah (小公女セーラ Purinsesu Sēra?) was a 1985 Japanese anime series produced by Nippon Animation, based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel, A Little Princess. Spanning 46 episodes, it originally premiered in 1985 across Japan on Fuji Television as the 11th series of Nippon Animation's famous World Masterpiece Theater staple.

It was also later aired across Japan by the anime television network, Animax, who also later broadcast the series across its respective networks worldwide, including its English language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia, dubbing and translating the series into English. Animax's adaptation was the series's only English translation, and the series has yet to be commercially released in the United States. It was translated to many different languages including French, Italian and Arabic where it was one of the most watched cartoons ever.[citation needed]

In the Philippines, it was aired by ABS-CBN in the early 1990s, and was a runaway success, even spawning a live action movie.

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[edit] Story

Princess Sarah tells the story of Sarah Crewe, a young daughter of a wealthy British family in India, who starts attending an all-girl's boarding school in London, where she excels in her studies and is loved deeply by many of her friends and classmates. However, tragedy soon strikes when Sarah's father passes away and her family goes bankrupt, leaving her to be a poor orphan. The school's headmistress, Miss Minchin, takes advantage of this situation and makes her a maid in the school, trying hard to make her life as miserable as possible. However, Sarah, with the help of her friends, perseveres and tries to endure all her hardships until redemption comes at last.

[edit] Characters

Sarah Crewe (セーラ・クルー Sēra Kurū?)
Ralph Crewe (ラルフ・クルー Rarufu Kurū?)
Maria Minchin (マリア・ミンチン Maria Minchin?)
Amelia Minchin (アメリア・ミンチン Ameria Minchin?)
  • Voiced by: Yukiko Nashiwa
Lavinia (ラビニア・ハーバート Rabinia Hābāto?)
Jessie (ジェシー Jeshī?)
  • Voiced by: Seiko Nakano
Gertrude (ガートルード Gātorūdo?)
Ermengarde (アーメンガード・セントジョン Āmengādo Sentojon?)
  • Voiced by: Maki Yaosaha
Lotty (ロッティ・レイ Rotti Rei?)
Becky (ベッキー Bekkī?)
Peter (ピーター Pītā?)
Molly (モーリー Mōrī?)
  • Voiced by: Asami Mukaidono
James (ジェームス Jēmusu?)
Monsieur Dufarge (デュファルジュ先生 Dyufaruju-sensei?)
Ramdas (ラムダス Ramudasu?)
Tom Carrisford (トム・クリスフォード Tomu Kurisufōdo?)
Mr. Carmichael (カーマイケル弁護士 Kāmaikeru-bengoshi?)
Donald Carmichael (ドナルド・カーマイケル Donarudo Kāmaikeru?)

[edit] Staff

  • Original work: Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Little Princess
  • Planning: Shōji Satō, Eiichi Kubota (Fuji TV)
  • Director: Fumio Kurokawa
  • Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi
  • Character design: Shunji Saida
  • Animation directors: Toshiki Yamazaki, Kuniyuki Ishii, Atsuko Ōtani
  • Background artist: Shōhei Kawamoto
  • Art director: Nobuo Numai
  • Layout editing: Yasuji Mori
  • Music: Yasuo Higuchi
  • Producers: Junzō Nakajima, Taihei Ishikawa (Fuji TV)
  • Executive producer: Kōichi Motohashi
  • Production manager: Mitsuru Takakuwa
  • Production: Nippon Animation, Fuji TV

[edit] Music

  • Opening theme: "Hana no Sasayaki" (花のささやき? lit. "Whisper of a Flower")
Lyrics: Rei Nakanishi
Composition: Kōichi Morita
Arrangement: Katsuhisa Hattori
Performance: Satoko Shimonari
  • Ending theme: "Himawari" (ひまわり? lit. "Sunflower")
Lyrics: Rei Nakanishi
Composition: Kōichi Morita
Arrangement: Katsuhisa Hattori
Performance: Satoko Shimonari

[edit] Episodes and staff

  1. Minchin Girl's School (ミンチン女子学院 Minchin Joshi Gakuin?) (broadcast on January 6, 1985)
    Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi, animation director: Shunji Saida, episode director: Takeshi Yamaguchi
  2. Emily the Doll (エミリー人形 Emirī Ningyō?) (broadcast on January 13, 1985)
    Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi, animation director: Shunji Saida, episode director: Takeshi Yamaguchi
  3. New Class (はじめての授業 Hajimete no Jugyō?) (broadcast on January 20, 1985)
    Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi, storyboard: Yūsaku Sakamoto, animation director: Shunji Saida, episode director: Jirō Saitō
  4. Ermengarde the Good Friend (はじめての授業 Shinyū Āmengādo?) (broadcast on January 27, 1985)
    Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi, animation director: Shunji Saida, episode director: Takeshi Yamaguchi
  5. Lottie the Crybaby (泣き虫ロッティ Nakimushi Rotti?) (broadcast on February 3, 1985)
    Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi, storyboard: Yūsaku Sakamoto, animation director: Toshiki Yamazaki, episode director: Jirō Saitō
  6. Becky the Cinderella (灰かぶりベッキー Haikaburi Bekkī?) (broadcast on February 10, 1985)
    Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi, storyboard: Yoshio Kuroda, animation director: Atsuko Ōtani, episode director: Takeshi Yamaguchi
  7. Class Representative (代表生徒 Daihyō Seito?) (broadcast on February 17, 1985)
    Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi, storyboard: Yukio Suzuki, animation director: Toshiki Yamazaki, episode director: Jirō Saitō
  8. A Kind Young Lady (親切なお嬢様 Shinsetsu no Ojōsama?) (broadcast on February 24, 1985)
    Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi, storyboard: Yūsaku Sakamoto, animation director: Atsuko Ōtani, episode director: Takeshi Yamaguchi
  9. The Letter from India (インドからの手紙 Indo kara no Tegami?) (broadcast on March 3, 1986)
    Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi, animation director: Toshiki Yamazaki, episode director: Jirō Saitō
  10. Two Presents (二つのプレゼント Futatsu no Purezento?) (broadcast on March 10, 1986)
    Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi, storyboards: Yoshio Kuroda, animation director: Shunji Saida, episode director: Takeshi Yamazaki
  11. Birthday of a Princess (プリンセスの誕生日 Purinsesu no Tanjōbi?) (broadcast on March 17, 1986)
    Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi, storyboards: Yūsaku Sakamoto, animation director: Toshiki Yamazaki, episode director: Jirō Saitō
  12. Dark Room in the Attic (屋根裏の暗い部屋 Yaneura no Kurai Heya?) (broadcast on March 24, 1986)
    Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi, storyboards: Yūsaku Sakamoto, animation director: Atsuko Ōtani, episode director: Takeshi Yamazaki
  13. A Day of Difficult Work (つらい仕事の日 Tsurai Shigoto no Hi?) (broadcast on March 31, 1986)
    Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi, storyboards: Yūsaku Sakamoto, animation director: Kuniyuki Ishii, episode director: Jirō Satō

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