Little Lord Fauntleroy (TV series)

Little Lord Fauntleroy, also known as Shōkōshi Ceddie (小公子セディ, Shōkōshi Sedi, trans. Little Prince Cedie), is a Japanese anime series produced by Nippon Animation in 1988 and was broadcast on the World Masterpiece Theater, an animation staple that showcased each year an animated version of a different classical book or story. The series is based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's book, Little Lord Fauntleroy.

In the Philippines, it was aired by ABS-CBN in the early 1990s (with some rebroadcasts at the 21st century) under the title of Cedie, Ang Munting Prinsipe, with the spin-offs live-action film of the same title by Star Cinema. The film adaptation of Little Lord Fauntleroy starred former child actor Tom Taus Jr. as the eponymous character.

Plot

The story concerns an American boy named Cedric Errol (more fondly known as Cedie^[1]), who at an early age finds that he is the sole heir to a British earldom and leaves New York City to take up residence in his ancestral castle. After some initial resistance, he is joined by his middle-class mother, widow of heir James Errol. His grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, intends to teach the boy to become an aristocrat, but Cedie inadvertently teaches his grandfather compassion and social justice, and the artless simplicity and motherly love of dearest warms the old man's heart.

Music

Opening Theme

• "My Cedie" (ぼくらのセディ, Bokura no Sedi)

Lyrics by: Michio Yamagami

Composition by: Kōichi Morita

Arrangement by: Kazuo Ōtani

Song by: Hikaru Nishida

Ending Theme

• "For the Sake of Loving Someone" (誰かを愛するために, Dare ka o Aisuru Tameni)

Lyrics by: Michio Yamagami

Composition by: Kōichi Morita

Arrangement by: Kazuo Ōtani

Song by: Hikaru Nishida

Trivia

• Shōkōshi Cedie was a runaway hit in the Philippines, as was Hodgson-Burnett's other anime-adapted work, Princess Sarah. Both series were adapted into feature-length, live-action films by Star Cinema. The film adaptation of Little Lord Fauntleroy stars former child actor Tom Taus Jr. as the eponymous character.
• A video game based on the series was made for the Nintendo Family Computer and was released 24 December 1988.
• In one of the episodes, Cedie is seen reading a National Geographic magazine, which featured British aristocrats.

References

External links

• Little Lord Fauntleroy (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• 小公子セディ—Official page of the series (Japanese)
• Shoukoushi Sedi on IMDb
• Little Prince Cedie (1988)—Information on the series at Animanga.com