Introduction
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 letters every month as per his request. While studying at the Lincoln Memorial school, she makes many friends and learns about a world she never knew about before.
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Audience reviews
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Atelier_Weiss
My Daddy Long Legs is the 1990 advent of the World Masterpiece Theatre based on the book of the same name written by Jean Webster. I haven't read the book but from what I've gathered it does adapt it quite faithfully but differs in some areas. It tells the story of an orphan named Judy Abbott whose granted the opportunity of a lifetime to go to a prestigious all-girls academy by way of the mysterious benefactor John Smith. Judy knows nothing of his character or his identity other than having distinctively long legs and wearing a top hat. It leads her to penning him the name Daddy Long Legs and sporting a fitting attire matching her colourful imagination of his appearance.
The story following this summary is of a coming-of-age involving Judy Abbott's growth as a teen into young adulthood a…
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Hello. I recommend watching it but I didn't like it.
What I thought about Watashi no Ashinaga Ojisan-
1. The start was interesting.
2. There were many interesting and different characters that made the story very colorful and interesting.
3. Like many other people I watched it because of Daddy Long Legs, it was a truly good character that I had never seen before.
4. But, maybe it's my own option and many might disagree but it was really lacking.
First of all, the story was slightly getting boring and started to get hard to watch.
Most of the things were easy to predict and I didn't like them.
The main character in my opinion was slightly annoying and stupid, there were many times I wanted to drop it but continued because of my favorite character. (Daddy Long Legs.)
Secondly, I was…
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One of my favorite childhood memories٫ I rewatched it again and it was just sweet as I remember, the characters and the connections between them is just great and the story about the main character how it started like when she was a kid and in the end she was a grown woman it is just like i lived with her, day by day and just felt her pain her happiness and her every thing and i just love it, in the end I just start to miss the little girl of her she was so joyful as an orphan girl her life changed so much and I felt that change, as a story it is just so sweet, about the drawing for an old anime like this is not bad at all, I really enjoyed watching it again it reminds me of the old sweet days it made me feel happy sad and everything.
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Guys if your reading this, your probably wondering "Should I watch this or not"? Is this really worthy of my time, is it good enough for my liking? If this is what's going around your head, then all I have to say is "Just do it". This is my first time writing a review here in MAL and this show has amazed me. This show has influenced me in ways I have never imagined. This show without a doubt is the best anime up to date. The first thing that got me interested about this show was the plot since it seems unique and was adapted from a novel by Jean Webster. I love the characters development even tho it has 40 episodes long, it make me feel like I have growth along with the characters which makes me sad and happy at the same time. One thing to do while watching this show is grab a tissue box a…
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MY DADDY LONG LEGS:
My Daddy Long Legs or Watashi no Ashinaga Ojisan as it is know is a 1990 anime based of the 1912 novel of the same name by Jean Webster. This is a part of Nippon Animation’s World Masterpiece Theatre which was a bunch of novels which were turned into anime by Nippon Animation.
Story
This anime follows Judy Abbott, a child from the John Grier orphanage. She was abandoned in the slums of New York as a baby and was taken in by the orphanage. She is forced to stay there for all of her pre-teen life. Until one day, Judy is selected out of a possible four to go to the prestigious Lincoln Memorial High School in New Jersey by a mystery man. Judy never sees the face of this man however she does the shadows of this man. Due to his freakily long legs in the shadows, Judy af…
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This series can be summed up as endearing and absolutely charming.
While the plot differs some from the classic book ("Daddy Long Legs" by Jean Webster) on which it was based, "My Daddy Long Legs" is still a tender coming-of-age tale centered around the plucky orphan Judy Abbott, who is sent to a prestigious all-girls high school by a mysterious benefactor she dubs 'Daddy Long Legs'.
The story is set in early 20th century America--and I have to say I was impressed by how accurately this anime depicted the fashions, architecture, technology and experiences of this setting and time period. If you like historical fiction, this is a great show to pick. This series is full of fun and (in the second half) romance. Judy and her friends Sallie and Julia get into many scrapes during their three y…
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This is an anime based off of a book, Daddy Long Legs, by Jean Webster. I'm a really big fan of the book, and when I found out that someone made an anime of the book, of course I had to see it!
All-in-all, it's a pretty decent anime... if you're a big fan of the book. Judy is a little obnoxious at the beginning of the series and the actual story doesn't get really good until right about episode... 25 or so, I guess.
But, if you can sit through all of Judy's obnoxious, embarrassing situations, then it's completely worth it. Especially for the ending! Also, having read the book, there were parts of the show that almost made it a comedy, because I knew already what was going on... but! Ah! Spoilers!
To sum up... It's a decent enough older anime if you're a fan of the book. If you haven't re…
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This is a part of Nippon Animation's World Masterpiece Theatre, and I believe it to a masterpiece indeed. The story chronicles the life of an orphan girl named Jerusha 'Judy' Abbot through her teen-aged years up to her young adulthood.
The many characters in this series truly have depth and are far from being one-dimensional - It is amazing that the writers can introduce such characters and without giving them hours upon hours of screen time are able to define their persona. The feelings and opinions of Judy that is conveyed through her actions, interactions with other characters, narrations, and letters (she writes them a lot - like a journal) are very sincere but most of all original and this makes a very interesting main character and a very interesting series.
The animation itself is v…
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