AniWorthLittle Women II: Jo's Boys
Introduction
Nan Harding is the new student at Mr. and Mrs. Bhaer's school. Everyone thinks that she is a pain in the head, but not Mrs. Jo. Together with the other kids, they all embark on their personal adventures and misfortunes while learning in school.
(Source: ANN)
Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 7.61/10 · 2993
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Audience reviews
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GoldenSkates
“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” – Proverbs 22:6
…or something like that. Bible quotes aside, Wakakusa Monogatari: Nan to Jo Sensei is a great anime about teaching children to have a love of learning and to bring out their full potential. Of course, it is on the optimistic side, sometimes to the point of sacrificing some realism, but it’s a children’s show, the optimism is part of the charm. That said, the show doesn’t shy away from introducing some pinches of tragedy into the story, along with covering some more mature topics regarding poverty and sexism in an era before women could vote.
Set in the New England countryside just before the 20th century, the show is a nice change of pace from typical Japanese high schools, but tha…
Read at the sourceRobinne
Short review for those that discovered the story of Little Women with the anime and consider following up with this one. Should you watch it? Probably not
The first reason is because there is a huge amount of content skipped (the entire book called “Good Wives”) making this anime feels like it shares almost nothing in common with the first anime and doesn’t even include a summary to help you know what happened to the four March sisters.
The only recurring character is Jo who had a 180° change of character, from a tomboyish girl who didn’t believe in love and wanted to be an independent woman, writing books for a living, she turns into a tender and caring mother figure taking care of problem children’s in Plumfield, making her feel like she’s just not Jo. There are some brief moments there…
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