The Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love
Wonderful Pollyanna (Japanese愛 少女 ポリアンナ 物語Ai shōjo Porianna monogatari, literally: The Story of Pollyanna, the girl of love). 's A Japanese animated series ( anime), directed by Kozo Kuzuba the 1986 main character is a little girl named Pollyanna, which impressed their neighbors repeatedly by her unshakable optimism. The series' message is: Life is beautiful because there anywhere are many things that you can look forward to.
The series is based on the book by Eleanor H. Porter Pollyanna from 1913.
Action
In the center of the story is Pollyanna, an eight year old, happy little girl. Together with her father, a minister, Pollyanna lives in a small community in the United States. Her mother lost Pollyanna at the age of four years. At the time, her father brought her something in what she has to this day never forget: Anywhere there is something you can look forward to. This message is not just Pollyanna even in the most difficult situations courage undaunted she gives it to her fellow man.
Soon, Pollyanna has to cope with a renewed blow. After her father survived a serious heart attack, he died soon afterwards to a renewed heart attack. In his will he decreed that Pollyanna moves in with her Aunt Polly Harrington after Beldingsville. Pollyanna looks forward to her aunt, but is quickly disappointed: Aunt Polly is bitter and very strict. Slowly, however, it is possible Pollyanna to soften her heart.
Quick closes Pollyanna friendship with the domestics Tom, his wife, their son Timothy and his Nurse Nancy. Then Pollyanna gets to know the orphan boy Jimmy. With him she makes friends quickly. She asks Aunt Polly to adopt him, but what she indignantly rejects.
Then learn Pollyanna Mr. Pendleton know, an old, grumpy man. Even when it succeeds Pollyanna to soften his heart with their cheerful nature. Also it makes the proposal to adopt Jimmy. Mr. Pendleton at first refuses. To facilitate the adoption, more information about Jimmy's origin are required, which should be in an envelope. Pollyanna and Jimmy want to pick up the envelope. However, Pollyanna suffers thereby a serious accident when she is hit by a car. The accident seems at first to have no major consequences, but a little later Pollyanna can no longer run.
To make Pollyanna pleasure to Mr. Pendleton Jimmy finally adopted. Pollyanna is pleased that though; However, the fear that they might never can run, she falls into despair. Even a renowned doctor from New York gives her no chance. However, Dr. Chilton, the Aunt Polly was once together will not give up. He learns from a professor in Boston, who scored with a new method in comparable cases with great success. Along with Aunt Polly and Dr. Chilton Pollyanna moves to Boston and will be operated there. She survives the surgery well and makes good progress thanks to a movement therapy while running. Aunt Polly and Dr. Chilton have gotten married.
In Boston have Pollyanna, Aunt Polly and Dr. Chilton Della, a nurse, met. After some time, Della appeared surprising to in Beldingsville. You want Pollyanna to Dellas sister, Mrs. Carew, pulls to cheer them up. Mrs. Carew also lives in Boston and is depressed for some time.
After initial reluctance does Aunt Polly, the need after a breakdown some protection, pull Pollyanna.
As so often succeeds Pollyanna also at Mrs. Carew after some time to improve their state of mind by their cheerful nature clearly. One day Mrs. Carew told her about Jamie, her nephew, who disappeared long ago.
Meanwhile, Polly Anna James has met a boy who is in a wheelchair. After she learns that James is adopted, suspected Pollyanna that James Mrs. Carew nephew Jamie. With this assumption it is, however, wrong. After all causes Mrs. Carew that the poor dwelling of James' family is being renovated.
A little later Pollyanna returns to Beldingsville. After Dr. Chilton dies in a tragic accident, it turns out that Jimmy, Mr. Pendleton's adopted son, Mrs. Carew nephew Jamie. This insight leads to some turbulence, but the problem will resolve itself: Mr. Pendleton Mrs. Carew makes a marriage proposal.
Voice Actors
Music
All songs of the series are sung by Youki Kudoh. In this common for the leader Shi -a -wa- se Carnival (し·あ·わ·せ カーニバル, dt "Happy Mardi Gras" ) up to episode 27 and episode 28 from Hohoemu Anata ni Aitai (微笑む あなた に 会い たい, dt. "I want to see you smile " ), for the end credits Ai ni naritai (愛 に なり たい, dt "I would love to be ") to Episode 27 and Episode 28 from Shiawase (幸福, dt "lucky" ) is used. In between the songs were Hoshikuzu no Chandelier (星屑 の シャンデリア, dt " Nebula chandelier " ) (梦 色 天使, dt as: " An angel in a dream " ) and Yumeiro Tenshi played.