Watashi no Ashinaga Ojisan

Watashi no Ashinaga Ojisan (1990)

EndedAnimation showDrama, Comedy, Anime, Romance

Judy Abbott is an orphan who has been given the opportunity to study at the prestigious Lincoln Memorial High School by a mysterious benefactor whom she only knows as "John Smith". She has only seen his shadow once, and because of his long legs, she calls him "Daddy Long Legs". The only payment she is to give her benefactor is that she write him letters every month, with no expectation of them being responded to.

The anime covers three years of Judy's life, starting with her leaving the John Grier Home orphanage, and ending with her finishing high school.

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Scheduleevery Sunday (30 min)

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E40Nice to Meet You, Daddy!déc. 23, 1990
S01E39Graduating from the Pastdéc. 16, 1990
S01E38A Sad Proposaldéc. 9, 1990
S01E37A Farewell on Christmas Evedéc. 2, 1990
S01E36In Order to Seize the Daynov. 25, 1990
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Also known as

  • Sekai Meisaku Gekijou
  • My Daddy Long Legs
  • My Daddy Longlegs
  • Papa longues jambes (France)
  • Das Geheimnis von Daddy Langbein (Germany)
  • Hosszúlábú apu (Hungary)
  • Papà Gambalunga (Italy)
  • 私のあしながおじさん (Japan)
  • Tajemniczy Opiekun (Poland)
  • Papá das Pernas Altas (Portugal)
  • Длинноногий папочка (Russian Federation)
  • Papá piernas largas (Spain)
  • Daddy Long-Legs (United Kingdom)

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