Watashi no Ashinaga Ojisan

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. (Source: ANN)

Type: TV
Rating: G - All Ages
Season: winter 1990
Status: Finished Airing
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Tags: comedy school school life shoujo slice of life female protagonist historical coming of age earth past high school romance americas foreign united states bullying novel based on a novel classic literature age gap writing all-girls school orphans world masterpiece theater boarding school all girls school america mysterious benefactor