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“Orphan Judy Abbott receives a mysterious scholarship and writes monthly letters to her unseen benefactor, "Daddy Long Legs."”
My Daddy Long Legs
私のあしながおじさん
7.7
1,405 rank · 19,581 viewers · 163 favorites
Comedy
Romance
Historical
School
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Synopsis
Orphan Judy Abbott receives a mysterious scholarship and writes monthly letters to her unseen benefactor, "Daddy Long Legs."
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)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 12 sampled reviews
7.8
/10
What 12 viewers settled on.
90%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 10
σ 1.92
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.92 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.7 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↓ 1.25
Running avg · Jul 2008 → Sep 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “I like how it is done in nippon anime adaptation ,the musical and portrayals of the main cast are awesome. I have read the original novel written by jean webster and it is quit different thought it...”
- 7 “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...”
- 8 “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!...”
Verbosity
Short · 42%
Medium · 25%
Long · 33%
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A Tv Production · Winter 1990
Nippon Animation.- Format 40 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 15h 20m all episodes
- Aired Jan 1990 – Dec 1990 Winter 1990
- Source Tv media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-1245 catalog