Frances Hudsgon was an author who wrote several books for children. Mary Lennox, although she did not realize it, she lived a miserable life, but thanks to a change she managed to have a happy life. Mary Lennox lived in India with her parents. But she was practically forgotten by them. When a cholera epidemic struck India, all the employees all the inhabitants of Mary’s house died. All that time Mary was locked in her room, so she survived (quarantines work, even in fiction). Mary is going to the UK to live with her uncle, Mr. Craven, a widower who keeps several secrets in hermansion.

What I like about this anime is that it made a great job adapting the book. Adding characters, new stories and character development that the book doesn’t have. Mary is very curious about her new environment. She can easily make new friends and also has to learn about tolerance and patience not ignoring some secrets her mother had. The anime can be slow comparing to the book, but this can be an advantage to the anime.

The music is quite good, but generic. The opening is really lively and happy. The animation, for that year (1991) is nice. The animation can be also generic, but did a great job in every episode.