My Daddy Long Legs (1990)

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: Anime News Network)

Also known as

Watashi no Ashinaga Oji-san · 私のあしながおじさん

Format

TV · 40 episodes

Status

Finished

Genres

Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life

Studio

Nippon Animation

AniList score

73/100

Main characters

Judy Abbott, Julia Pendleton, Sally McBride, Jervis Pendelton, Jimmy McBride, Leonora Fenton, Jarvis Pendelton