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Little Women

1981 · 1 season

A gentle, old-fashioned animated coming-of-age story that moves at a calm pace and quietly tugs at the heart.

Created by
Kazuya Miyazaki
Genres
Animation, Family, Drama
Starring
Mami Koyama, Chiyoko Kawashima, Keiko Han
Overview
In the United States, the Civil War has just broken and Mr March, a physician and father of four daughters, went to the front. Madam March remains alone with her four daughters: the eldest Margaret (Meg), Josephine (Jo) budding writer, a real boy failed, Elisabeth (Beth), the timid passionate piano, and the latest addition, Amy, who loves to draw. The four girls will quickly get to know their neighbor Mr. Lawrence, which they had a little scared at first, but also to his grandson Laurie who at the age of Jo. Together, they go through many hardships, more or less happy, the furies of Aunt March, jealousies, the joys and the war in fabric background, hoping that their father will come back safe and sound...

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Created by
Kazuya Miyazaki
Genres
Animation, Family, Drama
Starring
Mami Koyama, Chiyoko Kawashima, Keiko Han
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • coming-of-age
    • grief
    • love
    • class
    Places
    • small town
    • home
    Era
    period
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • animated
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism6
    Romance3
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    animation, family, drama
    Created by
    Kazuya Miyazaki
    Written by
    Eiichi Imado
    Starring
    Mami Koyama, Chiyoko Kawashima, Keiko Han, Akiko Tsuboi, Yuko Takagi
    Length
    1 seasons, 26 episodes, 30 min each
    Network
    Tokyo Channel 12
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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