TV / Spring 2025
Anne Shirley
The story
Synopsis
Anne Shirley follows a spirited eleven year old orphan who is unexpectedly sent to live with the elderly Cuthbert siblings at a rural farm. Mistaken identity and mismatched expectations set the stage for a cautious beginning, but the girl's imagination and quick wit gradually reshape the household. As she adapts to village life, she encounters schooling, fr…
Characters
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Shirley, Anne
Main | Japanese VA: Hidaka, Rina
Cuthbert, Matthew
Main | Japanese VA: Matsumoto, Yasunori
Cuthbert, Marilla
Main | Japanese VA: Kitahara, Fumie
Blythe, Gilbert
Main | Japanese VA: Inoue, Kazuhiko
Barry, Diana
Main | Japanese VA: Takashima, Gara
Barry, Minnie May
Supporting | Japanese VA: Koyama, Mami
Relations
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Akage no Anne
Alternative Version | 1979
Staff
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Kawamata, Hiroshi
Director, Storyboard (eps 1-2), Episode Director (ep 1)
Montgomery, Lucy Maud
Original Creator
Tsuchiya, Kenichi
Character Design
Oshima, Michiru
Music
Awai, Shigeki
Episode Director (eps 5, 11)
Azuma, Takaaki
Episode Director (eps 15, 17)
Latest Episodes
Recent episodes from Anne Shirley.
Episode 12: Perhaps We Always Love Best the People Who Need Us
Aired Jun 21, 2025
Episode 11: I'd Like to Add Some Beauty to Life
Aired Jun 14, 2025
Episode 10: I Don't Know What Lies Around the Bend, but I'm Going to Believe That the Best Does
Aired Jun 7, 2025
Episode 9: Next to Trying and Winning, the Best Thing Is Trying and Failing
Aired May 31, 2025
Episode 8: I Don't Want to Be Anyone but Myself
Aired May 24, 2025
Episode 7: I've Been Making Mistakes, but Each Mistake Has Helped to Cure Me of My Shortcomings
Aired May 17, 2025