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Princess Sarah
小公女セーラ (Shōkōjo Sēra)
Demographic	Shōjo
Genre	Historical, Drama, Slice of Life
TV anime
Director	Fumio Kurokawa
Studio	Nippon Animation
Network	Fuji TV, Animax ABS-CBN, Animax
Other networks: Animax Asia Italia 1 RTL 2 TVP 2
Original run	6 January 1985 – 29 December 1985
Episodes	46

Princess Sarah (小公女セーラ, Shōkōjo Sēra^?) was a 1985 Japanese anime series produced by Nippon Animation, based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel, A Little Princess. Spanning 46 episodes, it originally premiered in 1985 across Japan on Fuji Television as the 11th series of Nippon Animation's famous World Masterpiece Theater line.

It was also later aired across Japan by the anime television network, Animax, who also later broadcast the series across its respective networks worldwide, including its English language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia, dubbing and translating the series into English. Animax's adaptation was the series's only English translation, and the series has yet to be commercially released in the United States.

The series features animation direction in some episodes by Kuniyuki Ishii, who later went on to work for Studio Ghibli and also on the Rurouni Kenshin TV anime series.

Contents 1 Story 2 Characters 3 Staff 4 Music 5 Episodes and staff 6 External links

Princess Sarah tells the story of Sarah Crewe, a young daughter of a wealthy British family in India, who starts attending an all-girl's boarding school in London, where she excels in her studies and is loved deeply by many of her friends and classmates. However, tragedy soon strikes when Sarah's father passes away and her family goes bankrupt, leaving her to be a poor orphan. The school's headmistress, Miss Minchin, takes advantage of this situation and makes her a maid in the school, trying hard to make her life as miserable as possible. However, Sarah, with the help of her friends, perseveres and tries to endure all her hardships until redemption comes at last.

Sarah Crewe (セーラ・クルー, Sēra Kurū^?)

• Voiced by: Sumi Shimamoto

Ralph Crewe (ラルフ・クルー, Rarufu Kurū^?)

• Voiced by: Banjou Ginga

Maria Minchin (マリア・ミンチン, Maria Minchin^?)

• Voiced by: Taeko Nakanishi

Amelia Minchin (アメリア・ミンチン, Ameria Minchin^?)

• Voiced by: Yukiko Nashiwa

Lavinia (ラビニア・ハーバート, Rabinia Hābāto^?)

• Voiced by: Eiko Yamada

Jessie (ジェシー, Jeshī^?)

• Voiced by: Seiko Nakano

Gertrude (ガートルード, Gātorūdo^?)

• Voiced by: Run Sasaki

Ermengarde (アーメンガード・セントジョン, Āmengādo Sentojon^?)

• Voiced by: Maki Yaosaha

Lotty (ロッティ・レイ, Rotti Rei^?)

• Voiced by: Naoko Watanabe

Becky (ベッキー, Bekkī^?)

• voiced by: Mie Suzuki

Peter (ピーター, Pītā^?)

• Voiced by: Chika Sakamoto

Molly (モーリー, Mōrī^?)

• Voiced by: Asami Mukaidono

James (ジェームス, Jēmusu^?)

• Voiced by: Daisuke Gouri

Monsieur Dufarge (デュファルジュ先生, Dufaruju-sensei^?)

• Voiced by: Toshiya Ueda

Ramdas (ラムダス, Ramudasu^?)

• Voiced by: Hideyuki Tanaka

Tom Carrisford (トム・クリスフォード, Tomu Kurisufōdo^?)

• Voiced by: Shūsei Nakamura

Mr. Carmichael (カーマイケル弁護士, Kāmaikeru-bengoshi^?)

• Voiced by: Yūsaku Yara

Donald Carmichael (ドナルド・カーマイケル, Donarudo Kāmaikeru^?)

• Voiced by: Mitsuko Horie

• Original work: Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Little Princess
• Planning: Shōji Satō, Eiichi Kubota (Fuji TV)
• Director: Fumio Kurokawa
• Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi
• Character design: Shunji Saida
• Animation directors: Toshiki Yamazaki, Kuniyuki Ishii, Atsuko Ōtani
• Background artist: Shōhei Kawamoto
• Art director: Nobuo Numai
• Layout editing: Yasuji Mori
• Music: Yasuo Higuchi
• Producers: Junzō Nakajima, Taihei Ishikawa (Fuji TV)
• Executive producer: Kōichi Motohashi
• Production manager: Mitsuru Takakuwa
• Production: Nippon Animation, Fuji TV

Opening Theme

• "Whisper of a Flower" (花のささやき; Hana no Sasayaki)

Lyrics by: Rei Nakanishi

Composition by: Kōichi Morita

Arrangement by: Katsuhisa Hattori

Song by: Satoko Shimonari

Ending Theme

• "Sunflower" (ひまわり; Himawari)

Lyrics by: Rei Nakanishi

Composition by: Kōichi Morita

Arrangement by: Katsuhisa Hattori

Song by: Satoko Shimonari

1. Minchin Girl's School (ミンチン女子学院, Minchin Joshi Gakuin^?) (broadcast on January 6, 1985)

   Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi, animation director: Shunji Saida, episode director: Takeshi Yamaguchi

2. Emily the Doll (エミリー人形, Emirī Ningyō^?) (broadcast on January 13, 1985)

   Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi, animation director: Shunji Saida, episode director: Takeshi Yamaguchi

3. New Class (はじめての授業, Hajimete no Jugyō^?) (broadcast on January 20, 1985)

   Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi, storyboard: Yūsaku Sakamoto, animation director: Shunji Saida, episode director: Jirō Saitō

4. Ermengarde the Good Friend (はじめての授業, Shinyū Āmengādo^?) (broadcast on January 27, 1985)

   Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi, animation director: Shunji Saida, episode director: Takeshi Yamaguchi

5. Lottie the Crybaby (泣き虫ロッティ, Nakimushi Rotti^?) (broadcast on February 3, 1985)

   Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi, storyboard: Yūsaku Sakamoto, animation director: Toshiki Yamazaki, episode director: Jirō Saitō

6. Becky the Cinderella (灰かぶりベッキー, Haikaburi Bekkī^?) (broadcast on February 10, 1985)

   Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi, storyboard: Yoshio Kuroda, animation director: Atsuko Ōtani, episode director: Takeshi Yamaguchi

7. Class Representative (代表生徒, Daihyō Seito^?) (broadcast on February 17, 1985)

   Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi, storyboard: Yukio Suzuki, animation director: Toshiki Yamazaki, episode director: Jirō Saitō

8. A Kind Young Lady (親切なお嬢様, Shinsetsu no Ojōsama^?) (broadcast on February 24, 1985)

   Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi, storyboard: Yūsaku Sakamoto, animation director: Atsuko Ōtani, episode director: Takeshi Yamaguchi

9. The Letter from India (インドからの手紙, Indo kara no Tegami^?) (broadcast on March 3, 1986)

   Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi, animation director: Toshiki Yamazaki, episode director: Jirō Saitō

10. Two Presents (二つのプレゼント, Futatsu no Purezento^?) (broadcast on March 10, 1986)

    Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi, storyboards: Yoshio Kuroda, animation director: Shunji Saida, episode director: Takeshi Yamazaki

11. Birthday of a Princess (プリンセスの誕生日, Purinsesu no Tanjōbi^?) (broadcast on March 17, 1986)

    Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi, storyboards: Yūsaku Sakamoto, animation director: Toshiki Yamazaki, episode director: Jirō Saitō

12. Dark Room in the Attic (屋根裏の暗い部屋, Yaneura no Kurai Heya^?) (broadcast on March 24, 1986)

    Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi, storyboards: Yūsaku Sakamoto, animation director: Atsuko Ōtani, episode director: Takeshi Yamazaki

13. A Day of Difficult Work (つらい仕事の日, Tsurai Shigoto no Hi^?) (broadcast on March 31, 1986)

    Screenplay: Ryūzō Nakanishi, storyboards: Yūsaku Sakamoto, animation director: Kuniyuki Ishii, episode director: Jirō Satō

• Animax's official website for Shōkojo Sarah (Japanese)
• Animax Asia's official website for Princess Sarah (English)
• Animax South Asia's official website for Princess Sarah (English)
• Princess Sarah (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia

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