Anne Shirley (2025 TV series)

Anne Shirley
Promotional poster
アン・シャーリー
(An Shārī)
Created byLucy Maud Montgomery
Manga
Written byHanako Muraoka
Illustrated byAkane Hoshikubo
Published byEnterbrain
MagazineB's Log Comic
Original runJanuary 5, 2025 – present
Anime television series
Directed byHiroshi Kawamata
Produced by
  • Yoshiko Nakayama
  • Mami Nakatani
  • Yukari Kiso
  • Sayaka Kanno
Written byNatsuko Takahashi
Music byMichiru Ōshima
StudioThe Answer Studio
Licensed by
Original networkNHK Educational TV
Original run April 5, 2025 – present
Episodes24

Anne Shirley (Japanese: アン・シャーリー, Hepburn: An Shārī) is a Japanese anime television series produced by The Answer Studio and directed by Hiroshi Kawamata. Based on the novel series Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, the series premiered in April 2025. A manga adaptation based on the 1952 translation by Hanako Muraoka and illustrated by Akane Hoshikubo began serialization in Enterbrain's B's Log Comic online magazine in January 2025.

Characters

Anne Shirley (アン・シャーリー, An Shārī)
Voiced by: Honoka Inoue[1] (Japanese); Monica Flatley[2] (English)
A young 11-year-old girl who comes from an orphanage. She has a vivid imagination and becomes used to her life in Green Gables, on Prince Edward Island. She can have a temper, especially when people make fun of her looks, including her red hair.
Marilla Cuthbert (マリラ・カスバート, Marira Kasubāto)
Voiced by: Aya Nakamura[1] (Japanese); Linda Leonard[2] (English)
The adopted mother of Anne, who is unsure about Anne at first, after she and Matthew were supposed to have a boy from the orphanage, rather than a girl, but warms up to her. She can be stern and strict with Anne, attempting to instill discipline in her, but also forgiving, as she grows to love Anne's vivacity and joy.
Matthew Cuthbert (マシュウ・カスバート, Mashū Kasubāto)
Voiced by: Yasunori Matsumoto[1] (Japanese); Randy Pearlman[2] (English)
The adopted father of Anne, who quickly takes a liking to her, and tries to temper Marilla's reactions to Anne. He is the brother of Marilla and has no qualms about "spoiling" Anne and indulging her with pretty clothes and fancy shoes.
Diana Barry (ダイアナ・バーリー, Daiana Bārī)
Voiced by: Yume Miyamoto[1] (Japanese); Amanda Gael[3] (English)
The bosom friend of Anne, who she meets early on during her time in Green Gables. She is one of the only girls who is Anne's age who is living in the local area. While she does not have a vivid imagination like Anne, she remains a loyal friend.
Gilbert Blythe (ギルバート・ブライス, Girubāto Buraisu)
Voiced by: Naoya Miyase[1] (Japanese); Corey Wilder[4] (English)
A thirteen-year-old boy who teases girls at the local school and makes fun of Anne's hair, calling it "carrots," resulting in her breaking a slate over his head, causing him to fall in love with her. Due to making fun of her, and attempts to apologize to her, she refuses to speak with him for several years.
Teddy Phillips (テディ・フィリップス, Tedi Firippusu)
Voiced by: Teruyuki Tanzawa[5] (Japanese); Ian Sinclair[6] (English)
A strict and unpopular teacher at Avonlea, who often misspells Anne's name, by not including the "E" and punishes her, but others, for arriving late, resulting in Anne's refusal to attend school for several weeks. Once, he punished Anne for losing her temper with Gilbert Blythe. He is described as lacking discipline, and "courts" one of his older pupils, Prissy Andrews, openly.
Rachel Lynde (レイチェル・リンド, Reicheru Rindo)
Voiced by: Kimiko Saitō[7] (Japanese); Casey Casper[2] (English)
Living near Matthew and Marilla, Mrs. Lynde is a noted busybody but is also industrious and charitable. Although she and Anne start off on the wrong foot due to Mrs. Lynde's blunt criticism and Anne's short temper, they soon become quite close.
Ruby Gillis (ルビー・ギリス, Rubī Girisu)
Voiced by: Sora Amamiya[8] (Japanese); Hayden Daviau[9] (English)
Another of Anne's friends. Having several "grown-up" sisters, Ruby loves to share her knowledge of beaux with her friends. She is pretty and blonde, but rather empty-headed and prone to hysterics.
Jane Andrews (ジェーン・アンドリュース, Jēn Andoryūzu)
Voiced by: Sayaka Kikuchi[10]
One of Anne's friends from school, she is plain and sensible.
J.A. Harrison (J.A.ハリソン, J.A. Harrison)
Voiced by: Hikari Ōta[11]
An older man who is eccentric, resulting in people near him not understanding him, and he has a harsh-speaking parrot named Ginger.
Eliza Barry (エリザ・バーリー, Eriza Bārī)
Voiced by: Rena Maeda[12]
The strict mother of Diana.
Mary Bell (メアリー・ベル, Mearī Beru)
Voiced by: Saya Hitomi[13]
Josie Pye (ジョシー・パイ, Joshī Pai)
Voiced by: Aki Sasamori[14]
A classmate generally disliked by the other girls (as are her siblings), Josie is vain, dishonest, sharp-tongued, and jealous of Anne's popularity.
Jimmy Glover (ジミー・グロヴァ, Jimī Gurova)
Voiced by: Shoya Ishige[15]
A male friend of Gilbert.
Charlie Sloane (チャーリー・スローン, Chārī Surōn)
Voiced by: Chiharu Sawashiro[16]
A male friend of Gilbert, who hangs out with him and Jimmy.
Carrie Sloane (キャリー・スローン, Kyarī Surōn)
Voiced by: Saima Nakano[17]
The sister of Charlie.
Mrs. Heather Hammond
Voiced by: TBA
Anne lives with her for a portion of her pre-Green-Gables life and cares for Mrs. Hammond's three sets of twins. Anne is sent to the Hopetown orphan asylum when Mrs. Hammond is forced to break up her home after her husband's sudden death.
Minnie Mae MacPherson (ミニー・メイ・マクファーソン, Minī Mei Makufāson)
Voiced by: Chinami Nishikawa[18]
Moody Spurgeon MacPherson (ムーディー・スパージョン・マクファーソン, Mūdī Supājon Makufāson)
Voiced by: Takaaki Torashima[19]
Mrs. Blewett
Voiced by: Seiko Tamura (Japanese); Wendy Powell[2] (English)
Mrs. Spencer
Voiced by: Chie Nakamura (Japanese); Anastasia Muñoz[2] (English)
Flora
Voiced by: Sayaka Senbongi (Japanese); Laura Faverty[2] (English)
Muriel Stacy
Voiced by: Fumiko Orikasa
Teddy Phillips' replacement as teacher at the Avonlea School.
Philippa Gordon
Voiced by: Chika Anzai[1]
Royal "Roy" Gardner
Voiced by: Tokuyoshi Kawashima[1]
Davy Keith
Dora Keith

Media

Manga

A manga adaptation based on the 1952 translation by Hanako Muraoka and illustrated by Akane Hoshikubo began serialization in Enterbrain's B's Log Comic online magazine on January 5, 2025.[20]

Anime

The new anime television series adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables novels was announced in November 2024.[21][22] It is produced by The Answer Studio and directed by Hiroshi Kawamata, with character designs handled by Kenichi Tsuchiya and music composed by Michiru Ōshima. The series premiered on April 5, 2025, on NHK Educational TV, and is scheduled to run for 24 episodes.[1][23] From episode 3 onwards, the opening theme song is "Yokan" (予感; lit. 'Premonition') performed by Tota,[24] while the ending theme song is "Heart", performed by Laura Day Romance. Crunchyroll is streaming the series.[25] Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.[26]

Episodes

No.Title [27][28]Directed by [a]Written by [a]Storyboarded by [a]Original release date [29]
1"It's Such an Interesting World"
Transliteration: "Sekai tte, Totemo Omoshiroi Tokone" (Japanese: 世界って、とてもおもしろいとこね)		Hiroshi KawamataNatsuko TakahashiHiroshi KawamataApril 5, 2025 (2025-04-05)
Anne Shirley, an eleven-year-old girl born in Nova Scotia, arrives at Prince Edward Island from an orphanage, where she will be living with the Cuthberts, with Mrs. Spencer bidding her adieu. She happily greets Matthew Cuthbert at the train station. Marilla reveals to Rachel Lynde that she is getting a "little orphan boy" to raise. On their ride together to Green Gables, Anne quickly charms him with her active imagination, giving nicknames to places they pass, as she shares her insecurities. When she gets inside Green Gables, Marilla asks where "the boy" is, Matthew begins to explain what happened, and Anne feels unwanted. She admits her real name following further questions, saying it is fine as long as they spell it as "Anne" rather than "Ann." Later, she refuses to eat her dinner and goes to sleep while sobbing. The next morning, Anne accepts the day but decides to not go outside because it will be her last time there. They travel to the house of Mrs. Spencer to return Anne, and she reluctantly talks about herself. They make it to the house, and after Anne looks terrified of Mrs. Blewett, causing Marilla to save Anne and take her back to Green Gables. Marilla later tells Matthew she isn't sure about raising Anne, and Anne prays for a better future.
2"I Love Pretty Things"
Transliteration: "Atashi, Kireina Mono ga Suki" (Japanese: あたし、きれいなものが好き)		Higashio YamauchiNatsuko TakahashiHiroshi KawamataApril 12, 2025 (2025-04-12)
Anne begins her day by doing farm work, then eating breakfast with Marilla and Matthew. She asks if she is going to be sent away or not, and Marilla announces she will be kept as long as she is a "good little girl." She asks Anne to call her "Marilla" rather than any other name. Rachel warns Marilla about keeping Anne, but Marilla says her decision is final. After Rachel insults her appearance, including her hair, Anne is infuriated, saying she hates Rachel, then insults her, and says she will never forgive her. Following this, Marilla tells Rachel that she shouldn't have insulted Anne. Later, Anne refuses to apologize despite Marilla's pleading. The next day, Matthew suggests to her that she should apologize, and she agrees, putting on a show-and-dance for Rachel. On the way back, Anne and Marilla talk to each other. The day after, Anne travels to Sunday school and wears a flower crown, which Marilla chastises her for. Anne apologizes and says she should be sent back to the asylum, with Marilla rejecting this idea. Anne meets Diana Barry, and both become fast friends, making a pact to be faithful bosom friends until the end of time. Following this, Anne tells Marilla how wonderful Diana is. Matthew gives Anne sweets as a gift.
3"Looking Forward to Things Is Half the Pleasure of Them"
Transliteration: "Nani ka o Tanoshimi ni Shite Matsu to iu Koto ga, Sono Ureshī Koto no Hanbun Niataru no yo" (Japanese: 何かを楽しみにして待つということが、その嬉しいことの半分に当たるのよ)		Masaki SugiyamaHirami DoJunichi TogawaApril 19, 2025 (2025-04-19)
The painting Diana made is hung in Anne's room. Anne tells Marilla she has been invited to the Sunday school picnic, and Marilla accepts it. When Marilla tells Anne about her missing brooch, Anne admits she wore it once, then returned it. After Marilla searches again, she commands Anne to stay in her room until she "tells the truth." She talks to Matthew about it. The next morning, Marilla tells Anne she will not be allowed to go to the picnic unless she confesses. The morning after, Anne tells Marilla she took the brooch, but Marilla refuses to let her go. Some time later, Marilla finds the brooch in her room. Anne admits she gave a false confession, which she had rehearsed the night before. Anne travels to the picnic and meets other girls in the nearby area around her age. The next day, Anne goes to Avonlea school for the first time. Anne shows the class her geography knowledge and reads from a poem. She shares her lunch with Diana and other neighborhood girls. Gilbert Blythe, a 14-year-old boy, begins attending school the next day. When he makes fun of Anne's hair, she breaks her school slate over his head. He attempts to take responsibility, but Mr. Philips punishes her. Gilbert attempts to apologize, but she refuses his apology. She returns before the bell rings, but Mr. Phillips puts her among the boys as punishment. She runs off and vows to never return to school again.
4"One Can't Stay Sad Very Long in Such an Interesting World"
Transliteration: "Kon'na Omoshiroi Sekai de, Itsu Made mo Kanashinjai Rarenai Wa" (Japanese: こんなおもしろい世界で、いつまでも悲しんじゃいられないわ)		Hiromichi MatanoRinrinYoshiaki OkumuraApril 26, 2025 (2025-04-26)
Rachel advises Marilla to let Anne not go to school for a week. Diana comes over for a tea party, and Anne pours what she thinks is raspberry cordial, but it is actually currant wine. This causes Diana's mother to say that Anne can no longer speak or hang out with Diana. Both girls make a promise to never forget one another, then part, but not before Anne kisses Diana on the forehead and gets a lock of her hair. The next day, Anna decides to go to school and tries to act like a model student. She gets gifts from the other students at school. The following day, Diana and Anne exchange letters, while Anne refuses to talk to Gilbert, with both getting high marks in class. It is shown that Anne secretly exchanges letters with Diana, while Anne laments she can't talk with Diana. That winter, Anne helps treat Diana's sister, Minnie May, who gets sick with croup, with ipecac, and Matthew gets a doctor from a nearby town. Matthew and Anne travel home. Later, Diana and Anne are again on speaking terms after Diana's mother is grateful for what Anne did for Minnie. Anne gushes to Matthew and Marilla about the time she had with Diana. She reads the letter Diana gave her and falls asleep.
5"Let Us Look on the Bright Side of Things"
Transliteration: "Mono Goto no Akarui Hō o Kangaemashō" (Japanese: ものごとの明るいほうを考えましょう)		Shigeki AwaiNatsuko TakahashiHideaki UeharaMay 3, 2025 (2025-05-03)
Anne recalls that Mr. Phillips is leaving and that Ruby said goodbye to him while she cried. She notes they met the minister and his wife afterward, expressing her admiration of the woman's clothing, including puffed sleeves. Later, Anne and the other girls play a game where they dare each other to do things, with Diana walking on one foot and Josie walking on top of a fence. Despite the pleas from Diana, Anne climbs a ladder onto the roof so she can walk the ridgepole, saying her honor is at stake, and ends up falling, injuring her ankle in the process. She is on bed rest for six weeks, during which she is visited by people on the island. Diana brings The Rosebud Garden by Charlotte E. Morgan. After she has fully recovered, Anne returns to school and meets the new teacher, Ms. Stacy. At lunchtime, she eats with some of the girls. Anne receives a dress with puffed sleeves for her recitation at the Christmas concert, "Recollections," and gets over her stage fright when seeing Marilla and Matthew there. Anne gives Diana confidence before she sings The Island Hymn. Afterward, Anne and Diana praise one another, and it's revealed that Gilbert picked up a rose that had been in Anne's hair. Matthew and Marilla agree that Anne should go to Queen's Academy.
6"I Thought Nothing Could Be As Bad As Red Hair"
Transliteration: "Akage Kurai, Iyana Mono wa Nai to Omotteitano" (Japanese: 赤毛くらい、いやなものはないと思っていたの)		Shinji SanoHirami DoYo MiuraMay 10, 2025 (2025-05-10)
Anne learns that neither Matthew nor Marilla is married, and she struggles with a storytelling proposal. Diana worries about it, and they see a mink on the way to school. Later, Anne shares her story idea with Diana, adding that red hair would not be what the heroine of her story would have, saying they would have golden or black hair instead. Anne asks Ruby about how her sisters got proposed to for ideas in her story. Late that night, Anne continues writing her story. The next day, she shares more details of the story with Anne, and other girls hear it, are enthralled, and a story club begins. The following day, Diana reads her story in front of the class. Ms. Stacy says Anne has a knack for leadership. That night, Marilla laughs at some of Anne's stories she has written. Some time after, Marilla finds Anne in her room, uncovers that she partially dyed her hair, and Marilla tries to wash it out. Diana tells Anne to not despair about her hair, and she later asks Marilla to cut it off. She goes to class the following day with short hair, surprising her classmates.
7"I've Been Making Mistakes, but Each Mistake Has Helped to Cure Me of My Shortcomings"
Transliteration: "Shippai Bakari Shite Kitake do, Hitotsu Suru Tabi ni Jibun no Warui Bubun ga Naotteiku no" (Japanese: 失敗ばかりしてきたけど、一つするたびに自分の悪い部分が直っていくの)		Masaki SugiyamaRinrinHiroshi KawamataMay 17, 2025 (2025-05-17)
Anne is saved by Gilbert after a game goes badly, but she refuses to accept his offer of friendship after he attempts to apologize, remaining stubborn. However, she regrets not forgiving him. Later on, Jane declares she'll never marry anyone, and Matthew collapses from a bad spell, causing Marilla and Anne to be worried.
8"I Don't Want to Be Anyone but Myself"
Transliteration: "Atashi wa, Jibun no Hoka, Dare ni mo Naritakunai wa" (Japanese: あたしは、自分の他、誰にもなりたくないわ)		Masahiro HosodaNatsuko TakahashiMinoru OharaMay 24, 2025 (2025-05-24)
Anne ties the top place for Queen's Academy exams with Gilbert, but only she is asked to do a recitation of a poem. Her performance follows a professional named Mrs. Evans, who recites "The Flower that Smiles To-Day." Anne follows by reading from "The Maiden's Vow" by Carolina Oliphant, and as an encore, recites the poem by Hilaire Belloc, "The Frog," in a Victorian music hall. In the process, Gilbert is pleased, as are Anne's parents, and the audience as a whole, at how the performance goes. All the while, Anne thinks about what she will do in Queen's Academy, as her goals begin to shift.
9"Next to Trying and Winning, the Best Thing Is Trying and Failing"
Transliteration: "Isshōkenmei ni Yatte Katsu Koto no Tsugi ni īno wa, Isshōkenmei Yatte Makeru Kotona no yo" (Japanese: 一生懸命にやって勝つことの次にいいのは、一生懸命やって負けることなのよ)		Shinji SanoRinrinHiroshi KawamataMay 31, 2025 (2025-05-31)
Anne goes to school at Queen's Academy, while Marilla and Matthew miss her, beginning her work to get a teacher's license. Ruby and Jane are at the same school, encouraging her to become friends with Gilbert. Anne writes to Diana about her time in the academy, noting she is very lonely, but is grateful to have a familiar face, like that of Gilbert, in her class. She admits she is homesick and cries while writing her letter to Diana. Anne talks to two other girls in her class: Stella and Priscilla. Anne goes back to Green Gables for Christmas and meets Diana. Later, in the spring, Diana reads a letter from Anne. Some time after, Anne learns that she won the Avery scholarship for Redmond College, while Gilbert is a gold medalist. Anne graduates and returns to Green Gables with Marilla and Matthew. Anne learns that Gilbert will be teaching and not attending Redmond, while Marilla and Matthew are having more health problems. Anne and Diana spend the day together. Matthew and Anne have a heart-to-heart talk.
10"I Don't Know What Lies Around the Bend, but I'm Going to Believe That the Best Does"
Transliteration: "Magarikado o Magatta Saki ni Nani ga Aru ka wa, Wakaranai Demo, Kitto Ichiban Yoi Mono ni Chigainai no" (Japanese: 曲がり角をまがった先に何があるかは、わからないでも、きっと一番良いものに違いないの)		Shinji SanoNatsuko TakahashiJunichi TogawaJune 7, 2025 (2025-06-07)
After Anne returns from Queens, Matthew suddenly falls to the ground after reading the paper. It is later revealed he had a sudden heart attack and died. Anne collects flowers solemnly and there is a funeral series. Diana remains supportive of Anne, while Marilla and Anne embrace one another, with Marilla glad Anne is there. Later, Matthew's casket leaves Green Gables in a funeral procession. Some time after, Anne begins to enjoy life again, while planting scotch roses near Matthew's grave, and placing honeysuckle buds in Marilla's hair. She reveals that she will not attend Redmond College and will be staying in Green Gables to care for Marilla, teach at Avonlea, and take courses at Carmody, to her shock. She ultimately accepts this. After Anne learns of what Gilbert did for her, she is grateful, forgives him for making fun of her hair, and they promise to be the best of friends. Marilla later teases Anne about how much time she is spending talking with Gilbert and she blushes.
11"I'd Like to Add Some Beauty to Life"
Transliteration: "Atashi wa Jinsei o Utsukushī Mono ni Shitai no" (Japanese: あたしは人生を美しいものにしたいの)		Shigeki AwaiHirami DoMinoru OharaJune 14, 2025 (2025-06-14)
12"Perhaps We Always Love Best the People Who Need Us"
Transliteration: "Atashitachi wa Jibun o Hitsuyō to Shitekureru Hito o Suki ni Narun Janaika Shira" (Japanese: あたしたちは自分を必要としてくれる人を好きになるんじゃないかしら)		Masaki SugiyamaRinrinShinichi WatanabeJune 21, 2025 (2025-06-21)
13"When I Think Something Nice Is Going to Happen, I Seem to Fly Right Up On the Wings of Anticipation"
Transliteration: "Subarashī Koto ga Okoru to Omōto, Atashi Sōzō no Tsubasa ni Notte Tobiagaru no" (Japanese: 素晴らしいことが起こると思うと、あたし想像の翼に乗って飛び上がるの)		Akira KatoRinRinShinichi WatanabeJune 28, 2025 (2025-06-28)
14"It Is Never Too Late for the Real Prince to Come for the True Princess"
Transliteration: "Honmono no Ōji Sama ga, Honmono no Ohime-sama ni Ai ni Kurunoni, Ososugiru Koto wa Arimasenwa" (Japanese: 本物の王子様が、本物のお姫様に会いに来るのに、遅すぎることはありませんわ)		TBATBATBAJuly 5, 2025 (2025-07-05)
15"I’ll Come From the Ends of the Earth If Necessary"
Transliteration: "Sekai no Hate ni Ite mo, Tondeikuwa" (Japanese: 世界の果てにいても、飛んでいくわ)		TBATBATBAJuly 12, 2025 (2025-07-12)

Reception

The series was well-received. Anime Feminist said that the series had "feminist potential" and called it "gorgeous new take" on the Anne of Green Gables series, while honoring previous adaptations and welcoming those unfamiliar with the story, while being "concerned with the autonomy of children" and celebrating the "odd little girl protagonist," Anne Shirley.[30] A review on the same site by Vrai Kaiser noted that Anne of Green Gables very popular and integrated into Japan, even incorporated into school curricula, spawning a TV anime in 1979, and said that you could see "traces of Anne in the evolution of shoujo and yuri" and noted that some described Anne's friendship with Diana Barry as fitting into "the tradition of Class-S that had been paved some decades earlier by Yoshiya Nobuko." Kaiser also described the series premiere as "beautiful, lovingly made", noted that it was "inevitably indebted" to the previous anime adaptation, praised series composer Takahashi Natsuko and the storytelling, said that Marilla may have less time to shine due to the shorter run-time of the entire series, calling her a "fascinating character" and hoped viewers gave the series "a chance," and described it as a series about a character who found "joy in a society that's been built to devalue and steal from young girls."[31]

Prior to the series premiere, Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network said that while there was "a special place" in her heart for the original anime version as well and she was not "incredibly excited about this new adaptation," and said that many "modern heroines owe their roots to her Anne," that the series teasers and trailers take "a lot of inspiration from the original 1977 designs of Yoshifumi Kondō, complete with imagery with a "charmingly old-fashioned, pastoral feel." She concluded by saying that if the series can "pull off even half the charm of its source material, it should be something really special."[32]

Following the series premiere, Silverman reviewed the anime's first two episodes, noting that we have to consider "what's being cut" in this adaptation, noting that chapters about "Anne attending church...are abbreviated" while praising the characters in the series and the voice acting of Honoka Inoue, argued that "the moments chosen to animate are perfect", and said that the series is "capturing the beauty of Montgomery's text." In her review of the third episode, Silverman described the episode as "beautiful exploration of the various sides of Anne," complete with the iconic breaking of a slate over Gilbert's head by Anne, stated that most of what is being excluded is "the religious bits", and called it fitting that Anne recites part of a verse drama by Robert Browning entitled Pippa Passes in this episode.[33][34]

Petrana Radulovic of Polygon praised the anime's interpretation of Anne responding to Gilbert's taunts by smashing "the slate on Gilbert's head...like it's some super-intense anime showdown," asserted that the "only proper way" to adapt the big feelings of the novel is through "an anime adaptation," and said the latter makes sense considering how many elements of the series are present in anime, like "the episodic nature of the chapters" and the close and "almost romantic friendship between Diana and Anne." She also stated that this series "fully uses the medium of animation" to bolster elements of the original work.[35] Jade King of TheGamer said the series is soft, endearing, and gives off "comforting cottagecore vibes" and "sickeningly sweet energy," calling it the "cutest anime" of Spring 2025, expressing her admiration for how the series depicts Anne as a "spunky, imaginative, undeniably hopeful young girl who...takes everything in stride" and stated it reminded her of Studio Ghibli films like Only Yesterday, When Marnie Was There, and Kiki's Delivery Service, and games such as Stardew Valley, Coral Island, and Fields of Mistria.[36] Vera Vargas of CBR praised the ninth episode of the series, calling it "entertaining," with themes that are timeless, "flawless characterization and relatable interactions" and asserted that the series "keeps many moments" from the original novel.[37]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode

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