Watashi no Ashinaga Ojisan

Watashi no Ashinaga Ojisan (1990)

EndedAnimation showDrama, Comedy, Anime, Romance

Judy Abbott is an orphan who has been given the opportunity to study at the prestigious Lincoln Memorial High School by a mysterious benefactor whom she only knows as "John Smith". She has only seen his shadow once, and because of his long legs, she calls him "Daddy Long Legs". The only payment she is to give her benefactor is that she write him letters every month, with no expectation of them being responded to.

The anime covers three years of Judy's life, starting with her leaving the John Grier Home orphanage, and ending with her finishing high school.

Network
Scheduleevery Sunday (30 min)

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E40Nice to Meet You, Daddy!Dec 23, 1990
S01E39Graduating from the PastDec 16, 1990
S01E38A Sad ProposalDec 9, 1990
S01E37A Farewell on Christmas EveDec 2, 1990
S01E36In Order to Seize the DayNov 25, 1990
View all episodesView all seasons

Cast

View all cast

Characters

View all characters

Also known as

  • Sekai Meisaku Gekijou
  • My Daddy Long Legs
  • My Daddy Longlegs
  • Papa longues jambes (France)
  • Das Geheimnis von Daddy Langbein (Germany)
  • Hosszúlábú apu (Hungary)
  • Papà Gambalunga (Italy)
  • 私のあしながおじさん (Japan)
  • Tajemniczy Opiekun (Poland)
  • Papá das Pernas Altas (Portugal)
  • Длинноногий папочка (Russian Federation)
  • Papá piernas largas (Spain)
  • Daddy Long-Legs (United Kingdom)

Recently Updated Shows

Recently updated shows that might be of your interest.
The Traitors
Running

The Traitors

Set in a remote castle in the Scottish Highlands and based on the wildly popular Dutch series of the same name, 5-time Emmy-nominated Alan Cumming plays host to twenty larger-than-life personalities (including reality A-listers and America's best game players) who come together to complete a series of challenges with the objective of earning a cash prize of up to $250,000. The catch? Three of the contestants coined "the traitors" will devise a plan to steal the prize from the other contestants coined "the faithful".

Suits LA
Running

Suits LA

In Suits LA,Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York, has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a stellar group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they can't help but mix their personal and professional lives. All of this is going on while events from years ago slowly unravel that led Ted to leave behind everything and everyone he loved.

GenreDrama, Legal
Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale
Running

Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale

Based on the novel by V.V. James, Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale is set in a contemporary world where witchcraft is real. It takes place in the idyllic English town of Sanctuary, where for hundreds of years witches have lived peacefully, as valued members of society. Until now... At the heart of the story is Sarah Fenn, Sanctuary's resident witch, on whom the town relies to solve their problems when conventional remedies have failed. When local teen rugby star, Dan Whithall, dies tragically in an apparent accident, his death exposes a terrifying undercurrent of suspicion and fear towards Sarah and her teenage daughter, Harper. Mother of the dead boy, Abigail, once Sarah's closest friend, is wracked with grief, and to avenge her son's death, launches a modern-day witch-hunt to get "justice", no matter what the cost.

Casualty
Running

Casualty

They're fighting to save patients while their personal lives are brimming with drama and intrigue. Everything's at stake on the emergency ward.

Blue Lights
Running

Blue Lights

Blue Lights is the story of rookie (probationary) police officers working in contemporary Belfast, a city in which being a frontline response cop comes with a unique set of pressures and dangers. As they learn the basics of their profession, our new officers have to come to terms with a constant threat. In this often chaotic environment our characters have just a few crucial months to make it as police officers.

GenreDrama, Crime