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Anne Shirley (TV)



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Alternative title:
アン・シャーリー (Japanese) 
Genres: slice of life 
Themes: small town 
Objectionable content: None 
Plot Summary: Prince Edward Island is a beautiful, small island in Canada. By mistake, the orphaned Anne Shirley is taken in by the elderly Cuthbert siblings, Marilla and Matthew, at Green Gables. Although they are confused, they are comforted by Anne's imagination, and their bond as a family deepens. She meets Gilbert Blythe, who becomes her constant rival, and Diana Barry, who becomes her confidant. And through her interactions with her classmates, teachers, and the people in the village, the young Anne grows up. 
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Running time: 23 minutes per episode 
Number of episodes: 24 
Vintage: 2025-04-04 
Opening Theme:
"Yokan" (予感;Premonition) by Tota 
Ending Theme:
"heart" by Laura day romance 
Official website:
アニメ「アン・シャーリー」 (Japanese) 
Reviews:
Anne Shirley ‒ Episode 10 (Jun 8, 2025)
Anne Shirley ‒ Episode 9 (Jun 1, 2025)
Anne Shirley ‒ Episode 8 (May 26, 2025)
Anne Shirley ‒ Episode 7 (May 18, 2025)
Anne Shirley ‒ Episode 6 (May 11, 2025)
Anne Shirley ‒ Episode 5 (May 4, 2025)
Anne Shirley ‒ Episode 4 (Apr 27, 2025)
Anne Shirley ‒ Episode 3 (Apr 20, 2025)
Anne Shirley ‒ Episodes 1-2 (Apr 14, 2025)
Anne Shirley (Apr 14, 2025)
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Anne Shirley 24-Episode TV Anime Stars Honoka Inoue, Aya Nakamura (Jan 23, 2025)
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Press Release:
Anne of Green Gables is Getting an anime, Animated Series Anne Shirley is Planned to Air on NHK E-Tele in April 2025 (Nov 20, 2024)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Hiroshi Kawamata (The Answer Studio) 
Series Composition: Natsuko Takahashi 
Storyboard: Naoko Yamada (OP, ED) 
Unit Director: Naoko Yamada (OP, ED) 
Music: Michiru Ōshima 
Original creator: Lucy Maud Montgomery 
Character Design: Kenichi Tsuchiya (The Answer Studio) 
Art Director: Tadashi Kudo 
Animation Director:
Yūji Watanabe 
Sound Director: Kisuke Koizumi 
Director of Photography: Shinji Saitō 
Executive producer:
Yōko Matsuzaki (Fuji Television) 
Producer:
Shigehiko Sato (FCC) 

Animation producer: Kyōsuke Sawada 
Chief Producer:
Sayaka Konno (金野沙矢香; Fujipacific Music) 
Yukiko Takase (Fuji Television) 
Color design: Shiho Kuriki 
Planning: Kazuya Maeda 
Senior Producer: Yoko Matsushita 
Theme Song Arrangement: Yoshiaki Dewa (OP) 
Theme Song Composition:
Tota (OP) 
Theme Song Lyrics:
Tota (OP) 
Theme Song Performance:
Tota (OP) 
Aya Nakamura as Marilla Cuthbert 
Honoka Inoue as Anne Shirley 
Naoya Miyase as Gilbert Blythe 
Yasunori Matsumoto as Matthew Cuthbert 
Yume Miyamoto as Diana Barry 

Aki Sasamori as Josie Pye 
Chiharu Sawashiro as Charlie Sloane 
Fumiko Orikasa as Muriel Stacy 
Hikari Ōta as J.A. Harrison 
Kazuki Takeuchi as Fred Wright 
Kimiko Saitō as Rachel Lynde 
Sayaka Kikuchi as Jane Andrews 
Sora Amamiya as Ruby Gillis 

Akari Tadano as Girl in the church (ep 2) 
Akihiko Ishizumi as Stationmaster (ep 1) 
Akiko Utsumi as Lady in pink (ep 8) 
Anna Ooyagi as Woman in the front seat (ep 9) 
Azusa Tachibana as Ella May Maherson (ep 4) 
Chie Nakamura as Mrs. Spencer (ep 1) 
Chinami Nishikawa as
Clerk (ep 5) 
Girl in white (ep 8) 
Minnie May Maherson (ep 3) 
Harumi Ueda as Gilbert's Mother (ep 10) 
Hayato Kanesaki as Student (ep 9) 
Ikuji Nose as Man in the front seat (ep 9) 
Kakeru Ishida as Student (ep 9) 
Kazuki Ura as Lewis Andrews (ep 8) 
Kengo Tsujii as Minister Bell (ep 2) 
Kenji Yamauchi as American painter (ep 8) 
Kyōko Hikami as Mrs. Allan (eps 5, 10) 
Marena Kuranishi as Girl in the church (ep 2) 
Mari Kiyohara as > Mrs. Evans (ep 8) 
Masanori Iwasaki as Principal (ep 9) 
Mei Hyakudomi as Girl in the church (ep 2) 
Nanako Ando as Harry Wilson (ep 7) 
Natsumi Takamori as Stella Maynard (ep 9) 
Nichika Ōmori as Minnie May Barry (ep 4) 
Rena Maeda as Eliza Barry (eps 2, 4, 10) 
Rina Honnizumi as Priscilla Grant (ep 9) 
Ryuto Suzumura as Student (ep 9) 
Saima Nakano as
Alice Bell (ep 7) 
Carrie Sloane (eps 3, 5) 
Female student (ep 4) 
Saki Kobari as Girl in the church (ep 2) 
Saya Hitomi as
Geraldine (ep 6) 
Girl in the church (ep 2) 
Mary Bell (eps 3-4) 
Sam Boulter (ep 7) 
Sayaka Senbongi as Flora Jane (ep 1) 
Seiji Katō as Harmon Andrews (ep 10) 
Seika Taketomi as Girl (ep 8) 
Seiko Tamura as Mrs. Blewett (ep 1) 
Shōya Ishige as
Jimmy Glover (eps 3-6, 10) 
Martin Andrews (ep 8) 
Taira Kikumoto as Doctor (ep 4) 
Takaaki Torashima as
Bertram (ep 6) 
Bureau staff member (ep 8) 
Moody Spurgeon Maherson (eps 3, 7) 
Teruyuki Tanzawa as
Teddy Phillips (eps 3-5) 
William Barry (ep 5) 
Yasuhiro Kikuchi as Doctor (eps 5, 10) 
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation:
Studio Lings (ep 1) 
Animation Production:
The Answer Studio  
Background Art: Studio Pinewood (ep 1) 
Broadcaster: NHK (E-Tele) 
Finish Animation:
Studio Dot (ep 1) 
In-Between Animation:
Studio Dot (ep 1) 
Music Production: Fujipacific Music 
Online Editing: IMAGICA Entertainment Media Services 
Planning Cooperation: Shinchosha 
Production:
The Answer Studio 
English staff
English cast
Producer: Samantha Herek 

Adaptation:
Heather Walker 
Assistant ADR Director: Hayden Daviau 
Engineer: Jameson Outlaw 
Mixing: Rickey Watkins 
Script Finalizer: Jaclyn Thomas 
Voice Direction: Helena Walstrom 
Amanda Gael as Diana Barry 
Corey Wilder as Gilbert Blythe 
Linda Leonard as Marilla Cuthbert 
Monica Flatley as Anne Shirley 
Randy Pearlman as Matthew Cuthbert 

Casey Casper as Rachel Lynde 
Hayden Daviau as Ruby Gillis 
Molly Searcy as Muriel Stacy 
Rebecca Danae as Jane Andrews 

Anastasia Munoz as Mrs. Spencer 
Ciarán Strange as Moody Spurgeon Maherson 
Dakota Farnsworth as Lewis 
Ian Sinclair as Teddy Phillips 
Laura Faverty as Flora Jane Spencer 
Leo Matthews as
Ella May Maherson 
Minnie May Barry 
Madeleine Norton as Mrs. Allan 
Monica Piskor as Mary Joe (ep 4) 
Wendy Powell as Mrs. Blewett 
English companies
Internet Streaming: Crunchyroll 
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Translation: Antonio Valdez (Mexico) 
Annie Rojas as Anne Shirley 
Diego Becerril as Gilbert Blythe 
Micaela Oddera as Diana Barry 
Rene Sagatsume as Matthew Cuthbert 
Sara Souza as Marilla Cuthbert 

Mariana de Iraola as Rachel Lynde 

Valeria Gomez as Señora Spencer 

Gonzalo Moreno 
Luciana Falcon 
Noelia Lestani 
Spanish companies
(none)

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