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Lucy-May of the Southern Rainbow (1982)

Lucy-May of the Southern Rainbow poster
Original title
南の虹のルーシー
Genre
historical anime and manga, drama anime and manga, adventure anime and manga
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 50 episodes
Rated
ALL
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young English girl named Lucy-May moves with her family to rural Australia in the 1800s. The story follows her daily life as she adjusts to a new home, makes friends, and explores the countryside.

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What happens

Lucy-May of the Southern Rainbow (南の虹のルーシー, Minami no Niji no Rūshī; "Lucy of the Southern Rainbow") is a Japanese anime series by Nippon Animation. This 1982 adaptation is part of the studio's World Masterpiece Theater franchise, based on the 1982 novel Southern Rainbow by Australian writer Phyllis Piddington. The anime has been dubbed into French, Italian, Arabic, Spanish, German, Thai and Persian. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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