Sara, a pretty girl born into a rich British family in India, is treated like a little princess at a dormitory school in London. Sara’s sweet school life turns to tragedy when she learns of her father’s death and the family’s bankruptcy. However, Sara endures her hard luck with kindness and imagination and escapes from her misery through fantasies. (Source: Nippon Animation) Based on the novel "A Little Princess" by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Episodes
46
Aired
Winter 1985
Score
7.4
Popularity
#3663
BullyingClassic LiteratureHistoricalClass StruggleBoarding SchoolMaidsFemale ProtagonistOjou-sama
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