Tales of Little Women

Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy are four loving March sisters living with their mother in the USA during the Civil War. Their father is a military doctor fighting in the Union Army. After a terrible battle in a neighbour town, the Confederates pass through their town and burn it. Over the ruins of their house the March family also learn that the factory in which their father invested all his money has been burnt too. Homeless and pennyless, the family heads towards Newcord, where the father's aunt lives, hoping for the old lady to help them. The girls try to adjust to their new life, face many hardships, meet new friends and wish to the war to be over at last.

Tales of Little Women (1987) is a Japanese animated family drama series created for Fuji TV, produced by Nippon Animation as part of its World Masterpiece Theater lineage and adapted from the classic novel Little Women. Set during the American Civil War, it follows the four March sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, along with their mother, as they are left homeless and penniless after Confederate soldiers burn their town and their father's investment is lost. Their journey carries them toward the household of a great aunt in Newcord, and the engine of each episode is the sisters adjusting to hardship, making new friends, and facing everyday obstacles while longing for the war to end. Voiced by a cast that includes Rei Sakuma as Amy March and Keiko Han as Margaret March, the 48-episode run is a single continuous story told at a gentle, deliberate pace. The tone is warm, tender and hopeful, with wartime danger kept in the background and domestic closeness foregrounded. Fans of Anne of Green Gables, Heidi, Girl of the Alps and other classic literary anime will find the same wholesome, heartfelt resonance here.

• Little Women (1987)shared family drama, historical hardship, episodic coming of age in a wholesome anime register
• Anne of Green Gablesshared world masterpiece theater lineage, episodic travel and adversity, gentle serialized heroine journey
• Heidi, Girl of the Alpsshared literary adaptation, sisterhood and family bonds, warm wholesome tone
• Little Womenshared period family drama, resilience under hardship, animated adaptation of a classic

Release Date

1987-01-11

Episode runtime

25 min

Rating

7.4 / 10 (22)

What is Tales of Little Women about?

Four March sisters endure the upheaval of the American Civil War, losing their home and fortune as they journey toward distant relatives with hope and resilience.

What is Tales of Little Women like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Tales of Little Women as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.

Is Tales of Little Women violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Tales of Little Women as mild.

Which shows are like Tales of Little Women?

Shows with a similar feel include Little Women (1987), Anne of Green Gables, Heidi, Girl of the Alps, and Little Women.

How long is Tales of Little Women?

Tales of Little Women: 1 season, 48 episodes.

Is Tales of Little Women still running?

No, Tales of Little Women has ended.

Where can I watch Tales of Little Women?

In United States, Tales of Little Women streams on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player.