Art of Princess Sarah
/ CDRPrincess Sarah is an animation series produced by Nippon Animation and Aniplex, and directed by Fumio Kurokawa in 1985. The anime was based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel, A Little Princess. The series has been selected as one of the best 100 Japanese anime series of all time by viewers of TV Asahi. The pictures on this page are a collection of artworks created for this series.
THE STORY
In the year 1885. Sarah Crewe is a young daughter of a wealthy English father, Ralph Crewe, who lives in British-ruled India. She starts attending an all-girl's seminary boarding school in London, where she excels in her studies and is loved deeply by many of her friends and classmates. Tragedy strikes when Sarah's father passes away and her family goes bankrupt, leaving her to become a poor orphan. The school's headmistress, Miss Minchin, takes advantage of this situation and makes her a maid in the school, trying hard to make her life as miserable as possible. However, Sarah, with the help of her friends, perseveres and tries to endure all her hardships…