Watashi no Ashinaga Ojisan
English title: My Daddy Long Legs
Japanese title: 私のあしながおじさん
Alternative titles: Sekai Meisaku Gekijou, Daddy-Long-Legs
Type: TV
Source: Novel
Episodes: 40
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jan 4, 1990 to Dec 23, 1990
Broadcast: Sundays at 19:30 (JST)
Duration: 23 min per ep
Rating: G - All Ages
Studios: Nippon Animation
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Themes: Historical, School

Daddy Long Legs is based on the novel of the same name by Jean Webster. It chronicles the adventures of Judy Abbott, an orphan in New York. During a meeting for the superintendent, with other important and rich people in attendance, a scholarship is offered to Judy by a mysterious benefactor. Catching only a glimpse of his tall shadow as he leaves, Judy calls him "Daddy Long Legs" and writes him letters every month as per his request. While studying at the Lincoln Memorial school, she makes many friends and learns about a world she never knew about before. 

(Source: ANN)