![]() ![]() In Saudi Arabia and several other countries in the Middle East, it was dubbed into Arabic and aired in various stations across the country as Sally (سالي), while in the early 1990s Philippine media conglomerate ABS-CBN aired a Tagalog-dubbed, or in local parlance, "Tagalized", version of the series under the title Sarah, Ang Munting Prinsesa. At the time when the series was first released, some have speculated that it, especially with Minchin and Lavinia's behaviour towards Sara, alluded to numerious bullying incidents in Japan, which was a contentious issue in the country during the 1980s, though director Fumio Kurokawa stated that the series was not necessarily about bullying and any parallels between the incidents and the show were merely coincidental. Princess Sarah gained a following especially in the Middle East and the Philippines, mostly due to its educational premise and social message. In spite of this Sara took it as an inspiration for her to stay positive, persevere and overcome her trials. When Sara's father went bankrupt and died from fever, Minchin used it as a leverage against Sara and mistreated her by any means possible. Things seemed well during her stay, but Minchin hid a sense of disdain at the girl she would pretentiously praise Sara due to his father's social status. ![]() As mentioned earlier, the premise remains the same, with nine-year old Sara Crewe attending a boarding school run by Miss Minchin. ![]() ![]() Plotĭirected by Fumio Kurokawa, the series was made to be faithful to the original source material, doing away with the artistic liberties introduced with the 1939 Shirley Temple film, although it spanned 46 episodes and introduced new scenarios and characters exclusive to the anime. Princess Sarah was also translated into several languages, including French, Italian, German, Arabic, Tagalog and Spanish. The anime originally premiered as part of Nippon's World Masterpiece Theater, and was later broadcast by Animax in Japan and several other countries, especially in Southeast Asia, where an English dub was aired. Princess Sarah (小公女セーラ Purinsesu Sēra) is a 1985 Japanese anime series produced by Nippon Animation which was based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel, A Little Princess. Image macro, exploitable, novel, a little princess, princess sara, sara crewe, anime (title), anime / manga, abridged series ![]()
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