Laura, the Prairie Girl

Laura, The Prairie Girl
Little Laura and her family
草原の少女ローラ (Sōgen no Shōjo Rōra)
Genre	Historical drama, Old West
Anime television series
Directed by	Seiji Endō, Mitsuo Ezaki
Written by	Masao Maruyama, Laura Ingalls Wilder (novels)
Studio	Nippon Animation
Network	TBS
Original run	7 October 1975 – 3 April 1976
Episodes	26

Laura, the Prairie Girl (草原の少女ローラ Sōgen no Shōjo Rōra) is a Japanese anime TV series based on the novels Little House in the Big Woods and Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Twenty-six episodes were released, between 1975 and 1976, each lasting about 30 minutes.

Characters

Laura Ingalls

The protagonist of the series. Voiced by: Kazuko Sugiyama

Charles Ingalls

Laura's father. Voiced by: Shūsei Nakamura

Caroline Ingalls

Laura's mother. Voiced by: Eiko Masuyama

Mary Ingalls

Laura's older sister. Voiced by: Masako Sugaya

Carrie Ingalls

Laura's younger sister. Voiced by: Yoneko Matsukane

Mr. Edwards

Voiced by: Masaaki Okabe

Staff

• Directors: Seiji Endō and Mitsuo Ezaki
• Writer: Masao Maruyama
• Executive Producer: Kōichi Motohashi
• Music: Akihiko Takashima
• Director of Photography: Keishichi Kuroki
• Art Director: Masahiro Ioka
• Character Designer: Yasuji Mori
• Animation Director: Yasuji Mori

Season 1

1. "Little house in a big forest" October 7, 1975
2. "A wolf cub arrives" October 14, 1975
3. "Everyone's treasure" October 21, 1975
4. "The boy in the covered wagon" October 28, 1975
5. "New house across the forest" November 4, 1975
6. "Bear cub we met at the waterfall" November 11, 1975
7. "My hero the cowboy" November 18, 1975
8. "A fawn is calling" November 25, 1975
9. "Bullets made by dad" December 5, 1975
10. "Bearded guest" December 12, 1975
11. "Lost migrating bird" December 19, 1975
12. "Where did Santa Claus go?" December 26, 1975
13. "Pa disappears in a snowstorm" January 2, 1976
14. "Dreams and hope! Departing for the prairies" January 9, 1976
15. "Big adventure! Crossing the frozen lake" January 16, 1976
16. "Jack the dog disappears" January 23, 1976
17. "Come back, Jack, my dear dog!" January 30, 1976
18. "Cute animals of the big prairies" February 6, 1976
19. "Build it quickly! Our new house" February 13, 1976
20. "A wolf pack surrounds the house" February 20, 1976
21. "New house built with Pa" February 27, 1976
22. "A cute calf has arrived!" March 6, 1976
23. "Perilous well-digging" March 13, 1976
24. "Something terrible happened!" March 20, 1976
25. "My house is burning!!" March 27, 1976
26. "Wheat, grow tall!" April 3, 1976

Sources

External links

• Laura, the Prairie Girl at the Internet Movie Database
• Laura, the Prairie Girl (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia