Laura, the Prairie Girl
Japanese anime television series
Laura, the Prairie Girl (草原の少女ローラ, Sōgen no Shōjo Rōra) is a Japanese anime television series based on the novels Little House in the Big Woods and Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Twenty-six half-hour episodes were released between 1975 and 1976.
Plot
The Ingalls family is a close-knit group: father, mother, and three daughters. Among them, Laura, the middle child, is the focus of this show. This show adapts the 1st and 3rd books of the Little House on the Prairie book series. As such, the show goes from living in the woodlands to moving to the prairie lands to survive due to a lack of livelihood. In search for a fresh start, the family is determined to go through any form of obstacles.
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.
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