Little Lord Fauntleroy (TV series)

The series is a home drama which depicts the process of a grumpy grandfather and the surroundings of a noble family moved by his grandson and becoming mild. Several animal characters also appear in the series. The story is divided into two parts: part one takes place in New York and part 2 takes place in the United Kingdom. ==Plot==

The story concerns an American boy named Cedric Errol (more fondly known as "Ceddie), who at an early age finds that he is the sole heir to a British earldom and leaves New York City to take up residence in his ancestral castle. After some initial resistance, he is joined by his middle-class mother (whom Cedie calls "Dearest"), widow of heir James Errol. His grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, intends to teach the boy to become an aristocrat, but Cedie inadvertently teaches his grandfather compassion and social justice, and the artless simplicity and motherly love of Dearest warms the old man's heart. ==Characters==

Main characters • Cedric "Ceddie" Errol (voiced by Ai Orikasa): The main character of this anime, Cedric is an innocent and warm-hearted 7-year-old boy who likes baseball and is good at playing the flute. • James Errol (voiced by Shinji Ogawa): The father of Cedie, he is kind and respected man. A reporter of a newspaper company, James was born in an earl family of the United Kingdom. He married a US citizen, Annie, despite his family's opposition, and was estranged from his family as a result. Due to fatigue from over work, he died of a heart attack at the age of 32 at the end of episode 5. • Annie Errol (Mrs. Errol) (voiced by Tomoko Munakata): The mother of Cedie, Annie is pretty, young, and kind-hearted woman. • Earl Dorincourt (voiced by Takeshi Watabe): The grandfather of Cedie, Earl is a grumpy, bitter, and selfish old man at first. He eventually leared to love Cedie and, in the process, accept Annie as his late son's husband and the mother of his grandson. Part 1: New York • Alec (voiced by Yuzuru Fujimoto): The stubborn chief editor of the Morning Journal where James is on work. • Silas Hobbes (voiced by Hiroyuki Shibamoto): An aged man who runs a greengrocer who initially despises aristocrats. He is also one of Cedie's closest adult friends in the neighborhood alongside Dick. • Dick Tipton (voiced by Yuzuru Fujimoto): A bootblack who is one of Cedie's closest adult friends in the neighbourhood outside of Mr. Hobbes. He treats Cedie as a younger brother. He, together with Mr. Hobbes, help clear Cedie's name when the latter had issues with his legitimacy as the Earl of Doringcourt. • Ms. Eliza (voiced by Miharu Yokota): A teacher at the school Ceddie attends. • Eric (voiced by Kazue Ikura): A "best friend" and classmate of Ceddie. • Mickey (voiced by Yūko Mita): A friend and classmate of Ceddie. • Roy (voiced by Minami Takayama): A friend and classmate of Ceddie. • Catherine (voiced by Rei Sakuma): A friend and classmate of Ceddie. • Sara (voiced by Rihoko Yoshida): Catherine's mother. Part 2: United Kingdom • Mrs. Lesley Melon (voiced by Shō Saitō): The chief maid of the Dorincourt family, who cares for Ceddie. • Jane Short (voiced by Eiko Yamada): A maid of Cedie, who becomes one of his close friends. • Wilkins (voiced by Bin Shimada): The keeper of the territory of Earl Drincourt and the keeper of the stables. • Cocky/Colleen (voiced by Mitsuko Horie): A precocious 5-year-old girl who became Ceddie's best friend. Orphaned from both parents, she was raised under her grandmother that lives in Court Lodge near the Dorincourt family. Mrs. Errol also lives there at some Point. • Brigette (voiced by Naoko Matsui): Cedie's distant cousin. Initially she despised Cedie, but by an incident caused by her, she reconciled with Cedie. • Harris (voiced by Yoshiko Sakakibara): The mother of Bridget and is malicious against Cedie. • Guard: An unnamed member of the palace guards who protects the queen and freezes, Cedric just called him a doll, and he also doesn't speak. • Mr. Jefferson (voiced by Kōichi Kitamura): The butler of the Dorincourt castle, and who constantly looks after the Earl which always annoyes him. • Kathy/Katy (voiced by Miyako Shima): Cocky/Coline's grandmother. • Peter (voiced by Teiyū Ichiryūsai): A boy a little older than Ceddie that works in the fields that befriends him. Animal characters • Dougal: Cedie's pet dog, and a dog of the Dorincourt family. • Little Prince: A white horse presented for Cedie. • Searim: Earl Dorincourt's horse. • Lyla: Cocky's pet cat. ==Staff==

• Director: Kōzō Kusuba • Scenario: Fumio Ishimori • Character design: Michiyo Sakurai • Music: Kōichi Morita • Sound director: Etsuji Yamada • Animation director: Michiyo Sakurai, Hideaki Shimada, Hidemi Maeda, Megumi Kagawa, Toshiki Yamazaki, Hisatoshi Motoki, Yūko Fujii • Art director: Nobuaki Numai • Producer: Shigeo Endō, Junzō Nakajima (Nippon Animation), Jirō Komaki (Fuji Television) • Planning: Shōji Satō (Nippon Animation), Taihei Ishikawa (Fuji Television) • Production management: Mitsuru Takakuwa, Junzō Nakajima (Nippon Animation) • Production desk: Shun'ichi Kosao (Nippon Animation) ==Theme songs==

• Opening theme: • Song by: Hikaru Nishida • Lyrics by: Michio Yamagami • Composition by: Kōichi Morita • Arrangement by: Kazuo Ōtani • Ending theme: • Song by: Hikaru Nishida • Lyrics by: Michio Yamagami • Composition by: Kōichi Morita • Arrangement by: Kazuo Ōtani • Insert song: • Song by: Ai Orikasa • Lyrics by: Akira Itō • Composition by: Kōichi Morita • Arrangement by: Kazuo Ōtani Hikaru Nishida, who sang the opening and ending themes of the series, was not part of the voice cast, but she did play Cedie in the musical adaptation. ==Trivia==

• Shōkōshi Cedie was a runaway hit in the Philippines, as was Hodgson-Burnett's other anime-adapted work, Princess Sarah. Both series were adapted into feature-length, live-action films by Star Cinema. The film adaptation of Little Lord Fauntleroy stars former child actor Tom Taus Jr. as the eponymous character. • A video game based on the series was made for the Nintendo Family Computer and was released in December 1988. • In one episode, Cedie is seen reading a National Geographic magazine that features British aristocrats. ==Legacy==

Ai Orikasa, who made her voice acting debut with the series, said as follows on Twitter: In other words, she is happy that she got her voice acting start on the series due to having a happy experience of being part of the voice cast. ==See also==