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
Original 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 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.^[1]

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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

• 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

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)

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