Anime Himitsu no Hanazono
Rated: G - All Ages
Status: Finished Airing
Source: Book
Score: 7.09
Rank: 3946
Popularity: 7951
Every child deserves to have a fun and carefree childhood. Unfortunately, life is not always fair, as is the case with Mary Lennox. At a very young age, Mary loses her parents to a disease, leaving her traumatized and orphaned. From India, she is brought to England with her uncle who has taken on the role of her new guardian. Although she is sad to have lost her parents, Mary is happy and grateful to have someone to take care of her. She gets to eat everyday and live in a big mansion, things that she understands should not be taken for granted. However, her uncle is a very quiet person, hardly ever speaking to anyone. This solitude causes Mary to oftentimes get bored to tears, forcing her to relive horrible memories of her past. As she enjoys a stroll outside one day, she discovers a secret garden near her home. Along with her new friends, Dicon and Martha, as well as her disabled cousin, Collin, Mary embarks on a journey that is sure to brighten her dull life to the uttermost extreme!
Character dan Voice actor
Lennox, Mary
Main
Tominaga, Miina
Bunny
Supporting
Kamei, Yoshiko
Camilla
Supporting
Hirano, Fumi
Collin
Supporting
Takayama, Minami
Craven
Supporting
Saka, Osamu
Review
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Frances Hudsgon was an author who wrote several books for children. Mary Lennox, although she did not realize it, she lived a miserable life, but thanks to a change she managed to have a happy life. Mary Lennox lived in India with her parents. But she was practically forgotten by them. When a cholera epidemic struck India, all the employees all the inhabitants of Mary’s house died. All that time Mary was locked in her room, so she survived (quarantines work, even in fiction). Mary is going to the UK to live with her uncle, Mr. Craven, a widower who keeps several secrets in hermansion. What I like about this anime is that it made a great job adapting the book. Adding characters, new stories and character development that the book doesn’t have. Mary is very curious about her new environment. She can easily make new friends and also has to learn about tolerance and patience not ignoring some secrets her mother had. The anime can be slow comparing to the book, but this can be an advantage to the anime. The music is quite good, but generic. The opening is really lively and happy. The animation, for that year (1991) is nice. The animation can be also generic, but did a great job in every episode.
