What got me interested to start watching this series is the fact that I had read the translated version of the English novel years ago when I was in primary school. To be frank, I had forgotten much about the storyline including the names of the characters (it's said that the characters in the anime differ from that of in the novel though) but I do have a general idea as to how the plot progresses. Due to the fact that this anime was made in 1990, the picture quality and graphics cannot be compared to the usual standard of today but it's still relatively acceptable. However, there is some inconsistency in the design of the characters which I understand was due to having different artists. Besides, the story was spread over a period of three years thus it wasn't that strange to see characters like Judy Abbott growing up almost overnight from a petite girl to one who's relatively tall especially when she stands beside Jervis Pendleton, her love interest a.k.a Daddy Long Legs.
As there are 40 episodes in all, there were times when I felt quite bored because some developments felt like fillers and did not really seem that important to the main plot. Only when Jervis appeared in front of Judy did the story start to pick up pace and deviate from the issue of insecurities and inferiority complex which Judy had about her background as an orphan. In fact, I must say that romance is an essential ingredient of what makes this story interesting.
In conclusion, I think that this series is watchable to a certain extent but this adaptation seems to be over-stretched at times. Thus, for those who have read the novel, they may not take to the anime well but for those who have never been exposed to this beforehand, this might turn out to be much more interesting.
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