Judy Abbott is an orphan living in New York, who at the age of 17 finds herself in receipt of a college scholarship and monthly allowance from a mysterious benefactor. Her benefactor believes she has great potential as a writer and wishes to see her succeed. The only payment he asks in return is that she write him a letter every month addressed to the pseudonym "Mr. John Smith", with the understanding that he will never reply.
Genre: Animation, Drama, Drama
Stars: Mitsuko Horie, Bin Shimada, Chie Sato, Hideyuki Tanaka, Yuri Amano, Hiromi Tsuru
Crew: Takaji Matsudo, Yoshihisa Tachikawa, Nobuyuki Fujimoto
Country: JP
Studio: Fuji TV
Runtime: 24:14 minutes
Quality: HD
First air date: Jan 14, 1990
Last air date: Dec 23, 1990
Episode: 40 Episode
Season: 1 Season
IMDb: 4.1
Keywords:based on novel or book, friendship, high school, romance, slice of life, coming of age, school, orphan, school life, shoujo, anime
