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Anne Shirley, a redheaded eleven-year-old girl, moves from an orphanage to Green Gables, home of the elderly Cuthbert siblings Mathew and Marilla. Her abundant imagination, cheer, and earnest heart begin to change the people around

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Season 1

  • I’ll Walk the Road to Heaven From Here
    9.3/1055 votes

    I’ll Walk the Road to Heaven From Here

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/23/2025

    Anne writes "Averil's Atonement," and an old friend receives the summons that may not be evaded.

    Director: Masaki Sugiyama

    Writer: Miharu Hirami

  • I Don’t Know What Lies Around the Bend, but I’m Going to Believe That the Best Does
    9.1/1090 votes

    I Don’t Know What Lies Around the Bend, but I’m Going to Believe That the Best Does

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/7/2025

    After the reaper whose name is Death touches her life, Anne comes to the bend in the road.

    Director: Shinji Sano

    Writer: Natsuko Takahashi

  • It’s the Birthday of Our Happiness
    9.1/1054 votes

    It’s the Birthday of Our Happiness

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/27/2025

    After a false dawn, Anne comes to a book of revelation in her life, and love takes up the glass of time.

    Director: Masaki Sugiyama, Shinji Sano

    Writer: Natsuko Takahashi

  • One Can’t Stay Sad Very Long in Such an Interesting World
    8.6/10100 votes

    One Can’t Stay Sad Very Long in Such an Interesting World

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/26/2025

    Anne invites Diana to tea, but a mix-up with bottles could make it their last meeting as friends.

    Director: Hiromichi Matano

    Writer: Rinrin

  • I Love Pretty Things
    8.5/10126 votes

    I Love Pretty Things

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/12/2025

    Anne rejoices in her new life at Green Gables, but unkind words from Mrs. Lynde spark a stormy confrontation.

    Director: Tomio Yamauchi

    Writer: Natsuko Takahashi

  • Looking Forward to Things Is Half the Pleasure of Them
    8.5/10114 votes

    Looking Forward to Things Is Half the Pleasure of Them

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/19/2025

    Anne thrills in anticipation of her first picnic, but a lost brooch puts her dreams in jeopardy.

    Director: Masaki Sugiyama

    Writer: Miharu Hirami

  • I’ve Been Making Mistakes, but Each Mistake Has Helped to Cure Me of My Shortcomings
    8.5/1081 votes

    I’ve Been Making Mistakes, but Each Mistake Has Helped to Cure Me of My Shortcomings

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/17/2025

    Anne becomes an unfortunate lily maid, and the Queen's class is organized.

    Director: Masaki Sugiyama

    Writer: Rinrin

  • I Feel as If I Had Opened a Book and Found Roses of Yesterday, Sweet and Beloved, Between Its Leaves
    8.5/1051 votes

    I Feel as If I Had Opened a Book and Found Roses of Yesterday, Sweet and Beloved, Between Its Leaves

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/2/2025

    Anne deals with an unwelcome lover and a welcome friend, visits Patty's Place, and finds roses of yesterday.

    Director: Yuki Nishiyama

    Writer: Rinrin

  • I Don’t Want to Be Anyone but Myself
    8.4/1077 votes

    I Don’t Want to Be Anyone but Myself

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/24/2025

    The pass list is out. Anne celebrates at the hotel concert.

    Director: Masahiro Hosoda

    Writer: Natsuko Takahashi

  • It’s Such an Interesting World
    8.3/10166 votes

    It’s Such an Interesting World

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/5/2025

    Eleven-year-old orphan Anne goes to live with her new family, only to discover that they expected a boy.

    Director: Hiroshi Kawamata

    Writer: Natsuko Takahashi

  • My World Has Tumbled Into Pieces
    8.2/1039 votes

    My World Has Tumbled Into Pieces

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/30/2025

    Relationships are adjusted, Gilbert speaks, and spring and Anne return to Green Gables.

    Director: Akira Kato

    Writer: Natsuko Takahashi

  • How Horrible It Is That People Have to Grow Up, and Marry, and Change!
    8.2/1039 votes

    How Horrible It Is That People Have to Grow Up, and Marry, and Change!

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 9/13/2025

    After mutual confidences, Anne spends a June evening at Green Gables and attends Diana's wedding.

    Director: Yasuo Ejima

    Writer: Miharu Hirami

  • Let Us Look on the Bright Side of Things
    8.1/1088 votes

    Let Us Look on the Bright Side of Things

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/3/2025

    Newly twelve-year-old Anne comes to grief in an affair of honor. Matthew insists on puffed sleeves.

    Director: Shigeki Awai

    Writer: Natsuko Takahashi

  • I Thought Nothing Could Be as Bad as Red Hair
    8.1/1086 votes

    I Thought Nothing Could Be as Bad as Red Hair

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/10/2025

    The story club is formed. Then, Anne's vanity leads to vexation of spirit.

    Director: Shinji Sano

    Writer: Miharu Hirami

  • Next to Trying and Winning, the Best Thing Is Trying and Failing
    8.1/1065 votes

    Next to Trying and Winning, the Best Thing Is Trying and Failing

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/31/2025

    Anne becomes a Queen's girl and spends the winter at Queen's, chasing the glory and the dream.

    Director: Shinji Sano

    Writer: Rinrin

  • It Is Never Too Late for the Real Prince to Come for the True Princess
    8.1/1054 votes

    It Is Never Too Late for the Real Prince to Come for the True Princess

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/5/2025

    Anne meets sweet Miss Lavendar and learns the story of her romance over an afternoon at the stone house.

    Director: Masaki Sugiyama

    Writer: Miharu Hirami

  • I’ll Come From the Ends of the Earth If Necessary
    8.0/1054 votes

    I’ll Come From the Ends of the Earth If Necessary

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/12/2025

    Anne wonders what lies around the bend in her road and attends a wedding at the stone house.

    Director: Taichi Atarashi, Takaaki Azuma

    Writer: Natsuko Takahashi

  • Love Is the Power That Transforms Everything
    7.9/1048 votes

    Love Is the Power That Transforms Everything

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 7/26/2025

    After letters from home and a day in the park, Anne goes home again and gets her first proposal.

    Director: Taichi Atarashi, Takaaki Azuma

    Writer: Natsuko Takahashi

  • Perhaps We Always Love Best the People Who Need Us
    7.8/1055 votes

    Perhaps We Always Love Best the People Who Need Us

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/21/2025

    Marilla adopts twins, and one, Davy, goes in search of a sensation.

    Director: Masaki Sugiyama

    Writer: Rinrin

  • I Have Learned to Look Upon Each Little Hindrance as a Jest and Each Great One as the Foreshadowing of Victory
    7.8/1039 votes

    I Have Learned to Look Upon Each Little Hindrance as a Jest and Each Great One as the Foreshadowing of Victory

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/20/2025

    Anne and her friends receive the Gardners' call and become full-fledged B.A.s.

    Director: Shinji Sano

    Writer: Rinrin

  • I’d Like to Add Some Beauty to Life
    7.7/1069 votes

    I’d Like to Add Some Beauty to Life

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/14/2025

    Anne becomes a full-fledged schoolma'am and encounters all sorts and conditions of men... and women.

    Director: Shigeki Awai

    Writer: Miharu Hirami

  • It’s Nicer Not to Know
    7.7/1050 votes

    It’s Nicer Not to Know

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/19/2025

    The shadow of change leads to greetings and farewells as Anne sets off for Redmond College.

    Director: Shinji Sano

    Writer: Rinrin

  • When I Think Something Nice Is Going to Happen, I Seem to Fly Right Up on the Wings of Anticipation
    7.6/1055 votes

    When I Think Something Nice Is Going to Happen, I Seem to Fly Right Up on the Wings of Anticipation

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/28/2025

    After a chapter of accidents, Anne gets her wish in the way it often happens.

    Director: Akira Kato

    Writer: Rinrin

  • Has the Real Prince Come at Last...?
    7.6/1040 votes

    Has the Real Prince Come at Last...?

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 9/6/2025

    Enter Jonas, enter Prince Charming, enter Christine.

    Director: Akari Minagawa

    Writer: Rinrin