Annual series that adapted western children's literature to anime that ran from 1969 to 2009. The first chunk of works was done by Mushi Production and then by Zuiyo Eiz, but was eventually turned over to its successor company Nippon Animation later on.

h4. Productions

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[tr][th]Aired in[/th][th]Title[/th][th]Adapted from[/th][/tr]
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[tr][th]1974[/th][td][[Alps no Shoujo Heidi]][/td][td][i]Heidi[/i] by Johanna Spyri[/td][/tr]
[tr][th]1975[/th][td]Flanders no Inu[/td][td][i][[A Dog of Flanders]][/i] by Maria Louise Ramé[/td][/tr]
[tr][th]1976[/th][td][[Haha o Tazunete Sanzenri]][/td][td][i]Heart[/i] by Edmondo De Amicis[/td][/tr]
[tr][th]1977[/th][td][[Araiguma Rascal]][/td][td][i]Rascal[/i] by Sterling North[/td][/tr]
[tr][th]1978[/th][td][[Perrine Monogatari]][/td][td][i]En Famille[/i] by Hector Malot[/td][/tr]
[tr][th]1979[/th][td]Akage no Anne[/td][td][i][[Anne of Green Gables]][/i] by Lucy Maud Montgomery[/td][/tr]
[tr][th]1980[/th][td]Tom Sawyer no Bouken[/td][td][i][[The Adventures of Tom Sawyer]][/i] by Mark Twain[/td][/tr]
[tr][th]1981[/th][td]Kazoku Robinson Hyouryuuki: Fushigi na Shima no Flone[/td][td][i][[Swiss Family Robinson]][/i] by Johann David Wyss[/td][/tr]
[tr][th]1982[/th][td][[Minami no Niji no Lucy]][/td][td][i]Southern Rainbow[/i] by Phyllis Piddington[/td][/tr]
[tr][th]1983[/th][td]Alps Monogatari Watashi no Annette[/td][td][i]Treasures of the Snow[/i] by Patricia St. John[/td][/tr]
[tr][th]1984[/th][td][[Makiba no Shoujo Katri]][/td][td][i]Paimen, piika ja emäntä[/i] by Auni Nuolivaara[/td][/tr]
[tr][th]1985[/th][td]Shoukoujo Sera ([[Princess Sarah]])[/td][td][i][[A Little Princess]][/i] by Frances Hodgson Burnett[/td][/tr]
[tr][th]1986[/th][td][[Ai Shoujo Pollyanna Monogatari]][/td][td][i]Pollyanna[/i] and [i]Pollyanna Grows Up[/i] by Eleanor H. Porter[/td][/tr]
[tr][th]1987[/th][td][[Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari]][/td][td][i][[Little Women]][/i] by Louisa May Alcott[/td][/tr]
[tr][th]1988[/th][td][[Shoukoushi Cedie]][/td][td][i]Little Lord Fauntleroy[/i] by Frances Hodgson Burnett[/td][/tr]
[tr][th]1989[/th][td][[Peter Pan no Bouken]][/td][td][i]Peter Pan and Wendy[/i] by James Matthew Barrie[/td][/tr]
[tr][th]1990[/th][td][[Watashi no Ashinaga Ojisan]][/td][td][i]Daddy-Long-Legs[/i] by Jean Webster.[/td][/tr]
[tr][th]1991[/th][td][[Trapp Ikka Monogatari]][/td][td][i]The Story of the Trapp Family Singers[/i] by Maria von Trapp[/td][/tr]
[tr][th]1992[/th][td][[Daisougen no Chiisana Tenshi: Bush Baby]][/td][td][i]The Bushbabies[/i] by William Stevenson[/td][/tr]
[tr][th]1993[/th][td][[Wakakusa Monogatari Nan to Jou Sensei]][/td][td][i]Little Men[/i] by Louisa May Alcott[/td][/tr]
[tr][th]1994[/th][td][[Nanatsu no Umi no Tico]][/td][td]original[/td][/tr]
[tr][th]1995[/th][td][[Romeo no Aoi Sora]][/td][td][i]Die schwarzen Brüder[/i] by Lisa Tetzner[/td][/tr]
[tr][th]1996[/th][td]Meiken Lassie ([[Famous Dog Lassie]])[/td][td][i]Lassie Come-Home[/i] by Eric Knight[/td][/tr]
[tr][th]1997[/th][td][[Ie Naki Ko Remi]][/td][td][i]Sans Famille[/i] by Hector Malot[/td][/tr]
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[tr][th]2007[/th][td][[Les Miserables Shoujo Cosette]][/td][td][i][[Les Miserables|Les Misérables]][/i] by Victor Hugo[/td][/tr]
[tr][th]2008[/th][td][[Porphy no Nagai Tabi]][/td][td][i]Les Orphelins de Simitra[/i] by Paul-Jacques Bonzon[/td][/tr]
[tr][th]2009[/th][td][[Konnichiwa Anne Before Green Gables]][/td][td][i]Before Green Gables[/i] by Budge Wilson[/td][/tr]
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h4. See also

* [[Dororo (tezuka)|]] - the first anime aired in the same programming block as World Masterpiece Theater, though it is not considered part of the franchise.
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