Alps no Shoujo Heidi (Gyuugo YAMADA) - Recommendations

• Vol: 1
• 1990

Orphan Mary Lennox moves from India to the English moorlands to live with a wealthy uncle she's never met. The young girl wanders the grounds of her new home and discovers an abandoned garden that's been locked away for a decade. With the help of a nature-loving local boy, Mary works to bring it back to life. As the seeds begin to open up, so do the hearts of those who come to look upon the mysterious Secret Garden.

• Vol: 3
• 1986

When cheerful orphan Pollyanna comes to live with her strict Aunt Polly, Pollyanna's unyielding optimism lifts the hearts of everyone around her.

• Vol: 1
• 1978

Ever since Pollyanna was accidentally sent a pair of crutches instead of a doll, the little girl has learned to be glad about everything. (Her father told her to be glad she didn't need the crutches) Her "Glad Game" encourages those around her to try and be grateful for their own blessings. When Pollyanna is sent to live with her cold Aunt Polly, her optimistic enthusiasm faces its biggest challenge yet- Aunt Polly doesn't see ANYTHING to be glad about!

• Vol: 1
• 1977

Anne, an imaginative young red-haired girl, is accidentally adopted from an orphanage by a pair of aging siblings who originally wanted a boy to help them work their farm. The happy accident changes everyone's lives for the better.

• Vol: 1
• 1998

• Vol: 20
• 2003 - 2013

After losing her parents in a car accident, Okko goes to live in the countryside with her grandmother, who runs a traditional Japanese inn built on top of an ancient spring said to have healing waters. While she goes about her chores and prepares to become the inn’s next caretaker, Okko discovers there are spirits who live there that only she can see – not scary ones, but welcoming ghosts who keep her company, play games and help her navigate her new environment. The inn’s motto is that it welcomes all and will reject none, and this is soon put to the test as a string of new guests challenge Okko’s ability to be a gracious host.

• Vol: 1
• 2020

Siblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert were planning to adopt an orphaned boy to help out around their farm, Green Gables - instead, they got Anne Shirley. A plucky redheaded girl with a vibrant imagination, Anne turns first Green Gables and then the rest of Prince Edward Island on its ear.

• Vol: 3; Ch: 18
• 1997

Miss Marilla Cuthbert and Mr. Matthew Cuthbert, middle-aged siblings who live together at Green Gables, a farm in Avonlea, on Prince Edward Island, decide to adopt an orphan boy from the asylum as a helper on their farm. Through a series of mishaps, what ends up under their roof is a precocious girl of eleven named Anne Shirley. Anne is bright and quick, eager to please but dissatisfied with her name, her pale countenance dotted with freckles, and with her long braids of red hair. Being a child of imagination, however, Anne takes much joy in life, and adapts quickly, thriving in the environment of Prince Edward Island.

• Vol: 2
• 1984

Tomboyish Klara and calm Elise are twins. Their father goes abroad on business, leaving the girls in the care of their Grandmother, who lives in a little village in the Alps.

• Vol: 1; Ch: 6
• 2008

Based on the novel Saiyou by Osamu Dazai.