Director: Hanako Muraoka, Lucy Maud Montgomery
Cast: Honoka Inoue, Aya Nakamura, Yasunori Matsumoto, Naoya Miyase, Yume Miyamoto
Anne Shirley is a 2025 Japanese anime series adapted from Lucy Maud Montgomery's beloved novel, following a red-haired, fiercely imaginative orphan girl whose accidental arrival at a quiet Prince Edward Island farm sets the stage for a heartwarming story of belonging and resilience.
What is Anne Shirley about?
Eleven-year-old Anne arrives at the Cuthbert farm on Prince Edward Island by mistake — Marilla and Matthew had requested a boy to help with the work. Rather than sending her back immediately, the reserved siblings find themselves slowly drawn in by Anne's relentless optimism, vivid imagination, and unstoppable personality. She names every tree and brook around her, invents elaborate stories, and speaks her mind with disarming honesty. Against a backdrop of rural Canada in the late nineteenth century, Anne carves out a place for herself not through conformity but through sheer force of spirit, transforming two cautious strangers into something that quietly begins to feel like family.
Cast & crew
The 2025 anime brings together a skilled Japanese voice cast. Honoka Inoue leads as Anne, delivering the character's boundless energy and emotional range. Aya Nakamura voices Marilla Cuthbert, the practical-minded sister, while Yasunori Matsumoto portrays the gentle Matthew. Yume Miyamoto and Hikari Ota round out the ensemble, and Naoya Miyase joins in a supporting role that deepens the world of Avonlea.
Context & significance
Anne of Green Gables has been a touchstone for Persian-speaking audiences for decades — the novel was translated into Farsi and read widely by generations of Iranian readers who recognized Anne's outsider longing and fierce inner life as something deeply resonant. This 2025 Japanese anime retelling carries that same emotional core into vivid animation, making it ideal for diaspora families watching together across generations. The series is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing, so younger viewers can enjoy it fully in Farsi while older viewers appreciate the story they may already know from childhood.
Where & how to watch
Anne Shirley is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. You can watch on your browser, TV, or phone with no VPN needed and no geo-blocking. A single subscription covers all your screens — cancel anytime.