History Anime / LucyMayOfTheSouthernRainbow

* SweetBaker: Jane Mack, who owns a bakery and is Clara's BenevolentBoss.

* ChehkovsGun: Chehkov's Dingo, in this case, as Little plays a role in helping Lucy May regain her memory.

* SliceOfLife: Many episodes are about Lucy May getting to know more about her neighbours, - the kind baker Jane, the friendly carpenter Jamling, and the old shepherd Larry. Some episodes focus on their families and what brought them to Australia too.

* ShoutOut: Lucy nicknames her Aborigine friend "[[Myth/ClassicalMythology Hercules]]".

* AdultFear: In the second half of the anime, Lucy May hits her head, loses her memory and disappears from the Popple's lives. Arthur is absolutely beside himself and more scared than ever, not knowing what fate befell his little girl.

''Lucy-May of the Southern Rainbow'' (南の虹のルーシー) is 1982 anime by Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater based on the novel ''Southern Rainbow'' by Phyllis Piddington.

* {{Motifs}}: Rainbows. Whenever the Popples lose hope, they see rainbows, and [[spoiler: when they finally earn their happy ending and become wealthy, they ride their ox-carts towards one]].
* NouveauRiche: Discussed, as this is Arthur's (and many of the other immigrants') dream. However, only Pettywell is able to achieve it, [[spoiler: though at the end Lucy brings the Popples wealth accidentally]].

* ChehkhovsGun: Chehkov's Dingo, in this case, as Little plays a role in helping Lucy May regain her memory.

* TheMigration: Many Englishfolk voluntarily move to Australia in hopes of finding a better life, namely the Popples, the Pettywells and Dr. Dayton.

'''Lucy-May of the Southern Rainbow (南の虹のルーシー)''' is 1982 anime by Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater based on the novel ''Southern Rainbow'' by Phyllis Piddington.

* AlliterativeName: The CoolOldGuy Shepherd is named '''L'''arry '''L'''ong.

* SliceOfLife: Many episodes are about Lucy May getting to know more about her neighbours, - the kind baker Jane, the friendly carpenter Jamling, and the old shepherd Larry. Some episodes focus on their families and what brought them to Australia too.
* ThematicFamilyNaming: We don't know what Mr. Jamling's first name is, butis wife is Nelly and his son is Billy.

* AnimalsRespectNature: Played straight with Snowflake the sheep and the other farm animals.

* ParentsAsPeople:
** Arthur Popple may be an alcholic who drinks to cope with how terrible his life is, but he'll be damned if he won't go through hell and high water for his daughter. His reaction to Lucy May hitting her head and losing her memory is downright ''heartbreaking''.
** The Princetons. Initially they're depicted as {{Narcissist}}s who want to steal Lucy May from her family, but they're actually grieving over their dead baby girl Emily, [[spoiler: and in the end, understand that Lucy May wants to be with her family and gift her some of their wealthy farm land (knowing the Popple's financial troubles) after being impressed by her love for them]].

* SliceOfLife: Many episodes are about Lucy May getting to know more about her neighbours, - the kind baker Jane, the friendly carpenter Jamling, and the old shepherd Larry. Some episodes focus on their families and what brought them to Australia too.

* BigDamnHeroes: Lucy May and Kate at two different points are chased by dingoes, but thankfully Larry the shepherd is there each time to save them.

* DeathOfAChild: Frank and Sylvia Princeton once had a daughter, Emily, but she died at the tender age of two. They both see Emily in Lucy-May, and wish to make her their replacement daughter.

* KangaroosRepresentAustralia: Averted. Koalas and dingos are used to emphasize Australia's diverse wildlife.
* MassiveNumberedSiblings: Lucy May is one of ''five'' siblings (six if you count the deceased sister from the book).

* ComingOfAgeStory: It's about a seven-year-old girl coming to terms with a new life in a new country, and has to go through some ''heavy'' losses.

** Whenever Mr. Pettywell is in a bad mood, he attacks his dog, Happy. In contrast Lucy May is an AllLovingHero and her list of {{Animal Companion}}s include her hamster from England, Mash, her goats Sticky, Pansy, and Soppy, her sheep Snowflake and her dingo little. Not to mention her various ducks and chickens amongst other animals.

* DownOnTheFarm: The Popples run a farm for a living.

* TheLostLenore: Clara is this to the sailor John. He later moves to Australia from his home country of England just so he can marry her.

* ComingOfAgeStory: It's about a seven-year-old girl coming to terms with a new life in a new country, after facing some heavy losses.

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** The anime highlights many times that kindness to animals is an important virtue. For example, CoolOldGuy Larry is a shepherd, and even the mother of the Popples, who disagrees with keeping a dingo like Little as a pet, but grows to adore him.

* MassiveNumberedSiblings: Lucy May has ''four'' siblings (five if you count the deceased sister from the book).

Set in pioneering Australia in the late 1830s, it tells the story of the Popples, a family who immigrate from Yorkshire, England to Adelaide, Australia with the dream of owning a farm. Amongst the Popples are Lucy-May, her older sister Kate, her other older sister Clara, her little brother Ben, her youngest brother Tob, her mother Ernie and their father Arthur. While Australia seems beautiful at first, they run into trouble - Arthur doesn't get the wealth he dreamed of and is deep into poverty, not being able to provide for his family. Lucy-May and Kate, however, ''love'' Australia - it's full of animals and lovely people, and they assimilate happily into their new home.

* UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}: The anime is about a British family that immigrate from Yorkshire to Adelaide, Australia, in the 1800s. They're quite shocked to find out how different life in Australia is rather than England, but enjoy it nonetheless.

'''Lucy-May of the Southern Rainbow (南の虹のルーシー)''' is 1982 anime by Creator/WorldMasterpieceTheater based on the novel ''Southern Rainbow'' by Phyllis Piddington.

* DeathOfAChild: Frank and Sylvia Princeton once had a daughter, Emily, but she died at the tender age of two. They both see Emily in Lucy-May, and wish to make her their daughter.