The Akage no Anne Specials retell the full series in a series of TV specials. Anne, an imaginative orphan, arrives at a new home and discovers that sometimes being sensible is necessary. Over the course of the specials her distinctive personality attracts the people around her. The story follows Anne’s growth from about eleven to seventeen years old as she makes friends, attends school, and studies. Facing a difficult point in her life, Anne must make a hard choice and may discover a new dream.