Volume 1: Anne of Green Gables, an abridged translation for children by Hanako Muraoka, the protagonist of the 2014 morning drama series. It was Hanako Muraoka, the translator, who came up with the title "Anne of Green Gables," which is widely known in Japan. During World War II, she went through many hardships, including carrying the manuscript into an air-raid shelter, to translate "Anne of Green Gables," and after the war, in 1952, she was finally able to introduce the book to Japanese reader...
