Emily, a girl filled with hopes and dreams~ never mind the forehead, ok?

Emily of New Moon~ probably the most underrated series of 2007. Many people (including subbers of course) gave it a thumbs-down, probably due to its classical and non-mainstream nature? The ones I know who faithfully kept up with this series are psgels and hashihime, both of whom give such a high regard for this series. Impz also praised this series when it aired.

Emily of New Moon Episode 12

Emily feels the bliss of the coming wintertime as she finds the chance for her work to be published on the newspaper featuring a literary column once every month. She was filled with excitement the moment she heard about this from Jimmy, and decides on sending her own work in the hopes of it being featured. Emily starts bragging that she’ll soon be a famous writer, confident that her work will be published.

Perry finally stars in this episode of Emily of New Moon, where we get to learn about his family background and more of his admirable characteristics. We see him in a different light, especially seeing how he’s doing his utmost to reach his dream of becoming the president, following the footsteps of Abraham Lincoln who’s in the same boat as he is.

Emily of New Moon Episode 10 - People Who Weave Dreams

The new teacher of Blair Water School by the name of Francis Carpenter arrives, who quickly gains the hearts of the students with his unconventional yet fun way of teaching, except Emily, who feels mortified by the remark he gave about her works, thinking that he made a mockery of it without having read them even. Emily felt as though her dreams were crushed with what Carpenter told her, while Teddy feels the same sentiment as her mother still hasn’t completely approved of him drawing. Will both these young artists still aspire and pursue their dreams despite all this, and what role will Carpenter play in making this possible?

Emily of New Moon Episode 9 -The Legend of the Lost Diamond

Emily and Ilse embarks on a ‘diamond hunting’ adventure in this episode, leading to some disaster, yet results to something good nonetheless. Elizabeth finally smiles at Emily, showing how she really changed from the previous event, and Emily shows us another ‘purpose’ of her ‘creativity’.

Emily of New Moon Episode 8 - Mother’s Room

A really touching episode where we learn much about Emily’s mother, Juliet, and see how Elizabeth changed after she left New Moon. The autumn season which was similar to an incident in the past about Juliet, brings with it painful memories for Elizabeth, yet memories Emily wants to cherish and know about. Will Elizabeth be able to open up her heart and finally allow Emily into her mother’s room, or will she continue to lock herself up while hiding behind the past?

With the news about John’s plan to cut down the forest, Emily struggles to find a way to stop him. Thinking that John will most likely turn a deaf ear if Elizabeth talks him into not cutting it down, as well as to Laura and Jimmy’s ‘convincing’, she’s out of ideas as to who could possibly persuade John. Unknown to Emily, John is actually waiting for her return…

Emily of New Moon Episode 6 - The Case of the Poisonous Apple

Emily meets a farmer by the name of John, who lives in the land near the New Moon Farm. Emily and her friends have come to love the trees in this area, and frequently spends their time in John’s house. Elizabeth however forbids her not only from writing, but also from visiting John’s place because of the bad influence he has on Emily. With the way Elizabeth is preventing her from having any fun, she voices out her complaints in the form of a letter to his dad. Elizabeth however catches her in the act of writing, and Emily does something she’ll regret for the rest of her life. Her depression becomes even worse as she eats some poisonous apples. Thinking that her life is going to end, she starts writing her “last will and testament”…

Emily of New Moon Episode 5

At long last Emily had the chance to show people her talents as she’s given the chance to write a play for the school event. Filled with excitement as this will be one step closer to her dream, she didn’t even take notice of Rhoda’s intention of wanting to put her to shame with this performance. With only Emily and Ilse in their play’s cast, and Aunt Elizabeth’s disapproval of Emily writing the script, will their performance turn out to be a success?

Emily of New Moon Episode 4 – A Picture of Four People

As Teddy was introduced last episode, we find out about his family and the problems that he’s facing, particularly his mother disapproving of him drawing. Emily, who is greatly impressed with Teddy’s works, could not accept this and tells Teddy to stand up for what he wants, despite the fact that she herself faces the same problem with her Aunt Elizabeth. How will they get through this obstacle for the realization of their dreams? Will this “picture of four people” be filled with happiness, or sadness…?