

I remember watching it in the early 2000s. The style was unique. It barely had
any dialogue (the girl doesn't speak at all since she is little), only
narration since I think it was a kid show. I think her grandma/parents who
raised her in the cabin passed away, so she lived by herself and was really
young. She would go outside with a hat on and find stuff like water, and
explored many areas in the forest. I remember a scene where something was
shaken and a snake appeared. And the narration told us that she was afraid of
snakes so she stood very still until it moved away. I think later on, in the
next episode or so, she met new friends and they were all little girls. I also
think it was an OVA? I really want to see it again.


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binchou-tan
Anime about a little girl who lives in a cabin by herself in the middle of the forest/woods


This sounds a lot like [Binchou-
tan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binch%C5%8D-tan_%28manga%29), though it
looks like a children's show, there's some pretty heavy moments in the show.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/IcHDN.jpg)

She lives in a cabin out in the forest by herself. It's hinted at that she
used to live in the cabin with her grandparents and they've died (she visits a
tree like it's a grave). She also wears a piece of charcoal on her head,
that's sort of a play on words with her name (binchou=charcoal). I think in
the very first episode, she encounters the snake. Although she does speak, a
lot of the anime is narrated by a woman. Every once in a while, a bunch of her
friends (all girls, sometimes animals) come to visit her, but for the most
part, she is completely alone.

It's about 12 episodes long at about 12 minutes per episode and was adapted
from a 4-koma manga.

More info:

  * [My Anime List](http://myanimelist.net/anime/750/Binchou-tan)
  * [Anime News Network](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5314)


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