The World's Most Famous Tales

Synopsis

World Masterpiece Fairy Tale Series - Wow! Fairy Tale Kingdom is an Italian-Japanese anime anthology series based on fairy tales and classic stories, produced by Toei Animation, Fuji Eight and Reteitalia in 1995. The series consists of 26 episodes, each one adapting a popular fairy tale or a literature classic written by a famous author such as: the Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault, Hans Christian Andersen, Carlo Collodi, Lewis Carroll, Alexandre Dumas, Howard Pyle, Jonathan Swift, Johanna Spyri, L. Frank Baum, E. T. A. Hoffmann, James Halliwell-Phillipps and Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. Most of the episodes follow quite closely the original source material, with some changes made to alter unhappy endings or to suit the half-hour episode run. Note: Only 21 stories were broadcast with the last 5 being released on VHS.

Informations

Staff

Junichi Satou

Episode Director (ep 16)

Junichi Satou

Storyboard (ep 20)

Ikuko Itou

Character Design

Alexandre Dumas

Original Creator

Charles Perrault

Original Creator

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Alternatif

World Famous Fairy Tale Series

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