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Princess Tutu
Princess Tutu

In a fairy tale come to life, the clumsy, sweet, and gentle Ahiru (Japanese for 'duck') seems like an unlikely protagonist. In reality, Ahiru is just as magical as the talking cats and crocodiles that inhabit her town - for Ahiru really is a duck! Transformed by the mysterious Drosselmeyer into a human girl, Ahiru soon learns the reason for her existence. Using her magical egg-shaped pendant, Ahiru can transform into Princess Tutu - a beautiful and talented ballet dancer whose dances relieve people of the turmoil in their hearts. With her newfound ability, Ahiru accepts the challenge of collecting the lost shards of her prince's heart, for long ago he had shattered it in order to seal an evil raven away for all eternity.


Princess Tutu is a tale of heroes and their struggle against fate. Their beliefs, their feelings, and ultimately their actions will determine whether this fairy tale can reach its "happily ever after."



Princess Tutu aired in two parts. The first part included 13 25-minute-long episodes, while the second part consisted of 24 12-minute-long episodes with a 25-minute-long final episode for a total of 38 episodes.

Format
TV
Source
original
Episodes
38
Episode Duration
16 mins
Status
finished
Start Date
Aug 16, 2002
End Date
May 23, 2003
Season
summer
Average Score
81%
Genres
Drama
Fantasy
Mahou Shoujo
Mystery
Psychological
Romance
Tags
Fairy Tale
96%
Dancing
95%
Meta
90%
Henshin
85%
Writing
84%
Unrequited Love
80%
Female Protagonist
80%
Surreal Comedy
79%
Boarding School
79%
Kuudere
79%
Philosophy
79%
Tragedy
78%
Anthropomorphism
78%
Magic
76%
Necromancy
70%
Heterosexual
67%
Shapeshifting
66%
Love Triangle
65%
Dissociative Identities
63%
Animals
62%
Foreign
58%
Episodic
56%
Tsundere
54%
School
54%
Reincarnation
53%
Swordplay
53%
Ghost
40%
Super Power
40%
School Club
20%
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