Princess Tutu
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.

Rankings

  • #226 highest rated all time

  • #2 highest rated of 2002

  • #8 most popular of 2002

  • #1 highest rated of SUMMER 2002

  • #1 most popular of SUMMER 2002

Data

  • Format

    TV

  • Episodes

    38

  • Episode Duration

    16 minutes

  • Status

    FINISHED

  • Start Date

    Mon Sep 16 2002

  • End Date

    Mon Jun 23 2003

  • Season

    SUMMER 2002

  • Average Score

    81%

  • Mean Score

    81%

  • Popularity

    42600

  • Favourites

    2588

  • Studios

    Hal Film Maker

  • Producers

    ADV Films

    Memory-Tech

    GANSIS

    Marvelous

    Sentai Filmworks

  • Source

    ORIGINAL

  • Genres

    Drama, Fantasy, Mahou Shoujo, Mystery, Psychological, Romance
  • Romaji

    Princess Tutu

  • English

    Princess Tutu

  • Native

    プリンセスチュチュ

Tags

  • Fairy Tale

    96%

  • Dancing

    95%

  • Philosophy

    95%

  • Meta

    90%

  • Henshin

    85%

  • Writing

    83%

  • Ballet

    80%

  • Female Protagonist

    80%

  • Unrequited Love

    80%

  • Kuudere

    79%

  • Boarding School

    79%

  • Tragedy

    78%

  • Anthropomorphism

    76%

  • Magic

    75%

  • Shapeshifting

    75%

  • Necromancy

    70%

  • Heterosexual

    68%

  • Love Triangle

    67%

  • Surreal Comedy

    66%

  • Dissociative Identities

    63%

  • Animals

    63%

  • Foreign

    58%

  • Reincarnation

    55%

  • School

    54%

  • Episodic

    53%

  • Swordplay

    53%

  • Tsundere

    50%

  • Ghost

    40%

  • Super Power

    40%

  • Shoujo

    40%

  • School Club

    20%

Relations

  • Princess Tutu

    ALTERNATIVE

    Princess Tutu

    MANGA · FINISHED

Characters

1 / 20

Staff

1 / 45
  • Michiko Yokote

    Michiko Yokote

    Series Composition

  • Michiko Yokote

    Michiko Yokote

    Script (eps 1, 2, 3, 7, 12, 14, 17, 26)

  • Junichi Satou

    Junichi Satou

    Storyboard (OP, eps 1, 7, 9, 13, 15, 19, 22, 26

  • Junichi Satou

    Junichi Satou

    Episode Director (eps 1, 13)

  • Junichi Satou

    Junichi Satou

    Chief Director

  • Ikuko Itou

    Ikuko Itou

    Original Creator

  • Ikuko Itou

    Ikuko Itou

    Character Design

  • Ikuko Itou

    Ikuko Itou

    Chief Animation Director

  • Kaoru Wada

    Kaoru Wada

    Music

  • Yuu Kou

    Yuu Kou

    Storyboard (eps 5, 9)

Status Distribution

  • CURRENT

    1917 Users

  • PLANNING

    21694 Users

  • COMPLETED

    16246 Users

  • DROPPED

    958 Users

  • PAUSED

    1785 Users

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