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プリンセスチュチュ

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." Note: 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.

Names

Originalプリンセスチュチュ (japanese)
RomajiPrincess Tutu
EnglishPrincess Tutu
Chinese彩夢芭蕾 (unknown · via wikidata)

Facts

FormatTV series · 38 ep · 16 min · 10h total
Aired2002-08-16 → 2003-05-23 (Summer 2002)
StatusFINISHED
StudioHal Film Maker
SourceOriginal work
OriginJapan (Anime)
DemographicShounen
GenresDramaFantasyMahou ShoujoMysteryPsychologicalRomance
ThemesFairy TaleBalletDancingHenshinFemale ProtagonistBoarding SchoolAnthropomorphismMagicShapeshiftingKuudereHeterosexualShounenLove TriangleSurreal Comedy
StreamingHIDIVE · Amazon Prime Video

Reception

Community score8.24 / 10
Bayesian score8.17 / 10
Composite69.8
On lists46,728
Favourited3,097 (6.6%)
Completion77.3%
Drop rate4.6%
In backlog51.5%
Score spread σ1.58

Score distribution

19323238041225392668371,64382,97693,760102,542

Where it places

CohortValueTierRank
Broadcast seasonSummer 20022 of 24
StudioHal Film MakerA2 of 34
GenreMahou ShoujoS3 of 255
Year2002S4 of 142
LengthLong-runA8 of 242
EraEarly 2000sS13 of 687
Source materialOriginal workS31 of 1,732
Season (all years)SummerA56 of 1,662
GenreMysteryA61 of 652
GenreRomanceA62 of 1,687
GenrePsychologicalB66 of 416
GenreFantasyA84 of 2,142
DemographicShounenA92 of 1,219
GenreDramaA182 of 1,917
FormatTV seriesA190 of 3,322
OriginJapanA252 of 7,157

Key staff

DirectorJunichi Satou, Kenichi Tajiri, Satoshi Motoyama
Series compositionMichiko Yokote
Character designIkuko Itou
MusicKaoru Wada
Original creatorIkuko Itou

AniList id 721 · MAL id 721 · record updated 2026-08-27