Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics

Introduction

The series consists of mostly stand-alone episodes which retell different fairy or folk tales. Despite the title, they are not all based on fairy tales collected by the Grimm Brothers.

Audience ratings

MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 7.5/10 · 2108

1/10	9
2/10	6
3/10	17
4/10	45
5/10	137
6/10	297
7/10	534
8/10	459
9/10	301
10/10	302

Audience reviews

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Firechick12012

(This review covers both seasons, not just the first one) Fairy tales have always been a staple in our lives, whether because our parents read them to us, we learned about them in school, or saw the Disney movie versions. Everyone's probably heard of at least one fairy tale, like Snow White or The Little Mermaid. Even other countries have their own fairy tales, or their own original spins on familiar ones. But what many don't know is that often, the original sources are a lot darker and less kid-friendly than the interpretations we were exposed to. Such is the case of the fairy tales by the Brothers' Grimm, who are famous for having much darker and more cynical versions of popular fairy tales. Of course, in the eighties, Japan had the bright idea to adapt some of Grimms' fairy tales into…

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Ellenore_shade

This anime I remember as a child but all I have ever seen it in was in English. The display photo made me remember that I loved these videos as a child and I know now they are probably really hard to find. The reason my review rating is so low even though I enjoyed this classic work is just that. This is a classic, but it has definitely aged, the sound, art, and character quality when relating to newer productions makes this work seem really shabby.Though as I watch it I know that I would definitely fall in love with it again and again even though it cannot compare to other works in art or sound.