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Manga Fairy Tales of the World

1976–1979 · 1 season

Gentle, bite-sized animated storybook tales that unfold calmly, each a small window into a different legend or classic.

Created by
Hideo Takayashiki, Masami Hata
Genres
Animation, Kids, Family
Overview
Each episode of this series tells the story of a famous fairy tale from all around the world. Some of them are adapted from famous books such as "The Iliad".

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Created by
Hideo Takayashiki, Masami Hata
Genres
Animation, Kids, Family
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • morality
  • love
  • fate
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • fantasy world
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • anthology
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism3
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
animation, kids, family
Created by
Hideo Takayashiki, Masami Hata, Masami Kuzū, Kimiyoshi Soga, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Yuji Tanno
Written by
Chifude Asakura, Takeshi Shudo
Length
1 seasons, 245 episodes, 10 min each
Network
TBS
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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