| Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics | |
| グリム名作劇場 (Gurimu Meisaku Gekijou) |
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|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy |
| TV anime | |
| Grimm Masterpiece Theater | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Saito |
| Studio | Nippon Animation |
| Network | TV Asahi |
| English network | Nickelodeon |
| Original run | October 21, 1987 – March 3, 1988 |
| Episodes | 24 |
| TV anime | |
| New Grimm Masterpiece Theater | |
| Studio | Nippon Animation |
| Network | TV Asahi |
| English network | Nickelodeon |
| Original run | October 2, 1988 – March 26, 1989 |
| Episodes | 23 |
Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics (グリム名作劇場 Gurimu Meisaku Gekijou) is a Japanese animated anthology series by Nippon Animation. The episodes are adaptations of a variety of folk and fairy tales, and not limited to Grimm's Fairy Tales.
Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics comprises two seasons. Grimm Masterpiece Theatre (グリム名作劇場 Gurimu Meisaku Gekijou) aired from October 21, 1987 to March 30, 1988, for a total of 24 episodes. The New Grimm Masterpiece Theatre (新グリム名作劇場 Shin Gurimu Meisaku Gekijou) aired between October 2, 1988 and March 26, 1989, totaling 23 episodes. It was also localized under the series' English name.
In Japan, for both seasons, the series used two theme songs; the opening theme, "Rainbow Bridge" (虹の橋 Niji no Hashi), and the ending theme, "My Town's Merry-Go-Round" (私の町はメリー・ゴランド Watashi no Machi wa Merī Gorando), were both performed by Ushio Hashimoto.
The fairy tale anthology was broadcast in North America by Nickelodeon and in local stations throughout Latin America.
Contents |
| # | Title | Based on | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "The Travelling Musicians of Bremen" "Bureemen no ongaku tai" (ブレーメンの音楽隊) |
Town Musicians of Bremen | October 21, 1987 |
| 02 | "Hansel and Gretel" "Henzeru to Gureeteru" (ヘンゼルとグレーテル) |
Hansel and Gretel | October 28, 1987 |
| 03 | "The Frog Prince (Part 1)" "Kaeru to oujo" (かえると王女) |
The Frog Prince | November 4, 1987 |
| 04 | "The Frog Prince (Part 2)" "Kaeru to oujo" (かえると王女) |
The Frog Prince | November 11, 1987 |
| 05 | "Little Red Riding Hood" "Akazukin" (赤ずきん) |
Little Red Riding Hood | November 18, 1987 |
| 06 | "The Golden Goose" "Kin no ga chou" (金のがちょう) |
Golden Goose | November 25, 1987 |
| 07 | "Puss in Boots (Part 1)" "Nagagutsu o hai ta neko" (長靴をはいた猫) |
Puss in Boots | December 2, 1987 |
| 08 | "Puss in Boots (Part 2)" "Nagagutsu o hai ta neko" (長靴をはいた猫) |
Puss in Boots | December 9, 1987 |
| 09 | "Snow White and Rose Red" "Yuki shiro to bara beni" (ゆき白とばら紅) |
Snow-White and Rose-Red | December 16, 1987 |
| 10 | "Snow White (Part 1)" "Shirayukihime" (白雪姫) |
Snow White | December 23, 1987 |
| 11 | "Snow White (Part 2)" "Shirayukihime" (白雪姫) |
Snow White | December 30, 1987 |
| 12 | "Snow White (Part 3)" "Shirayukihime" (白雪姫) |
Snow White | January 6, 1988 |
| 13 | "Snow White (Part 4)" "Shirayukihime" (白雪姫) |
Snow White | January 13, 1988 |
| 14 | "The Six Who Went Far" "6 nin no go uke tsu" (6人のごうけつ) |
How Six Men Got On in the World | January 20, 1988 |
| 15 | "The Water of Life" "Inochi no mizu" (命の水) |
The Water of Life | January 27, 1988 |
| 16 | "Bluebeard" "Ao hi ge" (青ひげ) |
Bluebeard | February 3, 1988 |
| 17 | "Jorinde and Joringel" "Yorinde to Yoringeru" (ヨリンデとヨリンゲル) |
Jorinde and Joringel | February 10, 1988 |
| 18 | "Briar Rose" "Nobara hime" (野ばら姫) |
Sleeping Beauty | February 17, 1988 |
| 19 | "Old Sultan" "Zurutan jiisan" (ズルタンじいさん) |
Old Sultan | February 24, 1988 |
| 20 | "King Grizzle Beard" "Tsugumi no hi ge no ousama" (つぐみのひげの王さま) |
King Thrushbeard | March 2, 1988 |
| 21 | "The Naughty Spirit" "Akuma to dai maou" (悪魔と大魔王) |
The Devil and His Grandmother | March 9, 1988 |
| 22 | "The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes" "Odori nui te boroboro ni naru kutsu" (踊りぬいてボロボロになる靴) |
The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes | March 16, 1988 |
| 23 | "Cinderella (Part 1)" "Shinderera" (シンデレラ) |
Cinderella | March 23, 1988 |
| 24 | "Cinderella (Part 2)" "Shinderera" (シンデレラ) |
Cinderella | March 30, 1988 |
| # | Title | Based on | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "The Crystal Ball" "Suishou no tama" (水晶の玉) |
The Crystal Ball | October 2, 1988 |
| 02 | "The Marriage of Mrs. Fox" "Oku sama kitsune no go konrei" (おくさま狐のご婚礼) |
The Wedding of Mrs. Fox | October 9, 1988 |
| 03 | "The Story of the Summer Garden and the Winter Garden" "natsu no niwa to fuyu no niwa no hanashi" (夏の庭と冬の庭の話) |
Beauty and the Beast | October 16, 1988 |
| 04 | "The Magic Heart" "Kyabetsu roba" (キャベツろば) |
Donkey Cabbages | October 23, 1988 |
| 05 | "Rapunzel" "Rapuntsujēru" (ラプンツェル) |
Rapunzel | October 30, 1988 |
| 06 | "The Old Woman in the Woods" "Mori no naka no baasan" (森のなかのばあさん) |
The Old Woman in the Wood | November 13, 1988 |
| 07 | "The Faithful Watchmen" "Do manjuu" (どまんじゅう) |
The Grave Mound | November 20, 1988 |
| 08 | "The Wolf and the Fox" "ookami to kitsune" (狼と狐) |
The Wolf and the Fox | November 27, 1988 |
| 09 | "Mother Holle" "Hore no obasan" (ホレのおばさん) |
Mother Holle | December 4, 1988 |
| 10 | "The Six Swans" "Roku wa no hakuchou" (六羽の白鳥) |
The Six Swans | December 11, 1988 |
| 11 | "The Coat of Many Colours" "sen biki gawa" (千びき皮) |
Allerleirauh | December 18, 1988 |
| 12 | "Brother and Sister" "Ane to otouto" (姉と弟) |
Brother and Sister | December 25, 1988 |
| 13 | "The Four Skillful Brothers" "meijin yonin kyoudai" (名人四人兄弟) |
The Four Skillful Brothers | January 15, 1988 |
| 14 | "The Spirit in the Bottle" "Garasubin no naka no bakemonoe" (ガラス瓶の中の化け物) |
The Spirit in the Bottle | January 22, 1989 |
| 15 | "The Iron Stove" "Tetsu no sutoobu" (鉄のストーブ) |
The Iron Stove | January 29, 1989 |
| 16 | "Bearskin" "kuma no kawa o ki ta otoko" (熊の皮をきた男) |
Bearskin | February 5, 1989 |
| 17 | "The Hare and the Hedgehog" "Usagi to hari nezumi" (兎とはりねずみ) |
The Hare and the Twin Hedgehogs | February 12, 1989 |
| 18 | "The Man of Iron" "tetsu no hansu" (鉄のハンス) |
Iron John | February 19, 1989 |
| 19 | "The Brave Little Tailor" "Yuukan na chibi no shitateya" (勇敢なチビの仕立て屋) |
The Valiant Little Tailor | February 26, 1989 |
| 20 | "The Wren and the Bear" "Misosazai to kuma" (みそさざいと熊) |
The Willow-Wren and the Bear | March 5, 1989 |
| 21 | "Rumpelstiltskin" "yousei no namae" (妖精の名前) |
Rumpelstiltskin | March 12, 1989 |
| 22 | "The Water Witch who lives in the pond" "Ike ni sumu mizu no majo" (池に住む水の魔女) |
The Nixie of the Mill-Pond or The Water Nixie | March 19, 1989 |
| 23 | "Godfather Death" "Shinigami no naduke oya" (死神の名づけ親) |
Godfather Death | March 26, 1989 |
Limited episodes were produced in NTSC VHS by Saban International and distributed by Starmaker Entertainment Inc. in 1990 and Video Treasures/HGV Video Productions in 1992. Those volumes included:
A few episodes were released to a single Region 2 DVD titled "Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics - Volume One" under distribution by Fox Kids and Maximum Entertainment in 2004.[1][2] The episodes included were:
The British newspapers Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror released the following episodes on promotional DVDs:
The original Japanese (undubbed) version of the series was released as a 5-disc DVD set in Region 2.
As with most of the Saban library, the rights to the series are currently owned by the Walt Disney Company. Despite a large cult following, none of the English dub has been released on DVD in Region 1 and only limited episodes (listed above) were released in Region 2.