The World's Most Famous Tales

Synopsis

World Masterpiece Fairy Tale Series - Wow! Fairy Tale Kingdom is an Italian-Japanese anime anthology series based on fairy tales and classic stories, produced by Toei Animation, Fuji Eight and Reteitalia in 1995. The series consists of 26 episodes, each one adapting a popular fairy tale or a literature classic written by a famous author such as: the Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault, Hans Christian Andersen, Carlo Collodi, Lewis Carroll, Alexandre Dumas, Howard Pyle, Jonathan Swift, Johanna Spyri, L. Frank Baum, E. T. A. Hoffmann, James Halliwell-Phillipps and Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. Most of the episodes follow quite closely the original source material, with some changes made to alter unhappy endings or to suit the half-hour episode run. Note: Only 21 stories were broadcast with the last 5 being released on VHS.

Characters & Voice Actors

NarratorBackground

Mami KoyamaJP

Staff

Junichi SatouEpisode Director (ep 16)

Junichi SatouStoryboard (ep 20)

Ikuko ItouCharacter Design

Alexandre DumasOriginal Creator

Charles PerraultOriginal Creator

Seiji YokoyamaMusic

Jacob and Wilhelm GrimmOriginal Creator

Hans Christian AndersenOriginal Creator

Relations

AlternativeWorld Famous Fairy Tale Series