Name: Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics
Genre: Animation, Kids, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Released: 1987-10-21
Rating: 8.2

The anime that made 'happily ever after' absolutely unhinged.

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Latest Episode

25 min

Season 2 • Episode 24

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Episode 24

Apr 2, 1989

Overview

Animation Kids Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics 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.

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Standout Aspects

Writing

Faithfully dark source material, no Disney sanitization.

Score

Haunting fairy tale themes that live rent-free.

Best for:Kids·Rewatch·Background

Heads up:Disturbing·Emotional

First AiredOct 21, 1987

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feelmedium

Seasons2·Episodes48

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Despite the title, only about half the episodes are actual Grimm tales — the rest pull from Andersen, Perrault, and worldwide folklore.

Cultural

This series represents a fascinating moment when Japanese anime studios were aggressively exporting 'world literature' adaptations to Western markets in the 80s.

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