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Princess Tutu

TV·2002–2003·1 season, 38 episodes·Kids Station·Animation, Drama, Mystery·17m

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Princess Tutu follows Duck, a duck who was transformed into a young girl and takes ballet at a private school. She becomes enamoured of her mysterious schoolmate Mytho, and transforms into Princess Tutu to restore his shattered heart. Mytho's girlfriend Rue transforms into Princess Kraehe to frustrate Tutu's efforts, and Mytho's protective friend Fakir discourages Mytho's burgeoning emotions. When it becomes apparent that Duck, Rue, Mytho, and Fakir are meant to play out the characters in a story by a long-dead writer named Drosselmeyer, they resist their assigned fates and fight to keep the story from becoming a tragedy.

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  1. 01Princess Tutu S01E01Act 1 - Chapter of the Egg: The Duck and the Prince ~ Der Nußknacker: BlumenwalzerS01E01 · 10.0Duck awakes from a dream in which she is a duckling, watching a handsome prince dance ballet. Later, she walks early into class and discovers Mytho, an advanced class student, dancing alone. When she trips, he dives to catch her, twisting his ankle in the process. Duck wants to apologize to him but is prevented from doing so by Mytho's controlling roommate, Fakir. The next morning, Duck resolves to apologize to Mytho, and spies canary chicks beginning to fly. One of the hatchlings hesitates and is forced to jump when a crow tries to attack it. Mytho leaps to catch it and falls as well. To save him, Duck transforms into Princess Tutu. Mytho asks who she is. Tutu/Duck remembers that she is a duck, and runs away.
  2. 02Princess Tutu S01E02Act 2 - Chapter of the Egg: Pieces of the Heart ~ Schwanensee: Scène finaleS01E02 · 10.0The next day, Duck wakes up to realize that she is just a duck. Drosselmeyer appears to tell her that she is also the legendary Princess Tutu; her task is to return the pieces of heart to the Prince, Mytho. Longing to one day see Mytho smile, she decides to take up the challenge. Drosselmeyer gives back the pendant that changes her into a girl, as well as Princess Tutu.\n\nAn Anteater-girl, who is bitter and jealous of Rue for her superior dancing skills, sets her eyes on Mytho. She and Mytho have a dance-off with Rue. Rue chooses Duck as her partner and they win. Duck discovers that the anteater is being influenced by a shard of Mytho's heart—the feeling of bitterness. She transforms into Princess Tutu and convinces the heart shard to return to him. Mytho regains a feeling, which worries Fakir.
  3. 03Princess Tutu S01E03Act 3 - Chapter of the Egg: A Princess's Oath ~ Dornröschen: PanoramaS01E03 · 10.0Duck learns about the book The Prince and the Raven. She discovers that its author is Drosselmeyer, and that he died a long time ago. She bumps into Mytho, who is retrieving water for Rue, while he and Rue were on a picnic. Duck uses up the water to clean a cut Mytho got, and while on a search for more water, the two stumble upon a restaurant. Inside, a woman, Ebine, serves them cold food and Duck discovers that she has another piece of Mytho’s heart: the feeling of loneliness. She retrieves it and afterwards Rue (and Fakir, who had been looking for him) discuss Princess Tutu, and her fate. The audience learns that if Princess Tutu confesses her love to the Prince, she will turn into a speck of light.

Castfull cast & details

Nanae KatoNanae KatoDuck / Princess Tutu (voice)Takahiro SakuraiTakahiro SakuraiFakir (voice)Naoki YanagiNaoki YanagiMythos (voice)Nana MizukiNana MizukiPrincess Kraehe (voice)
Akiko Hiramatsu
Akiko HiramatsuEdel (voice)Erino HazukiErino HazukiUzura (voice)Kyôko KishidaKyôko KishidaNarrator (voice)Noboru MitaniNoboru MitaniDrosselmeyer (voice)

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode38Episodes2002–03Aired 8.7Season avg
  1. S01E01Princess Tutu S01E01Season's bestAct 1 - Chapter of the Egg: The Duck and the Prince ~ Der Nußknacker: BlumenwalzerAugust 16, 2002 10.0Duck awakes from a dream in which she is a duckling, watching a handsome prince dance ballet. Later, she walks early into class and discover
  2. S01E02Princess Tutu S01E02Act 2 - Chapter of the Egg: Pieces of the Heart ~ Schwanensee: Scène finaleAugust 23, 2002 10.0The next day, Duck wakes up to realize that she is just a duck. Drosselmeyer appears to tell her that she is also the legendary Princess Tut
  3. S01E03Princess Tutu S01E03Act 3 - Chapter of the Egg: A Princess's Oath ~ Dornröschen: PanoramaAugust 30, 2002 10.0Duck learns about the book The Prince and the Raven. She discovers that its author is Drosselmeyer, and that he died a long time ago. She bu
  4. S01E04Princess Tutu S01E04Act 4 - Chapter of the Egg: GiselleSeptember 6, 2002 6.0Mytho follows a mysterious voice and disappears. Duck and Rue go looking for him. They run into Edel, who tells them a story of a maiden who
  5. S01E05Princess Tutu S01E05Act 5 - Chapter of the Egg: On the Eve of the Fire Festival ~ Bilder einer Ausstellung: Die KatakombenSeptember 13, 2002 10.0Duck learns about the Fire Festival. Duck, punished again, is charged with cleaning the room of the advanced class. She arrives at the class
  6. S01E06Princess Tutu S01E06Act 6 - Chapter of the Egg: Aurora Dreaming ~ Dornröschen: PrologSeptember 20, 2002 10.0A traveling ballet troupe comes into town and Duck's whole class gets time off to go and see the troupe practice. Duck sees that a heart sha
  7. S01E07Princess Tutu S01E07Act 7 - Chapter of the Egg: Raven Princess ~ An der schönen blauen DonauSeptember 27, 2002 8.0Distraught over what she has done to Mytho, Duck thinks about giving up being Princess Tutu, but knows that if she does she can no longer be
  8. S01E08Princess Tutu S01E08Act 8 - Chapter of the Egg: The Fountain of Warriors ~ Fantasie-Overtüre zu "Romeo und Julia"October 4, 2002 10.0Rue wakes up and cannot remember what happened the night before. She finds Mytho's heart shard in one of her drawers. It questions her and a
  9. S01E09Princess Tutu S01E09Act 9 - Chapter of the Egg: Black Shoes ~ Bilder einer Ausstellung: Alten SchloßOctober 11, 2002 8.0Fakir, having failed to shatter Mytho's heart, wonders what he should do: should he give up, especially now since Mytho wants to restore his
  10. S01E10Princess Tutu S01E10Act 10 - Chapter of the Egg: Cinderella ~ Aschenbrödel: Walzer-CodaOctober 18, 2002 10.0Kraehe retreats for the moment, and Fakir lunges at Princess Tutu with a shard of glass, missing but cutting the chain of her pendant. Princ
  11. S01E11Princess Tutu S01E11Act 11 - Chapter of the Egg: La SylphideOctober 25, 2002 8.0Mytho, inspired by an overheard conversation between Duck and her two friends, decides to give a present to Princess Tutu to express his fee
  12. S01E12Princess Tutu S01E12Act 12 - Chapter of the Egg: Banquet of Darkness ~ ScheherazadeNovember 1, 2002 10.0Kraehe and Mytho have vanished. Princess Tutu helps Fakir back to his dorm and binds his wounds, and when he wakes up they decide to search
  13. S01E13Princess Tutu S01E13Act 13 - Chapter of the Egg: Swan Lake ~ SchwanenseeNovember 8, 2002 10.0Duck and Fakir arrive at the stage where Kraehe is keeping Mytho, and Kraehe says she will give the shard of love back if Tutu confesses her
  14. S01E14Princess Tutu S01E14Act 14 - Chapter of the Chick: Monster Raven ~ BlumenwalzerNovember 15, 2002 8.0It starts with Duck dreaming of dancing with Mytho as herself, not Princess Tutu, until he makes the mark for death and turns into an injure
  15. S01E15Princess Tutu S01E15Act 15 - Chapter of the Chick: CoppeliaNovember 29, 2002 6.0Rumors fly about the incident between Mytho and Fakir. After a second altercation involving Rue, Fakir is banned from the school for a week.
  16. S01E16Princess Tutu S01E16Act 16 - Chapter of the Chick: Prayers of a Maiden ~ Gebet einer JungfrauDecember 13, 2002 8.0Mytho tries to tell Mr. Cat that Fakir didn't push him out the window; but of course no one believes it. So Fakir and Duck try to wonder wha
  17. S01E17Princess Tutu S01E17Act 17 - Chapter of the Chick: Crime and Punishment ~ Carmen AragonaiseJanuary 10, 2003 8.0Femio and his wholehearted views on love prompt Mytho to make the mime motion for love. This struggle with his evil self puts Mytho in the n
  18. S01E18Princess Tutu S01E18Act 18 - Chapter of the Chick: Wandering Knight ~ Egmont OuvertüreJanuary 24, 2003 7.0After the drama club asks Fakir to perform in the story of the Phantom Knight, he begins to dream about him.
  19. S01E19Princess Tutu S01E19Act 19 - Chapter of the Chick: A Midsummer Night's Dream ~ Ein SommernachtstraumFebruary 7, 2003 9.0Duck learns that she's gathered all the heart shards that are hidden in people and now the only ones left are the ones sealing the Raven awa
  20. S01E20Princess Tutu S01E20Act 20 - Chapter of the Chick: A Forgotten Story ~ Die verkaufte BrautFebruary 21, 2003 8.0Duck meets a girl name Rachel, who is possibly a sister figure to Fakir. Rachel tells Duck that Fakir used to write stories that eventually
  21. S01E21Princess Tutu S01E21Act 21 - Chapter of the Chick: The Spinners ~ Lieder ohne WorteMarch 7, 2003 8.0Fakir finds that Aotoa left a book for him. Fakir tracks him down and learns he is a direct descendent of Drosselmeyer. Fakir is tested to s
  22. S01E22Princess Tutu S01E22Act 22 - Chapter of the Chick: Crown of Stone ~ Das große Tor von KiewMarch 21, 2003 10.0Duck sets out in search of the rest of the heart shards, but becomes trapped in Drosselmeyer's world. Aotoa is jealous that Fakir is the cho
  23. S01E23Princess Tutu S01E23Act 23 - Chapter of the Chick: Marionettes ~ Ruslan und LudmillaApril 4, 2003 10.0Fakir sits down to write the order in which to save everyone from Drosselmeyer's clutches. Tutu is at Drosselmeyer's mercy in the world of g
  24. S01E24Princess Tutu S01E24Act 24 - Chapter of the Chick: The Prince and the Raven ~ Danse MacabreApril 18, 2003 9.0Fakir questions why he was able to write Duck's story, but not the one to save Mytho. Duck tries to get Rue to help her find the rest of the
  25. S01E25Princess Tutu S01E25Act 25 - Chapter of the Chick: The Dying Swan ~ Romeo und JuliaMay 2, 2003 10.0The Raven consumes Rue, but she is still alive inside him. Mytho asks Tutu to restore the final piece of his heart so that he can go save he
  26. S01E26Princess Tutu S01E26Act 26 - Chapter of the Chick: Finale ~ Der NußknackerMay 23, 2003 10.0The Raven attacks Mytho. Duck tries to help, but she's helpless. Fakir seems only capable of writing what is happening. Mytho resolves to sh
  27. S01E27Act 20 - Chapter of the Chick: A Forgotten Story ~ Die verkaufte Braut (Part 2)February 28, 2003 8.0(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of par
  28. S01E28Act 21 - Chapter of the Chick: The Spinners ~ Lieder ohne Worte (Part 2)March 14, 2003 8.0(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of par
  29. S01E29Act 22 - Chapter of the Chick: Crown of Stone ~ Das große Tor von Kiew (Part 2)March 28, 2003 10.0(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of par
  30. S01E30Act 23 - Chapter of the Chick: Marionettes ~ Ruslan und Ludmilla (Part 2)April 11, 2003 10.0(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of par
  31. S01E31Act 24 - Chapter of the Chick: The Prince and the Raven ~ Danse Macabre (Part 2)April 25, 2003 9.0(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of par
  32. S01E32Act 25 - Chapter of the Chick: The Dying Swan ~ Romeo und Julia (Part 2)May 9, 2003 10.0(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of par
  33. S01E33Princess Tutu S01E33Act 14 - Chapter of the Chick: Monster Raven ~ Blumenwalzer (Part 2)November 22, 2002 8.0(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of par
  34. S01E34Princess Tutu S01E34Act 15 - Chapter of the Chick: Coppelia (Part 2)December 6, 2002 6.0(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of par
  35. S01E35Princess Tutu S01E35Act 16 - Chapter of the Chick: Prayers of a Maiden ~ Gebet einer Jungfrau (Part 2)December 20, 2002 8.0(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of par
  36. S01E36Princess Tutu S01E36Act 17 - Chapter of the Chick: Crime and Punishment ~ Carmen Aragonaise (Part 2)January 17, 2003 8.0(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of par
  37. S01E37Princess Tutu S01E37Act 18 - Chapter of the Chick: Wandering Knight ~ Egmont Ouvertüre (Part 2)January 31, 2003 7.0(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of par
  38. S01E38Princess Tutu S01E38Act 19- Chapter of the Chick: A Midsummer Night's Dream ~ Ein Sommernachtstraum (Part 2)February 14, 2003 9.0(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of par

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