Top 10 Anime Like Manga Fairy Tales of the World (Manga Sekai Mukashibanashi) [2024 List]

Manga Sekai Mukashibanashi

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".

Manga Fairy Tales of the World has finished airing and it has 127 Episodes. It is also Known as: まんが世界昔ばなし, Tales of Magic

Genres: Historical , Fantasy , Drama , Adventure

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10. Grimm Masterpiece Theater

Grimm Masterpiece Theater

The series consists of mostly stand-alone episodes which retell different fairy or folk tales. Despite the title, they are not all based on fairy tales collected by the Grimm Brothers.

Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics has finished airing and it has 24 Episodes. It is also Known as: グリム名作劇場, Gurimu Meisaku Gekijou, Grimm's Fairy Tales

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9. Hajimete no Eigo: Sekai Meisaku Douwa

Hajimete no Eigo: Sekai Meisaku Douwa

Classical Folktales released on Japanese and English to teach Japanese children English.

Hajimete no Eigo: Sekai Meisaku Douwa has not yet aired. It is also Known as: Hajimete no Eigo: Sekai Meisaku Douwa

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8. Andersen Monogatari (TV)

Andersen Monogatari (TV)

Adaptations of numerous stories written by Hans Christian Andersen.

Andersen Monogatari (TV) has finished airing and it has 52 Episodes. It is also Known as: アンデルセン物語, Hans Christian Andersen Stories, Anderson Stories

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7. Sekai Meisaku Douwa

Sekai Meisaku Douwa

Another of Toei's World Famous Fairy Tale series consisting of 20 stories, 10 minutes each.

World Famous Fairy Tale Series has finished airing and it has 20 Episodes. It is also Known as: 世界名作童話, Sekai Meisaku Douwa

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6. TaoTao Ehonkan Sekai Doubutsu Banashi

TaoTao Ehonkan Sekai Doubutsu Banashi

In a valley in China which has never been visited by humans lives a little panda named Tao Tao. Together with his friends Kiki the monkey, Puhu the squirrel and Poe the hare, they play in the forest all day long.

TaoTao Ehonkan Sekai Doubutsu Banashi has finished airing and it has 52 Episodes. It is also Known as: タオタオ絵本館, Pandi-Panda, Tao Tao Ehonkan, Taotao Picturebook Mansion

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5. Sanrio Anime Sekai Meisaku Gekijou

Sanrio Anime Sekai Meisaku Gekijou

Hello Kitty and other Sanrio characters star in adaptations of various fairy tales from all over the world.

Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: サンリオ・アニメ世界名作劇場, Hello Kitty's Animation Theater

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4. Video Ehonkan Sekai Meisaku Douwa

Video Ehonkan Sekai Meisaku Douwa

Classic children's literary works told in a chibi art style.

Funky Fables has finished airing and it has 26 Episodes. It is also Known as: ビデオえほん館 世界名作童話, Video Anime Picture-Book Theater: World Masterpiece Children's Stories, Sugar & Spice

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3. Jiu Se Lu

Jiu Se Lu

In ancient times, a Persian merchant gets lost in a windstorm. Suddenly a spiritual deer of nine colors appears to guide the man. Later on, the deer rescues a man drowning in a river. In exchange, the man promises not to reveal the deer's whereabouts. The man reaches an imperial palace. The king insists on hunting down the spiritual deer down to make clothes out of the deer skin. The man gives in to his greed and leads an army of warriors to the spot. He falls into the river again, hoping the deer will show up to rescue him. This time, all the warriors' arrows turn into dust and the man is drowned.

Jiu Se Lu has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 九色鹿, The Nine Colored Deer, A Deer of Nine Colors

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2. Sekai Douwa Anime Zenshuu

Sekai Douwa Anime Zenshuu

Each episode tells a different story from Grimm's Fairy Tales.

My Favorite Fairy Tales has finished airing and it has 10 Episodes. It is also Known as: 世界童話アニメ全集, Sekai Dowa Anime Zenshu

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1. Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Brothers

Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Brothers

The Super Mario Amada Series are a series of short Japanese fairy tales anime that is found and released only in Japan. The series are released in August 3, 1989 once again only in Japan; making it extremely rare to people not living in Japan.
The series is based on one of the three Japanese fairy tales that are told to children. Additionally, the series contained Mario series that are played in the three short Japanese fairy tales. The characters introduced Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser, and his Koopalings during the fairy tales. Each fairy tale shown in anime consists of about 15 minutes. The three Japanese fairy tales contain; Momotaro, Issunboshi, and Snow White.

Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Brothers has finished airing and it has 3 Episodes. It is also Known as: アマダアニメシリーズ スーパーマリオブラザーズ, Mario OVA

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