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
Genres: Fantasy
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Top Anime Like World Famous Fairy Tale Series (Sekai Meisaku Douwa) [2026 List]
4. 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
3. 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
2. Hajimete no Eigo: Sekai Meisaku Douwa
Classical Folktales released on Japanese and English to teach Japanese children English.
Bedtime Stories has finished airing and it has 18 Episodes. It is also Known as: 初めてのえいご・世界名作童話, Folktales, Fairy Tales
1. Sekai Meisaku Douwa: Wow! Maerchen Oukoku
Based on Western tales from the usual suspects: 1001 Nights, C. Perrault, Beaumont, J. & W. Grimm, H. C. Andersen, C. Collodi, English fairytale, H. Pyle, L. Carrol, J. Swift, A. Dumas, E. T. A Hoffman, L. F. Baum, and J. Spyri.
Only 21 stories were broadcast, with the last five being released on VHS.
The World's Most Famous Tales has finished airing and it has 26 Episodes. It is also Known as: アニメ世界の童話 / メルヘン王国, Anime Sekai no Douwa Series, Merhen Okoku, Meruhen Ookoku, Animated Children's Stories of the World
