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
Genres: Fantasy
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Top Anime Like The World's Most Famous Tales (Sekai Meisaku Douwa: Wow! Maerchen Oukoku) [2026 List]
1. 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
