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The Legend of Snow White

Shirayuki Hime no Densetsu

1994, TV, 52 eps, 67%

Recommended by 3 Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics fans on AniList. The same kind of story: storybook journeys and classic tales.

Snow White was a very happy princess, until the day her stepmother, the Queen Christelle, finally reveals her personality and wants to kill the girl. Snow White flees from the castle and got lost in the woods, where she meets seven dwarfs.

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    2024, ONA, 6 eps, 66%

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    1977, Movie, 1 ep, 60%

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    2022, TV, 12 eps, 83%

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    ODDTAXI

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  12. Cover of Rurouni Kenshin OVA: Trust & Betrayal (Tsuioku-hen)
    Rurouni Kenshin OVA: Trust & Betrayal (Tsuioku-hen)

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    Revolutionary Girl Utena

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    Both have Fairy Tale.

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    Both have Foreign.

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    Both have Fairy Tale.

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    Dungeon, Food, Magic

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  20. Cover of Gurren Lagann
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    Super Robot, Coming of Age, Found Family

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    Renegade Immortal

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    Both have Foreign.

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    2006, TV, 24 eps, 82%

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Manga for fans of Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics

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About Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics

1987, TV, 24 eps, 71%, Nippon Animation

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.

Note: As streaming on RetroCrush, the multi-part episodes of 'Puss in Boots', 'Snow White', & 'Cinderella' are combined.

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