Best fairy tale anime
103 anime about fairy tale, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
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3.7Sailor Moon SuperS
TV · 1995 · 39 ep
Sailor Moon SuperSBishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperSTV · 1995 · 39 ep3.7SuperS centers heavily on Chibi-usa and the Sailor Team. A new enemy, the Dead Moon Circus, has now appeared. Their motive is to find the Golden Dream Mirror that would be used to rule the world. To do this, the enemy attacks innocent…
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3.7Lonely Castle in the Mirror
Movie · 2022 · 1 ep
Lonely Castle in the MirrorKagami no KojouMovie · 2022 · 1 ep3.7Kokoro is a junior high school student who doesn’t fit in at school and has secluded herself in her room. One day, the mirror in her room begins to suddenly shine and she is sucked inside. There, she finds a fairy tale castle and six…
3.7Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie Part 1
Movie · 2021 · 1 ep
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie Part 1Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Eternal Movie 1Movie · 2021 · 1 ep3.7The Dead Moon Circus has arrived in Juban with the hopes of liberating their queen, Nehellenia, by stealing the Legendary Silver Crystal for themselves. Using "Lemures," the Circus begins to convert people's dreams into nightmares in order…
3.6Interviews with Monster Girls
TV · 2017 · 12 ep
Interviews with Monster GirlsDemi-chan wa KataritaiTV · 2017 · 12 ep3.6Succubus, Dullahan and Vampire. They are known as Ajin, or "demi"s and are slightly different than the average human. They have lived alongside humans for ages under persecution. However, in recent years, they have become accepted as…
3.6BELLE
Movie · 2021 · 1 ep
BELLERyuu to Sobakasu no HimeMovie · 2021 · 1 ep3.6The protagonist of this story, Suzu, is a 17-year old high school girl living with her father in a rural town of Kochi — their town is a textbook definition of depopulation in the Japanese countryside. Wounded by the loss of her mother at…
3.6Blue Literature Series
TV · 2009 · 12 ep
Blue Literature SeriesAoi Bungaku SeriesTV · 2009 · 12 ep3.6Anthology series adapting six modern classics of Japanese literature: No Longer Human ( Ningen Shikkaku ) by Dazai Osamu — A high school student becomes lost and alienated. Despondent and aimless, he falls into a cycle of self abuse…
3.6Sailor Moon S Movie: Hearts in Ice
Movie · 1994 · 1 ep
Sailor Moon S Movie: Hearts in IceBishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Kaguya-hime no KoibitoMovie · 1994 · 1 ep3.6An unusual snow storm hits Tokyo and the Sailor Senshi discover that an evil snow queen Kaguya, wants to freeze the entire earth. It's up to the Inner Sailor Senshi along with the Outers, to defeat the Queen. Meanwhile, Luna falls in love…
3.6Fairy Tail
TV · 2009 · 175 ep
Fairy TailTV · 2009 · 175 ep3.6Across the Fiore kingdom, wizards join guilds and make their pay by filling magical needs—but one guild has a reputation as the roughest, rowdiest, most dangerous of all: Fairy Tail! When four young Fairy Tail members unite, their bond is…
3.6PandoraHearts
TV · 2009 · 25 ep
PandoraHeartsPandora HeartsTV · 2009 · 25 ep3.6Oz Vessalius, heir to one of the duke houses, has just turned fifteen. His life is rich and carefree, darkened only by the constant absence of his father. At his coming-of-age ceremony, however, everything changes. For no reason that he…
3.6Lu Over the Wall
Movie · 2017 · 1 ep
Lu Over the WallYoake Tsugeru Lu no UtaMovie · 2017 · 1 ep3.6Kai Ashimoto, a gloomy young middle schooler, lives in Hinashi Town, a lonely fishing village, with his father and his grandfather, a parasol maker. He used to live in Tokyo, but after his parents divorced he moved back to his father's…
3.6Shugo Chara!! Doki
TV · 2008 · 51 ep
Shugo Chara!! DokiTV · 2008 · 51 ep3.6With things having quieted down a bit for the Guardians, they can now focus on things besides fending off the peril of the evil Easter Corporation. Amu is having some troubles deciding which guy she likes the most, and hiding Ikuto in her…
3.6Sailor Moon SuperS the Movie: Black Dream Hole
Movie · 1995 · 1 ep
Sailor Moon SuperS the Movie: Black Dream HoleBishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS: Sailor 9 Senshi Shuuketsu! Black Dream Hole no KisekiMovie · 1995 · 1 ep3.6Everywhere around the world, the children sleep. Unaware of danger lurking in the shadows. But tonight, a strange darkness floats in the wind. And the children, one by one, begin to disappear. It seems to be a supernatural force that feeds…
3.6Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom
Movie · 2023 · 1 ep
Gold Kingdom and Water KingdomKin no Kuni Mizu no KuniMovie · 2023 · 1 ep3.6The Gold Kingdom and the Water Kingdom had a long, troubled history filled with epic battles before they decided to take the drastic steps of building a wall between the two lands. But 100 years later, they make good on an agreement in…
3.6Night World
ONA · 2021 · 3 ep
Night WorldYoru no KuniONA · 2021 · 3 ep3.6An animation project directed by Ryouchimo (Ryo-timo), made as a companion piece to Aimer's album "Walpurgis". The list of released videos included in this entry are as follows: Night 1: The 22 O'clock Guide (第1夜 -22時の案内人-), Apr 16, 2021…
3.6One Stormy Night
Movie · 2005 · 1 ep
One Stormy NightArashi no Yoru niMovie · 2005 · 1 ep3.6A story about a goat and a wolf who become friends in a stormy night, and how they overcome differences and hardships. (Source: Anime News Network)
3.6Smile Precure! Movie: Ehon no Naka wa Minna Chiguhagu!
Movie · 2012 · 1 ep
Smile Precure! Movie: Ehon no Naka wa Minna Chiguhagu!Movie · 2012 · 1 ep3.6The movie transports the Precure into a world inside a picture book, where they are guided by Nico, a mysterious inhabitant of the picture book world.
3.6Cinderella
Special · 2021 · 1 ep
CinderellaSpecial · 2021 · 1 ep3.6Music video directed by Chiaki Kanno for the song Cinderella by Cider Girl. Note: The song featured in this music video was also used as the opening theme for the anime Komi-san wa, Komyushou desu.
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3.5I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss
TV · 2022 · 12 ep
I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final BossAkuyaku Reijou nanode Last Boss wo KattemimashitaTV · 2022 · 12 ep3.5Aileen Lauren d’Autriche’s wedding plans have been suddenly canceled— by her own fiancé! The shock of this jolted her into remembering she’s been reincarnated in an otome game as the villainess. As she recalls, her fate is one of doom, but…
3.5Shugo Chara!
TV · 2007 · 51 ep
Shugo Chara!TV · 2007 · 51 ep3.5Amu Hinamori is a 5th grade transfer student who is fashionably cool, tough and independent. Despite this, she is also a girl who seems unapproachable, both at home and at school. In reality, the "Cool and Spicy" role she plays is just a…
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3.5Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch
TV · 2003 · 52 ep
Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi PitchTV · 2003 · 52 ep3.5As the mermaid princess of the North Pacific (one of the seven mermaid kingdoms), Lucia entrusts a magical pearl to a boy who falls overboard a ship one night. Lucia must travel to the human world to reclaim her pearl and protect the…
3.5Problem Children Are Coming From Another World, Aren't They?
TV · 2013 · 10 ep
Problem Children Are Coming From Another World, Aren't They?Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou desu yo?TV · 2013 · 10 ep3.5Izayoi Sakamaki, Asuka Kudou, and You Kasugabe have tremendous psychic powers and are bored with the regular world. An envelope arrives for each person, and when each opens their envelope, they are stunned to see the scenery around them…
3.5Glitter Force
TV · 2012 · 48 ep
Glitter ForceSmile Precure!TV · 2012 · 48 ep3.5Once upon a time, there was a kingdom of fairy tales called "Märchenland", where many fairy tale characters live together in joy. Suddenly, the evil emperor Pierrot made an invasion on Märchenland, sealing its Queen in the…
3.5Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season: Minitodo Gekijou
Special · 2011 · 3 ep
Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season: Minitodo GekijouSpecial · 2011 · 3 ep3.5DVD and BD-Box original animation shorts. Episodes 1 and 2 (DVD and BD) are short fairy tales of Cinderella and Snow White from Kurumi's telling, respectively. Episode 3 (BD only) is a stage performance of Romeo and Juliet by Kazehaya and…
3.5Tales of Zestiria the X
TV · 2016 · 13 ep
Tales of Zestiria the XTales of Zestiria the CrossTV · 2016 · 13 ep3.5Sorey is a human youth who grew up among the seraphim, spiritual beings not visible to humans. Sorey believes in the folklore that says “long ago, every human was able to see the seraphim" and dreams of unraveling the ancient mystery to…
3.5Fena: Pirate Princess
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
Fena: Pirate PrincessKaizoku OujoTV · 2021 · 12 ep3.5Fena Houtman is a young orphan girl that has been raised on an Island where there is no hope of becoming anything more than chattel, to be used and discarded by soldiers of the British Empire. But Fena is more than just another powerless…
3.5The Ogre's Bride
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
The Ogre's BrideOni no HanayomeTV · 2026 · 12 ep3.5A Japanese-style ayakashi Cinderella story! "You're the bride I've been searching for all this time." The ayakashi and humans coexist in harmony. The ayakashi, having superior abilities and beautiful appearances, sometimes find their…
3.5Black Butler II OVA
Special · 2010 · 6 ep
Black Butler II OVAKuroshitsuji II SpecialsSpecial · 2010 · 6 ep3.5According to the Kuroshitsuji website, there are 6 OVAs included in the DVD releases. DVD 2: Ciel in Wonderland (Part 1) This re-imagines the cast of Kuroshitsuji II as characters in Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland story. DVD 3…
3.5Fairy Tail the Movie: Prologue - The First Morning
Special · 2013 · 1 ep
Fairy Tail the Movie: Prologue - The First MorningFairy Tail Movie 1: Houou no Miko - Hajimari no AsaSpecial · 2013 · 1 ep3.5This special is showing a day of Eclair's life as a prologue to the movie Houou no Miko.
3.5ChaO
Movie · 2025 · 1 ep
ChaOMovie · 2025 · 1 ep3.5In a futuristic world where humans and mermaids coexist, ChaO follows Stephan, a mild-mannered office worker at a shipbuilding company, whose life is upended when he is suddenly proposed to by Chao — a princess from the mermaid kingdom…
3.4Okami-san and Her Seven Companions
TV · 2010 · 12 ep
Okami-san and Her Seven CompanionsOokami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachiTV · 2010 · 12 ep3.4Ookami Ryouko is a spunky and, by some accounts, rather manly high school girl. She is tall, speaks in a traditionally masculine way and is very proficient in fighting. Ookami-san's best friend is the small and high-pitched voiced Akai…
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3.4Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal: Seasons 1-2
ONA · 2014 · 26 ep
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal: Seasons 1-2Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon CrystalONA · 2014 · 26 ep3.4Tsukino Usagi is a clumsy crybaby, but otherwise very cheerful 8th grade student. One day she meets a cat named Luna with a crescent moon on her head, and is transformed into the sailor-suited guardian of love and justice, Sailor Moon! As…
3.4Yurikuma Arashi
TV · 2015 · 12 ep
Yurikuma ArashiYuri Kuma ArashiTV · 2015 · 12 ep3.4At some point, somewhere in outer space, the small planet Kumalia exploded. As the particles of what used to be Kumalia showered upon Earth as a meteor shower, for some reason all the bears on earth stood up to attack humanity! In due…
3.4Baka and Test - Summon the Beasts Specials
Special · 2010 · 6 ep
Baka and Test - Summon the Beasts SpecialsBaka to Test to Shoukanjuu SpecialsSpecial · 2010 · 6 ep3.4The candid shots of Muttsurini's female and male classmates that fund his surveillance habits.
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3.4Prétear: The New Legend of Snow White
TV · 2001 · 13 ep
Prétear: The New Legend of Snow WhiteShin Shirayuki-hime Densetsu PrétearTV · 2001 · 13 ep3.4A sixteen year old girl is struggling to adjust to a new step-family when seven guys appear on the scene revealing that she possesses a special magical power. Shying away from the strange group, she later joins them when a monster places…
3.4Marchen Awakens Romance
TV · 2005 · 102 ep
Marchen Awakens RomanceMÄRTV · 2005 · 102 ep3.4Dreaming of a magical world every night, the young Toramizu Ginta yearns to be able to go there. With only his friend Koyuki believing in his dreams, Ginta remains positive despite the slander he receives from others over his dreams. But…
3.4Princess Arete
Movie · 2001 · 1 ep
Princess AreteArete HimeMovie · 2001 · 1 ep3.4Confined in the castle tower by her father, princess Arete spends her days watching the world outside her window. Sometimes she seeks out to watch the common people at work. The knights of the kingdom compete for the right to marry her and…