Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics


Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics, also known as Grimm Masterpiece Theater in the original version, is a Japanese anime anthology series by Nippon Animation. The episodes are adaptations of a variety of folk and fairy tales, and not limited to Grimm's Fairy Tales.

Premise

Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics comprises two series. The first series, known in Japan as Grimm Masterpiece Theater, aired from October 21, 1987 to March 30, 1988, for a total of 24 episodes. The second series, known in Japan as New Grimm Masterpiece Theater, aired between October 2, 1988 and March 26, 1989, totaling 23 episodes. It was also localized under the series' English name.
The fairy tale anthology was broadcast in North America by Nickelodeon and in local stations throughout Latin America.

Episodes

Series 1

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Series 2

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Cast

Japanese cast

English crew

In Japan, for both seasons, the series used two theme songs; the opening theme, "The Rainbow Bridge", and the ending theme, "My Town's Merry-Go-Round", were both performed by Ushio Hashimoto. Incidental music used in the Japanese version was composed by Hideo Shimazu. The theme tune and incidental music used in the English dub were both composed by Haim Saban and Shuki Levy. Most of the incidental music was in fact recycled from the earlier VHS series My Favorite Fairy Tales.

Releases

Limited episodes were produced in NTSC VHS by Saban International and distributed by Starmaker Entertainment Inc. and Hi-Tops Video/Fisher-Price in 1990 and Video Treasures/HGV Video Productions in 1992. Those volumes included:
A few episodes were released to a single Region 2 DVD titled "Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics - Volume One" under distribution by Fox Kids and Maximum Entertainment Ltd. in 2004. The episodes included were:
The British newspapers Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror released the following episodes on promotional DVDs:
The original Japanese version of the series was released as a 5-disc DVD set in Region 2 with 10 episodes from the series.
Despite a large cult following, none of the English dub has been released on DVD in Region 1 and only limited episodes were released in Region 2. The rights to the English dub reverted back to Nippon Animation on July 19, 2005 and March 31, 2006.

Broadcast

CountryTV ChannelsLocal Title
AustraliaNine NetworkGrimm's Fairy Tale Classics
Bosnia and HerzegovinaFTVGrimmove bajke
BulgariaNova TelevisionПриказките на Братя Грим
ChinaCCTV格林童话剧场
ColombiaCanal UnoCuentos de los hermanos Grimm
ColombiaCaracol TVCuentos de los hermanos Grimm
CroatiaNova TV, HRT 1Grimmove bajke
GermanyTele 5Grimms Märchen
ItalyItalia 1Le fiabe son fantasia
IsraelChannel 2אגדות האחים גרים
PeruAmérica TelevisiónCuentos de los hermanos Grimm
PhilippinesGMA Network
Q		Grimm's Fairy Tales
Saudi ArabiaSpacetoonفي جعبتي حكاية
SerbiaDVD releases
Pink kids
Film klub		Grimove bajke / Гримове бајке
SpainTelecincoSoñar con los ojos abiertos
RussiaTV-6, Petersburg 5Сказки братьев Гримм
United StatesNickelodeonGrimm's Fairy Tale Classics