Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese animated
anthology series by Nippon Animation
. The episodes are adaptations of a variety of folk
and fairy tale
s, and not limited to Grimm's Fairy Tales
.
Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics comprises two seasons. aired from October 21, 1987 to March 30, 1988, for a total of 24 episodes. The aired between October 2, 1988 and March 26, 1989, totaling 23 episodes. It was also localized under the series' English name.
In Japan, for both seasons, the series used two theme songs; the opening theme, , and the ending theme, , were both performed by Ushio Hashimoto.
The fairy tale anthology was broadcast in North America
by Nickelodeon
and in local stations throughout Latin America
.
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 in 2004. The episodes included were:
The British newspapers Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror
released the following episodes on promotional DVDs:
The original Japanese (undubbed) version of the series was released as a 5-disc DVD set in Region 2.
As with most of the Saban library, the rights to the series are currently owned by the Walt Disney Company. Despite a large cult following, none of the English dub has been released on DVD in Region 1 and only limited episodes (listed above) were released in Region 2.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese animated
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
anthology series by Nippon Animation
Nippon Animation
is a Japanese animation studio. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, with chief offices in the Ginza district of Chūō and production facilities in Tama City....
. The episodes are adaptations of a variety of folk
Folklore
Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...
and fairy tale
Fairy tale
A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features such folkloric characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments. However, only a small number of the stories refer to fairies...
s, and not limited to Grimm's Fairy Tales
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Children's and Household Tales is a collection of German origin fairy tales first published in 1812 by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, the Brothers Grimm. The collection is commonly known today as Grimms' Fairy Tales .-Composition:...
.
Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics comprises two seasons. aired from October 21, 1987 to March 30, 1988, for a total of 24 episodes. The aired between October 2, 1988 and March 26, 1989, totaling 23 episodes. It was also localized under the series' English name.
In Japan, for both seasons, the series used two theme songs; the opening theme, , and the ending theme, , were both performed by Ushio Hashimoto.
The fairy tale anthology was broadcast in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
by Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
and in local stations throughout Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
.
Grimm Masterpiece Theatre
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Cast
- Robert AxelrodRobert Axelrod (actor)Robert Axelrod is a U.S. actor who has been in several movies and lent his voice to countless televisual shows including Digimon, having started vocal acting for the English versions of Japanese cartoons in 1980...
- - Rebecca ForstadtRebecca ForstadtRebecca Lynn Olkowski , better known by her maiden name, Rebecca Forstadt, is an American voice actor who is best known for playing anime girls with sweet voices. She is also known as Reba West and Becky Olkowski.After studying theater at Orange Coast College, in Costa Mesa, California, Ms...
- - Melora HarteMelora HarteMelora I. Harte is an American voice actress. In addition to voice acting in anime, she also adapted and directed several anime dubs...
- - Steve KramerSteve Kramer (actor)Steven M. Kramer is an American voice actor for many anime titles. He has also done voice acting for various Power Rangers series in the past, with the best-known of those roles being the voice of Darkonda in Power Rangers in Space. His wife, Melora Harte, is a voice actress...
- - Mike Reynolds -
- Dan WorenDan WorenDaniel E. Woren is an American voice actor who is also known as Jackson Daniels, Warren Daniels, Dan Warren, Daniel Woren, and Dan Worren...
- - Brianne SiddallBrianne SiddallBrianne Siddall is an American voice actress. She is usually cast in the short kid role of a timid young boy. She was also a voice actress during the Power Rangers era who was active in the franchise until it moved to New Zealand in 2003...
- - Philece SamplerPhilece SamplerPhilece P. Sampler is an American voice actress and television actress, whose credits include various characters in anime. She also goes by the aliases of Sue Beth Arden, Victoria Pryne, and Debra Cunningham...
- - Dave MallowDave MallowDave Mallow is an American voice actor. One of his known aliases is Colin Phillips.-Life and career:Mallow was born in Park Ridge, Illinois. His father worked in radio and television and was a thirty year on-air veteran at Chicago's WGN. He attained a BFA in Theater Arts from Drake University in...
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Crew
- Robert AxelrodRobert Axelrod (actor)Robert Axelrod is a U.S. actor who has been in several movies and lent his voice to countless televisual shows including Digimon, having started vocal acting for the English versions of Japanese cartoons in 1980...
- Writer - Melora HarteMelora HarteMelora I. Harte is an American voice actress. In addition to voice acting in anime, she also adapted and directed several anime dubs...
- - Morgan Lofting - Writer
- Kerrigan MahanKerrigan MahanKerrigan Mahan is an American voice actor, also known as Ryan O'Flannigan.Mahan was born in Los Angeles, California. His voice ranges from young and exuberant to sneering and Lee Van Cleef-ish...
- Director - Dave MallowDave MallowDave Mallow is an American voice actor. One of his known aliases is Colin Phillips.-Life and career:Mallow was born in Park Ridge, Illinois. His father worked in radio and television and was a thirty year on-air veteran at Chicago's WGN. He attained a BFA in Theater Arts from Drake University in...
- Writer - Tony OliverTony OliverRafael Antonio Olivier , better known as Tony Oliver, is an American voice actor best known for voicing Rick Hunter from Robotech and Arsène Lupin III from Lupin The 3rd...
- Script Supervisor, Writer - Scott Page-PagterScott Page-PagterScott Page-Pagter is a voice actor and television producer known for his work producing over 450 episodes of the Power Rangers television series.-Biography:...
- Voice Director - Eric S. Rollman - Post-Production Supervisor
- Haim SabanHaim SabanHaim Saban is an Egyptian born Israeli-American television and media proprietor. With an estimated net worth of $3.5 billion, he is ranked by Forbes as the 104th richest person in America.-Biography:...
- Executive Producer - Jeff WinklessJeff WinklessJeffrey Alan Winkless was an American film and voice actor and music composer. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. Two of his younger brothers, Terence H. Winkless and Daniel Owen Winkless, worked with him on The Banana Splits Adventure Hour. He was also credited as Jeffrey Brock...
- Writer - Tom WynerTom WynerThomas Halperin "Tom" Wyner is an English-born voice actor for anime series who usually gets tough guy or villain roles. He is also a producer, director, and writer...
- Director
Releases
Limited episodes were produced in NTSC VHS by Saban International and distributed by Starmaker Entertainment Inc. in 1990 and Video Treasures/HGV Video Productions in 1992. Those volumes included:- Beauty and the Beast (UPC: 0-1313-29408-3)
- The Six Who Went Far (UPC: 0-90251-94073-6)
- Hansel & Gretel (UPC: 0-92091-4105-3)
- Briar Rose
- Brother & Sister
- The Coat of Many Colors
- Jorinda and Joringel
- King Grizzlebeard
- Marriage of Mrs. Fox
- Mother Holle
- Old Sultan
- The Spirit in the Bottle
- The Frog Prince
- The Man of Iron
- The Secret Heart
- The Six Swans
- The Water of Life
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 in 2004. The episodes included were:
- Hansel and Gretel
- Little Red Riding Hood
- The Golden Goose
- Snow White And Rose Red
- Beauty and the Beast
The British newspapers Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror
Sunday Mirror
The Sunday Mirror is the Sunday sister paper of the Daily Mirror. It began life in 1915 as the Sunday Pictorial and was renamed the Sunday Mirror in 1963. Trinity Mirror also owns The People...
released the following episodes on promotional DVDs:
- Snow White
- Bluebeard
- The Frog Prince
- Rapunzel
- Rumpelstiltskin
- Cinderella
- Beauty and the Beast
- Puss N' Boots
- Little Red Riding Hood
- The Golden Goose
- Hansel and Gretel
The original Japanese (undubbed) version of the series was released as a 5-disc DVD set in Region 2.
As with most of the Saban library, the rights to the series are currently owned by the Walt Disney Company. Despite a large cult following, none of the English dub has been released on DVD in Region 1 and only limited episodes (listed above) were released in Region 2.
External links
- Grimm's Fairy Tales catalogue listing at the official Nippon Animation website.