Princess Tutu
Princess Tutu follows Duck, a duck who was transformed into a young girl and takes ballet at a private school. She becomes enamoured of her mysterious schoolmate Mytho, and transforms into Princess Tutu to restore his shattered heart. Mytho's girlfriend Rue transforms into Princess Kraehe to frustrate Tutu's efforts, and Mytho's protective friend Fakir discourages Mytho's burgeoning emotions. When it becomes apparent that Duck, Rue, Mytho, and Fakir are meant to play out the characters in a story by a long-dead writer named Drosselmeyer, they resist their assigned fates and fight to keep the story from becoming a tragedy.
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1.Act 1 - Chapter of the Egg: The Duck and the Prince ~ Der Nußknacker: Blumenwalzer
10.016-08-200224mDuck awakes from a dream in which she is a duckling, watching a handsome prince dance ballet. Later, she walks early into class and discovers Mytho, an advanced class student, danc...
2.Act 2 - Chapter of the Egg: Pieces of the Heart ~ Schwanensee: Scène finale
10.023-08-200224mThe next day, Duck wakes up to realize that she is just a duck. Drosselmeyer appears to tell her that she is also the legendary Princess Tutu; her task is to return the pieces of h...
3.Act 3 - Chapter of the Egg: A Princess's Oath ~ Dornröschen: Panorama
10.030-08-200224mDuck learns about the book The Prince and the Raven. She discovers that its author is Drosselmeyer, and that he died a long time ago. She bumps into Mytho, who is retrieving water...
4.Act 4 - Chapter of the Egg: Giselle
6.006-09-200224mMytho follows a mysterious voice and disappears. Duck and Rue go looking for him. They run into Edel, who tells them a story of a maiden who died and directs them in the right dire...
5.Act 5 - Chapter of the Egg: On the Eve of the Fire Festival ~ Bilder einer Ausstellung: Die Katakomben
10.013-09-200224mDuck learns about the Fire Festival. Duck, punished again, is charged with cleaning the room of the advanced class. She arrives at the classroom and finds Mytho, dressed in Festiva...
6.Act 6 - Chapter of the Egg: Aurora Dreaming ~ Dornröschen: Prolog
10.020-09-200224mA traveling ballet troupe comes into town and Duck's whole class gets time off to go and see the troupe practice. Duck sees that a heart shard has taken possession of the lead in t...
7.Act 7 - Chapter of the Egg: Raven Princess ~ An der schönen blauen Donau
8.027-09-200224mDistraught over what she has done to Mytho, Duck thinks about giving up being Princess Tutu, but knows that if she does she can no longer be a girl. Drosselmeyer is worried that th...
8.Act 8 - Chapter of the Egg: The Fountain of Warriors ~ Fantasie-Overtüre zu "Romeo und Julia"
10.004-10-200224mRue wakes up and cannot remember what happened the night before. She finds Mytho's heart shard in one of her drawers. It questions her and asks her who she really is, but she is un...
9.Act 9 - Chapter of the Egg: Black Shoes ~ Bilder einer Ausstellung: Alten Schloß
8.011-10-200224mFakir, having failed to shatter Mytho's heart, wonders what he should do: should he give up, especially now since Mytho wants to restore his heart? Rue has her own demons to deal w...
10.Act 10 - Chapter of the Egg: Cinderella ~ Aschenbrödel: Walzer-Coda
10.018-10-200224mKraehe retreats for the moment, and Fakir lunges at Princess Tutu with a shard of glass, missing but cutting the chain of her pendant. Princess Tutu turns into a duck, and by the t...
11.Act 11 - Chapter of the Egg: La Sylphide
8.025-10-200224mMytho, inspired by an overheard conversation between Duck and her two friends, decides to give a present to Princess Tutu to express his feelings and to find out how she feels. He...
12.Act 12 - Chapter of the Egg: Banquet of Darkness ~ Scheherazade
01-11-200224mKraehe and Mytho have vanished. Princess Tutu helps Fakir back to his dorm and binds his wounds, and when he wakes up they decide to search together for Mytho, though Fakir still r...
13.Act 13 - Chapter of the Egg: Swan Lake ~ Schwanensee
10.008-11-200224mDuck and Fakir arrive at the stage where Kraehe is keeping Mytho, and Kraehe says she will give the shard of love back if Tutu confesses her feelings, knowing full well that if Tut...
14.Act 14 - Chapter of the Chick: Monster Raven ~ Blumenwalzer
8.015-11-200224mIt starts with Duck dreaming of dancing with Mytho as herself, not Princess Tutu, until he makes the mark for death and turns into an injured Fakir. Shocked, Duck wakes and recalls...
15.Act 15 - Chapter of the Chick: Coppelia
6.029-11-200224mRumors fly about the incident between Mytho and Fakir. After a second altercation involving Rue, Fakir is banned from the school for a week. It is revealed that because Mytho's hea...
16.Act 16 - Chapter of the Chick: Prayers of a Maiden ~ Gebet einer Jungfrau
8.013-12-200224mMytho tries to tell Mr. Cat that Fakir didn't push him out the window; but of course no one believes it. So Fakir and Duck try to wonder what happened to Mytho.
17.Act 17 - Chapter of the Chick: Crime and Punishment ~ Carmen Aragonaise
8.010-01-200324mFemio and his wholehearted views on love prompt Mytho to make the mime motion for love. This struggle with his evil self puts Mytho in the nurse's office.
18.Act 18 - Chapter of the Chick: Wandering Knight ~ Egmont Ouvertüre
7.024-01-200324mAfter the drama club asks Fakir to perform in the story of the Phantom Knight, he begins to dream about him.
19.Act 19 - Chapter of the Chick: A Midsummer Night's Dream ~ Ein Sommernachtstraum
9.007-02-200324mDuck learns that she's gathered all the heart shards that are hidden in people and now the only ones left are the ones sealing the Raven away.
20.Act 20 - Chapter of the Chick: A Forgotten Story ~ Die verkaufte Braut
8.021-02-200324mDuck meets a girl name Rachel, who is possibly a sister figure to Fakir. Rachel tells Duck that Fakir used to write stories that eventually came true.
21.Act 21 - Chapter of the Chick: The Spinners ~ Lieder ohne Worte
8.007-03-200324mFakir finds that Aotoa left a book for him. Fakir tracks him down and learns he is a direct descendent of Drosselmeyer. Fakir is tested to see if he truly has the power.
22.Act 22 - Chapter of the Chick: Crown of Stone ~ Das große Tor von Kiew
10.021-03-200324mDuck sets out in search of the rest of the heart shards, but becomes trapped in Drosselmeyer's world. Aotoa is jealous that Fakir is the chosen one.
23.Act 23 - Chapter of the Chick: Marionettes ~ Ruslan und Ludmilla
10.004-04-200324mFakir sits down to write the order in which to save everyone from Drosselmeyer's clutches. Tutu is at Drosselmeyer's mercy in the world of gears. Kraehe begins to doubt whether Myt...
24.Act 24 - Chapter of the Chick: The Prince and the Raven ~ Danse Macabre
9.018-04-200324mFakir questions why he was able to write Duck's story, but not the one to save Mytho. Duck tries to get Rue to help her find the rest of the shards.
25.Act 25 - Chapter of the Chick: The Dying Swan ~ Romeo und Julia
10.002-05-200324mThe Raven consumes Rue, but she is still alive inside him. Mytho asks Tutu to restore the final piece of his heart so that he can go save her.
26.Act 26 - Chapter of the Chick: Finale ~ Der Nußknacker
10.023-05-200324mThe Raven attacks Mytho. Duck tries to help, but she's helpless. Fakir seems only capable of writing what is happening. Mytho resolves to shatter his heart once more.
- Ep 27
27.Act 20 - Chapter of the Chick: A Forgotten Story ~ Die verkaufte Braut (Part 2)
8.028-02-200312m(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of part 2)
- Ep 28
28.Act 21 - Chapter of the Chick: The Spinners ~ Lieder ohne Worte (Part 2)
8.014-03-200312m(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of part 2)
- Ep 29
29.Act 22 - Chapter of the Chick: Crown of Stone ~ Das große Tor von Kiew (Part 2)
10.028-03-200312m(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of part 2)
- Ep 30
30.Act 23 - Chapter of the Chick: Marionettes ~ Ruslan und Ludmilla (Part 2)
10.011-04-200312m(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of part 2)
- Ep 31
31.Act 24 - Chapter of the Chick: The Prince and the Raven ~ Danse Macabre (Part 2)
9.025-04-200312m(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of part 2)
- Ep 32
32.Act 25 - Chapter of the Chick: The Dying Swan ~ Romeo und Julia (Part 2)
10.009-05-200312m(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of part 2)
33.Act 14 - Chapter of the Chick: Monster Raven ~ Blumenwalzer (Part 2)
8.022-11-200212m(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of part 2)
34.Act 15 - Chapter of the Chick: Coppelia (Part 2)
6.006-12-200212m(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of part 2)
35.Act 16 - Chapter of the Chick: Prayers of a Maiden ~ Gebet einer Jungfrau (Part 2)
8.020-12-200212m(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of part 2)
36.Act 17 - Chapter of the Chick: Crime and Punishment ~ Carmen Aragonaise (Part 2)
8.017-01-200312m(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of part 2)
37.Act 18 - Chapter of the Chick: Wandering Knight ~ Egmont Ouvertüre (Part 2)
7.031-01-200312m(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of part 2)
38.Act 19- Chapter of the Chick: A Midsummer Night's Dream ~ Ein Sommernachtstraum (Part 2)
9.014-02-200312m(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of part 2)
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