What Japanese anime series is inspired by a fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen?
Princess Tutu Princess Tutu (Japanese: プリンセスチュチュ , Hepburn: Purinsesu Chuchu ) is a Japanese magical girl anime series created by Ikuko Itoh in 2002 for animation studio Hal Film Maker. Inspired by ballet and fairy tales, particularly "The Ugly Duckling" and "Swan Lake", the story follows a duck who is transformed into the mythical ballerina Princess Tutu in order to save the shattered heart of a storybook prince come to life.
Gakuen Alice Gakuen Alice (Japanese: 学園アリス , Hepburn: Gakuen Arisu ) , also known as Alice Academy or Alice School, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Higuchi Tachibana, was serialized in the shōjo manga magazine "Hana to Yume". It was adapted into an anime series produced by Aniplex and Group TAC which originally premiered on NHK BS-2. It spanned twenty-six episodes, between October 30, 2004, and May 14, 2005. The anime was translated and dubbed into English by the anime television network Animax and broadcast on networks throughout Asia. At Anime Expo 2008, The Right Stuf International announced that its Nozomi Entertainment division had licensed "Gakuen Alice" for the North American market.