Manga Sekai Mukashi Banashi
Tales of Magic, also known as Merlin's Cave, and Wonderful, Wonderful Tales From Around the World, and known in Japan as Manga Fairy Tales of the World (まんが世界昔ばなし Manga sekai mukashi banashi?) is a Japanese anime anthology series based on fairy tales and classic stories, produced by Dax International with Madhouse. Premise It aired in Japan on TBS from October 7, 1976, to March 28, 1979. The series features adaptations of fairy tales, legends, literature classics and famous characters biographies. It consists of 127 episodes, each one combining two different stories, which run for 10 minutes each, except for 13 mid-series stories that covered an entire half-hour episode. Some story arcs in the second half of the series are told over several episodes, as in the case of A Little Princess lasting 11 episodes, and Les Misérables, which lasted 13 episodes for a total running time of 120 minutes. However, these serial episodes were broadcast alternating with shorter stories, sometimes reruns of earlier episodes in the series. The series features 181 story arcs, consisting of 231 segments in total excluding reruns. Every tale is produced by a different staff who gave each episode their own distinctive style. Among the many