Anime like Jack And The Beanstalk

What is Jack And The Beanstalk about?

Studio: Group TAC
Status: Finished

An old fairy tale gets some new wrinkles in this fanciful animated adaptation. After young Jack is conned into trading his family's prize cow for a handful of beans, he plants them and discovers they produce a magical vine that rises through the clouds. Climbing the beanstalk, Jack encounters a strange and remarkable world ruled by the magical Princess Margaret. The princess is in love with Prince Tulip despite his unattractive features and harsh personality, but as it turns out, this is the work of Madam Noir, an evil witch who has cast a spell on the princess so she will marry Tulip, her only son. Can Jack help the princess avoid this awful fate? Directed by Japanese animator Gisaburo Sugii, this free adaptation of Jack and the Beanstalk has won a cult following for its fanciful story and wildly colorful design.

Tags: Fairy Tale , Witch , Musical Theater , Kids , Male Protagonist , Magic

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Nagagutsu wo Haita Neko

Also known as The Wonderful World of Puss N' Boots.

Studio: Toei Animation , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

A comic adaptation of Charles Perrault's classic fairy tale about a clever musketeer feline in boots. His goal is to help the weak and defenseless, but his saving a mouse makes him the most wanted in all Catdom. On the run from the notorious Three Blunderers, Perro befriends a young miller's boy, Pierre, and together, they decide to seek their fame and fortune. When they cross paths with the lovely Princess Rosa, Perro determines to get Pierre hitched to Her Royal Highness. But the wicked ogre, Lucifer, also has his sights on Rosa. Nonetheless, with the help of a band of comic mice thieves, Perro manages to get Pierre to become engaged to Rosa. But on the night of the full moon, Lucifer kidnaps the princess, and Pierre, Perro, and the mice bandits set off to rescue her.

Tags: Kids , Classic Literature , Animals , Anthropomorphism , Male Protagonist

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Kurumiwari Ningyou

Also known as Nutcracker Fantasy.

Studio: Sanrio , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

The young girl Clara visits her Aunt Gerda and Uncle Drosselmeyer. Her aunt tells her scary stories about the Ragman, a creepy and mysterious man who turns children into mice if they don't go to bed on time. The Ragman is always spying on sleeping children searching for more victims.
Just before Clara goes to bed her eccentric uncle gives her a wooden nutcracker doll. He's a bit embarrassed because the only part on the doll that's perfect is the heart, but Clara loves her new doll.
She falls asleep but wakes up hearing mice squeaking...

Tags: Stop Motion , Female Protagonist , Dancing , Ojou-sama , Magic , Puppetry

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Grimm Douwa: Kin no Tori

Also known as The Golden Bird.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

"Kin No Tori" is an adaptation of the homonymous fairy tale "The Golden Bird" by Brothers Grimm.

A golden apple is stolen from the King's garden. The King orders his three sons to guard the apples in turn and to find out who is the thief. When the youngest son, Hansu, presents a feather that he got from the golden bird that stole the apple the king sends his three sons to bring this bird to him and so Hansu journey begins.

Completed in 1984, this film was shelved for three years before being theatrically released.

Tags: Fairy Tale , Witch , Magic , Kids , Male Protagonist

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