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Nemo

Also known as Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland.

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha , Discotek , TMS Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Welcome to the fantasy world of "Little Nemo," where dreams of enchanted lands and new friends take young Nemo into an exciting, fun-filled adventure through Slumberland. On one unforgettable night, Nemo falls asleep. Soon, with the help of his flying pet squirrel Icarus and his friend Professor Genius, they journey together into Slumberland. Nemo is lovingly embraced by the people of Slumberland, particularly the King, who adopts Nemo and makes him heir to the throne. He is entrusted with two very special possessions: the prized royal Scepter, and a mysterious key that unlocks many secrets!

Though Nemo is warned not to open the one door with the power to destroy Slumberland, temptation proves too strong and the King is abducted as a black cloud of nightmares washes over the formerly idyllic dreamscape. Now, if Nemo is to reverse his error and bring the King back, he must rally his friends and journey deep into Nightmare Land.



Tags: Ojou-sama , Musical Theater , Kids , Male Protagonist , Trains , Goblin

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

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 , Mixed Media

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

Shirayuki Hime no Densetsu

Also known as The Legend of Snow White.

Studio: Tatsunoko Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

Snow White was a very happy princess, until the day her stepmother, the Queen Christelle, finally reveals her personality and wants to kill the girl. Snow White flees from the castle and got lost in the woods, where she meets seven dwarfs.

Tags: Heterosexual , Medieval , Female Protagonist , Fairy Tale , Classic Literature , Foreign , Animals , Magic

Fushigi no Kuni no Alice

Also known as Alice in Wonderland.

Studio: Nippon Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

A retelling of Lewis Carroll's classic tale of the young girl Alice, who follows a white rabbit into a hole, only to find herself in Wonderland, where she meets many interesting characters, both the mysterious Cheshire Cat and the terrible Queen of Hearts.



Tags: Kids , Isekai , Classic Literature

Oz no Mahoutsukai (1986)

Also known as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Studio: Panmedia , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), The Marvelous Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, and The Emerald City of Oz (1900-1920) by L. Frank Baum (1856-1919).



Tags: Isekai

Peter Pan no Bouken

Also known as Peter Pan & Wendy.

Studio: Nippon Animation , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Wendy and her two little brothers are brought to the land of adventures, Neverland, by Peter pan, a boy who will never grow up. In Neverland they encounter exciting events and meet with little fairies, mermaids, Indians, and pirates. Required to act as a mother, Wendy never has a moments peace with all that is happening around her, including breath-taking fights with pirates. Later in the series, they set off to find a buried treasure with a map that they obtain from the pirates.



Tags: Classic Literature , Swordplay , Episodic , Magic , Foreign , Primarily Child Cast , Robots , Kids

Maeterlinck no Aoi Tori

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

On a snowy Christmas Eve, Tyltyl and Mytyl sit in their home. Normally, they would be caught up in the Christmas spirit, but their mother has taken ill. So that evening, they lie awake, unable to sleep, when through the window crashes a strange, mercurial magical spirit named Berylune, who reveals that the world we live in isn't the only one there is. And so Tyltyl and Mytyl, accompanied by various spirits, as well as their now-humanoid pets, are led on a journey to find the blue bird of happiness and save their mother, and along the way they visit some strange and wondrous places, and finally, must face the spirit of darkness to attain their elusive goal.

(Source : themanime.org)

Tags: Isekai