Anime like Shirayuki Hime no Densetsu

Cinderella Monogatari

Also known as The Story of Cinderella.

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

Cinderella is the only daughter of a fairly wealthy family. When her mother dies, his father marries a widow with 2 daughters then goes travelling for business. Cinderella eventually becomes the slave of her stepmother and stepsisters. The Prince on the other hand, lives a boring life in the castle and one day escapes and pretends to be a commoner.Cinderella meets him through an accidental bump and becomes his bestfriend not knowing that he really is the prince. There are other twists to this tale including another villain in the person of the king's right hand who is plotting to take over the throne once he eliminates the prince. After a series of events and stories told, the castle holds a Royal ball for the prince to be able to choose a wife. Every maiden in the kingdom receives an invitation. When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from her pets dog, mice, cat and birds, and from her Fairy Godmother.



Tags: Foreign , Fairy Tale , Bullying , Medieval , Heterosexual , Classic Literature , Animals , Anthropomorphism , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy

Les Misérables: Shoujo Cosette

Studio: Nippon Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Based on the famous classic novel Les Miserables.

Being a single mother is hard in early 19th Century France. When young Cosette was traveling with her mother trying to find a job and a place to live, they were always shunned away because very few employers hire single mothers. When she is promised with the prosperity of working in the big city, Cosette is separated from her mother in the hopes a caretaker will watch over her while her mother earns some money. Unfortunately this was a trick and the caretaker is a corrupt man who makes Cosette his indentured servant. Then the kind mayor of the town that Cosette makes her new home in sees how winds of change are so detrimental for children and families, and decides to do something about it.



Tags: Historical , Classic Literature , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Foreign , Bullying , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Time Skip , Inn , Male Protagonist , Fugitive , Police , Love Triangle , Guns , Animals , Marriage , Religion

Grimm Masterpiece Theater II

Also known as Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics.

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

Every episode is a stand-alone retelling of a different fairy or folk tale. Not all of them are based on the fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm.

Tags: Classic Literature , Fairy Tale , Anthology , Anthropomorphism , Animals , Kids , Magic , Medieval

Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannou desu Season 2

Also known as The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent II.

Studio: diomedéa , KADOKAWA , Bandai Namco Music Live , NTT Docomo , AT-X , Movic
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

The second season of Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannou desu.

Sei, an office worker in her twenties, was suddenly summoned to another world as a "Saint". Taking advantage of her natural love of plants, she started working at a medicinal plant research institute. In addition, Sei's evaluation explodes when she activates a tremendously powerful purification magic in monster subjugation! Being officially recognized as a "saint", she gains people's respect as the savior of the Kingdom of Saluntania. Those who watch over and support her are Johann and Jude from the research institute, Yuri from the Imperial Court Mage Division, and Albert Hawke, the "Ice Knight" who is attracted to each other but is still less than a lover. Even after becoming the most important person in the kingdom, Sei remains obsessed with research, but her relationship with Albert gradually deepens, and there is a new development in their love story!?

[Source: Official Website]

Tags: Isekai , Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Primarily Adult Cast , Iyashikei , Heterosexual , Magic , Marriage , Swordplay , Alchemy , Royal Affairs , Medicine , Politics , Dragons

Unnamed Memory

Also known as Unnamed Memory.

Studio: ENGI , KADOKAWA , Tencent , Sammy , AT-X , Bandai Namco Music Live
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

"My wish as champion is for you to descend the tower and be my wife."

Seeking to end a curse thwarting his lineage, Prince Oscar sets out on a quest that leads him to a powerful and beautiful witch, Tinasha, and he demands a unique bargain: marriage. Though unenthused by the proposal, she agrees to stay in his castle for a year while researching the spell cast upon him. But beneath her beauty lies a lifetime of dark secrets that soon come to light.



Tags: Witch , Royal Affairs , Magic , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Swordplay , Marriage , Archery , Shapeshifting , Gore , Demons , Time Manipulation , Curses , Conspiracy

Akagami no Shirayuki-hime

Also known as Snow White with the Red Hair.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

In the kingdom of Tanbarun lives Shirayuki, an independent and strong-willed young woman. Her resourceful intelligence has led her become a skilled pharmacist, but her most defining trait is her shock of beautiful apple-red hair. Her dazzling mane gets her noticed by the prince of the kingdom, but instead of romancing her, he demands she be his concubine. Shirayuki refuses, chops off her lovely locks, and runs away to the neighboring kingdom of Clarines. There, she befriends a young man named Zen, who, SURPRISE, is also a prince, although with a much better temperament than the previous one. Watch as Shirayuki finds her place in the new kingdom, and in Zen’s heart.



Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Medicine , Heterosexual , Medieval , Work , Historical , Politics , Agriculture , Swordplay , Love Triangle , Primarily Male Cast

Shin Shirayuki-hime Densetsu Pretear

Also known as Prétear: The New Legend of Snow White.

Studio: Hal Film Maker , ADV Films , Funimation , Kadokawa Shoten , Rondo Robe
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

A sixteen year old girl is struggling to adjust to a new step-family when seven guys appear on the scene revealing that she possesses a special magical power. Shying away from the strange group, she later joins them when a monster places her friend's life in jeopardy. Without training, she must prove herself capable to take up the sacred duty of the Pretear. They must resolve their differences and work together to defeat the evil princess intent on destruction.



Tags: Magic , Henshin , Shoujo , Family Life , Primarily Male Cast , Unrequited Love , Fairy Tale , Male Harem , Female Protagonist , Tsundere , Tragedy , Maids , Heterosexual , Ojou-sama , Love Triangle , Swordplay , Denpa , Dancing

Grimm Masterpiece Theater

Also known as Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics.

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

The series consists of mostly stand-alone episodes which retell different fairy or folk tales. Despite the title, they are not all based on fairy tales collected by the Grimm Brothers.

Note: As streaming on RetroCrush, the multi-part episodes of 'Puss in Boots', 'Snow White', & 'Cinderella' are combined.

Tags: Classic Literature , Fairy Tale , Anthology , Foreign , Animals , Kids , Magic , Anthropomorphism , Rural , Witch , Medieval

Sekai Meisaku Douwa: Hakuchou no Mizuumi

Also known as Swan Lake.

Studio: Toei Animation , Toei Video , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

When Prince Siegfried spots a beautiful swan with a crown on its head, for some reason he feels compelled to follow it. He discovers that the swan is, in fact, a princess named Odette, who is under a wizard's curse that causes her to become a swan by day. The wizard, Rothbart, wants to keep Odette to himself, and the only thing that can break the spell on Odette is a man who truly loves her, with all his heart and soul...



Tags: Magic , Fairy Tale , Animals , Henshin , Heterosexual , Royal Affairs , Medieval , Love Triangle

Andersen Douwa Ningyo Hime

Also known as Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid.

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Marina, the most beautiful mermaid in the royal Merman family, is curious about the human world. One day, she sees a handsome prince on a boat. Suddenly, a storm comes up, throwing him into the sea. Marina saves her handsome prince and guides him to the shore. Marina falls deeply in love and desperately wants to become a human. Despite the hazards, she is willing to risk it all for love.



Tags: Fairy Tale , Foreign , Mermaid , Classic Literature , Royal Affairs , Tragedy , Magic , Female Protagonist , Kids , Coastal , Medieval