Top Ballet Anime Recommendations

Princess Tutu

Also known as Princess Tutu.

Studio: Hal Film Maker
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Mystery , Psychological , Romance

In a fairy tale come to life, the clumsy, sweet, and gentle Ahiru (Japanese for 'duck') seems like an unlikely protagonist. In reality, Ahiru is just as magical as the talking cats and crocodiles that inhabit her town - for Ahiru really is a duck! Transformed by the mysterious Drosselmeyer into a human girl, Ahiru soon learns the reason for her existence. Using her magical egg-shaped pendant, Ahiru can transform into Princess Tutu - a beautiful and talented ballet dancer whose dances relieve people of the turmoil in their hearts. With her newfound ability, Ahiru accepts the challenge of collecting the lost shards of her prince's heart, for long ago he had shattered it in order to seal an evil raven away for all eternity.

Princess Tutu is a tale of heroes and their struggle against fate. Their beliefs, their feelings, and ultimately their actions will determine whether this fairy tale can reach its "happily ever after."

Note: Princess Tutu aired in two parts. The first part included 13 25-minute-long episodes, while the second part consisted of 24 12-minute-long episodes with a 25-minute-long final episode for a total of 38 episodes.

Tags: Fairy Tale , Ballet , Dancing , Philosophy , Meta , Henshin , Writing , Unrequited Love , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Boarding School , Kuudere , Shounen , Anthropomorphism , Magic , Shapeshifting , Necromancy , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Surreal Comedy , Swordplay , Animals , Dissociative Identities , Foreign , Reincarnation , School , Episodic , Tsundere , Ghost , Super Power , School Club

Dance Dance Danseur

Also known as Dance Dance Danseur.

Studio: MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life , Sports

Danseur noble--a ballet dancer qualified to dance the role of the prince. Second-year junior high school student Murao Junpei was fascinated by ballet as a boy, but gave up on dancing after his father's death, as he had to become a man. However, one day, a beautiful transfer student named Godai Miyako appears before him. Miyako takes notice in Junpei's love of ballet and invites him to dance with her. Along with Miyako's cousin Mori Ruou, he begins his career as a full-fledged ballet dancer, with the aim of becoming the world's best dancer--the Danseur noble! Only those who have sacrificed everything are permitted to stand in the beautiful and harsh world of classical ballet. What will be the fate of a total beginner like Junpei?!



Tags: Dancing , Male Protagonist , Ballet , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Seinen , School , Bullying , Acting , School Club , Incest , Martial Arts , Judo , POV , Time Skip , CGI , Suicide

Kimi no Iro

Also known as The Colors Within.

Studio: Science SARU
Status: Finished
Genres: Music

Totsuko is a high school student with the ability to see the 'colors' of others. Colors of bliss, excitement, and serenity, plus a color she treasures as her favorite. Kimi, a classmate at her school, gives off the most beautiful color of all. Although she doesn’t play an instrument, Totsuko forms a band with Kimi and Rui, a quiet music enthusiast they meet at a used bookstore in a far corner of town. As they practice at an old church on a remote island, music brings them together, forming friendships and stirring affections. Will they discover their true 'colors'?



Tags: Band , Primarily Teen Cast , Boarding School , Female Protagonist , Religion , Coming of Age , Iyashikei , Primarily Female Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Unrequited Love , Nun , Rock Music , School , Coastal , Dancing , Ships , Ballet

Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica: Concept Movie

Also known as Puella Magi Madoka Magica Concept Movie.

Studio: Shaft
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mahou Shoujo , Psychological , Thriller

A short four-minute concept film that served as a surprise unveil at Studio SHAFT's 40th anniversary event in Winter 2015, Madogatari. The concept movie is the core of a new Madoka Magica project, and serves as its trailer. The second short was later screened in Osaka, with the difference being a replacement of several imageboard segments.

Tags: Magic , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Ballet , Dancing , Mixed Media , Gods , Kuudere

Paris ni Saku Étoile

Studio: Arvo Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life , Sports

"I want to blossom, in this city."

The story follows two Japanese girls who never give up in reaching for étoile (stars) during the difficult times at the start of 20th century. Fujiko, who dreams of becoming a painter, and Chizuru, who is drawn into the world of ballet, meet by chance in Yokohama. Then, as if guided by fate, they meet again in Paris and work hard to follow their dreams together.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Foreign , Ballet , Historical , Swordplay , War , Drawing , Time Skip

HappinessCharge Precure! Ningyou no Kuni no Ballerina

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Mahou Shoujo

The film’s story is set in the Doll Kingdom where dolls dwell. In the story, the Pretty Cures are watching a doll play about to start, when the dolls suddenly start talking. “Please rescue our kingdom!” the ballerina named Tsumugi says, and she leads the Pretty Cures to the Doll Kingdom. There, the Pretty Cures thought they would be surrounded by cute stuffed animals, but instead they find a mysterious man named Black Fang who is attacking the kingdom, and he captures Tsumugi. The country normally filled with happiness is hiding a sad secret, and the Pretty Cures must help save the day.



Tags: Kids , Magic , Isekai , Primarily Female Cast , Superhero , Swordplay , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Henshin , CGI , Dancing , Super Power , Ballet , Disability

Usahana: Yumemiru Ballerina

Status: Finished
Genres:

Based on a Sanrio product.

Hana is a sweet rabbit with a passion for ballet. She is admitted to an important ballet academy in Etoile Island.

Tags: Kids , Ballet , Animals , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Primarily Animal Cast , Ojou-sama , Twins