My Melody no Akazukin (OVA)

Hello Kitty's Animation Theter is a OVA series with Hello Kitty and other Sanrio characters appearing in their versions of different fairy tales.

It was released in the U.S. by ADV Films (who also own the video/DVD rights to Hello Kitty and Friends & Hello Kitty's Paradise).

In Latin America, the OVAS were distributed through the Cartoon Network LA and Boomerang LA cable channels, with a Latin dubbing. Currently, the dub is considered Lost Media.

"My Melody was born in the forest of Mariland. Her favorite hobby is baking cookies with her mother, and her favorite food is almond pound cake. She enjoys eating cake with her best friend, a mouse named Flat."

🎂Birthday: January 18th (Same as Littleforestfellow)
Debut: 1975
Created by: Yasuko Matsumoto
(Source: Sanrio)

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My Melody Watch Order:
(6 TV Series, 3 Movies, 2 OVAs, 2 ONAs, 1 CM)
[S] 1. Sanrio Anime Sekai Meisaku Gekijou (Sep 19, 1987 to Dec 12, 1987) | TV | 13 episodes x 24 min. per ep.
[M] 2. My Melody no Akazukin (Jul 22, 1989) | Movie | 1 episode × 33 min. - Alternative Version
[S] 3. Taabou no Ryuuguusei Daitanken (Jul 20, 1991) | Movie | 1 episode x 36 min.
[M] 4. My Melody no Ookami-san ni Ki wo Tsukete (Apr 21, 1994) | OVA | 1 episode x 9 min. - Other
[M] 5. My Melody no Akazukin (OVA) (Aug 24, 2001) | OVA | 1 episode × 10 min. - Alternative Version
[M] *6. Onegai My Melody (Apr 3, 2005 to Mar 26, 2006) | TV | 52 episodes × 24 min. per ep. - Prequel / Parent Story / Alternative Version / Character
[M] *7. Onegai My Melody: Kurukuru Shuffle! (Apr 2, 2006 to Mar 25, 2007) | TV | 52 episodes × 22 min. per ep. - Sequel
[M] *8. Onegai My Melody Sukkiri♪ (Apr 1, 2007 to Mar 24, 2008) | TV | 52 episodes × 10 min. per ep. - Sequel / Prequel
[M] 9. The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends (Feb 18, 2008 to 2009) | TV | 52 episodes x 12 min. per ep.
[M] *10. Onegai♪My Melody Kirara★ (Apr 6, 2008 to Mar 29, 2009) | TV | 52 episodes × 20 min. per ep. - Sequel
[M] 11. Onegai My Melody: Yuu & Ai (Aug 11, 2012) | Movie | 1 episode × 12 min. - Side Story
[S] 12. Mazinger Z x Hello Kitty x Chogokin (Jan 6, 2016) | ONA | 1 episode x 2 min.
[S] 13. Littleforestmello (Sep 6, 2016 to Sep 21, 2017) | ONA | 3 episodes × 2 min. per ep. - Alternative Version
[M] 14. Hello Kitty Twinkle☆Moonlight: Cuterium with Sanrio Characters (Dec 18, 2019) | Movie | 1 episode x ? min. - Character
[S] 15. Kuromi's Pretty Journey (Feb 17, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023) | ONA | 21 episodes × 2 min. per ep. - Character / Prequel
[S] 16. Kuromi's Pretty Journey: Hacha Mecha! Multiverse Daidasshutsu! (Oct 31, 2024 to Dec 12, 2024) | ONA | 19 episodes x 2 min. per ep. - Character / Sequel
[M] *17. My Melody & Kuromi (Jul 2025 to ?) | ONA | ? episodes x ? min. per ep.

Onegai My Melody > Kurukuru Shuffle! > Sukkiri♪ > Kirara★

Legend:
[M] - Main Role
[S] - Supporting Role

Note: Those with asterisks (*) are the main stories. Wikipedia, Fandom, AniDB and ANN links are also included for more info.

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My Melody: https://myanimelist.net/character/15180/My_Melody | https://myanimelist.net/anime/producer/150/Sanrio
Official Sites: https://www.sanrio.co.jp/characters/mymelody/ | https://www.sanrio.com/collections/my-melody
Special Site: https://www.sanrio.co.jp/specialsite/mymelody/?secret | https://www.sanrio.co.jp/specialsite/mymelody50kuromi20/?secret
Twitter (X): マイメロディ【公式】 (My Melody [Official]) @Melody_Mariland https://x.com/Melody_Mariland
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sanrio_characters#My_Melody_(1975) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onegai_My_Melody | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Melody_%26_Kuromi
‣List of Onegai My Melody characters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Onegai_My_Melody_characters
Fandom Wiki: Hello Kitty Wiki https://hellokitty.fandom.com/wiki/My_Melody | https://hellokitty.fandom.com/wiki/Onegai_My_Melody
Sanrio Wiki: https://sanriowiki.com/wiki/My_Melody

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Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Demographic: Kids

Tags: Sanrio, My Melody (マイメロディ, Mai Merodi), My Melo (マイメロ Mai Mero), Franchise, Animal, Rabbit 🐰🐇, Kodomo, Folktale

Sanrio Characters: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/35354

🎀 Clubs:
For The Love Of Sanrio♥ https://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=7942 (Active)
♥My Melody and Sanrio Love♥ https://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=81029 (Inactive)

✔️。

Retellings of the fairy tale "Little Red Riding Hood." 🐺

The two best known versions were written by Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm.

Tags: The Glutton (Red Riding Hood), Little Red Cap, Wolf, Grandma

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Red_Riding_Hood
Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Little-Red-Riding-Hood

[ATU 333 Little Red Riding Hood; AT0333]
[KHM 26 Little Red Riding Hood]

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Resources:
Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index (ATU Index) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aarne%E2%80%93Thompson%E2%80%93Uther_Index | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Aarne-Thompson_Grouping
Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index https://fairy-folk-tale.fandom.com/wiki/Aarne-Thompson-Uther_Index | https://fairy-folk-tale.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Aarne-Thompson-Uther_Index
Fairy & Folk Tale Wiki https://fairy-folk-tale.fandom.com/wiki/Fairy_%26_Folk_Tale_Wiki
Index of international folktales https://www.duchas.ie/en/aath
ATU-AT-Motif by Libraries, University of Missouri https://libraryguides.missouri.edu/c.php?g=1039894&p=7541717

Check the Interest Stacks Repository club for more 'Fairy Tales, Folktales and Folklores':
https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2170508

Hello Kitty's Animation Theater (Sanrio anime sekai meisaku gekijō; Sanrio Anime World Masterpiece Theater), not to be confused with Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10773), is a TV series with Hello Kitty and other Sanrio characters appearing in their versions of popular fairy tales and folklores. ADV Films, which also owns the video/DVD rights to Hello Kitty and Friends and Hello Kitty's Paradise, released the anime in the U.S.

There are 26 tales.

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🌈 Hello Kitty's Animation Theater (color coded base on the covers):
❤️ 1a Hello Kitty no Shirayuki-hime (2001) - https://myanimelist.net/anime/30263
❤️ 1b Bad Badtz-Maru no Ookami ga Kita! - https://myanimelist.net/anime/22451
🧡 2a Pochacco no Jack to Mame no Ki - https://myanimelist.net/anime/22493
🧡 2b Hello Kitty no Ousama no Mimi wa Roba no Mimi - https://myanimelist.net/anime/22491
🧡 3a Hello Kitty no Hansel to Gretel - https://myanimelist.net/anime/22489
🧡 3b My Melody no Akazukin (OVA) - https://myanimelist.net/anime/30468
💛 4a Hello Kitty no Kaguya-hime (2001) - https://myanimelist.net/anime/42501
🤍 4b Hangyodon no Hadaka no Ousama - https://myanimelist.net/anime/22563
💚 5a Hello Kitty no Nemureru Mori no Bijo - https://myanimelist.net/anime/17955
💚 5b Bad Badtz-Maru no Ari to Kirigirisu - https://myanimelist.net/anime/22565
💚 6a Hello Kitty no Hakuchou no Ouji - https://myanimelist.net/anime/18085
💚 6b Osaru no Monkichi no Kin no Ono Gin no Ono - https://myanimelist.net/anime/22567
💚 7a Hello Kitty no Kurumi Wari Ningyou - https://myanimelist.net/anime/18083
💚 7b Korokoro Kuririn no Inaka no Nezumi Tokai no Nezumi - https://myanimelist.net/anime/18081
💙 8a Hello Kitty no Momotarou - https://myanimelist.net/anime/22447
💙 8b Pom Pom Purin no Usagi to Kame -https://myanimelist.net/anime/22569
💙 9a Hello Kitty no Cinderella (OVA) - https://myanimelist.net/anime/30264
💙 9b Ahiru no Pekkle no Ahiru no Drakestail - https://myanimelist.net/anime/22571
💙 10a Kerokero Keroppi no Aladdin to Mahou no Lamp - https://myanimelist.net/anime/22573
💙 10b Hello Kitty no Match Uri Shoujo - https://myanimelist.net/anime/22487
💜 11a Hello Kitty no Nagagutsu wo Naita Neko - https://myanimelist.net/anime/22449
💜 11b Ahiru no Pekkle no Minikui Ahiru no Ko - https://myanimelist.net/anime/22575
❤️ 12a Hello Kitty no Oyayubi-hime (OVA) - https://myanimelist.net/anime/17481
❤️ 12b Pom Pom Purin no Kitakaze to Taiyou - https://myanimelist.net/anime/22577
💗 13a Hello Kitty no Yuki no Joou - https://myanimelist.net/anime/22485
💗 13b Hello Kitty no Sanbiki no Kobuta - https://myanimelist.net/anime/22483

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Hello Kitty Watch Order Guide [Part 1]: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37298
Hello Kitty Watch Order Guide [Part 2]: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37299

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy
Demographic: Kids

Tags: Sanrio, Hello Kitty, Anthropomorphic, Cat 🐈, Kitty, Neko, Franchise, Folklore, Folktale, Fairy Tale, Fable, Kodomo

🎀 Club: For The Love Of Sanrio♥ https://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=7942 (Active)

Sanrio Characters https://myanimelist.net/stacks/35354

Check the Interest Stacks Repository club for more:
Fairy Tales, Folktales and Folklores: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2170508
Fables: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2170999

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Resources:
Hello Kitty Wiki: Hello Kitty's Animation Theater https://hellokitty.fandom.com/wiki/Hello_Kitty%27s_Animation_Theater | https://hellokitty.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Hello_Kitty%27s_Animation_Theater_Episodes
Sanrio Wiki: https://sanriowiki.com/wiki/Hello_Kitty%27s_Animation_Theater
AniDB: https://anidb.net/anime/?adb.search=Hello%20Kitty%60s%20Animation%20Theater&h=1&noalias=1&orderby.airdate=0.1&orderby.name=1.1
ANN: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4172 | https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4172&page=25
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32812183/ | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32812183/episodes/?ref_=tt_eps_sm
TVDB: https://thetvdb.com/series/hello-kittys-animation-theater

Streaming on U-NEXT (region-locked; VPN required):
サンリオアニメ世界名作劇場 (Sanrio anime sekai meisaku gekijō; Sanrio Anime World Masterpiece Theater)
https://video.unext.jp/browse/relation/SID0019973/video

Note: Just search the title on YouTube for a playlist.

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Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index (ATU Index) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aarne%E2%80%93Thompson%E2%80%93Uther_Index | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Aarne-Thompson_Grouping
Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index https://fairy-folk-tale.fandom.com/wiki/Aarne-Thompson-Uther_Index | https://fairy-folk-tale.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Aarne-Thompson-Uther_Index
Fairy & Folk Tale Wiki https://fairy-folk-tale.fandom.com/wiki/Fairy_%26_Folk_Tale_Wiki
Index of international folktales by Meitheal Dúchas.ie https://www.duchas.ie/en/aath
ATU-AT-Motif by Libraries, University of Missouri https://libraryguides.missouri.edu/c.php?g=1039894&p=7541717

Aesop's Fables https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesop%27s_Fables
Perry Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Index
Fables of Aesop https://fablesofaesop.com/ | https://fablesofaesop.com/perry-index
The Æsop for Children https://read.gov/aesop/001.html

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P.S. I made this guide to help others who get confused with all the Hello Kitty anime out there especially with Hello Kitty's Animation Theater and Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater. Check out Hello Kitty Watch Order Guide [Part 1] (https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37298) for a Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater guide within that stack.

Anime about rabbits. 🐇🐰

For more anime about pets, check the 'Pets' genre page: https://myanimelist.net/anime/genre/71/Pets

Tags: Animal, Bunny, Cute, Furry, Hare, Hop, Kawaii, Pet, Rabbit, Usagi

Kamiusagi Rope Watch Order Guide: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/20135
Maple Town Watch Order Guide: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/59513
Sugar Bunnies Watch Order Guide: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/21941

Rabbit: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/11236
➡️Rabbit [part 2]: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/55707
Rabbit [part 3]: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/61393

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There are more anime about/with rabbits so I might create another stack…