Grimm Meisaku Gekijou

Spacetoon (Arabic: سبيستون‎ or سبيس تون) is a pan–Arab free–to–air television channel that specializes in animation and children programs mainly from Japan. It began broadcasting on 15 March 2000 and it is headquartered in Dubai, UAE with offices in Riyadh. The channel targets children from 4 and up and is for the family. Its late night block Space Power is targeted at teenagers and young adults.

Spacetoon is closely affiliated with Syria-based dubbing company Venus Centre. Spacetoon is broadcast in 30 countries, and has an audience of over 500 million viewers, witch make it one the main channel to distribute anime in the MENA region.
Source: https://spacetoon.fandom.com/wiki/Spacetoon_Arabic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_programs_broadcast_by_Spacetoon

this list is not complete, I only added series that are more remembered.

These classic Nippon Animation series were usually adaptations of well-known literature by non-Japanese authors. Many ran for exactly one year as part of the well-known family-friendly program "World Masterpiece Theater".

These classic series aired on Nickelodeon back in the 80s and 90s.

Before the network began focusing on creating its own in-house animation in the 90s, it relied heavily on foreign programming. In addition to Japanese content, Nickelodeon also purchased airing rights to a number of European shows, such as the fondly-remembered Spanish series "The World of David the Gnome" and the French-produced "Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea". The network's interest in purchasing foreign animation eventually fizzled out after the "Nicktoons" brand's rise in popularity.

Anime either based on, heavily influenced by or drawing key aspects from folklore. Folklore encompasses the traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community, people or culture passed down through the generations by word of mouth and later often recorded in written form.

While the majority of works listed in this club have their origins in East Asian folklore (for obvious reasons) also included are examples of folklore ranging from portrayals of the mythology of Ancient Greece, stories featuring local spirits, legendary folk heroes, adaptions of Brothers Grimm fairy tales and narratives featuring the Gods of the Norse pantheon as characters. Modernised interpretations and retellings have been largely excluded.

As MAL currently sadly only allows a max of 50 entries on interests stacks this list prioritises the stand out and most high quality examples of folkloric anime. For a more comprehensive list which also includes manga, I direct you to my accompanying folklore club of the same name.

Anime that aired in Britain on TV. Does not include streaming, home release, etc. Some air dates are included.


My source for some of these is through word of mouth or archived forum posts so if there are any inaccuracies I apologize. As a rule of thumb if an air date is included it means the show definitely aired.

Welcome to my Obscurity series, which I hope will help you delve deeper into the depths of anime, particularly the classics.

The criteria here is simple: Anime released in 2001 or earlier, with under 35,000 MAL Members, and which I've rated a 7 or higher.

I'm also not including anything that I've already included on my Good Stuff list: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9517

It is perhaps worth noting that I rate things entirely on gut feeling. It's just, "I like that, that was good, it gets a 7.", that's the whole process. I can also find enjoyment in just about anything and there's very little that bothers me.

Ascend: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9834
Descend: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9615

Tags: Old, Obscure, Oldtaku, Retro, Underrated, Hidden Gems

(70s): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/13206

Some times a person have to stop sharing a rare/old anime with very few seeds and ask himself: what about the next person?

This is far from complete. I will be lazy updating this list ngl. Open comments and DMs.


Not listed on MAL/couldn't find:

Tatsumi (2011)

Anime with a listed source as other on MyAnimeList.

This list might be particularly useful to people doing the yearly anime watching challenge.

For franchises, only one entry is included - assume that any sequels/spin-offs have the same source.

Retellings of the fairy tale "Snow White." ❄️👸🍎

Tags: Snow‑White, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Dwarves, Evil Queen, Wicked Queen, Mirror Mirror, Apple, Prince, Princess

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White

[ATU 709 Snow White; AT0709]
[KHM 53 Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs / KHM 161 Snow-White and Rose-Red]

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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

Retellings of the folktale "Cinderella." 🥿

Tags: Cinderella and Cap o' Rushes, The Little Glass Slipper, Prince, Fairy Godmother, Stepmother, Stepsister, Pumpkin, Midnight

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella

[ATU 510A Cinderella; AT0510]
[KHM 21 Cinderella]

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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

Retellings of the fairy tales "The Six Swans," "The Wild Swans," and the "Swan Lake".
🦢👸

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"The Six Swans" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in Grimm's Fairy Tales in 1812.

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Six_Swans

"The Wild Swans" is a literary fairy tale by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen about a princess who rescues her 11 brothers from a spell cast by an evil queen. The tale was first published on October 2, 1838 in Andersen's Fairy Tales Told for Children. New Collection. First Booklet (Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. Ny Samling. Første Hefte) by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Swans

Both are of the Aarne–Thompson type 451 ("The Maiden Who Seeks Her Brothers" or "The Brothers Who Were Turned into Birds"), commonly found throughout Europe. Other tales of this type include The Seven Ravens, The Twelve Wild Ducks, Udea and her Seven Brothers, and The Twelve Brothers."

[ATU 451 The Maiden Who Seeks Her Brothers; AT0451]
[KHM 9 The Twelve Brothers]

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Swan Lake, is a romantic ballet in four acts, composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76.

Wikis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Lake | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Lake

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich https://myanimelist.net/people/9178/Pyotr_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky

Tags: Ballet 🩰, Ballerina, Swan Lake, Swan Princess, Tutu, Duck 🦆

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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

Check the Interest Stacks Repository club for more:
Fairy Tales, Folktales and Folklores: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2170508
Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2173215

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P.S. I'll probably spilt this into two, (#1 "The Six Swans" and "The Wild Swans", #2 "Swan Lake") when I find more related entries...

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

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For manga retellings of the Little Red Riding Hood, check:
little red riding hood (by tizzytinks) https://myanimelist.net/stacks/51253

Retellings of the fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty." 🛌👸💤

Aurora https://myanimelist.net/character/29465/Aurora
Maleficent https://myanimelist.net/character/173144/Maleficent

Tags: Briar Rose, Aurora, Maleficent, Prince, Princess, Witch, Dragon, Slumber

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_Beauty

[ATU 410 Sleeping Beauty; AT0410]
[KHM 50 The Sleeping Beauty]

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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

Retellings of the fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel." 👦👧🍫🍬🍭

Tags: Hansel, Gretel, Witch, Brothers Grimm, Little Step Brother and Little Step Sister, Bread, Cake, Sugar, House

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hansel_and_Gretel

[ATU 327A Hansel and Gretel; AT0327A]
[KHM 15 Hansel and Gretel]

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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

Grimms' Fairy Tales, originally known as the Children's and Household Tales (Kinder- und Hausmärchen, commonly abbreviated as KHM), is a German collection of fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, first published on 20 December 1812. Vol. 1 of the first edition contained 86 stories, which were followed by 70 more tales, numbered consecutively, in the 1st edition, Vol. 2, in 1815. By the seventh edition in 1857, the corpus of tales had expanded to 200 tales and 10 "Children's Legends".
(Source: Wikipedia)

Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm: https://myanimelist.net/people/11756/Jacob_and_Wilhelm_Grimm

Tags: Fairy Tale, Grimm, KHM

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Resources:
Duke University Libraries' International Fairy and Folk Tale Collections
Grimm Tales by KHM number: https://guides.library.duke.edu/c.php?g=998525&p=7228253
https://www.grimmstories.com/en/grimm_fairy-tales/list

Wikis:
Brothers Grimm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_Grimm
Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimm%27s_Fairy_Tale_Classics
Grimm Fairy Tales (comics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimm_Fairy_Tales_(comics)
Fairytale Wiki: Grimms' Fairy Tales https://fairytale.fandom.com/wiki/Grimms%27_Fairy_Tales

Check the Interest Stacks Repository club for more:
Fairy Tales, Folktales and Folklores: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2170508
Grimms' Fairy Tales: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2173183