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'Grimm Kumikyoku' Reveals Main Cast, Additional Staff, Trailer

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The Netflix Special Stage at AnimeJapan 2024 revealed the main cast, additional staff, directors for each episode, key visual (pictured), and a trailer for Grimm Kumikyoku (The Grimm Variations) on Saturday. The six-episode series will premiere worldwide on Netflix on April 17.

Cast
Charlotte: Misato Fukuen (Boku no Hero Academia)
Jacob: Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Kengan Ashura)
Wilhelm: Kenji Nojima (Banana Fish)

Director
Episode 1—Cinderella: Youko Kanamori (Himesama "Goumon" no Jikan desu)
Episode 2—Little Red Riding Hood: Yasuhiro Akamatsu (Vampire in the Garden episode director)
Episode 3—Hansel and Gretel: Junichiro Hashiguchi (Onipan! assistant director)
Episode 4—The Elves and the Shoemaker: Yumi Kamakura (Working!!!)
Episode 5—The Town Musician of Bremen: Masato Takeuchi (Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman. episode director)
Episode 6—Pied Piper of Hamelin: Shintarou Nakazawa (Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka assistant episode director)
Prologue, Epilogue: Yuutarou Kubo (Totsukuni no Shoujo), Satomi Maiya (Totsukuni no Shoujo)

Staff
Character Design: Naohiro Oosugi (Koi wa Ameagari no You ni chief animation director)
Music: Akira Miyagawa (Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199)
Production Cooperation: Production I.G
Producer: Jouji Wada (Spy x Family executive producer)
Executive Producer: Taiki Sakurai (Cyberpunk: Edgerunners)

The anime series is based on the fairy tales by the Grimm brothers and will interweave elements of horror and suspense. WIT Studio is producing the anime project, with Michiko Yokote (xxxHOLiC) penning the script. All-female Japanese manga group CLAMP (Blood-C) is credited for the original character designs.

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DatRandomDudeMar 22, 2024 8:53 PM
Mar 22, 2024 11:41 PM
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This looks promising, I love the Brothers Grimm.
Mar 23, 2024 1:59 AM
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Super excited for this anime. Can't wait
Mar 23, 2024 8:19 AM
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They rewrite fairy tales plots, but still it looks good!
Mar 24, 2024 12:26 AM
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I watch anything from Wit studio so.
Mar 24, 2024 12:34 AM
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I love CLAMP, so I can't wait to see how their animated Grimm Fairy Tales will look like.
Mar 24, 2024 4:02 PM
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I may watch it just for the CLAMP designs.
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Mar 26, 2024 10:47 PM
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I'm impressed. this looks so much fresher than a lot of the fairytale movies Hollywood has been putting out

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