Princess Tutu
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Japanese: プリンセスチュチュ
English: Princess Tutu
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 2
Chapters: 10
Status: Finished
Published: Aug 19, 2002 to May 19, 2003
Genres: Drama Drama, Fantasy Fantasy
Themes: Mahou Shoujo Mahou Shoujo, Performing Arts Performing Arts
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Champion RED
Authors: Shinonome, Mizuo (Art), Satou, Junichi (Story), Itou, Ikuko (Story)

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Score: 6.031 (scored by 16121,612 users)
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Ranked: #198592
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #6007
Members: 3,617
Favorites: 35

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Synopsis

13-year-old ballet student Ahiru is clumsy, good-hearted and sweet... and has a big secret. The mysterious Drosselmayer morphed a young duck into a girl to give her a mission: help a Prince to get the parts of his heart back. With that in mind, she morphs into Princess Tutu, whose magical dances ease the pain and purifies the bad feelings.

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Princess Tutu was published in English by ADV Manga on January 18 and October 11, 2005, respectively.
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Arima, Ahiru
Arima, Ahiru
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Fakir
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Kuroha, Rue
Kuroha, Rue
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Myuuto
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2 Recommended
1 Mixed Feelings
3 Not Recommended
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Feb 8, 2019
Renee96
Recommended
Firstly, I read this with the mindset of not expecting this to be exactly like the anime that it's based off of. You should never do that with any mini manga series that was based off a long anime, unless you want a guarantee you'll be disappointed.

After watching the anime and finding out there was a manga adaptation, I was curious about it. I went in with the mindset to read this manga as it was its own thing. Including the understanding that there will some changes like minor/major plot points being alter and characters from the anime will removed or changed in the manga ...
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Aug 2, 2022
WolfieGrrrl
Mixed Feelings
Since the manga's story is different from the anime's plot, it would be unfair to compare them here, especially since the manga does a good job of standing out on its own as it is. While the plot is predictable, it's enjoyable and the fairy tale ballet concept of the series makes this manga adaptation worth a look for fans of the magical girl genre. The story is simple and sweet, and there is a lot of charm to Princess Tutu's journey to fulfill her dream and save her prince. There wasn't a moment where the story became boring or confusing, but the minimal background ...
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Dec 15, 2024
StrawbearyHoney
Not Recommended
" you cant expect it to be exactly like the anime , try viewing it objectively / without comparing the two "

even without comparing this to the anime , i wouldn't have enjoyed it , because 1) the pacing is choppy 2) the story feels flat and 3) there are panty shots of underage characters

but the real reason i need to warn others of this manga is that , despite changing so much of the original ( entire characters , even-- edel im so sorry for what they did to you . . ...
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