Srsly you guys, Princess Tutu is one of the most underrated classics in anime and honestly I don’t know why Tumblr doesn’t freak out about it more. The main character is a quirky outcast. The prince character that she’s trying to save is a COMPLETE damsel that can’t defend himself in the slightest without the girls to step in (and might I add the men ALSO do ballet in this show and not some more masculine appearing alternative). Her enemy/rival has a fantastically sweet and sad arc. The guy antagonist is equally sad and awesome. The plot twists and turns all over the place (it starts off pretty episodic but really kicks into gear after the fourth episode I think). The art is gorgeous, ranging from greys to pastels. The outfits are based on REAL ballet outfits, aka they’re NOT meant to objectify the characters and make them perfect for pinups. And it’s based entirely on Germanic fairy tales, even the on screen text is in German.
Seriously guys, if you’ve never given this anime a watch, PLEASE do yourself a favor and do it!Princess Tutu is amazing. It starts off quite upbeat (if melancholic) and then the second season takes all your assumptions formed during the first season and BREAKS YOUR HEART (and also your brain, and at least three variants on the fourth wall).
I feel like if I keep pressing how utterly unique and amazing this anime is, people will start to listen to me and watch it.
(via degenerate-perturbation)
Another of my scans from the “Un Deux Trois” collective fanartbook issued by Santa Matsuri!
This lovely little illustration of Ahiru’s three forms is by Torinone!
(via krokonoko)