Princess Tutu_
Original: プリンセスチュチュ
Princess Tutu follows Duck, a duck who was transformed into a young girl and takes ballet at a private school. She becomes enamoured of her mysterious schoolmate Mytho, and transforms into Princess Tutu to restore his shattered heart. Mytho's girlfriend Rue transforms into Princess Kraehe to frustrate Tutu's efforts, and Mytho's protective friend Fakir discourages Mytho's burgeoning emotions. When it becomes apparent that Duck, Rue, Mytho, and Fakir are meant to play out the characters in a story by a long-dead writer named Drosselmeyer, they resist their assigned fates and fight to keep the story from becoming a tragedy.
Network
Kids Station
Episodes
38
Updated Feb 16, 2026
WHERE TO WATCH
DROPTHE_ GOSSIP
Overview
Princess Tutu has 1 season with 38 episodes spanning 2002-2003.
Rating
With a 8.1/10 rating from 30 votes, Princess Tutu is considered highly rated.
Year context
Princess Tutu first aired 24 years ago in 2002.
CAST (16)
Nanae Kato
Duck / Princess Tutu (voice)
Takahiro Sakurai
Fakir (voice)
Naoki Yanagi
Mythos (voice)
Nana Mizuki
Princess Kraehe (voice)
Akiko Hiramatsu
Edel (voice)
Erino Hazuki
Uzura (voice)
Kyôko Kishida
Narrator (voice)
Noboru Mitani
Drosselmeyer (voice)
Sachi Matsumoto
Pike (voice)
Takayuki Sugo
The Raven (voice)
Yasunori Matsumoto
Mr. Cat (voice)
Yuri Shiratori
Lilie (voice)
Yuu Urata
Autor (voice)
Mugihito
Karon (voice)
Papaya Suzuki
Femio (voice)
Rie Ishizuka
Ebine (voice)
SEASONS (1 season, 38 episodes)
SEASON 1
01
Act 1 - Chapter of the Egg: The Duck and the Prince ~ Der Nußknacker: Blumenwalzer
Duck awakes from a dream in which she is a duckling, watching a handsome prince dance ballet. Later, she walks early into class and discovers…
02
Act 2 - Chapter of the Egg: Pieces of the Heart ~ Schwanensee: Scène finale
The next day, Duck wakes up to realize that she is just a duck. Drosselmeyer appears to tell her that she is also the legendary…
03
Act 3 - Chapter of the Egg: A Princess's Oath ~ Dornröschen: Panorama
Duck learns about the book The Prince and the Raven. She discovers that its author is Drosselmeyer, and that he died a long time ago.…
04
Act 4 - Chapter of the Egg: Giselle
Mytho follows a mysterious voice and disappears. Duck and Rue go looking for him. They run into Edel, who tells them a story of a…
05
Act 5 - Chapter of the Egg: On the Eve of the Fire Festival ~ Bilder einer Ausstellung: Die Katakomben
Duck learns about the Fire Festival. Duck, punished again, is charged with cleaning the room of the advanced class. She arrives at the classroom and…
06
Act 6 - Chapter of the Egg: Aurora Dreaming ~ Dornröschen: Prolog
A traveling ballet troupe comes into town and Duck's whole class gets time off to go and see the troupe practice. Duck sees that a…
07
Act 7 - Chapter of the Egg: Raven Princess ~ An der schönen blauen Donau
Distraught over what she has done to Mytho, Duck thinks about giving up being Princess Tutu, but knows that if she does she can no…
08
Act 8 - Chapter of the Egg: The Fountain of Warriors ~ Fantasie-Overtüre zu "Romeo und Julia"
Rue wakes up and cannot remember what happened the night before. She finds Mytho's heart shard in one of her drawers. It questions her and…
09
Act 9 - Chapter of the Egg: Black Shoes ~ Bilder einer Ausstellung: Alten Schloß
Fakir, having failed to shatter Mytho's heart, wonders what he should do: should he give up, especially now since Mytho wants to restore his heart?…
10
Act 10 - Chapter of the Egg: Cinderella ~ Aschenbrödel: Walzer-Coda
Kraehe retreats for the moment, and Fakir lunges at Princess Tutu with a shard of glass, missing but cutting the chain of her pendant. Princess…
11
Act 11 - Chapter of the Egg: La Sylphide
Mytho, inspired by an overheard conversation between Duck and her two friends, decides to give a present to Princess Tutu to express his feelings and…
12
Act 12 - Chapter of the Egg: Banquet of Darkness ~ Scheherazade
Kraehe and Mytho have vanished. Princess Tutu helps Fakir back to his dorm and binds his wounds, and when he wakes up they decide to…
13
Act 13 - Chapter of the Egg: Swan Lake ~ Schwanensee
Duck and Fakir arrive at the stage where Kraehe is keeping Mytho, and Kraehe says she will give the shard of love back if Tutu…
14
Act 14 - Chapter of the Chick: Monster Raven ~ Blumenwalzer
It starts with Duck dreaming of dancing with Mytho as herself, not Princess Tutu, until he makes the mark for death and turns into an…
15
Act 15 - Chapter of the Chick: Coppelia
Rumors fly about the incident between Mytho and Fakir. After a second altercation involving Rue, Fakir is banned from the school for a week. It…
16
Act 16 - Chapter of the Chick: Prayers of a Maiden ~ Gebet einer Jungfrau
Mytho tries to tell Mr. Cat that Fakir didn't push him out the window; but of course no one believes it. So Fakir and Duck…
17
Act 17 - Chapter of the Chick: Crime and Punishment ~ Carmen Aragonaise
Femio and his wholehearted views on love prompt Mytho to make the mime motion for love. This struggle with his evil self puts Mytho in…
18
Act 18 - Chapter of the Chick: Wandering Knight ~ Egmont Ouvertüre
After the drama club asks Fakir to perform in the story of the Phantom Knight, he begins to dream about him.
19
Act 19 - Chapter of the Chick: A Midsummer Night's Dream ~ Ein Sommernachtstraum
Duck learns that she's gathered all the heart shards that are hidden in people and now the only ones left are the ones sealing the…
20
Act 20 - Chapter of the Chick: A Forgotten Story ~ Die verkaufte Braut
Duck meets a girl name Rachel, who is possibly a sister figure to Fakir. Rachel tells Duck that Fakir used to write stories that eventually…
21
Act 21 - Chapter of the Chick: The Spinners ~ Lieder ohne Worte
Fakir finds that Aotoa left a book for him. Fakir tracks him down and learns he is a direct descendent of Drosselmeyer. Fakir is tested…
22
Act 22 - Chapter of the Chick: Crown of Stone ~ Das große Tor von Kiew
Duck sets out in search of the rest of the heart shards, but becomes trapped in Drosselmeyer's world. Aotoa is jealous that Fakir is the…
23
Act 23 - Chapter of the Chick: Marionettes ~ Ruslan und Ludmilla
Fakir sits down to write the order in which to save everyone from Drosselmeyer's clutches. Tutu is at Drosselmeyer's mercy in the world of gears.…
24
Act 24 - Chapter of the Chick: The Prince and the Raven ~ Danse Macabre
Fakir questions why he was able to write Duck's story, but not the one to save Mytho. Duck tries to get Rue to help her…
25
Act 25 - Chapter of the Chick: The Dying Swan ~ Romeo und Julia
The Raven consumes Rue, but she is still alive inside him. Mytho asks Tutu to restore the final piece of his heart so that he…
26
Act 26 - Chapter of the Chick: Finale ~ Der Nußknacker
The Raven attacks Mytho. Duck tries to help, but she's helpless. Fakir seems only capable of writing what is happening. Mytho resolves to shatter his…
27
Act 20 - Chapter of the Chick: A Forgotten Story ~ Die verkaufte Braut (Part 2)
(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of part 2)
28
Act 21 - Chapter of the Chick: The Spinners ~ Lieder ohne Worte (Part 2)
(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of part 2)
29
Act 22 - Chapter of the Chick: Crown of Stone ~ Das große Tor von Kiew (Part 2)
(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of part 2)
30
Act 23 - Chapter of the Chick: Marionettes ~ Ruslan und Ludmilla (Part 2)
(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of part 2)
31
Act 24 - Chapter of the Chick: The Prince and the Raven ~ Danse Macabre (Part 2)
(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of part 2)
32
Act 25 - Chapter of the Chick: The Dying Swan ~ Romeo und Julia (Part 2)
(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of part 2)
33
Act 14 - Chapter of the Chick: Monster Raven ~ Blumenwalzer (Part 2)
(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of part 2)
34
Act 15 - Chapter of the Chick: Coppelia (Part 2)
(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of part 2)
35
Act 16 - Chapter of the Chick: Prayers of a Maiden ~ Gebet einer Jungfrau (Part 2)
(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of part 2)
36
Act 17 - Chapter of the Chick: Crime and Punishment ~ Carmen Aragonaise (Part 2)
(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of part 2)
37
Act 18 - Chapter of the Chick: Wandering Knight ~ Egmont Ouvertüre (Part 2)
(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of part 2)
38
Act 19- Chapter of the Chick: A Midsummer Night's Dream ~ Ein Sommernachtstraum (Part 2)
(During the original airing, each season 2 episode aired as a half-episode that premiered weekly. This archives the original air-date of part 2)
SERIES INFO
1
Seasons
38
Episodes
17 min/ep
Per Episode
Ended
Status
NETWORKS (1)
Kids Station
DETAILS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Princess Tutu about?
Princess Tutu follows Duck, a duck who was transformed into a young girl and takes ballet at a private school. She becomes enamoured of her mysterious schoolmate Mytho, and transforms into Princess Tutu to restore his shattered heart. Mytho's girlfriend Rue transforms into Princess Kraehe to frustrate Tutu's efforts, and Mytho's protective friend Fakir discourages Mytho's burgeoning emotions. When it becomes apparent that Duck, Rue, Mytho, and Fakir are meant to play out the characters in a story by a long-dead writer named Drosselmeyer, they resist their assigned fates and fight to keep the story from becoming a tragedy.
Where can I watch Princess Tutu?
Princess Tutu is available on Hulu, Anime Times Amazon Channel, dAnime Amazon Channel, Prime Video, HiDive. Availability varies by region.
How many seasons does Princess Tutu have?
Princess Tutu has 1 season with 38 episodes total.
Who stars in Princess Tutu?
The cast of Princess Tutu includes Nanae Kato, Takahiro Sakurai, Naoki Yanagi, Nana Mizuki, Akiko Hiramatsu.
What is the rating of Princess Tutu?
Princess Tutu has a rating of 8.1 out of 10 based on 30 votes on TMDB.
Is Princess Tutu still running?
Princess Tutu has ended. The final episode aired on .
GENRES (4)
Animation
Drama
Mystery
Sci-Fi & Fantasy