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princess tutu | ahiru and the prince ~ Der Nußknacker: Blumenwalzer

The water has begun to flow, the time has begun to pass. Now, tell me a story.

Once upon a time

double-sided Princess Tutu bookmarks!!! i’m so glad i finally summoned the courage to produce some tutu merch, i’ve always been afraid of going there since it’s not a Popular Show but it’s…also my top fave anime of all time…had to do it

these will be at SMASH this year! and maybe online after that!!

Mytho, get out of Rue’s closet.

meanwhile:

dedicated to ballerinaduck who messages me and reblogs my art even when I go on these randomly long hiatuses. I missed her and all my followers very much ;-;

All things have been set in motion in accordance with the tale: the Knight will eventually be torn in two and die, Princess Tutu will become a speck of light and vanish, days of bitter fighting will once again descend upon the Prince. That is the outline that has been set, these are the fates arranged.

FRIENDS FOREVER

[Image - Ahiru clinging on to Fakir, who is grabbing Rue’s shoulder. Mytho has his hand on Fakir.]

[Text - (859): I’m pretty sure this is how polyamorous relationships begin.]

[Photoset - First image is Mytho talking to Fakir. Second image is Fakir turning to look back at him.]

[Text - (281): I’m about two and a half drinks away from gay. (713): I’m coming over.]

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!

Did I mention the main magical girl is actually a duck? Because she’s a duck.

If you guys haven’t seen Princess Tutu I honestly don’t know what you’ve been doing with your life.

Fantastic character development, classical ballet scores used in every episode (and tie into the plot of each), English and Japanese dubs are incredibly moving… This has been one of my all-time favorite series since the days when we didn’t even know if the second half of the show was going to be licensed and Princess Tutu fans only had a hope. That has to be about 10 years now. I recommend this series to anyone who loves a story.

I love this show so much, I recommend it to everybody I can. Don’t be fooled by it’s cutesy demeanor. IT WILL TAKE YOUR HEART AND STEP ON IT IN THE BEST WAYS POSSIBLE. :)

I love all the characters in this show so very very much.

I recommend this series for anyone who enjoys animation, fairy tales, or writing in general. Don’t be scared off by the cutesy title, please. Be warned that parental emotional abuse and manipulation feature heavily in one  major character’s storyline.

It’s also a relatively short series, 26 in all!

I don’t have a problem.

I can stop any time I want.  

Princess Tutu ep 11 / La Sylphide

pas de deux 

1. A dance for two, especially a dance in ballet consisting of an entrée and adagio, a variation for each dancer, and a coda.

2. A close relationship between two people or things, as during an activity.

man i really need to start using references. i’ll probably have these for sale as miniprints so keep an eye out i guess.