Manga Fairy Tales of the World

Manga Fairy Tales of the World
A scene from the opening titles with the sad female character
まんが世界昔ばなし
(Manga sekai mukashi banashi)
GenreAdventure, fantasy, drama, romance, thriller, biopic
Anime television series
Directed byMasami Kuzū
Osamu Dezaki
Yoshihiko Soga
Keinosuke Tsuchiya
Sadao Nozaki
Tan Hakata
Hideo Nishimaki
Tadakata Ishida
Produced byHiroshi Inoue (TBS)
Yasuo Ooda
Yuji Tanno
Music byHarumi Ibe
Studio
  • World Television
  • TBS Britannica
  • Dax International
  • Madhouse (eps. 1-52)
Original networkTBS
Original run October 7, 1976 March 28, 1979
Episodes127 (232 segments)

Manga Fairy Tales of the World (Japanese: まんが世界昔ばなし, Hepburn: Manga sekai mukashi banashi, lit.'Manga World Folk Tales'), also known as Tales of Magic, Merlin's Cave and Wonderful Tales From Around the World, is a Japanese anime anthology series produced by World Television, TBS Britannica and Dax International. The series features adaptations of fairy tales, legends, literature classics and famous characters biographies.