Princess Tutu was never really a popular anime nor did it make much of a discussion among anime fans but the anime critics at the time gave huge praise to Princess Tutu. This is what you call a hidden gem.
Princess Tutu is really unique. Its about ballet but I saw it as more of a fantasy adventure type of anime. It incorporates elements of fairy tales and stage plays to create a unique style. The ballet is used when Princess Tutu resolves conflicts by dancing to classical music, which the entire soundtrack is classical music. You'll hear Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Erik Satie, Chopin and more.
Princess Tutu is in my top 10 animes of all time. Its unique style is something i cant find anywhere else. Sure, other animes use classical music but Princess Tutu uses it in a fantasy adventure setting full of fairy tales and magic.
Even though its my top 10 favorite animes i choose to give it a score of 9. You might not get why Princess Tutu gets a whole lot of critical acclaim from the first few episodes but each episode just keeps getting better and better. Another thing is that the actual animation seems limited like the show is on a budget but even still the show gets by on such a great soundtrack and the animation seems like it tries to match the music almost like an AMV or like the disney movie Fantasia.
If you ask me Princess Tutu is a classic anime that is very unique and i cant think of any other anime i saw that is anything like it. Amazing anime. Even though i give it a 9 thats actually my highest score i gave so far since i have yet to give a 10 out 10 to anything yet and idk if i will ever give a 10 out of 10 it has to be the best series or movie ever for me to give a 10.
