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World Fairy Tale Series (TV)

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©Toei Animation 

 
Alternative title:
Anime Sekai no Dōwa (Japanese) 
Cuentilandia (Spanish) 
Fiabissime (Italian) 
Le fiabe più belle (Italian) 
Les Contes les plus Célèbres (French) 
Märchen Ōkoku (Japanese) 
Merhen Ōkoku (Japanese) 
Sekai Meisaku Dōwa Series: Wow! Märchen Ōkoku (Japanese) 
Sekai Meisaku Mukashi Banashi (Japanese) 
Skarbczyk najpiękniejszych bajek (Polish) 
The World's Most Famous Tales 
حكايات ما أحلاها (Arabic) 
アニメ世界の童話 (Japanese) 
世界名作昔ばなし (Japanese) 
世界名作童話シリーズ・ワ～ォ！メルヘン王国 (Japanese) 
Objectionable content: None 
Plot Summary: As Alladin rubbed a lamp, suddenly a gigantic Genie came out of it and said “I can make any wish come true, Sir”. –Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella etc. this series includes the many widely known 26 world fairy tales. 
Running time: half hour per episode 
Number of episodes: 26 
Episode titles: We have 26
Vintage:
1994-10
1994-12 (France) 
1995-02-04 to 1995-03-01 (Italy, Italia 1) 
1995-04-07 to 1995-09-29 
Release dates: We have 1
Trivia: We have 1
Comment:
Not to be confused with World Famous Fairy Tale Series produced in late 1970s to early 1980s 
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Series Director: Hiroshi Shidara 
Script:
Aya Matsui (4 episodes
eps 2, 9, 20, 26
) 
Etsuo Suzuki  (6 episodes
eps 1, 7, 12, 15, 22, 25
) 
Yasunori Yamada  (5 episodes
eps 4, 10, 13, 19, 23
) 
Yoshimasa Takahashi  (eps 8, 18) 
Yumi Kageyama (9 episodes
eps 3, 5-6, 11, 14, 16-17, 21, 24
) 
Episode Director:
Atsutoshi Umezawa  (ep 7) 
Hiroki Shibata  (eps 2, 14) 
Hiroshi Shidara (eps 1, 26) 
Jōji Shimura (eps 9, 23) 
Junichi Satō  (ep 16) 
Kiyoko Sayama  (ep 6) 
Masayuki Akehi  (ep 11) 
Michihiro Kanayama  (eps 8, 25) 
Ryō Tachiba  (eps 3, 18) 
Takao Yoshizawa  (ep 17) 
Takashi Kobayashi  (ep 12) 
Tomoharu Katsumata  (ep 5) 
Tōru Yamada  (eps 4, 22) 
Toshihiko Arisako (ep 19) 
Tsunekiyo Ōtani (eps 10, 20) 
Yasuo Ishikawa  (eps 15, 21) 
Yuji Endō (ep 13) 
Yukio Kaizawa  (ep 24) 
Music: Seiji Yokoyama 
Original creator:
Alexandre Dumas (ep 19) 
Carlo Collodi (ep 7) 
Charles Perrault (eps 2, 4, 11) 
E.T.A. Hoffman (ep 20) 
Hans Christian Andersen (eps 6, 16, 24) 
Howard Pyle (ep 10) 
Jacob Grimm (7 episodes
eps 5, 8, 12-13, 17, 22-23
) 
Jeanne-Marie Le Prin Beaumont (ep 3) 
Johanna Spyri (ep 26) 
Jonathan Swift (ep 18) 
L. Frank Baum (ep 21) 
Lewis Carroll (ep 14) 
Wilhelm Grimm (7 episodes
eps 5, 8, 12-13, 17, 22-23
) 
Character Design:
Hiroki Shibata 
Ikuko Ito  (6 episodes
eps 2, 6, 8, 11, 14, 16
) 
Kenichi Chikanaga  (13 episodes
eps 1, 3-4, 7, 9-10, 12-13, 15, 18-21
) 
Kiyoko Sayama 
Takashi Abe  (eps 5, 17) 
Art:
Hitoshi Nagao (eps 15, 23) 
Iwamitsu Itō (eps 1, 5, 8) 
Ryūji Yoshiike (12 episodes
eps 3, 6-7, 9-15 odd, 16, 19-25 odd
) 
Shinzō Yuki (12 episodes
eps 4-5, 8-14 even, 17-18, 20-26 even
) 
Shōichirō Sugiura (eps 2, 4, 24) 
Takeshi Waki (eps 3, 9, 21) 
Toshikazu Ishiwata (4 episodes
eps 19, 22, 25-26
) 
Toshiyuki Ozeki (ep 6) 
Animation Director:
Hiroshi Watanabe (eps 5, 11) 
Hisatoshi Motoki (4 episodes
eps 3, 12, 18, 23
) 
Ichio Hayashi (5 episodes
eps 2, 8, 14, 20, 25
) 
Jōji Yanase (eps 9, 15, 21) 
Kiyoshi Matsumoto (4 episodes
eps 4, 10, 16, 22
) 
Rie Nishiyama (ep 6) 
Shinya Takahashi (ep 24) 
Takao Yamazaki (ep 17) 
Yasuhiro Yamaguchi (5 episodes
eps 1, 7, 13, 19, 26
) 
Art design:
Ryūji Yoshiike 
Shinzō Yuki 
Producer:
Shinji Shimizu 
Yoshifumi Hatano 

Planning:
Shinji Shimizu 
Yoshifumi Hatano 
Production manager: Ryūichi Sugimoto 
Aya Hisakawa as Belle 
Hikaru Midorikawa as Robin Hood 
Ikue Ōtani as Little Red Riding Hood 
Keiko Yamamoto as First Little Pig 
Mariko Kouda as Gretel 
Minami Takayama as Pinocchio 
Ryōtarō Okiayu as Aladdin 
Takaya Hashi as Gulliver 
Tomiko Suzuki as Hansel 
Yasuhiro Takato as Puss in Boots 
Yūko Minaguchi as Cinderella 
Yumi Touma as The Little Match Girl 
Yuri Amano as Snow White 
Yuri Shiratori as Sleeping Beauty 

Mami Koyama as Narration 

Akiko Sekine 
Japanese companies
Animation Production: Toei Animation 
Broadcaster: Fuji Television Network 
Production: Fuji Eight Company Ltd. 
French cast
French staff
Theme Song Performance: Claude Lombard 
Albert Augier as
Chapelier 
Gepetto 
Père d'Aurore 
Renard 
Roi (ep 1) 
Roi de coeur 
Roi Richard 
Shérif de Nottingham 
Antoine Nouel as
Casse-Noisette 
D'Artagnan 
Prince (ep 24) 
Robin des Bois 
Sinbad 
Bernard Tiphaine as
Capitaine de Simbad 
Chef des 40 voleurs 
Narrateur (ep 21) 
Roi de la Mer 
Vieux Chien 
Blanche Ravalec as
Belle-Mère (eps 2, 8) 
Fée Bleue 
Maman Chèvre 
Marâtre de Hansel et Gretel 
Mère de Blanche-Neige 
Narratrice (ep 1) 
Claude Chantal as
Marraine 
Narratrice (eps 5-10) 
Soeur de Cendrillon 
Sorcière (ep 11) 
Damien Boisseau as
Ali Baba 
Aramis 
Hirondelle 
Emmanuel Karsen as Génie de la Bague 
Evelyne Selena as
Mère du Petit Chaperon Rouge 
Milady de Winter 
Narratrice (4 episodes
eps 16, 18, 23-24
) 
Francette Vernillat as
Bécassou 
Cochon 3 
Hansel 
Pinocchio 
Gérard Surugue as
Kassim 
Méchant Loup (ep 17) 
Jane Val as
Grand-mère (eps 5, 17) 
Mère d'Aladin 
Mère des cochons 
Reine de Coeur 
Sorcière (ep 6) 
Sorcière du Nord 
Souris 
Jean-François Kopf as
Commandant de Liliput 
Épouvantail 
Roi des souris 
Scarabée 
Joel Martineau as Vieux chat 
Laurence Saquet as
Constance 
La petite Sirène 
Marianna 
Maurice Sarfati as
Chat 
Loup (ep 13) 
Père d'Hansel & Gretel 
Père d'Hansel et Gretel 
Michel Bedetti as
Chat du Cheshire 
Chenille 
Grand Méchant Loup 
Magicien 
Miroir 
Narrateur (eps 2, 11) 
Michel Lasorne as Vieil âne 
Michel Muller as
Empereur de Blefuscu 
Lion peureux 
Vieux coq 
Patricia Legrand as
Fritz 
Glinda 
Petit chaperon rouge 
Poucette 
Raoul Guillet as Magicien d'Oz 
Serge Bourrier as
Cardinal de Richelieu 
Mr Taupe 
Narrateur (ep 20) 
Roi de Lilliput 
Vincent Barazzoni as
Aladin 
Cochon 2 
Prince (eps 2, 8, 11) 
Prince Jean 
Vincent Violette as
Bûcheron 
Chasseur 
Duc de Buckingham 
Gulliver 
Prince des Fleurs 
French companies
Broadcaster:
France 3  (from December 1994) 
Distributor: Éditions Atlas (VHS from October 1994) 
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
(none)
Distributor:
Planeta DeAgostini Comics (Latin America)  (VHS Spain from 1994) 
Spanish cast
(none)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Lidia Costanzo 
Music: Enzo Draghi 

Dialogues:
Lidia Costanzo 
Tullia Piredda 
Theme Song Composition: Silvio Amato 
Theme Song Lyrics: Alessandra Valeri Manera 
Theme Song Performance:
Cristina D'Avena 
Enzo Draghi (Home Video edition) 
Annamaria Mantovani as
Fata madrina 
Matrigna (Hansel e Gretel) 
Caterina Rochira as
Signorina Rottenmeier 
Strega del mare 
Cinzia Massironi as Sorella mora 
Claudio Moneta as Alì Babà 
Davide Garbolino as
2° porcellino 
Aladino 
Duca del mulino 
Hansel 
Peter 
Principe (La bella addormentata)  (La sirenetta) 
Principe Giovanni 
Principe schiaccianoci 
Debora Magnaghi as
Alice 
Ariel, la sirenetta 
Biancaneve 
Cappuccetto rosso 
Cenerentola 
Dorothy 
Fata buona 
Lucignolo 
Deborah Morese as
7° capretto 
Heidi 
Marie 
Pinocchio 
Diego Sabre as
Cacciatore (Biancaneve) 
Gatto 
Robin Hood 
Sindbad 
Donatella Fanfani as Principessa Pirlipat 
Elisabetta Spinelli as
Bella 
Clara 
Costanza 
Marujana 
Principessa (La sirenetta) 
Emanuela Pacotto as Principessa (Aladino) 
Enrico Bertorelli as
Cane 
Imperatore 
Padre (La bella e la bestia) 
Federica Valenti as Principessa (L'oca d'oro)  (La bella addormentata) 
Gabriele Calindri as
D'Artagnan 
Fritz 
Gianfranco Gamba as Gulliver 
Giorgio Melazzi as Gatto (I musicanti di Brema) 
Giovanni Battezzato as
Asino 
Lupo cattivo (I tre porcellini) 
Mago malvagio 
Sceriffo di Notthingam 
Grazia Migneco as
Dama di compagnia 
Nonna (Cappuccetto Rosso)  (I tre porcellini)  (La piccola fiammiferaia) 
Signora Sesemann 
Strega (Hansel e Gretel) 
Strega del nord 
Topolina 
Lara Parmiani as
Fata turchina 
Gretel 
Piccola fiammiferaia 
Principessa (Il gatto con gli stivali) 
Regina buona 
Sorella bionda 
Lidia Costanzo as
Ninfa buona 
Regina di cuori 
Regina malvagia 
Strega dell'ovest 
Strega malvagia 
Lisa Mazzotti as Mamma rospa 
Luca Bottale as Principe (Biancaneve) 
Luca Semeraro as
Aramis 
Principe (La bella e la bestia) 
Maddalena Vadacca as Milady de Winter 
Marco Balzarotti as
Cacciatore (Cappuccetto Rosso) 
Genio dell'anello 
Marina Massironi as Pollicina 
Marina Thovez as
Genoveffa 
Mamma capra 
Regina 
Sorella mora (La bella e la bestia) 
Strega del sud 
Mario Zucca as Re 
Maurizio Scattorin as
Orco 
Padre 
Patrizia Scianca as
1° porcellino 
Genoveffa 
Narrator 
Pietro Ubaldi as
Bestia 
Cardinale Richelieu 
Coniglio bianco 
Gallo 
Gatto sardonico 
Genio della lampada 
Leone codardo 
Lupo cattivo (Cappuccetto Rosso) 
Nonno 
Re del mare 
Taglialegna 
Riccardo Peroni as
Grillo parlante 
Lupo cattivo (Il lupo e i sette capretti) 
Re dei topi 
Re di cuori 
Re Luigi XIII 
Sante Calogero as Frate Tuck 
Tony Fuochi as Little John 
Tullia Piredda as Matrigna (Cenerentola) 
Italian companies
Broadcaster:
Boing (from 18 December 2006) 
Cartoonito (from 8 March 2014; eps 1-14) 
Hiro (from 5 October 2009) 
Italia 1 (from 4 February 1995) 
Distributor: DeAgostini (VHS & DVD) 
Production: Reteitalia 
Arabic staff
Arabic cast
Translation: Muhammad Baghdadi 

Assistant Director: Laila Mansour 
Composed & Arranged: Samir Kusibati 
Mixage: Samer Abu Asali 
Montage: Samer Abu Hamad 
OP Theme Song Performance:
Rasha Rizk 
Tariq Al-Arabi Tourgane 
Preparation: Muhammad Shikh Ali 
Production manager: Radwan Hijazi 
Revision:
Emad Aker 
Shafik Bitar 
Sound:
Abd Al-Hadi Al-Malik 
Ahmad Farraj 
Supervision: Maamoon Al-Rifai 
Theme Song Lyrics: Raida Al-Khodari 
Arabic companies
Broadcaster: Spacetoon 
Distributor: Animation International 
Dubbing: Al Zahra Centre - VENUS (Syria) 
Production: Animation International 
Polish staff
Polish cast
Dubbing Director: Tomasz Grochoczyński 

Dialogues: Małgorzata Kochańska 
Montage: Jacek Kacperek 
Organizator Of Production: Aneta Staniszewska 
Sound: Jacek Kacperek 
Polish companies
Distributor DVD: MediaWay 
Dubbing: Studio Publishing 

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