History Anime / TheLittlePrinceAndTheEightHeadedDragon

* BishonenLine: The Fire God starts off as a sentient massive fire with a face that spews out fire that turns into a torrent of blades. When the fight gets more serious, he changes into a smaller, humanoid form in order to fight Susanoo more efficiently as a swordsman.

* BloodlessCarnage: Played with in the battle with Orochi, where multiple impalements and beheadings show no blood, but the last head falls into the water and tints it red.

The film is notable for being influential on such works as ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfKells'', ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' (with the film's lineless, geometric art style heavily influencing the show's overall look and Aku bearing a close resemblance to the Fire Demon) and Creator/{{Nintendo}} would use it as the basis for the visual style of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker''.[[note]]Interestingly, Yoichi Kotabe, one of this film's animators, would work at Nintendo later in his career, and was still working at the company during Wind Waker's development, but he was not involved.[[/note]] However, it is largely difficult to find outside of Japan, with the only international home release being a low quality copy of the American dub being included in Mill Creek's "Pop Culture Bento Box" set.

The film is notable for being influential on such works as ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' (with the film's lineless, geometric art style heavily influencing ''Samurai Jack'''s, and Aku bearing a close resemblance to the Fire Demon) and Creator/{{Nintendo}} would use it as the basis for the visual style of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker''.[[note]]Interestingly, Yoichi Kotabe, one of this film's animators, would work at Nintendo later in his career, and was still working at the company during Wind Waker's development, but he was not involved.[[/note]] However, it is largely difficult to find outside of Japan, with the only international home release being a low quality copy of the American dub being included in Mill Creek's "Pop Culture Bento Box" set.

The film is notable for being influential on such works as ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' (with the film's lineless, geometric art style heavily influencing ''Samurai Jack'''s, and Aku bearing a close resemblance to the Fire Demon) and Creator/{{Nintendo}} illustrator Yoichi Kotabe, who worked on the film, would use it as the basis for the visual style of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker''. However, it is largely difficult to find outside of Japan, with the only international home release being a low quality copy of the American dub being included in Mill Creek's "Pop Culture Bento Box" set.

[[caption-width-right:350:Susanoo, Kushinada and Akahana the rabbit ride the flying horse to battle Orochi.]]

A twist on the legend of the storm god Susanoo and his slaying of Orochi, Susanoo is now a young child with many of his violent outbursts turned into the tantrums of a mischievous boy. Distraught by the death of his mother Izanami and being told she's in heaven, the boy-god goes on a quest to try and find her. Joined by a talking rabbit named Akahana and the GentleGiant Bo from the Land of Fire, Susano journeys through the Land of Night ruled by his brother Tsukuyomi, the Land of Fire oppressed by a fire demon, the Realm of Light ruled by his sister Amaterasu, before finally returning to Earth and befriends the young princess Kushinada. An extensive 21 minute battle to slay Orochi and save Kushinada from being sacrificed to the eight-headed serpent ensues.

[[caption-width-right:350:Susanoo, Kushinada amd Akahana the rabbit ride the flying horse to battle Orochi.]]

* GratituousAnimalSidekick: Akahana the black rabbit.

* {{Pegasus}}: To battle Orochi, Susano rides on a small wingless flying horse sent to him by his sister Amaterasu.

A twist on the legend of the storm god Susano and his slaying of Orochi, Susano is now a young child with many of his violent outbursts turned into the tantrums of a mischievous boy. Distraught by the death of his mother Izanami and being told she's in heaven, the boy-god goes on a quest to try and find her. Joined by a talking rabbit named Akahana and the GentleGiant Bo from the Land of Fire, Susano journeys through the Land of Night ruled by his brother Tsukuyomi, the Land of Fire oppressed by a fire demon, the Realm of Light ruled by his sister Amaterasu, before finally returning to Earth and befriends the young princess Kushinada. An extensive 21 minute battle to slay Orochi and save Kushinada from being sacrificed to the eight-headed serpent ensues.

* AgeLift: Susano is aged down to a reckless child as part of an overall {{Disneyfication}} of the story.

* TalkingAnimal: All the animals in Susano's hometown speak.

The film is notable for being influential on such works as ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' (with the Fire Demon bearing a close resemblance to Aku) and Creator/{{Nintendo}} illustrator Yoichi Kotabe, who worked on the film, would use it as the basis for the visual style of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker''. However, it is largely difficult to find outside of Japan, with the only international home release being a low quality copy of the American dub being included in Mill Creek's "Pop Culture Bento Box" set.

'''The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon''' (Wanpaku Ōji no Orochi Taiji) is a 1963 {{Anime}} film produced by Creator/ToeiAnimation with a score by composer Music/AkiraIfukube.

The film is notable for being influential on such works as ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' (with the Fire Demon bearing a close resemblance to Aku) and VideoGame/Nintendo illustrator Yoichi Kotabe, who worked on the film, would use it as the basis for the visual style of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker''. However, it is largely difficult to find outside of Japan, with the only international home release being a low quality copy of the American dub being included in Mill Creek's "Pop Culture Bento Box" set.

* {{Pegasus}}: To battle Orochi, Susano rides on a flying horse sent to him by his sister Amaterasu.