Line #12 YMMV/PrincessTutu


1	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Considering that the soundtrack is entirely taken from famous ballet/classical pieces, ''all'' the music in this show might qualify.
2	** Also, it's produced by Kaoru Wada, well known for the music of anime such as ''Manga/InuYasha''. Doesn't that just scream awesome?
3	*** Particular candidates for Crowning Music of Awesome are the "Waltz of the Flowers", which plays during Ahiru's first transformation into Princess Tutu in the beginning of the series (it's also sampled at the end of the title sequence) and her final dance at the end of the series, the "Swan Lake Waltz", which plays during Ahiru and Rue's duel at the end of the first season, Mussorgsky's "The Great Gate of Kiev" when Tutu flies down to save Fakir from having his hands cut off, and setting [[spoiler:the Demon Raven's revival]] to Danse Macabre.
4	** Not in the show itself, but the award-winning [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHZqxecCukg Hold Me Now AMV]] deserves mention for helping to spark interest in the show.
5	* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: A subversion; Femio actually ''resists'' Kraehe's attempt to take his heart in hilariously preposterous fashion. The subversion is the fact that [[spoiler:the Raven and Mytho actually use this incident as evidence that no one will ever fall in love with the poor girl. However, the fact that he saw Kraehe as a beutiful woman and did not look away helps to plant the seeds that Autor will later make grow...]].
6	* CompleteMonster: In the manga adaptation of [[Anime/PrincessTutu the anime]], [[spoiler:Edel is the owner of a ballet shop. While she [[BitchInSheepsClothing appears friendly and helpful]], Edel is secretly planning to release [[EldritchAbomination the Raven]] from within her, thus plunging the world into darkness. Upon realizing that [[AllLovingHeroine Ahiru]] and [[BrokenBird Rue]] both have feelings for [[TheWisePrince Mytho]], Edel [[ManipulativeBitch manipulates]] them into collecting the pieces of the prince's heart. When Ahiru and Fakir confront her, Edel takes Fakir and Rue hostage. In a proposition, Edel threatens to kill the two if Ahiru doesn't give her the pendant. With Princess Tutu defeated, Edel attempts to cut out Mytho's heart as a sacrifice to the Raven. Edel stands as a [[AdaptationalVillainy shocking contrast]] to her original counterpart, and is ultimately a sadistic woman who sees herself as a herald for the Raven]].
7	* CrossesTheLineTwice: Mr. Cat's RunningGag of threatening to make his young female students marry him whenever they make mistakes likely wouldn't be so funny if he wasn't a talking cat, or if he didn't make his threats in such an [[LargeHam over-the-top way]] with [[Music/FelixMendelssohn Mendelssohn's wedding march]] playing threateningly in the background, and then immediately revert to cat-like behavior out of embarrassment afterwards.
8	* CultClassic: Especially within the late 2010's anime community, where it's mostly fondly remembered and passed down by an older generation of fans.
9	* DieForOurShip: Poor Rue faces the brunt of it, even in a show that clearly illustrates both the unhealthy consequences of her actions as well as how she deserves to be loved regardless of what she thinks of herself.
10	** Though for [[YuriFan a certain faction]], it's actually Mythos.
11	* EnsembleDarkHorse: Femio. He appears in only one episode, but is one of the most popular characters.
12	* EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory : Particularly the short stories at the beginning of each episode and their meaning towards the plot.
13	* FanNickname:
14	** Fakir's often called [[FailureKnight Fail Knight]] by fans.
15	** Guitar Ninjas: anything which is unexpectedly and incredibly epic, though most often used in reference to the second season of the series itself.
16	** Mytho's tendency to have plot-relevant conversations with Fakir while wearing nothing but a nightshirt has resulted in him being christened the Pantsless Wonder.
17	* FandomSpecificPlot: If you write ''Princess Tutu'' fanfic, there's a good chance you've written a story in which [[spoiler:Fakir writes a story to turn Duck back into a girl or turns himself into a duck]].
18	* FanPreferredCouple: Very few fans actually pair Ahiru with Mytho, instead preferring to pair her with Fakir or [[LesYay Rue]]. [[spoiler:Considering how the finale ended for the former, they were probably onto something.]] Princess Tutu x Mytho, however, has a rather large following (helped by the fact that Tutu can be regarded as a separate character from Ahiru, since she's originally from ''The Prince and the Raven'').
19	** On the BL end, Even now Mytho and Fakir still get paired up together likely because of their canon HoYay, but blatantly disregarding the abusive boyfriend undertones most times.
20	* GeniusBonus: Rivals Franchise/GhostInTheShell for the sheer number of these. Naturally, these are all related to music, dance, and so on, but most people would have to see the translator's notes to get half of these. Big example of ShownTheirWork.
21	* HarsherInHindsight: Episode 7 has a funny conversation between Drosselmeyer and Duck as his attempts to get her to reconsider throwing away the pendant backfire. Upon rewatch it becomes much more chilling, as this is the first real glimpse of how much Duck will suffer later on, and the first indication of how much Drosselmeyer loves tragedies.
22	* HilariousInHindsight:
23	** The relationship between [[spoiler: Fakir and Ahiru]] feels a lot like a prototype of ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend''.
24	** The Episode 7 scene mentioned in HarsherInHindsight is not unlike the [[MemeticMutation "Do not throw souls!"]] scene in ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''.
25	** A meta one. Tragedies have always come in and out of fashion, but it's pretty funny in the 2010-era turn towards DarkerAndEdgier, GreyAndGreyMorality to watch Drosselmeyer insist that tragedy is the only ''interesting'' way to write a story, resulting a rebellion by the characters who'd rather get themselves a happy ending instead. It's not unlike debates between creators and fans who insist that DarkerAndEdgier is more mature and "realistic", versus those who [[AudienceAlienatingPremise find it exhausting to watch stories where characters do nothing but suffer]].
26	** Uzura [[Anime/LoveLiveSunshine wouldn't be the only anime girl]] to have "zura" as her VerbalTic.
27	* HoYayShipping:
28	** You ''will'' get an "abusive boyfriend" vibe from Fakir toward Mytho; and depending on who you ask, there's also subtext between Ahiru and Rue, as well as Autor and Fakir.
29	** [[https://youtu.be/coy4SHAIKIM Outtakes]] [[https://youtu.be/EiVGQkPDxg8 from]] the dub have the voice actors [[LargeHam hamming up]] the HoYay to the max...
30	** An in-universe example occurs in episode 17, where a raven blood-addled Mytho temporarily regains control and performs the mime for love in front of Femio. A good few hearts are broken by this "revelation".
31	** Another in-universe example: When Fakir returns to school after being suspended, Mytho gives him a hug. Cue a roomful of girls screaming with delight. One even faints.
32	** Fakir acts like a very possessive, abusive lover to Mytho. [[spoiler: When you find out the reason is because Mytho has no self-preservation instinct in his heartless state, it makes more sense and turns the HoYay up a notch.]] Also, during the promotional video, Fakir and Mytho are seen dancing together, and Fakir embraces him from behind. [[spoiler: And upon his suspension ending and Fakir returning to school, Evil!Mytho gives him a great big hug in front of the entire class, which they definitely take notice of.]]
33	** Ahiru's admiration of Freya has some distinct LesYay to it. Ahiru is delighted to see the other girl watering flowers, blushes, and gasps "Pretty!", and when Freya assumes she means the flowers Ahiru stumbles a bit saying that yeah they're pretty too.
34	** Ahiru and Rue get some LesYay as well, due to their status as rivals [[spoiler: and, in their heroic forms, enemies]] Not to mention Rue picking Ahiru as her dance partner in episode 2. [[spoiler: And telling each other "I love you" in the final episode. Not as romantic in context, but still!]]
35	* JerkassWoobie: Kraehe, before becoming a flat-out Woobie.
36	* MemeticMolester: If he's not already, Drosselmeyer ''should'' be one. Children who like stories, come here!
37	* MemeticMutation:
38	** Ninjas dueling with guitars[[labelnote:explanation]] The ever-so-epic Guitar Ninjas came into being when somebody posted [[https://i.imgur.com/KJFm9JZ.jpg this]] image review of the series. No actual guitar-playing ninjas appear in the series, but {{Imageboard\|s}} users agree that it is still a very apt metaphor.[[/labelnote]]
39	** Courtesy of the Website/DesuDesBrigade, "Real Men Watch ''Princess Tutu''!"
40	* {{Narm}}:
41	** In Akt 7, Ahiru has a nightmare. It involves Princess Tutu dancing towards Mytho on her tiptoes, and him screaming in fear.
42	** In the first episode, Duck's declaration of, "I am Princess Tutu!" Note that at this point, we have ''no idea'' what that means.
43	** Mytho's half-hearted screams in the first handful of episodes of the dub. Granted, [[EmotionlessGirl he has no emotions]], but it's still funnier than it is dramatic.
44	* NeverLiveItDown: Try to convince anyone this is a dark, well written, and a MindScrew of a story after telling them the ''name'' of this anime.
45	* PeripheryDemographic: At the end of the day, it is a kids' show, but its Gaiman-esque dark fantasy elements can attract viewers of all ages, including older men.
46	* PortmanteauCoupleName:
47	** Fakir/Ahiru(Duck) is usually called "Fakiru". The Blog/MarkDoesStuff commentators coined "Team Fuck" for the dub version.
48	** The Rue and Mytho ship is commonly known as "Ruetho".
49	* TheScrappy:
50	** Pique and Lilie can certainly wear on most viewers' patience, especially Lilie and her cutesy/sadistic attitudes.
51	** Uzura falls into this due to her CuteButCacophonic nature often coming off as really irritating.
52	* ShipsThatPassInTheNight: Autor and Femio
53	* SlowPacedBeginning: It starts off as a usual story about a cutesy MagicalGirl, {{funny animal}}s with a basic GottaCatchThemAll story plot. But after a few episodes it quickly starts to deconstruct every one and focus on a dark MindScrew.
54	* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' and to Junichi Sato's earlier fairytale MagicalGirl show, ''Anime/{{Pretear}}''.
55	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
56	** How interesting would it have been if [[spoiler: Rue/Kraehe was REALLY the raven from the legend, as it was implied in the first half of the show before the actual raven appeared? The romantic angle would've been a neat twist.]]
57	** Also, what if [[spoiler: Rue/Kraehe was REALLY the raven's daughter instead of a case of ChangelingTale, it would have made several of Rue's interactions, especially with [[AbusiveParents the Raven]], much more interesting, and the author could have added interesting reasons for why she looks human.]]
58	** Though they hold major importance to the meta-narrative, the Book Men as an organization doesn't have a lot of development. Though they've always "been there" they don't do anything until the later parts of the series.
59	* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForLittleGirls: The series is a surprisingly dark fairytale despite its cutesy name and artwork - not only that, but the manga is actually a shonen, despite ADV Manga mislabeling its demographic as for 5-10 year old girls.
60	* TheWoobie:
61	** InUniverse, Ahiru's friends Pique and Lilie view her as this in the story itself, and particularly Lilie seems to really embrace the disturbing hurt/comfort element to the role.
62	** As mentioned above, Rue/Kraehe crosses from JerkassWoobie into this by the end of the series.
63	** Poor Mytho gets beaten, abused, and patronized throughout much of the series by multiple people, effectively making him this.

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