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There are multiple adaptations of ''Literature/TheLittlePrince'' into western animation. Ones with pages on this wiki are:

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittlePrince2010'': An animated series.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittlePrince2015'': An animated film.

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''The Little Prince'' (''Le Petit Prince'') is a French animated TV series with 52 episodes of 26 minutes length, produced by Method Animation in 2010, adapted from the [[Literature/TheLittlePrince eponymous book]] by Creator/AntoineDeSaintExupery.

More determined than ever to sink the Universe into gloom and darkness, [[BigBad the Snake]] is turning planets off... In order to save them, the Little Prince must leave his beloved Rose behind on Asteroid B-612, and begin a wild chase across galaxy. Hopping from planet to planet with Fox, his faithful friend, the Little Prince thus discovers fascinating worlds ruled either by fanciful, eccentric, preposterous or utopian laws.

Not to be confused with the earlier 1978 anime adaptation by Creator/KnackProductions which was shown on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} during the 1980s, nor with the 2015 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film adaptation]] ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Prince|2015}}''.
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!!''The Little Prince'' provides examples of:
* AdaptationalVillainy: The Snake, who in the book was a helpful character, is here almost an equivalent to Satan.
* AdorableEvilMinions: The Gloomies.
* AllCGICartoon
* AnachronicOrder: The first season starts InMediasRes without explaining why the Little Prince is traveling the universe and ends with a big finale where the snake is captured. The second season is set after most of the first but before the finale and includes flashbacks that tell us how the whole story started. The third season is set after the finale and starts with the snake escaping.
* AnAesop: Because children are a part of its target audience.
* AnimatedAdaptation
* BigBad: The Snake.
* CallBack: At one point in the Planet of the Giant [[spoiler:the Little Prince gets lost in the desert, and the Snake taunts him by making the same offer to help him to "go back to his planet"]].
* CanineCompanion: Fox.
* TheCorrupter: The Snake's modus operandi is to compel the most important person on every planet to indulge into their whims, with always disastrous results for their world. Naturally, he attempts it with the title hero too, trying to convince him to return to Asteroid B612 and leave the Snake free to corrupt people. It turns into a bit of FridgeHorror when you realize the finale states that [[spoiler:the snake is everywhere at once]] and that he's always following the little prince around trying to get him to "return to your planet". There's even a bit in the first episode where the Little Prince almost falls off a clock tower and the citizen who grabs him asks "You're not thinking of departing already, are you?" (at least in the Korean dubbing). It's interesting to see the animated series for some reason didn't get rid of the [[spoiler:weird suicide connotations of the original novel.]]
* DamselInDistress: The Rose.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Each episode title is an asteroid number followed by "Planet of __".
* HonorBeforeReason: Despite the Snake's goal being the destruction of all worlds, the protagonists are shocked, ''shocked'', that he would stoop so low as to kidnap the innocent Rose.
* InNameOnly: The show's premise only vaguely resembles that of the original book. That's because this is supposed to be less the original book and more a sequel to it.
* LethalLavaLand: The Planet of the Firebird becomes this after said bird goes on a rampage.
* MechaMooks: Wind-powered clockwork mooks on the Planet of Wind.
* {{Mooks}}: The Gloomies.
* PlanetOfHats: Planet of Wind, Planet of Music, etc.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: The BigBad is an evil snake who wants to basically plunge the universe into infinite darkness.
* RoyalRapier: The Little Prince's seems to be [[LaserBlade made of light]].
* SayMyName: "RRROOOOOSE!"
* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler:The Snake at the end.]]
* SizeShifter: The Snake can be of normal size or turn gigantic at will, mostly for intimidation purposes.
* SnakesAreSinister: The BigBad is a giant snake who's trying to ruin every planet in the universe.
* SnarkyNonHumanSidekick: Though Fox isn't too bad, he's still a scoundrel, and quite snarky.
* SummonMagic: What the powers of the Little Prince amounts to; besides multi-usage sheeps, he can summon many fantastic creatures or items for the task at hand. Strangely, despite this he's always puzzled when people call him a wizard.
* SuperSmoke: The Snake can turn into black smoke at will. This means he's completely impossible to confront physically; the Little Prince's efforts are entirely toward thwarting his plans, not fighting him.
* TalkingAnimal: Fox.
* TimeMaster: The Planet of Time has the Clockmaker, who governs all the clocks on the planet, and with them, has some control over time.
* TimeStandsStill: On the Planet of Time, each town's time is self-contained and is controlled by the town's clock. Stopping that clock leaves its inhabitants frozen in time.
* VileVillainSaccharineShow: The series is kid-friendly, but the Snake makes a very creepy BigBad.
* WindTurbinePower: The inhabitants of the Planet of Wind have based their entire society on wind. Most of their devices are powered by wind.
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Not to be confused with the earlier 1970s Japanese anime adaptation by Creator/{{Knack}} Productions which was shown on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} during the 1980s, nor with the 2015 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film adaptation]] ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Prince|2015}}''.

Not to be confused with the earlier 1970s Japanese anime adaptation by Creator/{{Knack}} Productions which was shown on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} during the 1980s, nor with the 2015 FilmAdaptation ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Prince|2015}}''.

Not to be confused with the earlier 1970s Japanese anime adaptation by Knack Productions which was shown on {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} during the 1980s, nor with the 2015 FilmAdaptation ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Prince|2015}}''.

Not to be confused with the earlier 1970s Japanese anime adaptation by Knack Productions which was shown on {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} during the 1980s.

* TheCorrupter: The Snake is this trope in its purest form. His modus operandi is to compel the most important person on every planet to indulge into their whims, with always disastrous results for their world. Naturally, he attempts it with the title hero too, trying to convince him to return to Asteroid B612 and leave the Snake free to corrupt people.\\\
It turns into a bit of FridgeHorror when you realize the finale states that [[spoiler:the snake is everywhere at once]] and that he's always following the little prince around trying to get him to "return to your planet". There's even a bit in the first episode where the Little Prince almost falls off a clock tower and the citizen who grabs him asks "You're not thinking of departing already, are you?" (at least in the korean dubbing). It's interesting to see the animated series for some reason didn't get rid of the [[spoiler:weird suicide connotations of the original novel.]]

* ABoyAndHisX: A Boy and His Fox.

Not to be confused with the earlier 1970s anime adaptation by Knack Productions which was shown on ''{{Creator/Nickelodeon}}'' during the 1980s.

Not to be confused with the earlier 1970s anime adaptation by Knack Productions which was shown on ''Creator/Nickelodeon'' during the 1980s.

* TheCorrupter: The Snake is this trope in its purest form. His modus operandi is to compel the most important person on every planet to indulge into their whims, with always disastrous results for their world. Naturally, he attempts it with the title hero too, trying to convince him to return to Asteroid B612 and leave the Snake free to corrupt people.\\\
It turns into a bit of FridgeHorror when you realize the finale states that [[spoiler:the snake is everywhere at once]] and that he's always following the little prince around trying to get him to "return to your planet". There's even a bit in the first episode where the Little Prince almost falls off a clock tower and the citizen who grabs him asks "You're not thinking of departing already, are you?" (at least in the korean dubbing). It's interesting to see the animated series for some reason didn't get rid of the [[spoiler:weird suicide connotations of the original novel.]]