The Grimm Variations | |
グリム組曲 (Gurimu Kumikyoku) | |
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Genre | Anthology[1] |
Original net animation | |
Directed by |
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Produced by | George Wada |
Written by | Michiko Yokote |
Music by | Akira Miyagawa |
Studio | Wit Studio |
Licensed by | Netflix |
Released | April 17, 2024 |
Runtime | 32–46 minutes |
Episodes | 6 |
Manga | |
Illustrated by | Kōji Megumi |
Published by | Kodansha |
Magazine | Magazine Pocket |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | April 17, 2024 – present |
The Grimm Variations (Japanese: グリム組曲, Hepburn: Gurimu Kumikyoku, lit. 'Grimm's Suite') is a Japanese original net animation (ONA) anthology series produced by Wit Studio. Based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tales, the series was released worldwide on Netflix on April 17, 2024.[1]
In February 2020, before any promotional material was shown off, Netflix announced a collaboration of six mangaka creators with one being a group of female artists collectively known as Clamp.[3] In June 2021, a promotional teaser poster was unveiled albeit just a key visual and the Netflix logo.[4] It was also revealed that Wit Studio will be producing the anime series,[4] and that Michiko Yokote serves as its scriptwriter.[5] In March 2024, it was announced that the title of the project is The Grimm Variations and that Akira Miyagawa would be composing the music.[1][6] At the AnimeJapan 2024 convention, the episode titles was revealed, with each episode directed by a different director.[7]
No. | Title | Directed by | Original air date |
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1 | "Cinderella" (Japanese: シンデレラ) | Yōko Kanamori | April 17, 2024 |
2 | "Little Red Riding Hood" (Japanese: 赤ずきん) | Yasuhiro Akamatsu | April 17, 2024 |
3 | "Hansel and Gretel" (Japanese: ヘンゼルとグレーテル) | Jun'ichirō Hashiguchi | April 17, 2024 |
4 | "The Elves and the Shoemaker" (Japanese: 小人の靴屋) | Yumi Kamamura | April 17, 2024 |
5 | "The Town Musicians of Bremen" (Japanese: ブレーメンの音楽隊) | Masato Takeuchi | April 17, 2024 |
6 | "Pied Piper of Hamelin" (Japanese: ハーメルンの笛吹き) | Shintarou Nakazawa | April 17, 2024 |
Alongside the series premiere, a manga adaptation illustrated by Kōji Megumi began serialization on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket manga website also on April 17.[8]