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Summary
Inspired by the classic Brothers Grimm stories, this anthology features six fairy tales with a dark twist, exposing the shadowy side of human desire.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Binge-friendly
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+52)
Critics 100Audiences 48GoodWatch 78
Tomatometer100%
IMDb6.3
Audience score33%
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121First aired
2024
April 17, 2024
Ended 2024
Genres
AnimationSci-Fi & FantasyDramaMysteryLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Rated
- TV-MAUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 1 moreDirecting · 6
- Yumi Kamakura Director
- Masato Takeuchi Director
- Yoko Kanamori Director
- Shintarou Nakazawa Director
- Yasuhiro Akamatsu Director
- Junichiro Hashiguchi Director
Writing · 1
- Michiko Yokote Screenplay, Writer, Series Composition
Production · 3
- Taiki Sakurai Executive Producer
- George Wada Producer
- Kenta Yamada Producer
Camera · 1
- Mayo Suzuki Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Kumiko Sakamoto Editor
Sound · 2
- Akira Miyagawa Original Music Composer
- Kosuke Ogata Sound Effects
Art · 2
- Chihiro Goto Art Direction
- Hiroshi Kato Art Direction
Other crew · 7
- Naohiro Osugi Supervising Animation Director, Character Designer
- Satoshi Hashimoto Color Designer
- Kisuke Koizumi Sound Director
- Ren Ishimori Prop Designer
- Yuki Nagahama 3D Director
- Ryo Hirata Prop Designer
Tropes
The Grimm Variations episodes
1 season · 6 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Cinderella, 6.9
- S1 E2 Little Red Riding Hood, 6.8
- S1 E3 Hansel and Gretel, 6.9
- S1 E4 The Elves and the Shoemaker, 6.3
- S1 E5 The Town Musicians of Bremen, 6.9
- S1 E6 Pied Piper of Hamelin, 6.8
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