Princess Tutu

| producer = | writer = Michiko Yokote | music = Kaoru Wada | studio = Hal Film Maker | licensee = }} | network = NHK, Kids Station | network_en = | first = August 16, 2002 | last = May 23, 2003 | episodes = 26 | episode_list = List of Princess Tutu episodes }}

| demographic = ''Shōnen'' | magazine = Champion Red | first = August 19, 2002 | last = May 19, 2003 | volumes = 2 | volume_list = #Volume list }}

is a Japanese anime television series created by Ikuko Itoh and directed by Junichi Sato and Shogo Koumoto. Inspired by ballet and fairy tales, particularly ''The Ugly Duckling'' and ''Swan Lake'', its story follows a duck who is transformed into the mythical ballerina Princess Tutu in order to save the shattered heart of a storybook prince come to life.

The series aired from August 2002 to May 2003, with 26 episodes across two seasons, and was also adapted into a two-volume manga series. Both the manga and anime series were licensed for distribution in North America by ADV Films in 2004, then by AEsir Holdings; Sentai Filmworks distributed the Blu-ray release of the anime series, as the latter two are parts of Section23 Films. Provided by Wikipedia