About the plot: Princess Tutu starts off with a fairy tale (not the anime, of course) like plot. A simple premise, which in it's most basic and spoilerless form is about a princess who has to search for the heart shards of a prince and return them to him, what makes it different is the fact that these characters know that they're in a story who was written by someone and have their roles to play, wether that being good or not. As the show goes on it uses it's "meta" premise and delves into deeper and greater themes such as destiny, love, self-identity and others. For an anime with a total runtime of 26 full episodes it manages to give a big impression on the watcher who gradually sinks into this beautiful world of a story inside a story, it's an unique experience that's impossible to forget.

About the characters: Princess Tutu's characterization is outstanding. The cast is consisted of likeable characters each one with their quirks, you have characters such as a vivacious clumsy princess or a heartless cold prince. The fact that the characters are aware about being characters puts emphasis on the struggles and development they go through during the show. The cast works really well as a group, leading to laughable funny moments or drama moments to put tears on the watcher's eyes. The "role" concept that the show cleverly uses helps a lot on deepening and making them feel real.

About the production: It's simple style is a reflection of it's fairy tale theme, it feels nostalgic such as a bedtime story parents tell to their children. Inevitably Princess Tutu can be a bit hard to watch for those more used to newer anime, though if anything it makes it's disadvantage into it's benefit and makes use of creative ways to convey it's ideas such as the initial story shots each episode. The voice acting cast does an amazing job at giving the characters life and boosting up even more their personalities, especially Ahiru's voice actress who has a cheerful voice that manages to make you fall in love with the main character in the first episodes. The ballet themed OST is really unique and both the opening and ending are remarkable and iconic.

So, what makes Princess Tutu special? Princess Tutu is an unique narrative: It is literally a story about a story. Seeing both the "author" of said story and it's characters living in the same world is rather magical to experience. Seeing the characters knowing that what they went through is already written on paper and that certainly the story will come to an ending is mind-blowing and refreshing. In a short time span it conveys a beautiful message making the best use possible of the media, as it literally uses the "pillars" of a story as the story itself.

Summing it up: Princess Tutu starts off promising a good experience and ends up giving the watcher an unforgettable one. It's perfect for those who love shows that firstly are seemingly simple but gradually deepen into a much greater thing. With charismatic characters, creatively used visuals and a banger OST it tells a beautiful story about a story where the characters, knowing about their own roles, try to fight back against the "script". It turns something as simple as a fairly tale into an unmatched masterpiece that makes the watchers question their selves "What if I'm just a character in someone's story?".