The Best Episodes of Princess Tutu
Every episode of Princess Tutu ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Princess Tutu!
Princess Tutu follows Duck, a duck who was transformed into a young girl and takes ballet at a private school. She becomes enamoured of her mysterious schoolmate Mytho, and transforms into Princess Tutu to restore his shattered heart. Mytho's girlfriend Rue transforms into Princess Kraehe to frustrate Tutu's efforts, and Mytho's protective friend Fakir discourages Mytho's burgeoning emotions. When it becomes apparent that Duck, Rue, Mytho, and Fakir are meant to play out the characters in a story by a long-dead writer named Drosselmeyer, they resist their assigned fates and fight to keep the story from becoming a tragedy.
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Princess Tutu" is "Act 22 - Chapter of the Chick: Crown of Stone ~ Das große Tor von Kiew (Part 2)", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Act 22 - Chapter of the Chick: Crown of Stone ~ Das große Tor von Kiew (Part 2)" aired on 3/28/2003 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Act 23 - Chapter of the Chick: Marionettes ~ Ruslan und Ludmilla (Part 2)".
10.0/10 1 votes#1 - Act 22 - Chapter of the Chick: Crown of Stone ~ Das große Tor von Kiew (Part 2)
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 3/28/2003
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- 10.0/10 1 votes
#2 - Act 23 - Chapter of the Chick: Marionettes ~ Ruslan und Ludmilla (Part 2)
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 4/11/2003
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- 10.0/10 1 votes
#3 - Act 25 - Chapter of the Chick: The Dying Swan ~ Romeo und Julia (Part 2)
Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 5/9/2003
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9.0/10 1 votes#4 - Act 19- Chapter of the Chick: A Midsummer Night's Dream ~ Ein Sommernachtstraum (Part 2)
Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 2/14/2003
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- 9.0/10 1 votes
#5 - Act 24 - Chapter of the Chick: The Prince and the Raven ~ Danse Macabre (Part 2)
Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 4/25/2003
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8.4/10 16 votes#6 - Act 12 - Chapter of the Egg: Banquet of Darkness ~ Scheherazade
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/1/2002
Kraehe and Mytho have vanished. Princess Tutu helps Fakir back to his dorm and binds his wounds, and when he wakes up they decide to search together for Mytho, though Fakir still refuses to team up with Duck. They search everywhere but find nothing, until they happen upon Edel, who shows them the way. In the passage, Duck is so clumsy that Fakir wonders if she and Tutu can even be the same person. She trips and he moves to save her, and they both ending up falling down a deep hole. Duck reveals to him that she is actually a duck and transforms to find a way to get out. Together, Duck and Fakir go to where the final stage has been set.
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8.3/10 17 votes#7 - Act 13 - Chapter of the Egg: Swan Lake ~ Schwanensee
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/8/2002
Duck and Fakir arrive at the stage where Kraehe is keeping Mytho, and Kraehe says she will give the shard of love back if Tutu confesses her feelings, knowing full well that if Tutu does she will turn into a speck of light and vanish. Tutu is prepared to sacrifice herself but Fakir stops her. He fights his way through the ravens in order to break the sword of the prince so Mytho's heart can never be shattered again. Tutu resolves to go on, and she decides to express her feelings through dance. Mytho is moved by Tutu's dance and he and the heart shard go to her, and his heart is repaired. The stage vanishes and they are lost in darkness, but a flame appears to show them the way out. The flame is Edel, who has set herself on fire to guide them back to safety. Edel makes a last request to Tutu and Mytho, that she might see them dance together. Princess Tutu and the Prince dance a duet, while Drosselmeyer muses on how they were able to overcome their tragic fate through much pain.
Director: Junichi Sato
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/10 20 votes
#8 - Act 26 - Chapter of the Chick: Finale ~ Der Nußknacker
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 5/23/2003
The Raven attacks Mytho. Duck tries to help, but she's helpless. Fakir seems only capable of writing what is happening. Mytho resolves to shatter his heart once more.
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8.0/10 1 votes#9 - Act 14 - Chapter of the Chick: Monster Raven ~ Blumenwalzer (Part 2)
Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 11/22/2002
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Director: Yasushi Muroya
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8.0/10 1 votes#10 - Act 16 - Chapter of the Chick: Prayers of a Maiden ~ Gebet einer Jungfrau (Part 2)
Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 12/20/2002
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Director: Yasushi Muroya
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 1 votes#11 - Act 17 - Chapter of the Chick: Crime and Punishment ~ Carmen Aragonaise (Part 2)
Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 1/17/2003
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Director: Harume Kosaka
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- 8.0/10 1 votes
#12 - Act 20 - Chapter of the Chick: A Forgotten Story ~ Die verkaufte Braut (Part 2)
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 2/28/2003
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- 8.0/10 1 votes
#13 - Act 21 - Chapter of the Chick: The Spinners ~ Lieder ohne Worte (Part 2)
Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 3/14/2003
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- 8.0/10 19 votes
#14 - Act 23 - Chapter of the Chick: Marionettes ~ Ruslan und Ludmilla
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 4/4/2003
Fakir sits down to write the order in which to save everyone from Drosselmeyer's clutches. Tutu is at Drosselmeyer's mercy in the world of gears. Kraehe begins to doubt whether Mytho will truly be hers and contemplates shattering his heart once again.
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- 8.0/10 20 votes
#15 - Act 25 - Chapter of the Chick: The Dying Swan ~ Romeo und Julia
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 5/2/2003
The Raven consumes Rue, but she is still alive inside him. Mytho asks Tutu to restore the final piece of his heart so that he can go save her.
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7.7/10 27 votes#16 - Act 6 - Chapter of the Egg: Aurora Dreaming ~ Dornröschen: Prolog
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/20/2002
A traveling ballet troupe comes into town and Duck's whole class gets time off to go and see the troupe practice. Duck sees that a heart shard has taken possession of the lead in the upcoming Sleeping Beauty show, but it leaves when the void in her heart is filled when the lead's husband encourages and supports her. Duck chases after the shard and asks it to return to Mytho, but it instead attacks her with a sword. Despite its obvious reluctance, Duck catches it and returns it to Mytho. The shard turns out to be the feeling of fear and uncertainty, and once it is returned Mytho becomes afraid of Princess Tutu. Duck is shocked and dismayed that her attempt to help Mytho has ended with him in pain.
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- 7.7/10 19 votes
#17 - Act 22 - Chapter of the Chick: Crown of Stone ~ Das große Tor von Kiew
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/21/2003
Duck sets out in search of the rest of the heart shards, but becomes trapped in Drosselmeyer's world. Aotoa is jealous that Fakir is the chosen one.
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- 7.7/10 21 votes
#18 - Act 24 - Chapter of the Chick: The Prince and the Raven ~ Danse Macabre
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 4/18/2003
Fakir questions why he was able to write Duck's story, but not the one to save Mytho. Duck tries to get Rue to help her find the rest of the shards.
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- 7.6/10 18 votes
#19 - Act 21 - Chapter of the Chick: The Spinners ~ Lieder ohne Worte
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/7/2003
Fakir finds that Aotoa left a book for him. Fakir tracks him down and learns he is a direct descendent of Drosselmeyer. Fakir is tested to see if he truly has the power.
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7.5/10 26 votes#20 - Act 5 - Chapter of the Egg: On the Eve of the Fire Festival ~ Bilder einer Ausstellung: Die Katakomben
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/13/2002
Duck learns about the Fire Festival. Duck, punished again, is charged with cleaning the room of the advanced class. She arrives at the classroom and finds Mytho, dressed in Festival garb, awaiting Rue to practice dancing together. Since she is absent, he decides to dance with Duck instead, to her joy. As punishment for not listening to him, Fakir locks Mytho up in a closet. He follows a light under the floor, and Duck follows him into the catacombs. She goes in search of Mytho, and a voice begins telling her riddles. She gets them all wrong, but finds the room Mytho is in, regardless, and gets locked in the room. She transforms into Princess Tutu and finally gets the answer to the riddles, revealing the voice is a lamp with a piece of heart.
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7.5/10 19 votes#21 - Act 11 - Chapter of the Egg: La Sylphide
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/25/2002
Mytho, inspired by an overheard conversation between Duck and her two friends, decides to give a present to Princess Tutu to express his feelings and to find out how she feels. He goes out to town with Rue, where they find Edel selling gems. Edel gives Mytho a gem called Love, but warns him that although beautiful, it can be dangerous and delicate. Rue, aware of the gem's intended recipient, is jealous and scuffs it, then tells Mytho she will shine it and make it even more beautiful. Instead, she curses the gem with hatred and spells a raven's feather inside before giving it back to Mytho. Mytho gives it to Princess Tutu, who discovers the heart shard of love is inside. She is about to return it when Kraehe's hatred manifests and binds her. Kraehe appears and rips the half-returned heart shard out of Mytho's chest.
Director: Yasushi Muroya
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 32 votes#22 - Act 3 - Chapter of the Egg: A Princess's Oath ~ Dornröschen: Panorama
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/30/2002
Duck learns about the book The Prince and the Raven. She discovers that its author is Drosselmeyer, and that he died a long time ago. She bumps into Mytho, who is retrieving water for Rue, while he and Rue were on a picnic. Duck uses up the water to clean a cut Mytho got, and while on a search for more water, the two stumble upon a restaurant. Inside, a woman, Ebine, serves them cold food and Duck discovers that she has another piece of Mytho’s heart: the feeling of loneliness. She retrieves it and afterwards Rue (and Fakir, who had been looking for him) discuss Princess Tutu, and her fate. The audience learns that if Princess Tutu confesses her love to the Prince, she will turn into a speck of light.
Director: Matsuo Asami
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 30 votes#23 - Act 2 - Chapter of the Egg: Pieces of the Heart ~ Schwanensee: Scène finale
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/23/2002
The next day, Duck wakes up to realize that she is just a duck. Drosselmeyer appears to tell her that she is also the legendary Princess Tutu; her task is to return the pieces of heart to the Prince, Mytho. Longing to one day see Mytho smile, she decides to take up the challenge. Drosselmeyer gives back the pendant that changes her into a girl, as well as Princess Tutu.\n\nAn Anteater-girl, who is bitter and jealous of Rue for her superior dancing skills, sets her eyes on Mytho. She and Mytho have a dance-off with Rue. Rue chooses Duck as her partner and they win. Duck discovers that the anteater is being influenced by a shard of Mytho's heart—the feeling of bitterness. She transforms into Princess Tutu and convinces the heart shard to return to him. Mytho regains a feeling, which worries Fakir.
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7.2/10 27 votes#24 - Act 4 - Chapter of the Egg: Giselle
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/6/2002
Mytho follows a mysterious voice and disappears. Duck and Rue go looking for him. They run into Edel, who tells them a story of a maiden who died and directs them in the right direction, which enables them to find Mytho. He finds the Wili Maiden, the ghost who’s been calling to him, and is offered the rosemary, which will allow the ghost to take him with her to the land of the dead. Rue tries to save him by dancing with the ghost, but fails since the ghost can dance for much longer than Rue. When Rue falls, Duck hides and transforms into Princess Tutu. Tutu dances with the ghost (revealing herself to Rue), and is able to keep going. She gains the feeling of sadness from the ghost and gives it to Mytho. Drosselmeyer notes that the feelings returned to the Prince, thus far, are unhappy ones, and questions Tutu, “Is this how you will restore happiness to the Prince?”
Director: Matsuo Asami
Writer: Chiaki J. Konaka
7.2/10 23 votes#25 - Act 8 - Chapter of the Egg: The Fountain of Warriors ~ Fantasie-Overtüre zu "Romeo und Julia"
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/4/2002
Rue wakes up and cannot remember what happened the night before. She finds Mytho's heart shard in one of her drawers. It questions her and asks her who she really is, but she is unable to answer. Duck ponders whether or not to tell Mytho she is Princess Tutu. Mytho defies Fakir, who, realizing he can no longer control Mytho, retrieves the sword of the prince to break Mytho's heart into pieces again. Kraehe (an unwitting Rue) appears and tries to steal Mytho from Princess Tutu, and then Fakir appears and tries to break Mytho's heart. Princess Tutu is able to stop him, and she also returns the heart shard of curiosity. However, she despairs of Mytho finding out she is in reality just a duck.
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