The Grimm Variations (2024)

Name: The Grimm Variations
Genre: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
Cast: Misato Fukuen, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Kenji Nojima

★ 7.0 Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Mystery Latest: S1 E06

Inspired by the classic Brothers Grimm stories, this anthology features six fairy tales with a dark twist, exposing the shadowy side of human desire.

Seasons

1. Cinderella
Once upon a time, there was a young girl who loved playing with dolls. But Kiyoko's new stepfamily soon realizes that they may be her new playthings.
2. Little Red Riding Hood
In a dystopian future, Grey and his club of "wolves" use AR to hunt and kill women for leisure — until he meets his first real-life prey, Scarlet.
3. Hansel and Gretel
In the deepest, darkest part of the forest, Hansel and Gretel face a tough dilemma when an old woman tempts them with sweets and forbidden knowledge.
4. The Elves and the Shoemaker
Years after his last success, washed-up writer N encounters a sharp-tongued child and later wakes up with a literary hit — one he can't remember writing.
5. The Town Musicians of Bremen
Former deputy Dog roams the land with unlikely companions, but their search for a home is interrupted when they run into the notorious Wade Brothers.
6. Pied Piper of Hamelin
The sheltered and precocious Maria is content with her bleak village life until her obsessed teacher shows her an illicit picture from the outside world.