A clip from episode 26. And so, we bring this series to its conclusion. The clip starts in the surreal, whacked-out world of despair where Rue is trapped, then moves to a scene where a beaten down Ahiru the duck faces a citty of ravens. Fakir writes the story and Ahiru gets another beatdown. How suspenseful! The full, total, complete ending? Not here; I've heard people say they loved it and others felt betrayed by it. This is the denouement of the story anyways; the conclusion, while needed, is a cool-down of sorts.
A clip from episode 25. Ahiru and Fakir are both drowning, and succumbing to Drosselmeyer's terrible fate. As they descend, they realize their goals are identical, and their roles are two parts of a whole. And so they dance (of course) and ascend...
A clip from episode 21. Ballet class is teaching en pointe! Ouchie to our students, Ahiru, Lilie, and Pike!
Requested clip from Act 14, Part 1. Beginning of the Act. Ahiru's dream sequence of dancing with the prince concludes a little unexpectedly.
A clip from episode 23. Another one of my favorite scenes. Tutu has gone into the crazy world of Drosselmeyer to stop him from perverting the fairy tale further. She must escape from this mad realm, and leaps into the light, into... In this scene, if classical music were not the theme of the series, I can easily imagine hearing the refrain from Erasure's "In My Arms" playing as Princess Tutu leaps through the gate of light.
This clip is taken from episode 13. This is the conclusion of the first main arc of Princess Tutu. Claire has done a pas de deux with Mytho. This leaves Princess Tutu to perform a pas de deux with... who? Ahiru is such a strong duck :)
This is a clip from episode 11. We have, firstly, our cute little duo of Princess Tutu and Mytho. Bonus points for the duck umbrella. The party starts to get a little crowded when Rue and Fakir pop in to say hello.
A clip from episode 3. Ahiru thinks about her role (as Princess Tutu) in this crazy fairy tale come to reality. Lilie and Pike aren't overly helpful as they seem more interested in being silly with how inept poor Ahiru is. We get a brief view of Drosselmeyer (bleah!) and the cryptic but helpful Eden-san.
A clip from episode 18. Episode 17 was deliberately skipped. It's Tutu versus a maniacal sword-wielding knight bent on whopping her, but good. Will she prevail? And even if she does, will she come out unscathed?
A clip from episode 19. No, this really has very little to do with the play beyond the character naming. Lilie and Pike are convinced that Ahiru is in love with Fakir and are trying their best to help (see the stretching exercises for a typical example).
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