Princess Tutu — Season 1, Episode 1: Act 1 - Chapter of the Egg: The Duck and the Prince ~ Der Nußknacker: Blumenwalzer

Episode synopsis

Duck awakes from a dream in which she is a duckling, watching a handsome prince dance ballet. Later, she walks early into class and discovers Mytho, an advanced class student, dancing alone. When she trips, he dives to catch her, twisting his ankle in the process. Duck wants to apologize to him but is prevented from doing so by Mytho's controlling roommate, Fakir. The next morning, Duck resolves to apologize to Mytho, and spies canary chicks beginning to fly. One of the hatchlings hesitates and is forced to jump when a crow tries to attack it. Mytho leaps to catch it and falls as well. To save him, Duck transforms into Princess Tutu. Mytho asks who she is. Tutu/Duck remembers that she is a duck, and runs away.

About 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.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2Act 2 - Chapter of the Egg: Pieces of the Heart ~ Schwanensee: Scène finale
• E3Act 3 - Chapter of the Egg: A Princess's Oath ~ Dornröschen: Panorama
• E4Act 4 - Chapter of the Egg: Giselle
• E5Act 5 - Chapter of the Egg: On the Eve of the Fire Festival ~ Bilder einer Ausstellung: Die Katakomben
• E6Act 6 - Chapter of the Egg: Aurora Dreaming ~ Dornröschen: Prolog
• E7Act 7 - Chapter of the Egg: Raven Princess ~ An der schönen blauen Donau
• E8Act 8 - Chapter of the Egg: The Fountain of Warriors ~ Fantasie-Overtüre zu "Romeo und Julia"
• E9Act 9 - Chapter of the Egg: Black Shoes ~ Bilder einer Ausstellung: Alten Schloß
• E10Act 10 - Chapter of the Egg: Cinderella ~ Aschenbrödel: Walzer-Coda
• E11Act 11 - Chapter of the Egg: La Sylphide
• E12Act 12 - Chapter of the Egg: Banquet of Darkness ~ Scheherazade
• E13Act 13 - Chapter of the Egg: Swan Lake ~ Schwanensee