Episode 1
Cinderella
44m8.6 / 10
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Yoko KanamoriWritten by Michiko Yokote
TV series
The Grimm Variations
2024TV-MA1 season7.0 / 10
Inspired by the classic Brothers Grimm stories, this anthology features six fairy tales with a dark twist, exposing the shadowy side of human desire.
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Synopsis
Inspired by the classic Brothers Grimm stories, this anthology features six fairy tales with a dark twist, exposing the shadowy side of human desire.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
Little Red Riding Hood
37m6.7 / 10
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Yasuhiro AkamatsuWritten by Michiko Yokote
Episode 3
Hansel and Gretel
47m7.3 / 10
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Junichiro HashiguchiWritten by Michiko Yokote
Episode 4
The Elves and the Shoemaker
45m6.3 / 10
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Yumi KamakuraWritten by Michiko Yokote
Episode 5
The Town Musicians of Bremen
32m6.7 / 10
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Masato TakeuchiWritten by Michiko Yokote
Episode 6
Pied Piper of Hamelin
47m6.7 / 10finale
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Shintarou NakazawaWritten by Michiko YokoteGuest stars Yui Minami
Episode information updated Nov 14, 2026
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More about The Grimm Variations
Cast
Misato FukuenCharlotte Grimm (voice)
Tatsuhisa SuzukiJacob Grimm (voice)
Kenji NojimaWilhelm Grimm (voice)
Yui MinamiLucas' Brother (voice)Credits
- Written by
- Michiko Yokote, Michiko Yokote
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 6
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- グリム組曲
Networks & production
Netflix
WIT STUDIOJapan
NetflixJapan
Themes
animeanthologyfairy talehorror