# The Grimm Variations

The Grimm Variations (Japanese: グリム組曲, Hepburn: Gurimu Kumikyoku, lit. 'Grimm's Suite') is a Japanese original net animation (ONA) anthology series produced by Wit Studio. Based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tales, the series was released worldwide on Netflix on April 17, 2024.

## Characters
### Jacob Grimm

    Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Japanese); Daman Mills (English)

### Wilhelm Grimm

    Voiced by: Kenji Nojima (Japanese); A.J. Beckles (English)

### Charlotte

    Voiced by: Misato Fukuen (Japanese); Anairis Quiñones (English)

### Episode 1
#### Kiyoko Otawara

    Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya (Japanese); Abby Espiritu (English)

#### Makiko Otawara

    Voiced by: Yumi Uchiyama (Japanese); Shara Kirby (English)

#### Sawako Otawara

    Voiced by: Ayane Sakura (Japanese); Reba Buhr (English)

#### Tsuruko Otawara

    Voiced by: Hiroko Ushida (Japanese); Dorothy Fahn (English)

#### Masataka Ichijo

    Voiced by: Shōya Ishige (Japanese); Daman Mills (English)

### Episode 2
#### Scarlet

    Voiced by: Mariya Ise (Japanese); Jenny Yokobori (English)

#### Rose

    Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu (Japanese); Brittany Lauda (English)

#### Grey

    Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa (Japanese); Ray Chase (English)

#### Brown

    Voiced by: Akio Otsuka (Japanese); Jamieson Price (English)

#### Tom

    Voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino (Japanese); A.J. Beckles (English)

#### Madam

    Voiced by: Misato Fukuen (Japanese); Barbara Goodson (English)

### Episode 3
#### Hansel

    Voiced by: Mutsumi Tamura (Japanese); Jeannie Tirado (English)

#### Gretel

    Voiced by: Misato Fukuen (Japanese); Cristina Vee (English)

#### Old Lady

    Voiced by: Urara Takano (Japanese); Jessica Gee-George (English)

#### Mama

    Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue (Japanese); Laura Post (English)

#### Papa

    Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue (Japanese); Mick Lauer (English)

#### Mira

    Voiced by: Rina Honnizumi (Japanese); Jenny Yokobori (English)

#### Hanna

    Voiced by: Rina Honnizumi (Japanese); Kayli Mills (English)

#### Ulrich

    Voiced by: Aoi Inase (Japanese); Laura Stahl (English)

#### Fritz

    Voiced by: Yūko Sanpei (Japanese); Laura Stahl (English)

#### Erich

    Voiced by: Miho Wataya (Japanese); Shara Kirby (English)

#### Karl

    Voiced by: Sara Matsumoto (Japanese); Anairis Quiñones (English)

#### Eliza

    Voiced by: Haruna Kakiage (Japanese); Anairis Quiñones (English)

#### Oscar

    Voiced by: Miyuri Shimabukuro (Japanese); Brittany Lauda (English)

#### Renate

    Voiced by: Risa Watanabe (Japanese); Abby Espiritu (English)

### Episode 4
#### N

    Voiced by: Hiroki Tōchi (Japanese); Kaiji Tang (English)

#### Elf Girl

    Voiced by: Ayumi Nagao (Japanese); Kayli Mills (English)

#### Mr. S

    Voiced by: Wataru Hatano (Japanese); Jason C. Miller (English)

#### Ms. B

    Voiced by: Michiko Neya (Japanese); Anne Yatco (English)

### Episode 5
#### Cat

    Voiced by: Ai Kakuma (Japanese); Anairis Quiñones (English)

#### Dog

    Voiced by: Maaya Uchida (Japanese); Allegra Clark (English)

#### Donkey

    Voiced by: Romi Park (Japanese); Tiana Camacho (English)

#### Rooster

    Voiced by: Misato Fukuen (Japanese); Xanthe Huynh (English)

### Episode 6
#### Maria

    Voiced by: Sayaka Kikuchi (Japanese); Suzie Yeung (English)

#### The Teacher

    Voiced by: Shunsuke Takeuchi (Japanese); Yong Yea (English)

#### The Traveler

    Voiced by: Misato Fukuen (Japanese); Anairis Quinones (English)

#### Grand Code

    Voiced by: Mie Nakao (Japanese); Jill Remez (English)

## Media
### Anime

In February 2020, before any promotional material was shown off, Netflix announced a collaboration of six mangaka creators with one being a group of female artists collectively known as Clamp. In June 2021, a promotional teaser poster was unveiled albeit just a key visual and the Netflix logo. It was also revealed that Wit Studio will be producing the anime series, and that Michiko Yokote serves as its scriptwriter. In March 2024, it was announced that the title of the project is The Grimm Variations and that Akira Miyagawa would be composing the music. At the AnimeJapan 2024 convention, the episode titles was revealed, with each episode directed by a different director.

#### Episode list

Every episode was written by Michiko Yokote.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Episode director | Storyboard artist | Original release date |
| 1 | "Cinderella" (Japanese: シンデレラ) | Yōko Kanamori | Yōko Kanamori | Yōko Kanamori | April 17, 2024 (2024-04-17) |
| 2 | "Little Red Riding Hood" (Japanese: 赤ずきん) | Yasuhiro Akamatsu | Yasuhiro Akamatsu | Yasuhiro Akamatsu | April 17, 2024 (2024-04-17) |
| 3 | "Hansel and Gretel" (Japanese: ヘンゼルとグレーテル) | Junichirō Hashiguchi | Junichirō Hashiguchi, Tomohiro Matsukawa | Junichirō Hashiguchi | April 17, 2024 (2024-04-17) |
| 4 | "The Elves and the Shoemaker" (Japanese: 小人の靴屋) | Yumi Kamamura | Yumi Kamamura | Yumi Kamamura Shinsaku Sasaki [ja] | April 17, 2024 (2024-04-17) |
| 5 | "The Town Musicians of Bremen" (Japanese: ブレーメンの音楽隊) | Masato Takeuchi | Shinya Kawabe, Aya Mikami, Yasuhiro Akamatsu, Junichirō Hashiguchi | Masato Takeuchi, Nobuhiko Bitō | April 17, 2024 (2024-04-17) |
| 6 | "Pied Piper of Hamelin" (Japanese: ハーメルンの笛吹き) | Shintarou Nakazawa | Shintarou Nakazawa | Shintarou Nakazawa | April 17, 2024 (2024-04-17) |

### Manga

Alongside the series premiere, a manga adaptation illustrated by Kōji Megumi was serialized on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket manga website from April 17 to May 29, 2024.