The Legend of Snow White (白雪姫の伝説) is a Japanese anime series produced by Tatsunoko Production, based on the 1812 European fairy tale. Directed by Kunitoshi Okajima, the series premiered on NHK on 6 April 1994 and ran for 52 episodes until its conclusion on 29 March 1995. The series uses two pieces of theme music: one opening theme, "Heart no mori e tsuretette" by Miki Sakai with Red Dolphins, and one ending theme, "Folk Dance" (フォークダンス) by Mebae Miyahara. The original score was written by video game composer Hiroki Kikuta.

Plot

The story starts with the birth of a beautiful princess whose skin was as white as snow, hair like ebony and lips like the red color of the roses. Her parents, King and Queen of the Emerald Valley, name her Snow White. The little girl grows happy and healthy, and when her 4th birthday arrives, her parents give her three delightful pets for her presents: a puppy, a cat and a dove. Soon, Queen Isabelle falls ill and dies, after which Lady Chrystal takes her place, who turns out to be not only an evil, selfish, ambitious woman, she also indulges in the black art of sorcery. After the king's departure, she makes life difficult for Snow White, although Prince Richard does a bit to liven up the life of the young princess. Later, when the Evil Queen makes an attempt to kill Snow White due to her famed beauty, the little girl ends up in a cozy little cottage, house to the seven dwarfs who eventually befriend her and conjure to protect her from all harms inflicted by her stepmother. Queen Chrystal tries to take the life of Snow White several times: once by a poisoned ribbon, another time with an enchanted comb, and times at which the dwarfs save her with help from their Book of Knowledge. But during the Queen's last attempt, she finally succeeds to put her in an enchanted sleep - by means of a poisoned apple - in order to take over her body, for hers is aging rapidly due to use of sorcery against a pure soul.

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