is a magical girl

Magical girl

belong to a sub-genre of Japanese fantasy anime and manga. Magical girl stories feature young girls with superhuman abilities, forced to fight evil and to protect the Earth. They often possess a secret identity, although the name can just refer to young girls who follow a plotline involving magic...

 anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 series created by Ikuko Itoh

Ikuko Itoh

is a Japanese character designer and animation director best known as the creator of Princess Tutu.-Works:*Spoon Obasan *Sasuga no Sarutobi *Bikkuriman...

 in 2002 for animation

Animation

Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...

 studio Hal Film Maker

Hal Film Maker

is a Japanese animation studio founded in August 1993.-Anime produced: is a Japanese animation studio founded in August 1993.-Anime produced: is a Japanese animation studio founded in August 1993.-Anime produced:(Please note that this list only includes original productions or co-productions...

. It was adapted as a 2-volume manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 illustrated by Mizuo Shinonome

Mizuo Shinonome

is a Japanese manga artist responsible for artwork in First Love Sisters and the manga adaptation of Princess Tutu.-External links:...

. Both the manga and anime series were licensed by ADV Films.
Princess Tutu follows Duck (Ahiru in the original Japanese anime and manga, which translates as '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.