Shirayuki Hime no Densetsu: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In "Shirayuki hime no densetsu" (aka The Legend of Snow White) 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 fourth 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 witchcraft.

After the king's departure, she makes life difficult for poor Snow White. Later, when the evil Queen makes an attempt to kill Snow White due to her famed beauty, the little girl ends up in a cosy little cottage, house to seven dwarfs who eventually befriend her and conjure to protect her from all harms inflicted by her stepmother.

Shirayuki Hime no Densetsu (literally The Legend of Princess Snow White) is an Italian-Japanese anime series produced by Tatsunoko Productionand based on the European fairy tale.

Series details

• Title: Shirayuki Hime no Densetsu
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 1994-04-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 1995-03-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7049

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1994-04-06; final listed air date 1995-03-29.

Source and licence

Adapted from Shirayuki Hime no Densetsu on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.