I'm not exactly a fan of the sexualization of several characters or the abundance of panty shots - and I don't want to talk about the pervy cat preying on the children - but I'm a sucker for wholesome magical girl content and I adore this fairy tale ballet concept.

While the plot is predictable, it's enjoyable and my only major disappointment so far is that some of the descriptions I came across for this series gave me the impression that a literal duck was going to be transformed into Princess Tutu... not a human girl whose name means duck. But I guess that one's on me and whoever translated those online summaries.

I also quite liked the cute translators notes and the testimonials in the back of the book from the people behind the manga and anime. Reading their thoughts and perspectives on the series is pretty interesting.