【前言】
筆者曾在過去的文章中提過大烏鴉在《彩夢芭蕾》的設定可能源自故事《胡桃鉗與老鼠王》、芭蕾舞劇《胡桃鉗》、芭蕾舞劇《天鵝湖》和歌劇《尼伯龍根的指環》,並且主張《彩夢芭蕾》與古北歐、日耳曼神話有一定的關聯性。簡略的關係圖參考如下:
【前言】
筆者曾在過去的文章中提過大烏鴉在《彩夢芭蕾》的設定可能源自故事《胡桃鉗與老鼠王》、芭蕾舞劇《胡桃鉗》、芭蕾舞劇《天鵝湖》和歌劇《尼伯龍根的指環》,並且主張《彩夢芭蕾》與古北歐、日耳曼神話有一定的關聯性。簡略的關係圖參考如下:


In the beginning of Princess Tutu, the narrator tells us
that the tale The Prince and the Raven isn’t finished due to the
author’s death. The dead author gives a duck a magical pendent to restart
the tale. For the characters of Princess Tutu, they are involved in
the tale The Prince and the Raven and end it at last; for the
audience, Princess Tutu is a new story related to but different
from The Prince and the Raven. Therefore, we can consider
Princess Tutu the sequel to The Prince and the Raven OR a
related story ending The Prince and the Raven.
Here’s why Princess Tutu is greatly inspired by
The Nutcracker and Nutcracker and Mouse King to a certain
extent.