Puss in Boots

Puss in Boots (Italian: Il gatto con gli stivali) is an Italian fairy tale by Charles Perrault, about an anthropomorphic cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth, and the hand of a princess in marriage for his penniless and low-born master.

It was developed into many adaptations such as a manga by the famous Hayao Miyazaki, followed by an anime feature film distributed by Toei in March 18, 1969. The success of the film brought the titular character, Pero, named after the author, to become the mascot of Toei Animation studio, and his face appearing in the studio's logo. In comparison to that fact among Japan and across future Toei anime, the titular character rose to popularity across in America since his debut in Dreamworks' Shrek franchise.

Toei released 2 sequels of the first film mixed-based with other literature. One on March 18, 1972 based on "The Three Musketeers" with an American Old West setting. The other on March 20, 1976 based on Jules Verne's "Around the World in 80 Days."

An original TV anime series by Enoki Films titled aired on TV Tokyo from April 1 to September 23, 1992 for 26 episodes. The series is loosely based on the original story mixed with other fairy tales by the Grimm brothers, Hans Christian Andersen, 1001 Nights, and such.

Other Wikis

 * Puss in Boots (in Toei Wiki)
 * The Adventures of Puss in Boots (western version by Dreamworks)
 * Puss in Boots Universe (duplicate to above)