Princess Tutu

top tier anime, aesthetically pleasing, good twist, memorable characters, moving

Consistently adorable and fun, with an extremely metafictional sensibility, a very detailed and thoughtful use of ballet imagery, and a deep sweetness about it. It's just nice. It's a super nice time that you can soak in and feel good, with a moral about how art doesn't need to be dark and tragic to be meaningful. Hell yeah.