The Butterfly Lovers (2004)

The classic Chinese folklore of the Butterfly Lovers – Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai – gets an an updated rendition in this delightful full length animated feature similar to Disney’s Mulan! Back in the Jin Dynasty, when only males were allowed to attend school, Zhu, a feisty young woman disguises herself as a boy to be educated. She meets Liang and falls in love, but before she can tell him her true identity, Zhu’s parents arranged to have her marry the son of a local merchant. Undaunted, Zhu vows to defy tradition in order to follow her heart, and risk it all to be with her true love”

– The Butterfly Lovers DVD Description
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Timeless Tales: The Little Mermaid (1997/1998)

“Princess Miranda lives with her father, the Sea King, and her two sisters in a magical palace. She has the most beautiful voice in all the Merfolk Kingdom. Miranda has always had a consuming curiosity about the human world and the reason that humans do not treat “her world” with the same love and respect that she does. On Miranda’s 15th birthday, she is permitted her first glimpse of the human world and its wonders.”

– Burbank Animation Studios, IMDB.
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Princess Castle (Golden Films, 1996)

“One day Claire is looking after her little sister Caitlin when the two sisters find a secret door under the stairs. Inside, Claire and Caitlin find an enchanted trunk, a magical locket and an invitation that whisks them away to a magical kingdom. There they meet a young boy named Antony, the son of Queen Emma. They discover that evil Queen Carlotta is looking for the magical locket, and when Caitlin is captured by The Queen, Claire and Anthony must disguise themselves to save Caitlin, and the Kingdom from Carlotta’s evil spell!”

– Claire, IMDB
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