Tree World

Tree World, a gigantic place inhabited by peaceful human-sized insects, receives a visit from the Black Witch and her Diviners, Cucufrac and Recaredo. The insects live beneath the tree roots, on the legendary stones of tacorice that in former times were what gave dragons their strength and that will make whoever possesses them the most powerful being in the world. Since their wizardry cannot harm the magical tree, the diviners will give the termites a concoction that will cause them to devour the tree to its very roots. The diviners fumble in making the concoction and the peaceful ants are transformed into ferocious lion termites that raze and devour everything in their path. In the midst of the general mayhem, Vinson the juggler cicada remembers the old song that tells about the princess of Tuan being one who speaks with dragons and who will save Tree World. Arigato, the kamikaze ant, departs in search of the princess. Fantaghiró is very bored and putting up with a picnic with her sisters in the forest when Arigato appears and flies off with her. They reach Tree World and Arigato, flying crazily, barely misses a wasp nest and hits the two diviners, sending them crashing into the wasp nest. With the help of Arigato and Ringo, a creep of a beetle, Fantaghiro organizes the defense of the of the refuge. The lion termites arrive on a stampede and the defenders chase them away by using some strange bombs and a good dose of creative ability. They then go looking for the Black Witch. The Black Witch arrives and becomes choleric upon seeing that the diviners have not done their job. The diviners try it again and unwittingly perforate the tree trunk down to its roots. The Witch goes down in search of the stones, while the Holy Beast asks Fantaghiro to hurry. Under the weight of Fantaghiro and Ringo, Arigato falls like a mortar bomb through the hole where the Black Witch is waiting, ready to get the stones and to eliminate any obstacle that may stand in her way.

Fantaghirò, Romualdo, King Hadrian, Catherine, Caroline, Cataldo, Ivaldo, Dark Witch, Darken, Tarabas, Xelesia, Golden Mane, Flash, Bolt, White Fairy, Mother Goose

This TV series ran from 1999 to 2000.

A woman who lives ahead of her time. A rebellious princess who handles her sword as well as her tenderness. Her name is Fantaghirò! Following on the worldwide success of the live-action movie series "Fantaghirò, The Cave of the Golden Rose" comes an epic legend located in the enigmatic Middle Ages.