Víla Amálka (Amalka the Fairy) is a Czechoslovak animated television series created in 1973 [1] and first aired in 1975. It was, and still regularly is, aired as part of Večerníček, a long-running evening programme aimed at children. The author was Václav Čtvrtek. The film was drawn and directed by Václav Bedřich , with narration by Jiří Hrzán . A total of 13 episodes of about 8 minutes each were produced.
In 2013, Amalka the Fairy started gaining popularity in Japan, with the episodes having been dubbed into Japanese. A toy range featuring characters from the show has also been released. [2] [3]