[1] It represents the fourth episode of Toei's World Masterpiece Fairy Tales, preceded by The Wild Swans (1977), Thumbelina (1978) and Twelve Months (1980), and continued with Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1982).

The hero, Prince Siegfried, is out riding one day with his friends when he sees a swan with a crown on its head swimming on a lake.

Siegfried is unable to stop thinking about the swan, and decides to follow it as it swims away from its spot on the lake.

Siegfried explains that he already felt something for her the moment he saw her eyes, and asks her to go to his birthday ball the next night, where he will choose her as his bride.

Odille, disguised as Odette in a black dress, goes to the ball and tricks Siegfried into believing she is the same woman he fell in love with.

Consequently, all of Rothbart's magic is undone: his castle collapses, Adolf transforms back into a human, Hans and Margarita are reunited, and Odette's curse is broken.

As the sun rises upon the ruins of Rothbart's castle, all the swans from the lake fly around Odette and Siegfried in celebration.

The songs were composed by Masashi Wakamatsu and performed by Columbia Orchestra, while lyrics were written by Etsuko Bushika.

The second dub was recorded at Golden Sync Studios and aired on American Movie Classics in December 24, 1990 and The Disney Channel in January 11, 1994.