Once Upon A Time

Untitled Anime TV Series About Stories is an anime television series produced by Studio Ghibli and Toho. The series chronicled the world's greatest stories both real and fictional.

Plot
The series starts at the home of a 12-year old boy named Shawn who discovers a magical book that speaks and sends him, his friends Emily and her 5-year old brother Toby, his elderly pet cat Cornelius, and his old toys Rex the T-Rex and Ted the Teddy Bear on numerous adventures and missions through the world's greatest stories in order help free Eleanor the magical sorceress from a spell, solve ancient riddles, and save stories from being lost forever.

Main Characters

 * Shawn (Haley Joel Osemnt):
 * Emily (Mae Whitman):
 * Toby (Pierce Gagnon): Emily's adventurous 5-year-old brother. He is incredibly lively and active as well as extremely curious.
 * Cornelius (Chris Wiggins): A wise and serious elderly cat and Shawn's pet. He can talk only for the duration of the adventure. He clearly resembles Rufus the Cat from Disney 's The Rescuers.
 * Rex (Wayne Knight): A cowardly and paranoid green Tyrannosaurus rex and one of Shawn's old toys. He grows 6 feet tall, comes alive, and can talk only for the duration of the adventure. He is higly phobic of many things, such as germs and frightening sounds but when his friends are in danger he is shown to display considerable bravery.
 * Ted (Dave Goelz): A lovable toy bear and one of Shawn's old toys. He grows 2 feet tall, comes alive, and can talk only for the duration of the adventure. Despite being naive and slow-witted, he is friendly, thoughtful and sometimes insightful character who is always willing to help his friends and try his best. His good intentions sometimes make things worse and other times solve a problem. What drives Ted the most is his love for honey, which sometimes leads to trouble.