Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-34924658-20171024194401/@comment-3440938-20180905170442

For any late people or people who need refreshing: Jane Espenson confirmed that Anastasia was adapted from Cinderella. However, in her tweet she said fairytale. Some fans took this literally as meaning she’s only from the fairytale. Some fans didn’t pay this much attention and think we should still add the Disney film as well, because her name is literally Anastasia in the Disney film. Others are in between and think allusion is best.

I say based on, as all of the things we noticed about her come from the Disney film
 * Her Name is Anastasia.
 * She falls in love with a poor man and her mother doesn’t approve of his class.
 * Her flashback dress is pink, just like Anastasia Tremaine.