The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Original title: Ozu no mahôtsukai

TV Series
1986–1987
TV-Y
25m

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When Dorothy and her little dog Toto are swept up by a tornado, they are magically transported to the Land of Oz- An enchanted world were anything is possible!When Dorothy and her little dog Toto are swept up by a tornado, they are magically transported to the Land of Oz- An enchanted world were anything is possible!When Dorothy and her little dog Toto are swept up by a tornado, they are magically transported to the Land of Oz- An enchanted world were anything is possible!

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Trivia
The series is split into four story arcs, each (greatly or loosely) based on different Oz book by L. Frank Baum: episodes 1 - 17 are based on "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"; episodes 18 - 30 are based on "The Marvelous Land of Oz"; episodes 31 - 41 are based on "Ozma of Oz"; episodes 42 - 52 are based on "The Emerald City of Oz".

Connections
Edited into The Emerald City of Oz (1987)

Soundtracks
Fancy Girl
(Opening Theme)
Music & Lyrics by Akiko Kosaka
Arrangements by Seiichi Kyôda
Performed by Satoko Yamano

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8/10

Childhood Favourite Remains Compelling

This is one of those shows I loved as a child in the 1980's, that I had no idea was actually anime. It's always a gamble revisiting shows beloved as a child as many won't hold any appeal to you as an adult, but I found a lot to enjoy in this series. The first of the four story arcs is the same as that in the 1939 Oz film, but the later three are from different Oz books, with various changes. Things really take off in arcs three and four with the introduction of the Gnome King.

The Canadian English dub has variable performances, but Morgan Hallet as Dorothy has the sweetest, loveliest voice. And the music in the English version has an undeniable nostalgic attraction, as upon hearing it I'm immediately taken back to childhood. The original Japanese version with English subtitles is sadly not available, but there are a couple of full episodes on YouTube (on Discotek's channel) and as usual for 80's anime dubs, plenty of dialogue was added to the English version.