History Anime / TheWonderfulWizardOfOz

The English-language adaptation was produced by {{Cinar}} and aired on {{Creator/HBO}} in the United States. In addition to re-dubbing all the dialogue, ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' has new titles and credits, which contrive to disguise the fact that it's not a native English-language product (none of the Japanese cast or crew are credited in the Cinar version). Cinar also re-edited each of the four story arcs into movie-length versions for home video release. As of this writing, only the movie-length versions are available on DVD.

It consists of four story arcs, based respectively on ''Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz'' (episodes 1-17), ''Literature/TheMarvelousLandOfOz'' (18-30), ''Ozma of Oz'' (31-41), and ''The Emerald City of Oz'' (42-52). The first story arc is one of the most faithful adaptations of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' in existence; the later story arcs diverge more from the source material.

It consists of four story arcs, based respectively on ''Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz,'' (episodes 1-17) ''Literature/TheMarvelousLandOfOz,'' (18-30) ''Ozma of Oz,'' (31-41) and ''The Emerald City of Oz.'' (42-52) The first story arc is one of the most faithful adaptations of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' in existence; the later story arcs diverge more from the source material.

It consists of four story arcs, based respectively on ''Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz'' (episodes 1-17), ''Literature/TheMarvelousLandOfOz'' (18-30), ''Ozma of Oz'' (31-41), and ''The Emerald City of Oz'' (42-52). The first story arc is one of the most faithful adaptations of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' in existence; the later story arcs diverge more from the source material.

The 52-episode series was produced by Panmedia under the title ''Oz no Mahōtsukai'' and debuted on Creator/TVTokyo in 1986. It has a visual style resembling Nippon Animation's ''WorldMasterpieceTheater'' productions; character designer Shuichi Seki worked on both.

The 52-episode series was produced by Panmedia under the title ''Oz no Mahōtsukai'' and debuted in 1986. It has a visual style resembling Nippon Animation's ''WorldMasterpieceTheater'' productions; character designer Shuichi Seki worked on both.

* AdaptedOut: Some characters, like H.M. Woggle-Bug and the Hungry Tiger, do not appear in this version.

The English-language adaptation was produced by {{Cinar}} and aired on {{HBO}} in the United States. In addition to re-dubbing all the dialogue, ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' has new titles and credits, which contrive to disguise the fact that it's not a native English-language product (none of the Japanese cast or crew are credited in the Cinar version). Cinar also re-edited each of the four story arcs into movie-length versions for home video release. As of this writing, only the movie-length versions are available on DVD.

* AmnesiacDissonance: [[spoiler: Guph.]]

* [[GoldFever Emerald Fever]]: The Gnome King, Guph and The Growleywog.

* TooSpicyForYogSothoth: A giant bug eats the Scarecrow and the Tin Man, but after a minute it realises neither of them is particularly edible and spits them both out.

* HeyItsThatVoice:
** Creator/SumiShimamoto is Dorothy, YoshitoYasuhara is Scarecrow, Creator/SeizoKato is the Wizard, and Creator/MasakoNozawa is Ozma.
** In the English-language version, IanJamesCorlett is Scarecrow and [[Film/{{Superman}} Margot Kidder]] narrates.

* HeyItsThatVoice:
** SumiShimamoto is Dorothy, YoshitoYasuhara is Scarecrow, Creator/SeizoKato is the Wizard, and Creator/MasakoNozawa is Ozma.
** In the English-language version, IanJamesCorlett is Scarecrow and [[Film/{{Superman}} Margot Kidder]] narrates.

** SumiShimamoto is Dorothy, YoshitoYasuhara is Scarecrow, SeizoKato is the Wizard, and Creator/MasakoNozawa is Ozma.

** SumiShimamoto is Dorothy, YoshitoYasuhara is Scarecrow, SeizoKato is the Wizard, and MasakoNozawa is Ozma.

The English-language adaptation was produced by {{Cinar}} and aired on {{HBO}} in the United States. In addition to re-dubbing all the dialogue, ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' has new titles and credits, which contrive to disguise the fact that it's not a native English-language product (none of the Japanese cast or crew are credited in the Cinar version). Cinar also re-edited each of the four story arcs into movie-length versions. As of this writing, only the movie-length versions are available on DVD, but the full episodes [[http://jaroo.com/watch/the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz stream in rotation on Jaroo]].

The English-language adaptation was produced by {{Cinar}}. In addition to re-dubbing all the dialogue, ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' has new titles and credits, which contrive to disguise the fact that it's not a native English-language product (none of the Japanese cast or crew are credited in the Cinar version). Cinar also re-edited each of the four story arcs into movie-length versions. As of this writing, only the movie-length versions are available on DVD, but the full episodes [[http://jaroo.com/watch/the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz stream in rotation on Jaroo]].

* WhyDidntYouJustSaySo: The Nome chancellor does this to a servant who comes to tell him that the King wants him.

* EmpathicEnvironment: A forest being menaced by a giant spider is dark, sinister, and foggy until the spider is killed, then the very next scene shows it bright and sunny. {{Justified}} because Dorothy and her friends arrive when night is falling, and the scene after the spider's death is the following morning when they're preparing to leave.

* TomboyPrincess: Ozma. Despite it being [[JustifiedTrope justified]] by [[spoiler:Tip/Ozma undergoing a GenderBender]], the originals books and most other versions of the series completely avert this.

* [[ImplacableMan Implacable Girl]]: Dorothy is a force to be reckoned with in her own right. Ozma learnt this the hard way when Dorothy and the Scarecrow chased her down twice in one episode when she refused to study for her upcoming rise to queen.

* DropWhatYouAreDoing: When Mombi takes a transformation potion, she drops the flask the potion was in and it shatters.