Fushigi no Kuni no Alice
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| Alice in Wonderland | |
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| ふしぎの国のアリス (Alice in Wonderland) |
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| Genre | Fantasy, Adventure |
| TV anime | |
| Directed by | Shigeo Koshi, Taku Sugiyama |
| Studio | Nippon Animation |
| Network | |
| Original run | March 26, 1983 – October 10, 1984 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
Alice in Wonderland (Japanese: ふしぎの国のアリス/Fushgi no Kuni no Arisu) is an anime adaptation of the novel Alice in Wonderland by the English author Lewis Carroll. which ran on the Japanese network NHK from March 26, 1983 to October 10, 1984. Overall, the series consists of 52 episodes, however, only 26 made it to the U.S.
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[edit] Overview
A young girl named Alice, follows a white rabbit into a hole, only to find herself in Wonderland, where she meets many interesting characters, including the mysterious Cheshire Cat and the terrible Queen of Hearts.
The beginning of the series adheres more similarly to the original story, whereas later episodes adapt part of the Looking-Glass arc in the sequel story, starting with episode 26.
[edit] Music
- Opening Theme: "Yumemiru Wonderland [Dream Wonderland]" by Tarako(voice actor for Alice)
- Ending Theme: "NAZO NAZO yume no kuni [Land of a Mysterious Dream]" by Tarako
[edit] Episodes
Season 1
- Alice and Benny
- Rabbit Hole
- Alice in a Sea of Tears
- A Caucus-Race
- Big Alice
- Humpty Dumpty
- An Enormous Puppy
- Nameless Forest
- Crow Pirate
- Advice from a Caterpillar
- Bald Alice
- A Shocking Baby
- Mock Turtle
- Tweedledum and Tweedledee
- The Lion vs. the Unicorn
- The Queen's Croquet Ground
- Cheshire Cat
- Dash of the Snails
- The Lobster-Quadrille
- A Mad Tea Party
- Lovely Circus Land
- Jack the Gourmand
- Handstand Race
- Benny's Disappearance
- The Secret of Greeland
- Alice and the Looking-Glass
[edit] Characters
- Alice (Arisu)
- In contrast to her disney counterpart, she is depicted with red hair instead of blonde, a hat, and a red and white dress similar in design to her disney counterpart's blue and white dress. She appeals younger due to her anime design (as this is the same case with Dorothy's anime depiction in the anime adaptation of the Wizard of Oz)
- Benny Bunny
- Alice's rabbit companion in her adventures throughout Wonderland. Found when Alice buys a magic hat in an old shop, Benny turns out to be the nephew of the White Rabbit, so he gets along fairly well with most of the Wonderlanders. He is always uncomfortable whenever they have to go to the Jabberwocky though, as the dragon is set on making rabbit stew out of him.
- Chesire (Chester)
- The mischievous, mysterious, striped cat that gets Alice into trouble. Unlike the Disney version, the Chesire Cat is striped orange and yellow-orange, instead of purple and light-purple. He also gladly helps out Alice, although usually cryptically.
- The Queen of Hearts
- The usual instigator of the current adventure's problem, the Queen shares the same rubenesque figure of her Disney counterpart. She wears a yellow dress and has a sloping, pointed nose, a contrast to her counterpart's flatish face and red and black gown. Another difference that separates her from most other depictions of the character is that she is the most human out of all of them; she can be reasoned with, and while she does threaten with beheadings, she usually only sends offenders to the dungeon for a few days.
- The Caterpillar
- Ostensibly the wisest out of all of the Wonderlanders, the Caterpillar can also be considered the sanest or most normal real-world-wise. Usually found in an area filled with mushrooms, the Caterpillar smokes from his hooka while listening to the different woes of the Wonderlanders. Alice usually comes to him for advice, which has developed into the two of them having a close friendship.
