Underplayed Gems

The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz (1992)

The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz poster
Original title
スペースオズの冒険
Genre
science fiction anime and manga
Country
Japan
Length
2 seasons, 26 episodes
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This anime series reimagines L. Frank Baum's classic story in a sci-fi setting. A girl from Kansas gets transported to a space-based version of Oz where she must find her way home with new robot and alien companions.

whimsicaladventurousretrofuturisticnostalgicfantasticalepisodicfamily-friendly

What happens

Space Oz no Bōken (Japanese: スペースオズの冒険, Hepburn: Supēsu Ozu no Bōken, lit. "Adventures of Space Oz") is an anime television series produced by Enoki Films and EZ Films with animation services by E&G Films and Mu Animation Studio that aired on TV Tokyo from October 5, 1992, to April 5, 1993. The series is a futuristic reimagining of L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Since its original run, the series has not been rebroadcast in Japan or received any home media release. The English dub, The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz, was produced by Enoki Films USA in 1996 as a 75-minute direct-to-video film, using footage from the first and final few episodes. No proper material was available until 2019, when an Arabic dub of all 26 episodes was uploaded to YouTube. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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