Fushigi no Kuni no Alice


Fushigi no Kuni no Alice is an anime adaptation of the 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland which ran on the TV Tokyo network and other local stations across Japan from March 26, 1983 to October 10, 1984. The series was a Japanese-German co-production between Nippon Animation, TV Tokyo affiliate station TV Osaka, and Apollo Films. The series consists of 52 episodes, however, only 26 made it to the US.
In the English language, this series is generally overshadowed by the success of Disney's 1951 feature film version of the story; however, the anime series was quite popular in various European countries, in Israel, in the Philippines, in Latin America, in Iran, and in the Arabic-speaking world. India despised the said cartoon and even banned it from showing on National Television.

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 closely to the original novel, whereas later episodes adapt the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking-Glass, starting with episode 26.
One departure from the books is that Alice returns to the real world at the end of each episode, and goes back to Wonderland at the beginning of the next episode. These transitions between the two worlds are depicted as dream-like, and it usually takes Alice a moment to notice her surroundings have changed.

Music

The series uses two pieces of theme music for the original Japanese version. The Japanese opening song is called "Yumemiru Wonderland ", and the Japanese ending song is called "NAZO NAZO yume no kuni ", both sung by the Japanese vocalist Tarako.
Disco-style theme music used in European dubs is composed by Christian Bruhn, originally with German lyrics, "Alice im Wunderland".

Episodes

Alice in Wonderland

  1. Alice and Benny
  2. Rabbit Hole
  3. Alice in a Sea of Tears
  4. A Caucus-Race
  5. Big Alice
  6. Humpty Dumpty
  7. An Enormous Puppy
  8. Nameless Forest
  9. Crow Pirate
  10. Advice from a Caterpillar
  11. The Trial
  12. Looking for the Eggs
  13. Pig and Pepper
  14. Mock Turtle
  15. Tweedledum and Tweedledee
  16. BigCat and Fishee
  17. The Lion and the Unicorn
  18. The Queen's Croquet Ground
  19. Cheshire Cat
  20. The Oysters
  21. The Lobster-Quadrille
  22. A Mad Tea Party
  23. Lovely Circus Land
  24. The Weeping Mockturtle
  25. The Foot Tax
  26. Benny's Disappearance
  27. The Secret of Greenland

    Through the Looking-Glass

  28. Alice and the Looking-Glass
  29. The Exursion of the Heart Queen
  30. The Shy Duck
  31. Big Washing day
  32. Dream Sheep
  33. Just the Dawsons
  34. The White Rabbit Moves
  35. Strange Train Journey
  36. Benny and the Screw Mouse
  37. Weather Man and Weather Woman
  38. The Angry Kangaroos
  39. The Balloon Trip
  40. The Adventures of BigCat and Fishee
  41. The Clouds Country
  42. An Unpleasant Guest
  43. The Small Flutist
  44. The Honey Elephants
  45. Little Bill in Love
  46. Pearl of Wisdom
  47. Family Photo
  48. Magic Drink
  49. Vanished Light Fairy
  50. Many Colored Candles
  51. Non-Birthday
  52. The Chimpanzee's Child
  53. The Battle of the Knights
  54. Queen Alice

    Characters

Episodes: Alice's Family, Down the Rabbit Hole.
Episodes: The Pool of Tears, The Caucus Race.