Fushigi no Kuni no Alice

Alice in Wonderland (Japanese: ふしぎの国のアリス/Fushigi 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. The series was also dubbed in Hindi by the national film development board of India and telecasted on Doordarshan in the early 1990s.

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.

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

Episodes

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. Bald Alice
12. A Shocking Baby
13. Mock Turtle
14. Tweedledum and Tweedledee
15. The Lion vs. the Unicorn
16. The Queen's Croquet Ground
17. Cheshire Cat
18. Dash of the Snails
19. The Lobster-Quadrille
20. A Mad Tea Party
21. Lovely Circus Land
22. Jack the Gourmand
23. Handstand Race
24. Benny's Disappearance
25. The Secret of Greeland
26. Alice and the Looking-Glass
27. The Exursion of the Heart Queen
28. The Shy Duck
29. Big Washing day
30. Dream Sheep
31. Just the Dawsons
32. The White Rabbit Moves
33. Strange Tour Operator
34. Benny and the Screw Mouse
35. Weather Man and Weather Woman
36. The Angry Kangaroos
37. The Balloon Trip
38. The Clouds Country
39. An Unpleasant Guest
40. The Small Flutist
41. The Honey Elephants
42. Little Bill has Fallen In Love
43. Pearl of Wisdom
44. (Untranslated title)
45. Family Photo
46. Magic Drink
47. Vanished Light Fairy
48. Many Colored Candles
49. Non-Birthday
50. The Chimpanzee's Child
51. The Battle of the Knights
52. Queen Alice

Characters

Alice (Arisu)

In contrast to her novel 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.

External links

• "Fushigi no Kuni no Alice" (1983) at the Internet Movie Database