![]() ![]() Though the resolution is a little too easy, this is a reasonably fun children's film. Cutting the television series down to 80 minutes required the removal of a prolonged quest plot that had the group visiting many planets (see Planetary Romance) though this was mainly padding, its deletion means we lose Gloomhilda's growing respect for Dorothy and her friends, making her change of heart in the film rather sudden. Most of the characters are not particularly memorable, but Dorothy is strong-willed, the hippyish Plantman has some amusing lines and Gloomhilda is a likable Villain. After saying farewell to their friends – who now include Gloomhilda – Dorothy, Toto and Chopper are returned to New Kansas.Īside from The Wizard of Oz, this production's other big influence is Star Wars ( 1977) – Dorothy and Prince Mosey are Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia respectively, whilst the well-spoken Chopper is clearly C-3PO. The crystal also grants Chopper's, Plantman's and Lionman's wishes, thus rather missing the point of the original. and it works: the crystal shatters the monster, returning the Witch's spirit to Gloomhilda's necklace. ![]() The Witch now arrives and – proving this is indeed an Anime – turns into a giant red Kaiju that rampages through the city however, Dorothy – prompted by the spirit of the crystal – realizes all everyone need do is wish together they do. In the ensuing chaos Dorothy takes Gloomhilda (with crystal) back to the Emerald City: Dr Oz announces the crystal is an antenna picking up the goodness in all creatures, uniting it as a single force. They get aboard easily enough, but are confronted by the Witch – however, as she is about to kill them, Gloomhilda grabs the crystal and declares she admires Dorothy's team and how they love each other unmoved, her mother turns her to stone. Dorothy announces she is tired of being afraid: they must sneak onto the Witch's ship and steal the crystal back. Dorothy and her friends flee to the Emerald City and – though Gloomhilda argues this is unnecessary – are pursued by the Witch. Her mother, the Wicked Witch of the West, is imprisoned in her necklace: when freed by the crystal she declares she will use it to rule over everyone. The quartet, with Mosey and his spaceship, search for the crystal and Dr Oz though they find both, Gloomhilda gets the crystal first. Their meeting with the Wizard initially parallels the original story, until he is revealed to be Prince Mosey, a boy manipulating a giant animatronic head and hands: Dr Oz, his father, having left to seek the Rainbow Crystal, which can make thoughts real. Dorothy and friends, joined by a cowardly Lionman en-route, travel to the floating Emerald City in the hope the Wizard can send them home Chopper, Plantman and the Lionman also want to ask the Wizard for a brain, heart and courage. When not sneering at soap operas, Gloomhilda plots to reconquer the planet – thus the invading fleet. Here they meet Plantman ("He can speak!" "That's because I gotta mouth"), an experiment by the witch Gloomhilda: she ruled the planet until it was liberated by the Wizard of Oz, a Scientist. The film's English voice cast is not credited the original series' voice cast included Mariko Kouda as Dorothy, Hirohiko Kakegawa as Beasty (Lionman in the film) Hiroshi Takemura as Chopper Kōzō Shioya as Planty (Plantman) and Noriko Uemura as Glumilda (Gloomhilda).Īs the three suns of the planet New Kansas (see Colonization of Other Worlds) align, their combined Gravity creates a "galactic vortex": Dorothy, her dog Toto and the family Robot, Chopper, take shelter in the farm's Spaceship lifting off to avoid earthquakes, they are sucked into a Black Hole caused by the vortex.Įmerging in the Galaxy of Oz amidst a space battle, they scare off the fleet attacking a nearby planet before crashing onto it. ![]() It was subsequently edited (mainly using episodes 1, 2, 24, 25 and 26) and dubbed into English for this North American film release by Enoki Films USA, Inc. The Japanese animated Television series Space Oz no Bōken ( 1992-1993 vt The Adventures of Space Oz vt The Galaxy Adventures of Oz), comprising 26 25-minute episodes, is based on the novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ( 1900) by L Frank Baum. Written by Sōji Yoshikawa (and Glenn German). Directed by Yoshiaki Okumura and Sōji Yoshikawa.
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