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Third Impact Anime Episode #149 – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1986) with Zoe O’Haillin-Berne & Garrett Kilgore

Over the Rainbow is out and Fancy Girl is in! Join us for a very special episode covering the 1986 anime adaptation of the L. Frank Baum classic, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Sully, being a life-long Oz fan and aspiring Wicked Witch himself, sits down with Zoe O’Haillin-Berne and Garrett Kilgore, two massive Oz fans and board members of the International Wizard of Oz Fan Club. They discuss the series in depth, particularly the first 17 episodes covering the first book, and various other Japanese takes on Oz. Grab your legally-distinct-not-ruby-slippers and join us!

Note: Sully’s audio quality is not great in this episode. Apologies!

Follow Sully on Letterboxd, Zoe on Instagram and through The Spirit of Oz, and Garrett on Instagram.

Have you seen this adaptation of Oz? What do you think of it? What’s your favorite version of this classic series? Let us know by sending us an email at thirdimpactanime@gmail.com and we’ll discuss it on the show.

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Time stamps:

  • 00:00:00 – Introduction & Sully, Zoe, and Garrett’s history with Oz
  • 00:11:22 – How did everyone first encounter the 1986 anime series?
  • 00:17:22 – Background on The Wizard of Oz and its many entries
  • 00:24:10 – Discussing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz anime series and other related Japanese versions
  • 01:14:24 – Final thoughts and wrap up

Music used in this episode:

  • Main Title (The Wizard of Oz) by Harold Arlen
  • Fancy Girl by Satoko Yamano
  • Searching for a Dream by The Parachute Club
  • Over the Rainbow by Ichigo Club
  • Caravan by Takao Naoi
  • End Titles (The Wizard of Oz) by Harold Arlen
  • Halloween Theme by John Carpenter

A collection of things referenced (stolen from the Insert Credit Podcast):

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