Tue 15 Oct 2013
NEW SERIES: The Wizard of Oz – Episode 1 released!
Posted by Tofusensei under Releases
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EDIT: I forgot to add, the score for this series was done by none other than Joe Hisaishi of Studio Ghibli fame. Needless to say, the music is fantastic.
Hi everyone.
We are extremely excited about a new Live-eviL renaissance. Expect lots of great releases coming from us in the very near future.
Today I am proud to announce our latest project… The Wizard of Oz! This is a TV anime series from 1986. It’s been dubbed into countless languages, so you may have seen it on TV as a child without even realizing it was anime! The Japanese version of the show has never been brought to an English-speaking audience before, so we’re proud to do so today!
As it is a 52 episode series, the story goes well beyond the classic film. At least four different Oz books are covered in depth. So stay tuned to L-E to experience Dorothy’s adventure with the Tinman, Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, Toto, and more!
You can download episode #1 from the XDCC bots in #live-evil on irc.rizon.net or grab it on bit-torrent HERE.
The episode CRC is B7352DF3.
-Tofu
P.S. We are actively recruiting for translators, editors, and QCs. We have many projects ready for you to work on (including Wizard of Oz!), so definitely reach out! Come find us on irc (send a /msg to Tofusensei) and we can talk more! Hope to see you soon.
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Ah damn!, I can’t deny that this is a real treasure !!!, thanks mamo-chan .. eh, I mean thanks Live-Evil for this work, it’s a real project that suits your group 😀
Wow. This is something I’ve wanted to see subbed. This is awesome news. ^-^
When I first heard the OP I might have sworn that it was done by Mari Iijima. But knowing her body of work, I realized it wasn’t. Still a surprise.
Anyways, thanks for giving the classics the love they deserve including this one.
waaaw thanks live evile great anime thanls a lot
No fucking way!
Awesome show! one of the best…
I am quite confident this was never dubbed in English… not that I care – English isn’t my first language anyway
Bless you guys for Oz no Mahotsukai!!!!!!!!!!!!
All we have on the market it’s four OAVs available in English as well as several other languages, but no release of the whole series length has ever been tried before in English. Just Spanish and French episodes are available as of now.
Oz no Mahotsukai is one of the dearest memories of my childhood.
I will never thank you guys enough for this!!
How can I contribute?
Hi vortix! I’m so glad you appreciate it. Episodes 2&3 are going to be coming out shortly. We aren’t raising money specifically for Wizard of Oz but we are funding a handful of older shows we are going to be doing over the next few years (Attack No.1, Lodoss War, Condor Hero, Kakyuusei, and others). If you’d like to help contribute, we would be happy for any donation at our paypal address: live.evil.sponsor@gmail.com
Episodes 2 & 3 of Oz should be out this week! Stay tuned to L-E 🙂
‘course I’m gonna contribute! 🙂 I knew about your funds raising via paypal, and now I’m gonna make sure to take part. By the way, if there’s any help I can provide for this series, I will.
I have to thank-you so, so much!! To me, it’s like a dream come true. No matter how long it’s gonna take (cause it’s 52 episodes, quite a long one), I’m sure we will see all the episodes complete, one day! As far as I know, this project has been undertaken by a couple of other fansubbing stuffs in the past, but no.one went further then the pilot episode.
Also, though far from bein popular, Oz no Mahotsukai shouldn’t be unknown to American public, who is rather familiar with the dubbed release.. Lets hope interest for this series is gonna come back! 🙂
So happy to see that you guys are doing this series! I watched it as a child and can’t wait to revisit it in its original state. Thank you!