The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, known in Japan as Oz no Mahōtsukai(オズの魔法使いOzu no Mahōtsukai) is an anime adaptation based on four of the original Oz books by L. Frank Baum. In Japan, the series aired on NHK then TV Tokyo from 1986 to 1987. It consists of 52 episodes, which explain other parts of the Oz stories, including the events that happened after Dorothy first left Oz. The series has been aired in many countries outside Japan and has been dubbed in English, Italian and numerous other languages.