Manga Fairy Tales of the World (まんが世界昔ばなし, Manga Sekai Mukashi Banashi), released in English as Tales of Magic, is an anime produced by Madhouse. In the United States, the anime has been released on multiple public domain collections. It has also been released as Merlin's Cave.
Dubbing History[]
The show has been released in English-speaking countries by different companies under various titles. In 1979, American Way released a selection of 65 episodes in three seasons with the title Tales of Magic. In 1986, Embassy Home Entertainment released on VHS selected episodes of Tales of Magic, sometimes under the alternative title Merlin's Cave (Merlin's Magic Cave on the videotape cover). The dub was also released as a segment on The Memoirs of a Fairy Godmother and Geppetto's Workshop. The segments were slightly cut down from their original runtime.
Another English dub was also produced by BFA Educational Media around the same time and aired on CBS as specials, utilizing the same voice cast from The World's Greatest Fairy Tales. In the late 1980s, there was a third English dub Wonderful Tales from Around the World which was produced by Cori Films Int'l and distributed by Orient Film Associates. The dub was narrated by Kojak actor Telly Savalas and used more well-known voice talent. This dub covered episodes that were skipped by the prior dubs due to being multi-part episodes. The multi-part episodes were released as films.
Cast[]
Tales of Magic (1st Dub)[]
| Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Narrator | Akira Nagoya Mariko Miyagi Nobuyo Tsuda |
Nicole Richards |
Additional Voices
- Mark Baldwin
- W. Brennen, Jr.
- Marylyn Conley
- Ann Fitzgerald
- Lucy Holtzendorf
- Bruce Malmuth
- Gia McCaffrey
- Dwayne Pawloff
- Nicole Richards
- Jean Rodgers
- Susie Romero
- Sonny Ross
- Carolyn Stone
- Steve Watson
2nd Dub[]
| Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Narrator | Akira Nagoya Mariko Miyagi Nobuyo Tsuda |
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Wonderful Tales from Around the World (3rd Dub)[]
| Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Narrator | Akira Nagoya Mariko Miyagi Nobuyo Tsuda |
Telly Savalas |
Sinbad the Sailor (eps. 120b-123b)[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sinbad | Corey Burton | |
|
Karima | Linda Gary | |
|
Grandfather | Dan Sturkie | |
|
Captain | Hal Smith Charles Howerton | |
|
Fit Sailor | Corey Burton | |
|
Fat Sailor | Hal Smith Corey Burton Tony Pope | |
|
Cyclops | Tony Pope | |
|
Pirate Chief | Corey Burton | |
|
Hammack | Tony Pope | |
|
Samara | Linda Gary | |
|
Sultan | Corey Burton | |
|
Shazar | Linda Gary |
Additional Voices
External Links[]
- Tales of Magic at the Internet Movie Database
- Tales of Magic at Anime News Network's encyclopedia