The show comprised 26 halfhour episodes and was produced by dic audiovisuel in conjunction with anime studio tokyo movie shinsha. Watch ulysses 31 season 1, episode 26 the kingdom of hades. Ulysses 31 e01 vengence of the gods dic entertainment crop. This animated scifi retelling of the greek poet homers epic poem, the odyssey, was a frenchjapanese coproduction originally produced in 1981, with animation from premier japanese animation studio tms tokyo movie shinsha. Even with the comic relief, ulysses 31 was not a tremendous success. Ulysses killed the giant cyclops when he rescued the children and his son, telemachus. Ulysse 31 is a frenchjapanese animated television series 1981 that updates the greek mythology of odysseus known as ulysses in latin to the 31st century. Uchu densetsu ulysses 31 episode guides, cartoon characters and crew lists the kingdom of hades ulysses finally reaches the kingdom of hades and the route home, but hades, instead of returning the crew to their normal state, has other ideas and.
Join forum discussions on the anime uchuu densetsu ulysses 31 ulysses 31 on myanimelist, the internets largest anime database. Ulysses 31 season 1 episode 26 the lotus eaters watch. Ulysse 31 tv series 19811982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. All rights belong to their respective owners and not me. It is the 31st century and ulysses is a famous explorer and pilot in space but he desires to go home to earth to his wife. In the final episode, ulysses and his companions reach the kingdom of hades. Ulysses is sentenced to travel through the universe of olympus with a frozen crew on a quest to find the kingdom of hades. As the odyssey approaches the galactic glaciers, the odyssey is attacked by energy absorbing moths. But the ancient gods of olympus are angry and threaten a terrible revenge. Ulysses 31 is a cartoon that was popular in the 1980s, a modern scifi telling of age old stories and packed with atmosphere.
Space legend ulysses 31 is a frenchjapanese animated television series that updates the greek mythology of odysseus known as ulysses in latin to the 31st century. Overall, ulysses 31 is a great odyssey you wouldnt want to end. Ulysses is sentenced to travel through the universe of. Hades, the god of death, tells ulysses that he must leave his companions behind if he wishes to return to earth.
Although i have spent hours restoring this classic 80s. The series was originally envisaged as being 52 episodes long, but production difficulties cut back the number of episodes to 26. What better illustration of this relationship than the 1980s frenchjapanese animation, ulysses 31 the 26 episodes of the series, describe the struggles of ulysses and his crew against the divinities that rule the universe, the ancient gods from greek mythology. I decided to watch one of the episodes of this series on fox kids, and here is what i think of the series after one episode. You need to be into science fiction to understand its techno babble.
Ulysses 31 is a japanesefrench animated science fiction television series produced by dic entertainment. Although i have spent hours restoring this classic 80s cartoon please note that i own nothing and will be. Ulysses 31 is a francojapanese animated television series that updates the greek mythology of odysseus to the 31st century. Although i have spent hours restoring this classic 80s cartoon please note that i own nothing and will be happy to remove. The following episode titles were used for the original french version as well as in the international version for europe and north and latin america. Ulysses journey lasted 26 episodes, bringing him in contact with such familiar greek legends as circe, theseus, king minos, the sphinx and dual dangers scylla and charybdis reimagined as planets of fire and ice. Ulysses 31 is a francojapanese animated television series the plot line of the series, describes the struggles of ulysses and his crew against the divine entities that rule the universe, the ancient gods from greek mythology. List of ulysses 31 episodes wikipedia republished wiki 2. In ulysses 31 s first episode, ulysses falls foul of the ancient greek gods after saving his young son telemachus from the cyclops a lifedraining giant robot in this version, though still with a vulnerable eyeball.
He rejects the offer, which was a final test, and they all return home. Calypso has been ordered by zeus to betray ulysses, but she falls in love with him and cannot carry out the gods orders. Although i have spent hours restoring this classic 80s cartoon please. Ulysses, telemachus, nono, numinor and yumi head down to the planet and make the startling. Ulysses 31 is an 80s childrens tv cartoon which followed ulysses who killed the giant cyclops when he rescued the children and his son telemachus. The angry deities sentence ulysses to wander among unknown stars, putting most of his crew into suspended animation. Although i have spent hours restoring this classic 80s cartoon please note that i. Some episodes, like the magic spells of circe, are intelligent and surpringly esoteric. Ulysses is the captain of the spaceship odysseus, directed by the central computer shyrka. They meet orpheus, who seeks ulysses help to find his love, eurydice, who has been taken to the kingdom of hades by charon.
Even then, ulysses 31 is very basic with the terminology because its designed for a younger audience. Ulysses, telemachus, nono, numinor and yumi head down to the planet and make the startling discovery that the entire population has been turned to stone by an evil witch. Hades the kingdom of hades 1982 season 1 episode 26. A lot of the well known and, i assume, a lot of the lesser known characters are included in the various episodes, like sisyphus everlasting work and the. Numinor is awaken when the odyssey chances upon a satellite world that has strayed far from its orbit around he and yumis home world. Looking for information on the anime uchuu densetsu ulysses 31 ulysses 31. Ryan states the case for including ulysses 31 in the kids tv hall of fame. Ulysses 31 space legend ulysses 31 episode guide dic. The show comprises 26 halfhour episodes which first aired between 1981 and 1982 on fr3. Originally created for a french audience by a japanese studio, ulysses was also dubbed into english and eventually aired around the world.
After travelling through the realm of olympus for many months now, sherka confirms with ulysses that they are travelling. The page includes a history of the programme, story of the show, video intro, characters, images, dvds, tshirts and episode guide. Ulysses 31 31 uchu densetsu yurishizu satiwan, lit. Ulysses 31 e26 the kingdom of hades final episode dic entertainment crop. Ulysses 31, i think, uses a clever and inventive way of retelling greek mythology in this science fiction fantasy environment. Find out more with myanimelist, the worlds most active online anime and manga community and database. This is also the first show produced by dic entertainment, now cookie jar entertainment. E26 the kingdom of hades final episode dic entertainment crop.
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