Ulysses 31: Summary
SUMMARY
- Originally on:Syndicated
- Status:Ended
- Premiered:October 10, 1981
- Last Aired:April 3, 1982
- Show Categories:Animation, Science-Fiction
The show was written by the French writing team of Nina Wolmark and Jean Chalopin, before being animated by TMS in Japan. Many of the show's key Japanese staff came from the very popular (in France as well as Japan) anime, Rose Of Versailles (Lady Oscar), although the original director, Tadao Nagahama died after production of the first episode, leaving the remaining directors to carry on in a similar style. Some of the show's mechanical designs were also created by Shoji Kawamori and Studio Nue, the famed creators of Macross.
Although the show's worldwide debut was on September 12 1981, on Luxembourg's RTL channel, France's FR 3 (the first 'official' home of the series) was not far behind in showing the series. In the mid-1980's the show was given a very respectable and mature English dub by DIC, courtesy of Jean Chalopin and the cast and crew at Multidub International in Montreal, Canada. In the USA, the show was shown in syndication from September 13 1986 as part of Kideo TV a DIC-produced package of animated series such as The Get-Along Gang, Popples and Rainbow Brite (which Ulysses later replaced). The show was also shown on the UK's BBC and Channel 4 networks. Ironically, for a show co-produced by the Japanese, Ulysses 31 wasn't shown on Japanese television until February 6 1988, when a run of twelve episodes was shown there under the title of Space Legend Ulysses 31. This animated sci-fi retelling of the Greek poet Homer's epic poem, "The Odyssey", was a French-Japanese co-production originally produced in 1981, with animation from premier Japanese animation studio TMS (Tokyo Movie Shinsha). The series was originally envisaged as being 52 episodes long, but production difficulties cut back the number of episodes to 26.
The show was...
LAST EPISODE
The Kingdom Of Hades
After travelling through the realm of Olympus for many months now, Sherka confirms with Ulysses that they are travelling towards the galactic glaciers, the location of the Kingdom of Hades. As they approach, the Odyssey is surrounded by a swarm of giant moths that absorb the ship's energy. To stop them from being attracted to the ship, Ulysses orders all the lights turned off. The ship soon collides with a frozen wasteland, and Sherka is taken offline. Outside, they meet Orpheus, who requests that Ulysses take him to the Kingdom of Hades so that he may be reunited with his love, Eurydice, who was taken by Charon aboard his doomed spaceship. Ulysses agrees, and they leave in a shuttle. On the way there, they spot the Odyssey being dragged into the Kingdom of Hades across the river Styx to death. Seeking to save his companions from the kingdom of death, Ulysses pilots his shuttle through to the city of Hades, avoiding the three-headed interceptor satellite Cerberus. The shuttle is destroyed, but not before the escape capsule can be launched. Ulysses and the others enter the city of Hades and Orpheus tells them that their companions have been taken to the Palace of Hades. They have to avoid the backwards-facing dead citizens of Hades, otherwise they too will become citizens of the city of the dead. Reaching the palace, Orpheus follows Eurydice up the staircase of Hades and disappears with her into the dark sky. Ulysses spots his companions also ascending the staircase. He sends Telemachus and Yumi towards the palace, while he follows the rest of the crew up the staircase. There, Ulysses is finally judged, and is confronted by Hades, who tells him that he must leave his companions with him in order to return to the Earth. Ulysses refuses Hades' request, and the god of death tells Ulysses that he will condemn him and the children to be citizens of Hades forever...
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- Vlasta VranaZeus
- Adrian KnightTelemachus
- Howard RyshpanNono
- Kelly RicardSherka
- Matt BermanUlysses
USER REVIEWS
- The Bottom Line: "Classic"08/09/06 12:54pm | report abuse
This is one of the best shows ever created. Its full of cheesiness and it's seems old, but this is a excellent program to watch at least once in a lifetime. Recently, I saw this on Fox Kids before it changed to the Jetix channel, and I was laughing alot. ...Continue »
- The Bottom Line: "Classic"06/02/06 08:39am | report abuse
This beautiful anime series offered a unique take on the Homeric legend. Space opera like you've never seen it before. ...Continue »
- The Bottom Line: "Personal favorite"12/18/05 11:35am | report abuse
Follow the adventures of Ulysses in the 31st Century. ...Continue »
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