The Mysterious Cities of Gold, originally released in Japan as Esteban, Child of the Sun (太陽の子エステバン Taiyo no Ko Esteban) and in France as Les Mystérieuses Cités d'or, is a French-Japanese animated series co-produced by DiC Entertainment and Studio Pierrot.
The series was originally broadcast in Japan and the French version, edited to have different characterization and music, was subsequently redubbed and distributed in many different countries throughout the world.
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor[1] |
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| Protagonists | |||
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Esteban | Masako Nozawa | Shiraz Adam |
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Zia | Mami Koyama | Janice Chaikelson |
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Tao | Junko Hori | Adrian Knight |
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Mendoza | Isao Sasaki | Howard Ryshpan |
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Kokapetl | Mako Uetake | Vlasta Vrána |
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Sancho | Takeshi Aono | Terrence Labrosse |
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Pedro | Kaneta Kimotsuki | Michael Rudder |
| Antagonists | |||
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Commander Gomez | Gorō Naya | Matt Berman |
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Captain Gaspard | Kenji Utsumi | A.J. Henderson |
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Governor Pizarro | Katsunosuke Hori | Maurice Podbrey |
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Menator | Tamio Ōki | Arthur Grosser |
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Kalmec | Tesshō Genda | Dean Hagopian (eps. 29-31) |
| A.J. Henderson (eps. 32-39) | |||
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Dr. Fernando LaGuerra | Shunsuke Shima | Walter Massey |
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Marinche | Rihoko Yoshida | Jane Woods |
| Other | |||
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Narration | Katsunosuke Hori | Vlasta Vrána |
| Episode Previews | Eiko Masuyama | Kelly Ricard | |
Additional Voices[]
- Steven Bednarski
- Richard Dumont
- Anick Faris
- Kathleen Fee
- Arthur Grosser
- Kelly Ricard
- Rob Roy
- Howard Ryshpan
- Vlasta Vrána
Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
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| 1986-1990 | Nickelodeon | United States | 
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| — | ABC | Australia | 
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| 1986-1987 | CBBC | United Kingdom | 
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| 1988-1989 | RTÉ2 | Ireland | 
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| 1994-1995 | The Children's Channel | United Kingdom |
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| 2015 | NITV | Australia |
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Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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| Fabulous Films | 2008 | 
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The Complete Series | 2 PAL |
United Kingdom |
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| 6 Discs | ||||||
| Umbrella Entertainment | The Complete Series | 4 PAL |
Australia |
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| 6 Discs | ||||||
| Virgil Films | 2009 | The Complete Series | 1 NTSC |
United States |
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| 6 Discs | ||||||
| VCI Entertainment | 2012 | The Complete Series | ||||
| 6 Discs | ||||||
See Also[]
- The Mysterious Cities of Gold (2012) - CGI Sequel to the original series.
References[]
- ↑ Tim Skutt's Mysterious Cities of Gold Information Page. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
External Links[]
- The Mysterious Cities of Gold (anime) at the Anime News Network
- The Mysterious Cities of Gold at the Internet Movie Database