Anime Detail

The Mysterious Cities of Gold

Taiyou no Ko Esteban

TV Finished Airing PG-13 - Teens 13 or older Community Score: 7.76 Source: Novel

Episodes: 39

Aired: May 1, 1982 to Feb 5, 1983

Duration: 27 min per ep

Synopsis

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1532. Esteban, age 12 is a foundling from Barcelona, with a mysterious power of ordering the Sun to appear, for which he is called "Child of the Sun." Upon the death of his adoptive father, Esteban learns he was rescued as a baby from a sinking ship in the ocean. The mysterious medallion that Esteban wears since ever has a trace somewhere in the New World, probably coming from the Mysterious Cities of Gold. Esteban leaves Spain to find his parents and find out who he is. On the way he meets Zia, an Inca girl who was kidnapped from her people years back and has exactly the same medallion as him. Later on, they are joined by Tao, a young Galapagos robinson, the last descendant of the Empire of Heva, an Empire said to have built the Cities of Gold. Following Coyolite, the shining star represented on their medallions, the three children travel through the unexplored New World, searching for the Cities of Gold, believing that this way is leading them to their lost parents. (Source: ANN)

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Rank

1274

Popularity

6018

Episodes

39

Aired

May 1, 1982 to Feb 5, 1983

Duration

27 min per ep

Members / Favorites

16165 / 134

Studios

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Studio Pierrot

Genres and Themes

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Genre: Adventure Genre: Sci-Fi Theme: Historical

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Characters

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Esteban

Esteban

Main

Voice actors: Nozawa, Masako, Manfredi, Massimiliano, Berger, Jackie

Mendoza

Mendoza

Main

Voice actors: Sasaki, Isao, Balard, Jean-Claude, Ryshpan, Howard

Tao

Tao

Main

Voice actors: Manfredi, Fabrizio, Schmitt, Odile, Hori, Junko

Zia

Zia

Main

Voice actors: Koyama, Mami, Acerbo, Rossella, Chaikelson, Janice

Amazon's Queen

Amazon's Queen

Supporting

Voice actors: Darche, Jocelyne, Ikeda, Masako, Han, Keiko

Captain Perez

Captain Perez

Supporting

Voice actors: Yarita, Junkichi, Takiguchi, Junpei, Ito, Hiroshi

Father Rodriguez

Father Rodriguez

Supporting

Voice actors: Takagi, Hitoshi, Berger, Jean, Suzuki, Kiyonobu

Gaspard

Gaspard

Supporting

Voice actors: Utsumi, Kenji, Garin, Pierre, Henderson, A.J.

Gomez

Gomez

Supporting

Voice actors: Naya, Gorou, Hatet, Pierre, Rebbot, Sady

High Priest

High Priest

Supporting

Voice actors: Takagi, Hitoshi, Party, Robert, Chiba, Shigeru

Kalmec

Kalmec

Supporting

Voice actors: Umezu, Hideyuki, Leroux, Jean-Pierre, Hagopian, Dean

Ketcha

Ketcha

Supporting

Voice actors: Paulin, Michel, Tsujimura, Mahito, Sonobe, Keiichi

Kraka

Kraka

Supporting

Voice actors: Kitamura, Kouichi, Lumont, Roger, Kawakubo, Kiyoshi

LaGuerra, Fernando

LaGuerra, Fernando

Supporting

Voice actors: Shima, Shunsuke, Delage, Jean-Pierre, Gudin, Michel

Lauda

Lauda

Supporting

Voice actors: Moreau, Sylvie, Takizawa, Kumiko, Murakami, Harumi

Maina

Maina

Supporting

Voice actors: Carel, Roger, Ichiryuusai, Harumi, Ikezawa, Haruna

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