One of the best-loved animation series’ of the last 30 years,
Mysterious Cities of Gold was a French/Japanese collaboration, was
dubbed in English, and aired on ABC TV throughout the late 80s and
early 90s. In the tradition of Miyazaki’s Spirited Away, the series
features riveting characters, fantastic animation, and a magnificent
plot that starts in Barcelona in 1532, and follows a young orphan
called Esteban as he
searches the New World for both his father and the ‘Mysterious Cities of Gold’.
Special Features:
- Cast and Crew Featurette
- Interview With Creators Jean Chalopin And Bernard Deyries
- Interview With Composer Shuki Levy
- Karaoke Singalong
- Original Storyboards
- Deleted Scenes
Episodes Comprise:
1. Esteban, Child of the Sun
2. Crossing the Atlantic
3. Heroes Again
4. Adrift on the Endless Sea
5. The Abduction of Zia
6. The Ship Solaris
7. Secret of the Solaris
8. The New Continent
9. The End of the Solaris
10. Secret of the Temple
11. Messengers of the Region
12. Secret of the Medallions
13. Mystery of the Parents
14. Esteban's Medallion
15. The Subterranean Secret
16. The Urubus
17. The Great Condor
18. Maiden Flight of the Great Condor
19. The Nazca Plateau
20. The Spaniards' Cannon
21. The Amazons
22. The Mirror of the Moon
23. The Jade Mask
24. The Manuscript
25. The Lake of Gold
26. The Swamps
27. The Doors of Night
28. The Forest of Statues
29. The Burning Shield
30. The Escape
31. The Village of the New Sun
32. Attack of the Olmecs
33. The Reunion
34. Revolt of the Mayas
35. The Olmec Machine
36. Aerial Pursuit
37. The City of Gold
38. The Great Legacy
39. End of the City of Gold