Ulysses 31: Difference between revisions

| image = Ulysses 31 logo.jpg

| genre = Action-adventure<br>[[Science fiction<br>Fantasy<br>Dramafantasy]]

| runtime = 25 min [[NTSC]]<br>24 min [[PAL]]

| creator = Nina Wolmark<br> and [[Jean Chalopin]]<br><small>inspired by [[Homer]]'s ''[[Odyssey]]''</small>

| writer producer = NinaJean WolmarkChalopin<br>JeanYutaka ChalopinFujioka

| company writer = [[DIC Entertainment|DICNina Audiovisuel]]Wolmark<br>[[TMSJean Entertainment]]Chalopin

| distributor animator =

| voices = Matt Birman<br>[[Adrian Knight]]<br>Anick Faris<br>Kelly Ricard<br>[[Howard Ryshpan]]<br>[[Vlasta Vrána]]

| country = France<br>Japan

| network = [[France 3|FR3]] (France)<br/>[[All-Nippon News Network|ANN]] ([[Nagoya Broadcasting Network|Nagoya TV]]) (Japan)

| first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|1981|10|10}}

| last_aired = {{end date|df=yes|1982|4|3}}

| num_episodes = 26

| list_episodes = List of Ulysses 31 episodes

{{nihongo|'''''Ulysses 31'''''|宇宙伝説ユリシーズ{{ruby-ja|31|サーティーワン}}|Uchū Densetsu Yurishīzu Sātīwan|lit. '''''"Space Legend Ulysses 31'''''}}", ({{lang-fr|link=no|'''Ulysse 31'''}})|lead=yes}} is an [[anime|anime series]] (1981) that updates the [[Greek mythology]] of [[Odysseus]] (known as "Ulixes" or "Ulysses" in [[Latin]]) to the 31st century. The show comprises 26 half-hour episodes as a co-production between [[DIC Entertainment|DIC Audiovisuel]] and [[TMS Entertainment|Tokyo Movie Shinsha]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tms-e.co.jp/global/alltitles/038501.html|title=ULYSSES 31|publisher=TMS Entertainment, Ltd.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306014546/http://www.tms-e.com/english/film/sf/16.php|archive-date=6 March 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=20 October 2016}}</ref>

==PlotPremise==

* '''{{nihongo|Ulysses|ユリシーズ|Yurishīzu}}''' is the main character and captain of the ''Odyssey''. He achieved the solar peace and became the target of the Olympian gods' revenge. His weapon is a laser pistol that conceals an energy blade, complemented by an energy shield and a belt that allows him to fly. Ulysses is brave, noble, determined, and will stop at nothing to defeat the gods.

In 1980, [[Telecom Animation Film|TAF]], [[TMS Entertainment]], and DiC Audiovisuel produced a pilot for the series, simply titled "Ulysses 31".<ref name="Ulysses pilot">{{cite web|url=http://stage6.divx.com/Trailers-Opening-Ending-Anime/video/1204341/Ulysses31#|title=Ulysses 31 series pilot|publisher=Stage 6|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070904095942/http://stage6.divx.com/Trailers-Opening-Ending-Anime/video/1204341/Ulysses31|archive-date=4 September 2007|url-status=dead|access-date=20 October 2016}}</ref> Although there was a Japanese VHS release of the series by [[King Records (Japan)|King Records]] in 1986, the pilot never saw an official home release and was used for internal use only. It would, however, eventually leak and be uploaded onto the DivX Stage6 website, along with several other TMS pilots.

The story is virtually identical to episode one of the finished series; however, the story was the only thing that was kept. Some characters underwent major redesigns from a typical anime design to the one seen in the finished series, which is a mix of Japanese anime style and European art based on the appearance of classical Greek sculpture.<ref name="Ulysses pilot"/> Renowned Japanese illustrators and animators Shingo Araki and Michi Himeno, who have worked in anime adaptations of famous manga (such as [[Masami Kurumada]]'s ''[[Saint Seiya]]'', ''[[Fūma no Kojirō]]'', ''[[Ring ni Kakero]]'', [[Riyoko Ikeda]]'s ''[[The Rose of Versailles|Versailles no Bara]]'', and ''UFO Grendizer'' [[Original video animation|OVA]]) were responsible for the finished series' character designs, animation routines, and visual style.

The Japanese version has a different soundtrack. The music was composed by Wakakusa Kei, who was responsible formade the soundtrack in both the series and pilot that was produced in 1980. An official soundtrack was released in 1986 on vinyl and on CD in 1988 by King Records.

== Staff Cast==

** Zeus: Shouzou[[Shōzō Hirabayashi]]

** Zeus: Shouzou[[Kan HirabayashiTokumaru]]

* France (Originaloriginal cast)

* English (Originaloriginal cast)

In the United States, the show was broadcast as a half-hour segment in the 1986 anthology series ''[[Kideo TV]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=471–472}}</ref>

In the United Kingdom, it first aired on BBC One at 16:30 on Thursday 7 November, 1985. <ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Programme Index |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/service_bbc_one_london/1985-11-07#at-16.30 |website=BBC Programme Index |publisher=BBC}}</ref> The entire series was released in English in a complete DVD box set in the UK released by Contender Entertainment, and in Australia by [[Madman Entertainment]]. In the United States, one DVD titled ''Ulysses 31: The Mysteries of Time'' was released, containing only four selected episodes. The rights, like most of DIC's other programs, are owned by [[WildBrain]], through its in-name-only unit, [[Cookie Jar Group|Cookie Jar Entertainment]].

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