The Mysterious Cities of Gold
The Mysterious Cities of Gold, originally released in Japan as Esteban, Child of the Sun (Japanese: 太陽の子エステバン, Hepburn: Taiyō no Ko Esuteban) and released in France and Luxembourg as Les Mystérieuses Cités d'Or, is an animated series which was co-produced by DiC Audiovisuel and Studio Pierrot.
| The Mysterious Cities of Gold | |
English promotional cover | |
| 太陽の子エステバン (Taiyō no ko Esuteban) | |
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| Genre | Historical, fantasy, adventure |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Bernard Deyriès, Hisayuki Toriumi |
| Produced by | Chad Hopewell (NHK) |
| Written by | Jean Chalopin, Mitsuru Kaneko, Mitsuru Majima, Sôji Yoshikawa |
| Music by | Shuki Levy, Haim Saban, Ryuji Sasai |
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| Licensed by | Fabulous Films |
| Original network | NHK General TV (Japan) Antenne 2 (France) RTL Télévision (Luxembourg) |
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| Original run | May 1, 1982 – February 5, 1983 |
| Episodes | 39 |
Set in 1532, the series follows the adventures of a young Spanish boy named Esteban who joins a voyage to the New World in search of the lost Seven Cities of Gold and his father.
The series was originally broadcast in Japan and the French version, edited with different characterization and music, was subsequently redubbed and distributed in many countries. It is currently licensed for English-language home video release in the United Kingdom, Australia, and North America by Fabulous Films.