“Orphan Esteban, with sun powers and a golden medallion, joins Zia and Tao to find the Cities of Gold and their parents.”
The Mysterious Cities of Gold
太陽の子エステバン
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Orphan Esteban, with sun powers and a golden medallion, joins Zia and Tao to find the Cities of Gold and their parents.
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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Running avg · Apr 2008 → Oct 2019
- 10 “In terms of adventure and mystery this is probably the best series ever created and there will pass many years until its surpassed, the new series of current days are so full of visuals and yet...”
- 9 “One of the best animated I've seen ... It's my childhood bitch to him I became interested in the pre-Columbian civilizations and history in general ! The senario is really great, one path he looked...”
- 9 “I watched this when i was a child, it was my first anime. This is coming from someone who's all time favorite movie was GOONIES. The animation is pretty good considering it was the early 1980's....”
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- Format 39 × 27′ eps × min
- Total runtime 17h 33m all episodes
- Aired May 1982 – Feb 1983 Spring 1982
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1170 catalog
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- DiC Entertainment Producer