Ulysses 31 - Ulysses Bust - Printed and Painted Scale Model
Ulysses : Main character and captain of the Odyssey. He achieved the solar peace before becoming the subject of the Olympian gods' revenge. His weapon of choice is a laser pistol that conceals a blade very similar to the lightsabers in George Lucas's Star Wars, 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 and the conditions imposed upon himself and his companions.
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Ulysses 31 (French: Ulysse 31) is a French-Japanese anime series (1981) that updates the Greek mythology of Odysseus (known as "Ulysses" in Latin) to the 31st century. The show comprised 26 half-hour episodes and was produced by DIC Audiovisuel in conjunction with anime studio TMS Entertainment. The rights to this show, like most of DIC's other programs, are presently owned by WildBrain, through Cookie Jar Entertainment. Prior to 2006, the international distribution rights were owned by Saban International and Jetix Europe.
The plot line of the series (made by the French Jean Chalopin) describes the struggles of Ulysses and his crew against the divine entities that rule the universe, the ancient gods from Greek mythology. The Gods of Olympus are angered when Ulysses, commander of the giant spaceship Odyssey, kills the giant Cyclops to save a group of enslaved children, including his son. Zeus sentences Ulysses to travel the universe with his crew frozen until he finds the Kingdom of Hades, at which point his crew will be revived and he will be able to return to Earth. Along the way they encounter numerous other famous figures from Greek mythology who have been given a futuristic twist.
In the United States, the show was broadcast as a half-hour segment in the 1986 anthology series Kideo TV. The entire series is available 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 entitled Ulysses 31: The Mysteries of Time was released, containing only four selected episodes.
The first four episodes were available on Jaroo, a defunct online video site operated by Cookie Jar Entertainment, with whom DiC has since merged, now DHX Media on 22 October 2012. There are currently no plans to add more episodes.
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