Taiyou no Ko Esteban


The Mysterious Cities of Gold

Edit
What would you like to edit?
 

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Esteban, Child of the Sun
Japanese: 太陽の子エステバン
English: The Mysterious Cities of Gold
French: Les Mystérieuses Cités d’or
More titles

Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 39
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: May 1, 1982 to Feb 5, 1983
Premiered: Spring 1982
Broadcast: Unknown
Producers: DiC Entertainment
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: Pierrot
Source: Novel
Genres: AdventureAdventure, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Theme: HistoricalHistorical
Duration: 27 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 7.771 (scored by 57095,709 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #10632
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #5637
Members: 13,676
Favorites: 118

Available At


Resources

7.77
Ranked #1063Popularity #5637Members 13,676
Add to My List
Episodes: /39

Synopsis

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)

Background

No background information has been added to this title. Help improve our database by adding background information here.

Characters & Voice Actors

Mendoza

Main
Sasaki, Isao
Japanese

Esteban

Main
Nozawa, Masako
Japanese

Zia

Main
Koyama, Mami
Japanese

Tao

Main
Hori, Junko
Japanese

Wayna

Supporting

Marinche

Supporting
Yoshida, Rihoko
Japanese

Kraka

Supporting
Kitamura, Kouichi
Japanese

Menator

Supporting
Tsujimura, Mahito
Japanese

Sancho

Supporting
Aono, Takeshi
Japanese

Picchu

Supporting
Uetake, Mako
Japanese

Staff

Nishikubo, Mizuho
Director, Episode Director
Bernard, Deyriès
Director, Screenplay
Toriumi, Hisayuki
Episode Director
Chalopin, Jean
Script


Edit

Opening Theme

Preview
Spotify
Apple Music
Amazon Music
Youtube Music
"Boukensha-tachi (冒険者たち)" by Pal
Edit

Ending Theme

"Itsuka Dokoka de Anata ni Atta (いつかどこかであなたに会った)" by Pal




Reviews

Sep 16, 2009
"Children of the sun,
See your time has just begun,
Searching for your way,
Through adventures every day"

For many of us older fans, especially those of us who were kids back in the early 80s, these opening lines represented half an hour of pure, almost magical, adventure, the likes of which we hadn't had access to on a regular basis. I was one of the many, many children who would run home from school, throw my bag on the floor, turn on the TV, and be transported to South America in 1532 for a while.

The Mysterious Cities of Gold was, to myself and many others, the show ...
May 23, 2008
Ok, a little bit of a disclaimer before I start my review. I'll admit it - this review is highly biased in the sense that I'm a highly nostalgic person, and I am giving this anime such a high score mostly because of the great memories it gave me as a kid.

Mysterious Cities of Gold (MCoG) is a personal favourite of mine - a classic anime from yesteryear. A literal gold nugget that popped up admist the overflowing sludge that was children's television programming in general. As Indiana Jones would say: "It belongs in a mueseum!"

The problem with this anime is that if you ...
May 21, 2015
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 really top (presence of the Nazca lines, ...). I really committed to this series throughout my childhood. Too bad the incompetant have soiled the image of the series trying to make a Season 2 (especially not if !)

Interest Stacks

50 Entries · 55 Restacks
30 Entries · 2 Restacks
38 Entries · 43 Restacks

Recommendations


Recent News


Recent Forum Discussion

Poll: Mysterious Cities of Gold Episode 1 Discussion
watkinzez - Jun 20, 2010
4 repliesby Daveman75 »»
Jan 31, 2:39 AM
Poll: Taiyou no Ko Esteban Episode 4 Discussion
tr25a3 - Nov 30, 2019
0 repliesby tr25a3 »»
Nov 30, 2019 2:54 PM
Poll: Taiyou no Ko Esteban Episode 3 Discussion
Bubcus93 - Jan 26, 2014
1 repliesby tr25a3 »»
Nov 29, 2019 3:47 PM
Poll: Taiyou no Ko Esteban Episode 2 Discussion
tr25a3 - Nov 29, 2019
0 repliesby tr25a3 »»
Nov 29, 2019 7:04 AM
MAJOR SPOILERS!!: dankest history channel anime
RedPlaty - May 28, 2019
0 repliesby RedPlaty »»
May 28, 2019 5:07 PM