Animation Kikou: Marco Polo no Bouken
Details
- Also known as: アニメーション紀行 マルコ・ポーロの冒険, Animation Kikou Marco Polo, Animated Travels: Marco Polo's Adventures., Le avventure di Marco Polo, Marco Polo no Boken, Marco Polo's Adventures
- Type: TV
- Status: Finished Airing
- Score: 6.6
- Episodes: 43
- Genres: Adventure
- Studio: MADHOUSE
- Aired: 1979-04-07 to 1980-04-05
- Season: Spring 1979
Synopsis
Story of Marco Polo.
Episodes
- Episode 1: Start of a long journey (1979-04-07)
- Episode 2: In search of holy oil
- Episode 3: Two monks
- Episode 4: Farewell, stars of Nefdo
- Episode 5: Demon's fire
- Episode 6: Caraunas, desert thief
- Episode 7: Golden Paiza
- Episode 8: Baghdad fantasy
- Episode 9: The boy who disappeared in Caspia
- Episode 10: Valley of the killer sect
- Episode 11: Hot wind of Holmes
- Episode 12: Love hidden in the carpet
- Episode 13: Zoroastrian friendship
- Episode 14: Rebellion
- Episode 15: Valley of illusion
- Episode 16: Color of life
- Episode 17: Chapando, knight of illusion
- Episode 18: Fear crossing the Pameer mountains
- Episode 19: The girl who disappeared in the mountains
- Episode 20: Evil spirits of the desert
- Episode 21: Growing conspiracy
- Episode 22: Mysterious flag blowing in the wind
- Episode 23: Kublai, king of kings
- Episode 24: Secret order
- Episode 25: Giant snake of Karajan
- Episode 26: Message from Hyakugan
- Episode 27: Secret weapon: repeating gun
- Episode 28: Secret of the royal family grave
- Episode 29: The Yangtze bursts its dams
- Episode 30: Treasure of Zipangu
- Episode 31: Strike Zipangu
- Episode 32: The end of Akhmad
- Episode 33: New journey
- Episode 34: South sea storm
- Episode 35: Giant elephant's anger
- Episode 36: Treacherous straits of Malacca
- Episode 37: Secret of the rainforest
- Episode 38: Raja's bequest
- Episode 39: Island of jewels and conspiracy
- Episode 40: Shiva's miracle
- Episode 41: Bonds of a father and son
- Episode 42: The great journey
- Episode 43: Thoughts racing eastwards (1980-04-05)
Characters and voice actors
- Marco Polo (main character) · Japanese voice: Kei Tomiyama
- Mateo (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Kousei Tomita
- Flora (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Hiroko Suzuki
- Nicolo (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Yasuo Hisamatsu
Opening and ending songs
- Opening 1: Itsu no Hi ka Tabi Suru Mono yo · Kei Ogura
- Ending 1: Daredemo Ii kara · Kei Ogura
- Ending 2: Mata Tabi Shitaku · Kei Ogura
- Ending 3: Hito Sukui no Mizu · Kei Ogura
- Ending 4: Oozora kara Mireba · Kei Ogura
- Ending 5: Boukyou · Kei Ogura
- Ending 6: Aoki Ookami · Kei Ogura