Taiyou no Ko Esteban


The Mysterious Cities of Gold

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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
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Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 39
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: May 1, 1982 to Feb 5, 1983
Premiered: Spring 1982
Broadcast: Tuesdays at 19:30 (JST)
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: 7.751 (scored by 60616,061 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #11572
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #5729
Members: 14,459
Favorites: 120

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Animeby Conde_Mohr

With the intention of keeping this as comprehensive as possible, I encourage anyone reading to help me find more anime and update the text, particularly of those anime I haven’t watched. You can comment this publication in my profile or send me suggestions/alternative text via PM.
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Para que esta lista sea lo más completa posible, animo a quien le apetezca a que me ayude a encontrar más anime y revisar/reescribir el texto que acompaña a los animes, sobre todo los que no he visto (mandadme vuestras sugerencias por MD). También podéis comentar esta lista en mi perfil.



In 1614, the Keichō Embassy arrived to Spain in their trip to Rome. When they came back after failing their mission, they came back and rested in Coria del Río (Seville) before returning to their country, and some Japanese stayed there to live. In their honour, the surname “Japón” came to be, and that marked the beginning of the good relationship between Japan and Spain, particularly Andalusia... or so we thought. Recent investigations have shown that the origin of the Japan surname doesn't come from the Keichō Embassy, but the feelings of deep friendship between the cultures was real.
Four centuries later, Spain continues to be an inspiration for the pinnacle of Japanese culture, which of course is anime. Actually… there are not that many related to Spain, are there? This stack will delve deep into anime with some sort of relationship to Spain so that you can surprise your friends with some obscure knowledge that they probably will not appreciate.
All of these anime have something to do with Spain. Due to their prevalence, references to paella specifically (it’s rice with things anyway), bullfighters with no further mention to Spain, or the simple appearance of a Spanish flag or the name of the country appearing in the background will not make it to this list. Almost every other reference is fair game.

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En 1614, la Embajada Keichō llegó a España tras su viaje a Roma. Cuando volvieron de su infructuosa conversación con el papa, se quedaron a descansar en Coria del Río (Sevilla) antes de volver a su país. Algunos japoneses se quedaron a vivir, recibiendo el apellido Japón y marcando el comienzo de las buenas relaciones entre los dos pueblos, particularmente con Andalucía... o eso se creía. Estudios recientes han determinado que el apellido Japón en España no se originó con la Embajada Keichō, pero el sentimiento de amistad entre ambas culturas sigue siendo real.
Cuatro siglos después, España sigue siendo una inspiración para el máximo exponente de la cultura nipona, que por supuesto es el anime. Aunque, pensándolo bien, no hay muchos animes que se inspiren en España. En esta lista se profundizará en aquellos que sí existen para que puedas sorprender a tus amigos con trivia que muy probablemente no les interesará.
Todos estos animes tienen algo que ver con España. Debido a lo común que es, no se incluirá anime cuyas referencias se limiten a paella (o arroz con cosas, según se mire), toreros sin mayor mención al país, o banderas y/o el nombre España en el fondo de la pantalla sin mayor relevancia. Casi cualquier otra referencia es válida.

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Thanks to Twitter user @pedro50676600 for correcting the data on the Keichō Embassy. // Gracias al usuario de Twitter @pedro50676600 por corregir la información sobre la Embajada Keichō.

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Animeby AnnaSartin

Classic 20th-century series and films that most old-school otaku have heard of and many older fans will cite as the reason they became a life-long weeb in the first place. Some have gotten sequels or modern reboots, while others have been relegated to the past and stand alone as fondly-remembered products of their time. If you want to take a journey through anime history, these shows are the place to start!

Additional info as requested by MAL staff:

Definition of classic: "A work of art of recognized and established value."

Criteria for this list: Were popular or well-known at some point during the 20th century, or were based on well-known source material of the time.

49 Entries · Jul 4, 2022 9:46 AM

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Animeby AnnaSartin

These classic series aired on Nickelodeon back in the 80s and 90s.

Before the network began focusing on creating its own in-house animation in the 90s, it relied heavily on foreign programming. In addition to Japanese content, Nickelodeon also purchased airing rights to a number of European shows, such as the fondly-remembered Spanish series "The World of David the Gnome" and the French-produced "Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea". The network's interest in purchasing foreign animation eventually fizzled out after the "Nicktoons" brand's rise in popularity.

10 Entries · May 3, 2022 8:52 AM

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Animeby AnnaSartin

These travelers wander from place to place for various reasons. They may travel the land for their job, be on a journey due to a strong sense of wanderlust, or are adventurers on a quest of some sort. Others may be homeless, exiled, or on the run and have no place to put down roots. Basically, a list of non-isekai shows from various genres where the characters change location frequently.

28 Entries · Apr 8, 2:25 PM

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Collection of historical semi-realistic or realistic works that detail the historical events of America or daily life of people in American historical context.

36 Entries · Oct 29, 2023 4:41 PM

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Animeby Squarrel

[Please let me know of any errors]

Hello everyone, I will try to list here a long list of anime that have been broadcast on French television, being as faithful as possible.

The 80s represent the very first generation of successful Japanese cartoons to land on televisions of the time.
This wave is mainly marked by the youth program "Récré A2" broadcast from July 3, 1978 until June 29, 1988 on the Antenne 2 channel.

There are also some films and series that date from before 1978 in this list but they did not have a huge impact in France, the year 1978 especially marks the arrival of Grendizer [UFO Robo Grendizer] who was a real pop-cultural tidal wave for years, which we still see its influence today. It will of course be accompanied by equally cult anime throughout the 80s and 90s.

(Sorry for some missing anime, usually it's because they're not on MAL)

(And also I'm doing this whole thread by translating it on google translate, sorry in advance for the bad turns of phrase)

50 Entries · Apr 17, 2023 3:22 PM

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Anime that aired in Britain on TV. Does not include streaming, home release, etc. Some air dates are included.


My source for some of these is through word of mouth or archived forum posts so if there are any inaccuracies I apologize. As a rule of thumb if an air date is included it means the show definitely aired.

46 Entries · May 23, 4:01 AM

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suggestions are appreciated

28 Entries · Oct 12, 2023 1:37 PM

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▁ ▂ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █ 𝓑𝓵𝓪𝓬𝓴 ✦ 𝓑𝓻𝓸𝔀𝓷 𝓲𝓷 𝓐𝓷𝓲𝓶𝓮 ⟨⟨ 𝔖𝔢𝔠𝔬𝔫𝔡 𝔈𝔡𝔦𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫 ⟩⟩ █ ▇ ▆ ▅ ▄ ▂ ▁


✯ 𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖘𝖙 𝖊𝖉𝖎𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 → https://myanimelist.net/stacks/1027

✯ 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖗𝖉 𝖊𝖉𝖎𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 → https://myanimelist.net/stacks/14207

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I tried to make this list using mostly lesser-known fanservice-free anime. Most of these make the list based on having MAL ratings lower than PG-13 or having clean ratings for no sexual content or nudity on doesthedogdie.com. Some of the selections in the list do have fanservice in the original Japanese version that was omitted for the Western release.

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/30553

50 Entries · Sep 25, 2023 10:49 PM

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49 Entries · Nov 19, 4:01 PM

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29 Entries · Oct 3, 2023 7:59 AM

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List of every vintage-classic or new-modern Japanese animations that officially dubbed in Arabic language and aired on many official Arabic tv channels like “spacetoon” , “mbc3” or national government channels like “Kuwait tv” , ”sama dubai tv” , “bahrain tv” and “Jordan tv”

50 Entries · May 3, 2023 12:07 PM

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Animeby Gsarthotegga

These titles are either available in raw form only or have a number of episodes that have yet to be officially subbed (or fansubbed). Corrections or suggestions would be appreciated. Any entries that are removed once subs become available will be linked below.

Removed entries:
https://myanimelist.net/anime/23569/Kagirinaki_Rakuen
https://myanimelist.net/anime/961/Virtua_Fighter

41 Entries · Oct 30, 3:49 PM

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the 50 TV anime from before 2000 with the highest average score on MAL.

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50 Entries · May 6, 2023 6:18 AM

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Anime for people who hate anime. This list was made based on recognizability to Western audiences, lack of fanservice, and lack of typical anime tropes.

15 Entries · Jun 12, 2023 8:41 AM

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Animeby ZechAnimanga

Anime where journeys become the main focus of the theme and story. Where one is able to grow and learn about themselves, the people, and the world around them.

The destination, is the result of one’s journey and what they experienced from it. A journey is inherently a learning and humbling experience. Where one doesn't even need to head in the right direction, instead of finding relief and fulfillment within the journey.

47 Entries · Nov 15, 2023 10:14 AM

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Animeby flammeur

To be part of that list an anime (or donghua/aeni) needs:
-To be complete since at least 1 year.
-To be first serie adaptation of an anime OR of a remake. (no earlier prequel/parent story)
-To not be in top 1000 popularity.
-To have a popularity rank 5 times as high as its scoring rank minimum.

50 Entries · Oct 19, 3:27 PM

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