Ulysses 31

Plot:
Ulysses 31 is a Franco-Japanese animated television series that updates the Greek mythology of Odysseus to the 31st century. The show comprised 26 half-hour episodes and was produced by DIC Audiovisuel in conjunction with anime studio Tokyo Movie Shinsha. This is also the first show produced by DiC Entertainment, now Cookie Jar Entertainment.

The plot line of the series, 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 given a futuristic twist.

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.

Original Name: ユリシーズ31
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 27
Status: Ended

Rating: 8.5
Vote Count: 3
Type: Scripted
Network(s): France 3
First Air Date: October 3, 1981
Last Air Date: March 27, 1982
Episode Runtime: 24,30 mins
Primary Year: 1981
Created by: Jean Chalopin, Yoshitake Suzuki
Genres: Animation, Science Fiction
IMDB Link: tt0131190
Production Companies: DiC Enterprises, Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS), France 3 (FR 3), CLT
Spoken Language(s): Japanese
Origin Countries: Japan
Alternative Titles: Ulysse 31, H odysseia tou diastimatos, Odysseus 31, Uchû densetsu Ulysses 31, Ulises 31