The 39 episodes of the animated series The Mysterious Cities of Gold were co-produced between DIC Entertainment and Studio Pierrot. The series premiere episode was broadcast in Japan on NHK on May 1, 1982, and ran until its conclusion on February 5, 1983. The plot follows a young Spanish boy named Esteban who joins a voyage to the New World in search of the lost Seven Cities of Gold and his father.
The series aired in the English dubbed format in the United States, premiering on Nickelodeon on June 30, 1986, and running through March 23, 1987. English dubbed episodes also aired in the United Kingdom on Children's BBC from September 1, 1986, to June 22, 1987,The Journal Nos. 43572 to 43820, 1 September 1986 to 22 June 1987.The Journal Nos. 44378 to 44528, 5 April 1989 to 28 September 1989. and in Australia, on the public broadcaster ABC in 1986. The series was translated and aired in France on Antenne 2.Le XVIème siècle, citesdor.com (French). Retrieved on November 20, 2007.Première diffusion des Cités d'Or, Linternaute Histoire. Retrieved on November 20, 2007. The episodes have been released to both VHS and DVD in France, Belgium, Japan, Canada (in French) and Germany. In 2007, Fabulous Films acquired the license to release the series in Region 2 (Europe), Region 1, and Region 4. All 39 unedited episodes of the series were released in the United Kingdom in June 2008 as a six DVD set with the picture and sound restored. The DVD was released in Australia in August 2008 and later in North America in April 2009.Mysterious Cities of Gold - Fabulous Films Allies with Arts Alliance, Announces 2 "Mysterious" Sets, Plans "Monster Squad" and Others , TVShowsOnDVD.com, January 13, 2009 In 2013 the original series was released on Blu-ray in France.
Episode list Season 1 (1986)
Season 1–3 (2012)
See also List of The Mysterious Cities of Gold characters
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