Taiyou no Ko Esteban
The Mysterious Cities of Gold • 太陽の子エステバン
TV · 1982 · 39 eps · Finished · Score 7.5
Genres: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Themes: Foreign, Historical, Outdoor Activities, Lost Civilization, Anachronism, Ships, Mythology, Male Protagonist, Primarily Child Cast
Studios: Studio Pierrot
Synopsis
1532. Esteban (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: Anime News Network)
Voice Actors
- Isao Sasaki as Mendoza
- Masako Nozawa as Esteban
- Mami Koyama as Zia
- Junko Hori as Tao
- Kenji Utsumi as Gaspard
- Hitoshi Takagi as High Priest
- Mahito Tsujimura as Papacamayo
- Takeshi Aono as Sancho
- Katsunosuke Hori as Francisco Pizarro
- Kaneta Kimotsuki as Pedro
- Shunsuke Shima as Fernando LaGuerra
- Gorou Naya as Gomez
- Masako Uetake as Picchu
- Hideyuki Umezu as Kalmec
- Kousei Tomita as Tetiola
- Rihoko Yoshida as Marinche
- Kouichi Kitamura as Kraka