King Arthur (TV series)
An anime retelling of Arthurian legend.
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. It aired 30 half-hour episodes from September 9, 1979 to March 3, 1980. The series gained significant popularity in its non-English translations.
Quick Facts
- Creator
- Satomi Mikuriya
- Based on
- Le Morte d'Arthur, Sir Thomas Mallory
- Director
- Masayuki Akehi; Tomoharu Katsumata
- Writer
- Kensyo Nakano
- Mitsuru Majima
- Sukehiro Tomita
- Tsunehisa Ito
- Music
- Shinichi Tanabe
- Company
- Toei Animation; Asatsu
- Network
- FNS (Fuji TV)
- First aired
- 9 September 1979
Facts from the source article.
Plot
As a baby, Prince Arthur is sent by Merlin to a knight for safekeeping after King Lavik attacks Camelot. At age 15, Arthur pulls Excalibur from a stone, proving his royal lineage. He and his subjects then fight against Lavik and the witch Medessa.
Production and release
Isao Sasaki and Koorogi '73 sang the opening theme "Kibou yo sore wa" and "Ou no Naka no Ou"; Mitsuko Horie and Koorogi '73 performed the ending theme. A French-dubbed version, Le Roi Arthur, was released in the early 1980s through Jacques Censtrier Productions. An English dub, King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table, was produced by ZIV International, Inc. in 1981. The series was adapted into comics in Telebi Magazine, Terebi Land, and Bōken Ō, and was followed by King Arthur: Prince on White Horse in 1980.
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