Overview
Ulysses 31 is a French–Japanese–Luxembourgian anime series based on the Greek mythology of Odysseus, set in the 31st century. It was produced by DIC Audiovisuel and Tokyo Movie Shinsha, in co-production with France 3 and RTL. First broadcast between 3 October 1981 - 3 April 1982, the series was later dubbed into English and shown in the United Kingdom on BBC 1 in 1985, and in the United States as part of Kideo TV in 1986.
The series follows 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.
