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Ulysses 31
★ 8.0/10•1981•24m•TV-Y7•Kids•Animation•Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Ulysses and his crew struggle against the divine entities that rule the universe, the ancient gods from Greek mythology.

Jean Chalopin · Writer

Kazuo Terada · Director

Yoshitake Suzuki · Writer

Kyosuke Mikuriya · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime24m
LanguageFR
First Air DateOct 3, 1981

Episodes

Episode 1 - Vengeance of the GodsE124m

Vengeance of the Gods

On his trip back to Earth, Ulysses' son is carried off by the Cyclops to give sight to his followers with Telemachus' life force. Ulysses destroys the Cyclops and saves Telemachus, Yumi and Numinor. In retaliation the ancient Gods then send his ship, the Odyssey, into an unknown part of space with the bulk of its crew cursed to remain lifeless, floating in mid-air until Ulysses finds the Kingdom of Hades.

Oct 3, 1981

Episode 2 - The Black SphereE224m

The Black Sphere

On an isolated asteroid Ulysses meets an old, blind, scholar called Heratos and his assistant, a young Zotrian woman named Atena. Heratos gives Ulysses a map that will lead him beyond the galactic glaciers - or so he claims.

Oct 10, 1981

Episode 3 - Flowers of FearE324m

Flowers of Fear

The Odyssey comes across a lifeless city world. On hearing that its people had the technology to bring the dead back to life, Yumi takes Numinor to the planet to revive him. However, she learns why there is no life in the city.

Oct 17, 1981

Episode 4 - Cronus, Father of TimeE424m

Cronus, Father of Time

Ulysses is saved from a Trident attack by Chronos, the god of time, who wants to use him as leverage to be allowed to reenter the home of the gods.

Oct 24, 1981

Episode 5 - The Lost PlanetE524m

The Lost Planet

Numinor is awaken when The Odyssey chances upon a satellite world that has strayed far from it's orbit around he and Yumi's home world. Ulysses, Telemachus, Nono, Numinor and Yumi head down to the planet and make the startling discovery that the entire population has been turned to stone by an evil Witch.

Oct 31, 1981

Episode 6 - Guardian of the Cosmic WindsE624m

Guardian of the Cosmic Winds

Aeolus, King of the winds, kidnaps Ulysses to provide entertainment for his daughter's birthday party. Unable to watch her father's cruel sport, she frees the captives and helps them escape.

Nov 7, 1981

Episode 7 - The Eternal PunishmentE724m

The Eternal Punishment

Ulysses encounters Sisyphus, a king condemned to fill a crater with boulders for all eternity for having dared to want the secret of immortality. Zeus has promised Sisyphus he can leave if he makes Ulysses take his place.

Nov 14, 1981

Episode 8 - Mutiny on BoardE824m

Mutiny on Board

A space storm revives the companions as crazed automatons who take over the ship and try to crash it into space glaciers.

Nov 21, 1981

Episode 9 - Secret of the SphinxE924m

Secret of the Sphinx

Passing through the domain of the great Sphinx, Ulysses must answer his riddle to leave safely. His treacherous daughter kidnaps the children and plots to make Ulysses her slave.

Nov 28, 1981

Episode 10 - Temple of the LestrigonesE1024m

Temple of the Lestrigones

The Odyssey arrives on a tropical planet, where the ruling tyrant uses a magic prism to shrink them.

Dec 5, 1981

Episode 11 - Trapped Between Fire And IceE1124m

Trapped Between Fire And Ice

Trying to help a stranded astronaut, Ulysses tries to find a hidden base on one of the deadly twin planets Scylla or Charybdis.

Dec 13, 1981

Episode 12 - The Seat of ForgetfulnessE1224m

The Seat of Forgetfulness

Ulysses follows a Trident carrier in hopes of learning more about the way out of Olympus, and finds himself trapped in bizarre worlds. To save the children, he will have to give up his memories.

Dec 19, 1981

Episode 13 - Song of DangerE1324m

Song of Danger

Pirates kidnap the children to force Ulysses and No-No to brave the danger of the Sirens, said to guard a map of the Olympus universe.

Dec 26, 1981

Episode 14 - Phantoms from the SwampE1424m

Phantoms from the Swamp

Coming across a piece of Zotra that could bring Numinor back to life, Ulysses and Yumi pursue it to a swamp planet where they are ambushed by monsters who can copy their forms

Jan 2, 1982

Episode 15 - Before the FloodE1524m

Before the Flood

Ulysses and the crew land on a planet similar to prehistoric earth. They encounter a winged female named Sauria, whose people are under attack from mutant vultures called Keconopters.

Jan 9, 1982

Episode 16 - The Magic Spells of CirceE1624m

The Magic Spells of Circe

The crew of the Odyssey are enslaved by the magic of the enchantress Circe and turned into pig-people to build a tower that will house all the knowledge of the universe.

Jan 16, 1982

Episode 17 - The Hidden TruthE1724m

The Hidden Truth

The shapechanger Nereus calls Ulysses for help when Shark Men, servants of the gods, take over his planet.

Jan 23, 1982

Episode 18 - Lost in the LabyrinthE1824m

Lost in the Labyrinth

Princess Ariadne comes upon the Odyssey, and asks for Ulysses' help in saving her lover Theseus, who has been exiled to her father's labyrinth to be killed by the fearsome Minotaur.

Jan 30, 1982

Episode 19 - At the Heart of the UniverseE1924m

At the Heart of the Universe

Mercurius, the bubble-dwelling "grandson of the gods," enlists Ulysses' help in taking a jewel from the brow of the giant Atlas under the promise that it will give him the power to send Ulysses home.

Feb 6, 1982

Episode 20 - The Magician in BlackE2024m

The Magician in Black

Ulysses is saved from an attack by the most powerful magician in the universe who breaks the gods' curse on his crew; however, as payment for his services, demands to hunt Ulysses's best men.

Feb 13, 1982

Episode 21 - Rebellion on LemnosE2124m

Rebellion on Lemnos

Princess Hypsipyle of the planet Lemnos is found by Ulysses; she tells them that the women of her planet are being forced by the Shark Men to build ships for the gods.

Feb 20, 1982

Episode 22 - The City of CortexE2224m

The City of Cortex

The Odyssey is dragged to a planet populated by machines, and governed by the tyrannical computer Cortex. One of its inhabitants, a "female" robot named Nanette, falls in love with No-No.

Feb 27, 1982

Episode 23 - Strange MeetingE2324m

Strange Meeting

Ulysses and the children are sent back in time and meet the original Ulysses, Telemachus and Penelope of Homer's epic.

Mar 6, 1982

Episode 24 - The Lotus EatersE2424m

The Lotus Eaters

Needing raw materials to repair the Odyssey, Ulysses travels to a world where the inhabitants are addicted to eating seeds which induce amnesia.

Mar 13, 1982

Episode 25 - CalypsoE2524m

Calypso

The Odyssey responds to a distress call from Queen Calypso, who tells him that if he saves her planet she will tell him the way back to earth. Calypso has been ordered by Zeus to betray Ulysses, but she falls in love with him and cannot carry out the gods' orders.

Mar 20, 1982

Episode 26 - The Kingdom of HadesE2624m

The Kingdom of Hades

In the final episode, Ulysses and his companions reach the Kingdom of Hades. They meet Orpheus, who seeks Ulysses' help to find his love, Eurydice, who has been taken to the Kingdom of Hades by Charon. Hades, the god of death, tells Ulysses that he must leave his companions behind if he wishes to return to Earth. He rejects the offer, which was a final test, and they all return home.

Mar 27, 1982

Actors

Claude Giraud

Claude Giraud

Ulysses (voice)

Jacques Ebner

Nono (voice)

Amélie Morin

Atila (voice)

André Valmy

André Valmy

Thoas (voice)

Annie Balestra

Ariane (voice)

Annie Sinigalia

Annie Sinigalia

Calypso (voice)

Arlette Thomas

Sorcière de Zotra (voice)

Fabrice Josso

Fabrice Josso

Télémaque (voice)

Francine Lainé

Francine Lainé

Sauria (voice)

Françoise Fleury

Françoise Fleury

Meropée (voice)

Gilles Laurent

Gilles Laurent

Noumaïos (voice)

Jean Barney

Jean Barney

Nestor (voice)

Jean Michaud

Jean Michaud

Eole (voice)

Jean Topart

Jean Topart

Zeus (voice)

Séverine Morisot

Yumi (voice)

Marion Loran

Marion Loran

Shirka (voice)

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