Animation Kikou: Marco Polo no Bouken

Alternative Titles

Synonyms

Animation Kikou Marco Polo

Animated Travels: Marco Polo's Adventures.

Japanese

アニメーション紀行マルコ・ポーロの冒険

English

Marco Polo's Adventures

Information

Type

Aired

Apr 7, 1979 to Apr 5, 1980

Episodes

Duration

20 min per ep

Season

spring 1979

Broadcast

Saturdays at 19:30 (JST)

Studios

Madhouse

Status

Finished Airing

Source

Original

Rating

G - All Ages

Genres

Adventure

Themes

Historical

Demographics

Statistics

Rank

8983

Score

6.16

Scored by

506

Popularity

12928

Members

1381

Favorites

External Links

Official Site AniDB ANN Wikipedia Animation Kikou: Marco Polo no Bouken

Synopsis

Seventeen-year-old Marco Polo leaves his home in Venice on a trip to the little-known country of "Yuan", in the company of his father Nicolo and his uncle Matteo. Their mission is to deliver the sacred oil from the Tomb of Christ and a letter from the Pope to the Kublai.

Background

This was an animated documentary on Marco Polo, mixed in with live-action footage. 43 episodes were broadcast on NHK from 1979 to 1980, but only the first and last episodes survive. While the cel animation was shot on film, post-production and editing were done on videotapes (normal for NHK programs), which have since been wiped. (Source: Cartoon Research)