Taiyou no Ko Esteban
The Mysterious Cities of Gold
- 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)
Format
TV
Source
other
Episodes
39
Episode Duration
22 mins
Status
finished
Start Date
Jun 29, 1982
End Date
Jun 7, 1983
Season
summer
Average Score
74%
Studios
Producers
Genres
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Tags
Foreign
85%
Historical
79%
Outdoor Activities
79%
Lost Civilization
75%
Anachronism
73%
Ships
70%
Mythology
65%
Male Protagonist
63%
Primarily Child Cast
60%
Tragedy
60%
Educational
53%
Aviation
40%
Indigenous Cultures
20%
