Marco Polo's Adventures
Animation Kikou Marco Polo
Animation Kikou: Marco Polo no Bouken
Genres
- Adventure
Tags
all 10- SceneForeign79
- OtherTravel79
- OtherBiographical79
- Slice of LifeFamily Life79
- ArtsClassic Literature79
- DramaComing of Age79
- TechnicalMixed Media79
- TechnicalNon-fiction79
- DemographicShounen60
- TimeHistorical60
Genres: Adventure. Tags: Foreign, Travel, Biographical, Family Life, Classic Literature, Coming of Age, Mixed Media, Non-fiction, Shounen, Historical.
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10
Favorites
732
Members
- Premiered
- Spring 1979
- Aired
- Apr 7, 1979 – Apr 5, 1980
- Broadcast
- Saturday · 19:30:00
- Duration
- 20 min
- Studio
- Madhouse
Alternative Titles
en-x-romajiAnimation Kikou: Marco Polo no Bouken
jaアニメーション紀行 マルコ・ポーロの冒険
enAnimation Kikou Marco Polo
enAnimated Travels: Marco Polo's Adventures.
enLe avventure di Marco Polo
enMarco Polo no Boken
Synopsis
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) In 2021, NHK announced that they had succ
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) In 2021, NHK announced that they had successfully collected recordings of all 43 episodes from viewers and individuals involved with the show. NHK began a complete re-broadcast of the show on April 5, 2025. (Source: NHK)
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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) In 2021, NHK announced that they had succ
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) In 2021, NHK announced that they had successfully collected recordings of all 43 episodes from viewers and individuals involved with the show. NHK began a complete re-broadcast of the show on April 5, 2025. (Source: NHK)
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Information
- Type
- TV
- Status
- Finished
- Premiered
- Spring 1979
- Aired
- Apr 7, 1979 – Apr 5, 1980
- Broadcast
- Saturday · 19:30:00
- Episodes
- 43
- Duration
- 20 min
- Studio
- Madhouse
Alternative Titles
en-x-romajiAnimation Kikou: Marco Polo no Bouken
jaアニメーション紀行 マルコ・ポーロの冒険
enAnimation Kikou Marco Polo
enAnimated Travels: Marco Polo's Adventures.
enLe avventure di Marco Polo
enMarco Polo no Boken