THURSDAY THEME SONG: THE ADVENTURES OF THE LITTLE PRINCE
The Little Prince
The Adventures of the Little Prince
In July of 1978, Hoshi no Ojisama Puchi Puransu was released in Japan. The series, which means Prince of the Stars: Petit Prince, contained 39 episodes may of which were directed by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. Yasuhiko not only directed but was also the character designer. He then went on to be the influential character designer for Mobile Suit Gundam.
The series was re-cut and dubbed into English and brought to a North American audience in 1982. Only 26 of the 39 episodes were dubbed.
The story, which is loosely based on the 1943 book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, follows the adventures of a young boy who lives on a tiny planet called B6-12. He lives alone on that planet so every episode he rides a comet to Earth, his favourite planet and meets the local people.
The show was a hit with small children and became quite dear to children of the eighties. Do you remember this theme song?
2 comments:
I read Le Petit Prince in French class...never knew it had been made into a cartoon. Very cool :)
Any idea if the other 9 episodes were released in Japan in a video, or if they are available someplace?
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