The Adventures of the Little Prince (TV series)
| The Adventures of the Little Prince | |
.jpg) Poster from the first DVD box of the series depicting the main characters | |
| 星の王子さま プチ・プランス (Hoshi no Ōjisama Puchi Puransu) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventures |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Kôji Yamazaki, Takeyuki Kanda |
| Studio | Knack Productions |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Asahi |
| English network | |
| Original run | July 4, 1978 – March 27, 1979 |
| Episodes | 39 (35 on Japanese TV; 26 in English dub) |
The Adventures of the Little Prince is an anime series based on the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Made by the animation studio Knack Productions, the series, originally titled The Prince of the Stars: Le Petit Prince (星の王子さま プチ・プランス Hoshi no Ōjisama Puchi Puransu), aired in Japan on the TV Asahi network from July 1978 to March 1979. Dubbed into English, the series premiered in the United States in 1985 on Nickelodeon and was rerun through June 1, 1985 to December 29, 1989.[1] It was also broadcast on TVOntario in 1989,[2] a station that would later pick up the dub of the 2010 French adaptation. Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, of Mobile Suit Gundam fame, was involved in this series as a director.
In total there were 26 episodes aired in English, with 39 episodes made for the original Japanese run.
According to The Anime Encyclopedia by Jonathan Clements and Helen McCarthy, only the first 35 episodes were actually aired on Japanese TV; the remaining four episodes remained "lost" until the series was reissued on video.
Plot
The series showed the extended adventures of the Little Prince, Swifty The Space Bird, and the Rose Girl.
Episodes
| No. | Original Title[lower-alpha 1] | English Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "My Home, a Tiny Planet" "Furusato no chisana hoshi" (ふるさとの小さな星) | "Higher Than Eagles Fly!" | July 4, 1978 |
| 2 | "Friendship in the Desert" "Sabaku no yūjō" (砂漠の友情) | "Shipwreck!" | July 11, 1978 |
| 3 | TBA (みどりの星・地球) | "On Wings of Love" | July 18, 1978 |
| 4 | TBA (命かがやく朝) | "Rob the Rainbow" | July 25, 1978 |
| 5 | TBA (心のともしび) | "A Small Alien" | August 1, 1978 |
| 6 | TBA (それでも星はまたたく) | "Somewhere in Space" | August 8, 1978 |
| 7 | TBA (海に浮かぶ城) | "Visit to Another Planet" | August 15, 1978 |
| 8 | TBA (湖のほとりで) | "The Perfect Planet" | August 22, 1978 |
| 9 | TBA (小さな約束) | "The Wolf Pack" | August 29, 1978 |
| 10 | TBA (湖をわたる笛の音) | "The Star Gazer" | September 5, 1978 |
| 11 | TBA (タンポポと少女) | "Last Voyage of the Rose" | September 12, 1978 |
| 12 | TBA (山から来た英雄) | "The Chimney Sweep" | September 26, 1978 |
| 13 | TBA (心を結ぶ赤いバラ) | "The Greatest Gift" | October 3, 1978 |
| 14 | TBA (バラの船長さん) | "Too Big for This World!" | October 10, 1978 |
| 15 | TBA (虹と少年と盗賊と) | "The Winning Ride" | October 17, 1978 |
| 16 | TBA (カモメとぶ海) | "To Be a Man" | October 24, 1978 |
| 17 | TBA (大自然の友情) | "The Magic Case" | October 31, 1978 |
| 18 | TBA (屋根裏のスミレ) | "Always Listen to a Fox" | November 7, 1978 |
| 19 | TBA (なつかしい遠メガネ) | "The Dancing Bear" | November 14, 1978 |
| 20 | TBA (手のひらの星) | "Hitch Onto Halley's Comet" | November 21, 1978 |
| 21 | TBA (爽快！木馬レース) | "A Light in the Storm" | November 28, 1978 |
| 22 | TBA (嵐の中の父と子) | "What Makes Mitzi Mean?" | December 5, 1978 |
| 23 | TBA (シモンじいさんの贈り物) | "The Wishing Stone" | December 19, 1978 |
| 24 | TBA (夢を掘る男) | "A Different World" | January 9, 1979 |
| 25 | TBA (飛べ気球！山脈をこえて) | "Erase All Beauty" | January 16, 1979 |
| 26 | TBA (ローエン山の小さな花) | "Play It Again, Sean!" | January 23, 1979 |
| 27 | "Run! Locomotive" (走れ！機関車) | N/A | January 30, 1979 |
| 28 | "Lullabye-grass of love" (愛のララバイ草) | N/A | February 6, 1979 |
| 29 | "When the Aurora Shines" (オーロラの輝くとき) | N/A | February 13, 1979 |
| 30 | "Adventure on the Dream Ship (Part 1)" (ドリーム号の冒険 ―前編―) | N/A | February 20, 1979 |
| 31 | "Adventure on the Dream Ship (Part 2)" (ドリーム号の冒険 ―後編―) | N/A | February 27, 1979 |
| 32 | "I Want to Return to my Home Planet" (星へ帰りたい) | N/A | March 6, 1979 |
| 33 | "Fly, Comet Ship!" (飛べ流星号！) | N/A | March 13, 1979 |
| 34 | "Village Vanished to the Lake Bottom" (湖底に消えた村) | N/A | March 20, 1979 |
| 35 | "The Bridge of Friendship" (友情の橋) | N/A | March 27, 1979 |
| 36 | "Sculptor of the Forest" (森の彫刻師) | N/A | N/A |
| 37 | "Hero's Hill" (勇者の丘) | N/A | N/A |
| 38 | "Violin Singing to the Heart" (心にうたうヴァイオリン) | N/A | N/A |
| 39 | "Good Night, Prince" (おやすみなさい王子さま) | N/A | N/A |
Voices
| Character | Japanese voice | English voice |
|---|---|---|
| Little Prince | Taiki Matsuno | Julie Dees, Katie Leigh |
| Rose Girl | Yoshiko Matsuo | Janet Waldo |
| Swifty (Bird) | Hiroshi Masuoka | Hal Smith |
| Saten | Keiko Yokozawa | |
| Boss | Kazue Takahashi | |
| Peter | Kaoru Kurosu | |
| Old Man | Minoru Yada | |
| Danya | Janet Waldo | |
| Narrator | Masaaki Yajima |
DVD releases
On September 6, 2005, Koch Vision released a 4-disc DVD of the entire English series in Region 1. Koch Vision has subsequently begun releasing the series in Volumes each containing 3 or 4 episodes each, which sell at a lower cost than the complete series.
Discotek Media released all 26 episodes of the English dub on DVD on October 31, 2017. On December 6, 2017, Discotek Media uploaded the first episode of the Japanese version with English subtitles to YouTube, though it is currently unknown if they will subtitle all episodes and if they have any plans to release the Japanese version to home video.
| DVD Name | Ep # | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Complete Animated Series | 26 | September 6, 2005 |
| The complete English language series | 26 | October 31, 2017 |
See also
- List of The Little Prince adaptations, a listing of The Little Prince story adapted into various media.
- The Little Prince (1974 film), a 1974 musical film directed by Stanley Donen
- The Little Prince (2015 film), a 2015 computer-animated fantasy film directed by Mark Osborne
- The Little Prince (play), a theatrical adaptation
- The Little Prince (opera), an opera in two acts by Rachel Portman to an English libretto by Nicholas Wright
- The Little Prince and the Aviator, a 1981 musical theatre adaptation
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry category listing of articles
Notes
- ↑ Translated episode titles for episodes 1 and 2 are taken from Discotek Media's official stream.
References
- Citations
- ↑ Collins, Glen. From Kubrick To Saint-Exupery: The Adventures of the Little Prince, The New York Times. April 14, 1985. p.30. Accessed August 4, 2009.
- ↑ TVOntario 1989 commercial
- Bibliography
- The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons, 2nd ed.
- The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917, by Jonathan Clements and Helen McCarthy
External links
- Hoshi no Ojisama Petit Prince (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- The Adventures of the Little Prince on IMDb
- 'The Adventures of the Little Prince at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- Danya y Little Prince on toonarific.com
