is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, published in Tokuma Shoten's '' Monthly Comic Ryū'' from March 1979 to September 1984. The story follows

Arion Arion (; grc-gre, Ἀρίων; fl. c. 700 BC) was a kitharode in ancient Greece, a Dionysiac poet credited with inventing the dithyramb. The islanders of Lesbos claimed him as their native son, but Arion found a patron in Periander, tyrant ...

, a young man kidnapped by

Hades Hades (; grc-gre, ᾍδης, Háidēs; ), in the ancient Greek religion and myth, is the god of the dead and the king of the underworld, with which his name became synonymous. Hades was the eldest son of Cronus and Rhea, although this also ...

as a child and raised to believe that his mother was blinded by Zeus and that killing the ruler of Mount Olympus will cure her. An animated feature film adaptation, written and directed by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, was released in 1986.

Cast

* Shigeru Nakahara - Arion *

Miki Takahashi is a Japanese voice actress and singer. Together with her friend Chika Sakamoto, she participated in the third incarnation of the radio show Animetopia. She is a member of SplashDream. Anime TV *'' Around the World in Eighty Days'' (Princess ...

- Resphoina * Mayumi Tanaka - Seneca * Hirotaka Suzuoki - Apollo *

Masako Katsuki is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator formerly affiliated with Theater Echo and now with 81 Produce. Following her debut in ''Shiroi Kiba: White Fang Monotagari'' as the role of Mary Scott, Katsuki has lent her voice to several notabl ...

- Athena * Chikao Ōtsuka -

* Kiyoshi Kobayashi - Poseidon * Masanobu Ōkubo - Zeus * Ichirō Nagai - Lycaon * Reiko Mutō -

Demeter In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Demeter (; Attic: ''Dēmḗtēr'' ; Doric: ''Dāmā́tēr'') is the Olympian goddess of the harvest and agriculture, presiding over crops, grains, food, and the fertility of the earth. Although s ...

* Hideyuki Tanaka - Prometheus * Kazue Komiya - Arion (young) * Ryōko Kinomiya -

Gaia In Greek mythology, Gaia (; from Ancient Greek , a poetical form of , 'land' or 'earth'),, , . also spelled Gaea , is the personification of the Earth and one of the Greek primordial deities. Gaia is the ancestral mother—sometimes parthenog ...

Toku Nishio was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Gifu Prefecture, Japan. He was represented by Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. He was most known for the roles of Kanichi Nishi (Ashita no Joe), Musashi Tomoe (Getter Robo), and Mr. Popo (D ...

- Gid * Daisuke Gōri - Heracles *

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Ares Ares (; grc, Ἄρης, ''Árēs'' ) is the Greek god of war and courage. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. The Greeks were ambivalent towards him. He embodies the physical valor necessary for success in war b ...

* Takako Ōta - Pio * Kōhei Miyauchi - Ethos * Hisako Kyōda - Ethos' Wife * Tomomichi Nishimura - Priest

References

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* * 1979 manga 1986 anime films Animated films based on manga Discotek Media Fantasy anime and manga Classical mythology in anime and manga Japanese animated films Seinen manga Sunrise (company) Tokuma Shoten manga {{anime-film-stub