The Mysterious Cities of Gold is a tV series anime that premiered in summer 1982, produced by Studio Pierrot.

About the production: the story comes from a other, there are 39 episodes of about 22 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are adventure and sci-fi, with themes such as Foreign, Historical, Outdoor Activities and Lost Civilization.

On AniList, The Mysterious Cities of Gold has an average score of 75%, a very good score, and appears on 4,834 users' lists.

1532. 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)

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