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King Arthur
Cover art of the 2004 limited edition soundtrack
円卓の騎士物語 燃えろアーサー
Created by	Satomi Mikuriya
Based on	Le Morte d'Arthur bySir Thomas Mallory
Written by	Kensyo Nakano Mitsuru Majima Sukehiro Tomita Tsunehisa Ito
Directed by	Masayuki Akehi Tomoharu Katsumata
Music by	Shinichi Tanabe
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	30
Production
Production companies	Toei Animation Asatsu
Original release
Network	FNS (Fuji TV)
Release	9 September 1979 (1979-09-09) – 3 March 1980 (1980-03-03)

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (円卓の騎士物語 燃えろアーサー,Entaku no Kishi Monogatari Moero Āsā; lit.Story of the Knights of the Round Table: Blazing Arthur) is a Japaneseanime series based onArthurian legend.^[1] Produced byToei Animation, the series consists of 30 half-hour episodes released between September 9, 1979 and March 3, 1980. The series achieved great popularity in its non-English translations.

The series tells the story ofKing Arthur and theKnights of the Round Table, featuring 'Arthurian' characters such asLancelot,Guinevere,Tristan,Percival,Merlin,Uther Pendragon, andIgraine and other familiar elements of Arthurian lore, including the castleCamelot and Arthurian relics such asExcalibur. The series is not entirely faithful to the original legends since it adds new characters and stories which make the plot less brutal.^[2][3] Thesecond season had an even lighter tone.

When Prince Arthur is a baby, his father, King Uther Pendragon, rules Camelot.Lavik, another king who wishes to conquer Camelot, attacks the castle. Arthur is saved by Merlin who sends him to a knight for safekeeping. For many years, this knight raises Arthur as his own son.

At the age of 15, Arthur attends a tournament with his foster father. At the tournament, he finds that he is able to pull the swordExcalibur from a stone. This action proves Arthur is the legitimate king ofEngland. As a result, Arthur's foster father reveals the truth of his royal lineage. King Arthur and his subjects decide to fight against the evil King Lavik, who is aided by the witch Medessa.

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• Akira Kamiya asKing Arthur
• Keiko Han asGuinevere
• Hideyuki Tanaka asSir Kay
• Makio Inoue asTristan
• Satomi Majima as Phine
• Michie Kita asGalahad
• Tesshō Genda asLancelot
• Banjō Ginga as Rubik/Lavik
• Daisuke Gōri asPercival
• Kenji Utsumi as Gastar
• Ichirō Nagai asSir Ector and Longinus
• Hidekatsu Shibata as Yuuzel
• Yasuo Hisamatsu asMerlin
• Akiko Tsuboi asIgraine
• Kohei Miyauchi as Archbishop
• Masato Ibu asLeodegrance
• Toshio Furukawa asPellinore
• Hidekatsu Shibata asUther

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Isao Sasaki andKoorogi '73 sang the opening theme "Kibou yo sore wa" and "Ou no Naka no Ou". The ending theme is performed byMitsuko Horie and Koorogi '73.

In the early 1980s, aFrench-dubbed version, titledLe Roi Arthur, was released through Jacques Censtrier Productions. The first four episodes were released on VHS. In this version, all of the characters' names and the opening and closing theme songs were kept the same. An English dubbed version calledKing Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table was produced and distributed byZIV International, Inc. in 1981.^[4]

The series was adapted into several comics published inTelebi Magazine (テレビマガジン),Terebi Land (テレビランド) andBōken Ō. TheBōken Ō adaptation was created by Satomi Mikuriya (御厨さと美) and "Mic Mac Production".^[5] The series was followed byKing Arthur: Prince on White Horse in 1980.

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• King Arthur atToei Animation's English website
• King Arthur (anime) atAnime News Network's encyclopedia
• King Arthur atIMDb

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