I LOVED this show when I was a kid, and would never miss an episode on Saturday morning. Watching a few episodes as an adult, I was pleased to see that I still found it to be not just exceptionally good entertainment, but honestly some of the best I've ever seen.Ulysses-31 is a cartoon adaptation of Homer's "Odyssey" which takes place in the distant future as a space opera. Aside from its setting which featured an unusual mix of spaceships and Greek ruins, the cartoon looks similar to others of its time. Like "GI Joe" and "Dungeons and Dragons" with their peculiar choppy animation and Anime-inspired character design.In spite of these similarities, the feel of this show was very, very different from all others - a sad, dark, dissociated, and dreamlike atmosphere similar to the Dark Crystal or Phantasm. It was this that made me fall in love with the show.I like to believe that this show's surprisingly stunning visuals, and its being adapted from the world's greatest epic, is what makes the show feel this way. I'm lucky to have grown up when this kind of thing was on TV, and not desperately stupid sh*t like "Adventure Time" or "Beavis and Butthead."

Not the fat yellow inhabitant of Springfield, but Greek writer.The Odessy moved in time to the 31st century starts with Ulysses leaving for what should be a relatively easy journey back to Earyh along with his son Telemachus.Then Telemachus is taken prisoner by the cyclops and Ulysses goes to the rescue.He kills the Cyclops, rescues Telemachus and two blue skinned aliens, Numinor and his sister Yumi from the planet Zotra.As punishment Poseidon sentences Ulysses to wander the realm of Olymous and turns his crew ("Comapnions") into stone. Only Telemachus and Yumi are saved due to them being in a healing chamber at the time.Their only other companion on this journey is Telemachu's birthday present - the robot No-No, almost there for comedy relief but he does come into his own in one episode.Through 26 episodes each of 25 minutes we journey with Ulysses as he travels through the Olympus searching for the way home - which Poseidon told him would only be found by going through the Kingdom of Hades.Each episode is virtually self contained - no time period is specified between each episode so it is impossible to calculate how long they have travelled or indeed in which direction.They have many strange encounters, most of them are of the problem-solving and overcoming obstacles type. Each episode has a message but it is not plainly laid before the viewer.Often we are left wondering what happens to the people Ulysses leaves behind.A great series but the after watching the last episode you are left with the unanswered question - what happens next? The animation is superb and the designs for star ships, and other objects are great.Watch, enjoy and relive your youth.

"Ulysse(s) 31" is a brilliant animated series from the early 1980's, a brilliant French-Japanese co-production. It is basically a science fiction re-telling of Homer's famous epic, with the noble & heroic titular character now lost in space, after having offended the Greek Gods, and looking for a way home.Of course, adapting and updating such an old story would not work without some changes here and there, and so new characters and situations and setting were added. Even so, the series was, and is, a great way to introduce people to the great stories of ancient mythology.The quality of animation is very good (for a product of its time, anyway) with a good musical score, catchy theme song included.Highly recommended for fans of animation, SF fans, and anyone who is interested in mythology.

But, well, France is known for its interesting artistic production. Ulysse 31 offered a very interesting futuristic take on Homer's Odyssey and was immensely successful and utterly enjoyable.They did some excellent work.