The Three Musketeers (1987 TV series) explained

Ja Kanji:アニメ三銃士
Ja Romaji:Anime San Jūshi
Type:tv series
Director:Kunihiko Yuyama
Studio:Studio Gallop
Network:NHK General TV[1]
First:9 October 1987
Last:17 February 1989
Episodes:52
Type:film
The Three Musketeers: Aramis the Adventure
Director:Kunihiko Yuyama
Studio:Studio Gallop
Released:11 March 1989
Runtime:46 minutes

is a Japanese animated television series based on the d'Artagnan Romances written by Alexandre Dumas, that ran from October 1987 to February 1989.

A feature film sequel,, was released in March 1989.

The TV series and the film are licensed by RetroCrush in the US for streaming, and are available on their website as well as on Prime Video.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Plot

D'Artagnan leaves his hometown in the province of Gascony for Paris, in order to join the King's Musketeers or the Guards of the Cardinal. At his arrival, he gets into an argument with Athos, Porthos and Aramis and provokes them into a sword-fight. While fighting, they are interrupted by the Guards of the Cardinal, who are enforcing the King's decree banning duels. Afterwards, d'Artagnan and the others become friends and adopt the motto "All for one, and one for all".

Cast

Tatsuya Matsuda

Akira Kamiya

Eiko Yamada

Masamichi Satō

Hideyuki Tanaka

Mari Okamoto

Nobuo Tanaka

Tesshō Genda

Shigeru Chiba

Fumi Hirano

Notes and References

  1. Web site: アニメ三銃士|NHKアニメワールド. 日本放送協会. www6.nhk.or.jp. 9 March 2019.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20221207022004/https://www.retrocrush.tv/series/014838s/the-three-musketeers
  3. https://twitter.com/WTK/status/1264979295849656322
  4. https://twitter.com/WTK/status/1318788659261427712
  5. https://twitter.com/retrocrush_tv/status/1265010315563077633
  6. https://twitter.com/WTK/status/1264014629379936260