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Olympus Guardian (2002)

Olympus Guardian poster
Original title
올림포스 가디언
Genre
fantasy, action fiction
Country
South Korea
Length
1 season, 39 episodes
Rated
12
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A father tells his two children about ancient Greek and Roman myths. The show presents animated versions of those classic stories for a young audience.

educationalwhimsicallightheartedstorybook-likefamily-friendlyanimatedsereneinformative

What happens

Olympus Guardian (Korean: 올림포스 가디언) is a South Korean animated television series based on "The Greek and Roman Myths in Comics" (a total of 20 volumes) published by Gana Publishing Co., a publishing company specializing in comics. From 11 December 2002 to 30 July 2003, it was made into an animated film by SBS, SBS Productions, SBSi, Gana Entertainment and Dongwoo Animation and aired on SBS. It tells the story of Ji-woo and Ji-yeon listening to Greek and Roman mythology from their father, who works as a painter. In 2005, the movie version of the animated film "Olympus Guardian: Gigantes Counterattack" was screened. RH Korea has released its full collection of Olympus Guardian (a total of 70 volumes) based on the cartoon through Random Kids, a children's specialty brand. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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