The queen of the thousand years
The Queen of the Thousand Years or Queen Millennia ( Japanese 新竹 取 物語 ・ 1000 年 女王 , Shin Taketori Monogatari: Sen-nen Joō , dt. "The new story of the bamboo cutter: The Queen of the Thousand Years") is a manga by the Japanese illustrator Leiji Matsumoto from 1980 to 1983, on the basis of which the anime studio Toei Animation produced a 42-part anime series from 1981 to 1982 . A movie was released in 1982. The plot is loosely based on the Japanese fairy tale Taketori Monogatari .
action
Hajime is a 14-year-old boy and lives with his parents in Tokyo. One day he saves the life of a cat and makes the acquaintance of the beautiful Yayoi Yukino , the daughter of a noodle restaurant owner. When Hajime's parents were killed in a mysterious explosion, he went on to live with his uncle, Prof. Amamori, the director of the Tsukuba observatory . There he meets Yayoi again, who works as an assistant for Prof. Amamori in the observatory.
Hajime learns about the latest discovery there: An unknown planet is approaching Earth and is expected to meet it on September 9, 1999. Humanity seems to be helpless at the mercy of this catastrophe. In addition, an underground organization called The Thieves of the Thousand Years draws attention to itself, which fights a certain Queen of the Thousand Years . Hajime is inevitably drawn into the events and increasingly learns of the impending danger and the mystery of the queen.
Publications
Manga
The Queen of the Thousand Years appeared in Japan from 1980 to 1983 in individual chapters in the daily newspapers Sankei Shinbun and Nishi Nippon Sports . From 1983 the Sankei Shuppan publishing house published the series, which consists of a total of 1000 pages, in five edited volumes. The Japanese Shogakukan publishing house published new editions of the manga in the 1990s, including a Bunko version.
Anime television series
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | The queen of the thousand years |
| Original title | 新竹 取 物語 ・ 1000 年 女王 |
| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| Year (s) | 1981 , 1982 |
| length | 23 minutes |
| Episodes | 42 |
| genre | Anime , science fiction |
| idea | Leiji Matsumoto |
| First broadcast | April 16, 1981 to March 25, 1982 on Fuji TV |
| German-language first broadcast |
March 15 to May 10, 1991 on Tele 5 |
The television series was produced in 1981 and 1982 based on the manga and directed by Nobutaka Nishizawa . After being broadcast by the Japanese television station Fuji TV in the same two years (April 16, 1981 to May 23, 1982), it was also sold abroad due to its great success, including to Spain, France, Italy, Mexico, China and Germany.
In Germany, The Queen of a Thousand Years ran for the first time in March 1991 on the Munich private broadcaster Tele 5 as part of the children's program Bim Bam Bino . The dubbed version only consisted of 41 episodes, as one episode had been left out, which in the Japanese original, after the first three quarters of the series, summarized the previous plot with familiar images. The second and so far last broadcast in Germany took place from April 27, 1992 to June 23, 1992. In the same year, Tele 5 ceased broadcasting, and the series has not been shown on German television since then. Despite this relatively short appearance, the series achieved cult status among German anime fans that continues to this day.
The English version of the series, which was released in the USA in 1985, is a compilation with the series Captain Harlock under the title Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years .
On June 21, 2005, the complete TV series was released as a DVD box in Japan. The set includes 6 DVDs and a bonus CD with the soundtrack of the series and the film. So far nothing is known about a publication in Germany.
synchronization
Alster Studios Hamburg was responsible for the German dubbing , which at the time was a leader in the field of dubbing and finishing of films, TV series and commercials and already had successful series such as Knight Rider and Columbo in their portfolio. The company was bought up in 1991 and the operation as an independent company ceased in 1994.
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Yayoi Yukino | Keiko Han | Hansi Jochmann |
| Hajime Amamori | Keiko Toda | Jens Wawrczeck |
| Professor Amamori | Ichirō Nagai | Thomas Fritsch |
| Daisuke Yamori | Tōru Furuya | Boris Tessmann |
| Selene | Yōko Asagami | Margrit Strassburger |
| Hatsuko Amamori | Kazuyo Aoki | Thomas student |
| Yayoi's father | Peter Heinrich | |
| Yayoi's mother | Hildegard Krekel | |
| Man in trench coat | Akio Nojima | Walter Wiegand |
| Chief of thieves | Kazuyuki Sogabe | Franz Josef Steffens |
| General Leopard | Achim Schülke |
music
The music for the series is by Ryudo Uzaki and Tomoyuki Asakawa . The Japanese opening song , Cosmos dream by Masaki Takanashi , as well as the music of the closing credits , Mahoroba densetsu by Manami Ishikawa , were both also used in the German dubbed version.
Episode guide
| episode | German title | Original title | German premiere |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 09.09.1999 9 a.m. 9 min 9 sec | 1999-nen 9-gatsu 9-nichi reiji 9-fun 9-byō ( 1999 年 9 月 9 日 零時 9 分 9 秒 ) | 03/15/1991 |
| 02 | The infinite space | Hajime yo hiroi uchū o miro ( 始 よ 広 い 宇宙 を 見 ろ ) | 03/18/1991 |
| 03 | Thieves of a thousand years | sennen tōzoku no inbō ( 1000 年 盗賊 の 陰謀 ) | 03/19/1991 |
| 04 | A meteorite disappears | kieta inseki ( 消 え た 隕石 ) | 03/20/1991 |
| 05 | Yayoi returns | chitei ni fune ga ( 地 底 に 船 が ... ) | 03/21/1991 |
| 06 | The underground city | chitei no daidanchi ( 地 底 の 大 団 地 」 ) | 03/22/1991 |
| 07 | The base underground | chika kichi e no shōtai ( 地下 基地 へ の 招待 」 ) | 03/25/1991 |
| 08 | The failed experiment | kiki o yobu chika bakuhatsu! ( 危機 を 呼 ぶ 地下 爆 発！ ) | 03/26/1991 |
| 09 | The way to the holy grave | daikūdō no nazo ni semare! ( 大 空洞 の 謎 に 迫 れ！ ) | 03/27/1991 |
| 10 | The adventure at the holy grave | seinaru bochi no tatakai ( 聖 な る 墓地 の 闘 い ) | 03/28/1991 |
| 11 | Friend or foe? | 1000-nen tōzoku wa teki ka mikata ka ?! ( 1000 年 盗賊 は 敵 か 味 方 か?! ) | 03/29/1991 |
| 12 | The secret of the telescope | tentai bōenkyō no himitsu ( 天体 望遠鏡 の 秘密 ) | 04/01/1991 |
| 13 | Escape at dawn | shokei no yoake ga kuru ( 処刑 の 夜 明 け が 来 る ) | 04/02/1991 |
| 14th | The Queen's Secret | kikai kyūden no joō ( 機械 宮殿 の 女王 ) | 04/03/1991 |
| 15th | Duel in the night | shinjitsu wa yūyami no naka ni ( 真 実 は 夕 闇 の 中 に ) | 04/04/1991 |
| 16 | The raid | akuma no hoshi Rāmetaru ( 悪 魔 の 星 ラ ー メ タ ル ) | 04/05/1991 |
| 17th | Yayoi leaves the observatory | Yayoi ga tenmondai o saru hi ( 弥 生 が 天文台 を 去 る 日 ) | 04/08/1991 |
| 18th | The harbingers of disaster | hakyoku no mae bure jishin ( 破 局 の 前 ぶ れ 地震 ) | 04/09/1991 |
| 19th | A hard decision | ashita e no ketsudan ( 明日 へ の 決断 ) | 04/10/1991 |
| 20th | - | semari kuru chikyū no kiki !! ( 迫 り 来 る 地球 の 危機 !! ) | no German broadcast |
| 21st | The Holy Queen's Spy | shinigami Geran no giwaku ( 死神 ゲ ラ ン の 疑惑 ) | 04/11/1991 |
| 22nd | The creepy priest | kage ni ugomeku otoko ( 影 に う ご め く 男 ) | 04/12/1991 |
| 23 | The duel of the century | arashi no yoru no taiketsu ( 嵐 の 夜 の 対 決 ) | 04/15/1991 |
| 24 | The two trailers | futatsu no pendanto ( 二 つ の ペ ン ダ ン ト ) | 04/16/1991 |
| 25th | The second meeting | shukuteki o musubu kizuna ( 宿敵 を 結 ぶ 絆 ) | 04/17/1991 |
| 26th | The secret of the mask | unmei no saikai ( 運 命 の 再 会 ) | 04/18/1991 |
| 27 | Yayoi says goodbye | akuma no hoshi no shisha ( 悪 魔 の 星 の 使者 ) | 04/19/1991 |
| 28 | The UFO | hangyaku e no tabidachi ( 反逆 へ の 旅 立 ち ) | 04/22/1991 |
| 29 | Decision on Venus | kuroi miyako no kettō ( 黒 い 都 の 決 闘 ) | 04/23/1991 |
| 30th | In the last minute | shukumei no hoshi o ute! ( 宿命 の 星 を 撃 て！ ) | 04/24/1991 |
| 31 | The attempt to escape | to be! fenikkusu ( 飛 べ！ フ ェ ニ ッ ク ス ) | 04/25/1991 |
| 32 | Lahmetal attacks | chikyū kōgeki meirei ( 地球 攻 撃 命令 ) | 04/26/1991 |
| 33 | The tidal wave | 1000-nen joō no kiseki ( 1000 年 女王 の 奇跡 ) | 04/29/1991 |
| 34 | The assassination | sentōkan futatsuboshi shutsugeki! ( 戦 闘 艦 ふ た つ 星 出 撃! ) | 04/30/1991 |
| 35 | The move to the underground city | chitei daihinan! ( 地 底 大 避難! ) | 05/01/1991 |
| 36 | The trap | chikyū kaimetsu no joshō ( 地球 壊 滅 の 序章 ) | 05/02/1991 |
| 37 | The desperate search | zetsubō no umi o watare! ( 絶望 の 海 を 渡 れ！ ) | 05/03/1991 |
| 38 | Selenium attacks | daikessen zen'ya ( 大 決 戦 前夜 ) | 05/06/1991 |
| 39 | The battle | asu naki shōri ( 明日 な き 勝利 ) | 05/07/1991 |
| 40 | The black hole | ankoku suisei no noroi ( 暗 黒 彗星 の 呪 ) | 05/08/1991 |
| 41 | Who will save the earth? | chikyū saigo no hi ( 地球 最 期 の 日 ) | 05/09/1991 |
| 42 | A victory of love | 1000-nen joō no densetsu ( 1000 年 女王 の 伝 説 ) | 05/10/1991 |
Anime feature film
On March 13, 1982, a 121-minute movie was released in Japan, directed by Masayuki Akihi , which tells the plot of the series in a modified form. Some characters have been left out, others have been added, and the character design of the film also shows changes compared to the series. The music comes from Kitarō , the soundtrack released in 1982 is called Queen Millennia . The film was never released in Germany.
Others
- Daischi , Yayoi's cat, was originally named Leiji , named after Leiji Matsumoto , the father of the series.
- With his film Maetel Legend , which was released in 2000, Leiji Matsumoto tried to build a bridge between the Queen of the 1000 Years and the Harlock universe away from the American compilation. The film is neither a sequel nor a spin-off of the original series, but offers a completely alternative story that has nothing in common with the main characters (the Queen and Hajime).
Web links
- Queen Millennia in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Anime News Network on the television series and the movie (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The history of the ALSTER STUDIOS HAMBURG ( memento from October 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) at the Hamburg Film and Television Museum , accessed on August 13, 2008
- ↑ List of episodes 新竹 取 物語 1000 年 女王 on idol.ne.jp, accessed on January 29, 2020
- ↑ Episode guide The Queen of a Thousand Years on fernsehserien.de, accessed on October 29, 2012
- ↑ Queen Millennia in gigapolis.com/kitaro/ , accessed on February 15, 2013