<The Legend of Zorro> is a story about Diego, a righteous-minded young man, and Bernard, a boy who protects his town and people by fighting against Spanish garrison and villains who torment the people of the town of San Tasco, set in California in the 18th century during the Spanish colonial period.
Although it has no special superpower, it is a hero action period animation withZorro's wit and sword action that overcomes the plum blossom crisis, and it was once well received around the world with lively music and beautiful characters.
The Legend of Zorro
(快傑ゾロ)
Original work
Johnston McCulley
Production
Toho
Planning
Masamichi Fujiwara Corporation
Director
Minoguchi Katsumi
Series Configuration
Tomita Skehiro
Character Design
Hirotoshi Takaya
Script
Tomita Skehiro, Yasushi Hirano, Isao Shizuya, and others
Storyboard
Kazu Yokota, Masakazu Amiya, Akiyuki Shinbo, and others
Music
Tobisa and Hiromoto
Animation production
Ashi Productions
This work is a TV animation produced by Ashi Productions, Toho Inc., Mondo TV (Italy), Royal Pictures (France), and HNK BS2.
Background story
At the end of the 18th century, the Caribbean coast of the Americas was ceded to Spain, and it was colonized by Spain. The inhabitants of the Caribbean, who lived in peace, spent dark days under the oppression of the Spanish soldiers who ruled there.
Out of the country's sight, the garrison went on a rampage, exploiting excessive taxes on its residents. Angry residents tried to resist, but collapsed before guns, and those who resisted were arrested and executed for treason against the Spanish government.
'Commander Raymond' of the garrison actually filled his pocket by using forceful politics for order on the surface. 'Don Alejandro Vega', a squire in the town of San Tasco, who was watching this, sends a letter to his son who is studying in Spain.
His only son, 'Don Diego Vega', quit studying abroad and returned on a boat heading to his hometown of San Tasco Village in accordance with his father's wish to overcome the tyranny of the army.
Main story
As Diego arrived in the town of San Tasco, his fiancée 'Lolita Prideaux' was helping the Cekita couple escape being chased by soldiers under the pretext of welcoming them. The couple, who resisted the army, were caught by soldiers trying to escape by ship...
Lolita asks Diego for help, but Diego only acts like a fool. When Diego, who was just, smart, and brave, went abroad to study and became lazy and stupid, the villagers murmur and even their father and Lolita are disappointed.
He overpowers 'Lieutenant Gabriel', who also has high sword skills in the army, saves the Cekita couple and slowly disappears. So when Zorro's existence is known, people have hope, and the army is willing to catch Zorrowho goes against their will.
Zorro was actually Diego trying to fight the tyranny of the army alone, hiding his identity with a mask. To avoid being suspected of premature labor, he acted foolishly and deceived even his family and close acquaintances.
However, 'Bernard', who was with his younger brother, notices Diego behind the mask. Diego opposes it because it is too dangerous to confront the army, but Bernard makes up his mind and helps Zorro as a 'Little Zorro'.
The town of San Tasco earns a living mainly by farming grapes and wheat. Soldiers go around collecting taxes, and when they can't pay taxes, they even steal wheat-like food, and the tyranny of the army that bothers the villagers
The villagers of Santasco are once again hopeful for their risk-taking activities, as Zorro and Little Zorro protecting the villagers from the bandits who steal the food, the vices who cheat.
Broadcasting in Japan
It aired every Friday at 18:30 for 24 minutes / 52 episodes.
Uniquely, unlike the existing production method, it is broadcasted first in foreign countries by cooperating with overseas companies for export purposes. And a few years later, it also aired in Japan.
It received a lot of positive responses abroad, but due to copyright disputes with overseas joint ventures, related products other than foreign DVDs were not released, and over time, it became a forgotten work in Japan.
Broadcasting in Korean
In Korea, not only novels but also dramas and other animations (made in the United States) were aired, and the character Zoro was known as a popular hero and Japanese-style beauty characters, which were very popular regardless of age or gender.
This piece is
It is a TV animation of Johnston McCulley's world-famous American novel 'Zorro', produced in several films and TV dramas, which brought only the motifs of the original characters and backgrounds and reorganized characters and events.
Zorro's story of defending the villagers from garrison and villains against the historical backdrop of the Spanish colonial period in the 18th century in the Americas, adding comicity to a little serious atmosphere, and creating a sword action scene well.
It seems a little more ordinary than other works that show special abilities for ordinary humans to act as heroes. However, as such an ordinary person overcame various crises and solved the case, I was able to feel more nervous.
It was also okay to show various stories with other characters as main characters in omnibus-style stories. Of course, there are some things that I'm It was a little annoying to have hypnosis in a ridiculous way to express a strong enemy.
I could hardly feel the color of Japan in the background in the Americas, but I thought it would have been better if Japan came out like a treasure, but the ninja came out, and the monster came out suddenly.
Hiroin Lolita felt frustrated to see that he seemed to have a heart for Diego, but his attitude suddenly changed when he came out of Zorro, and that he could not tell the difference on the side of the fake Zorro's side. I think it would have been better if Lolita played together from the middle to the end
- You can't tell who you are by changing clothes and adding accessories...
It would have been better if Zorro had destroyed The South Indian Trading Company, not the inspector who suddenly appeared on the way to the final venue. Zorro is doing his best to kill the garrison's cannon that threatens the village
His relationship with Lolita, who learned Diego's identity amid the wounded crisis, deepened, and he won the showdown with the tyrannical Commander Raymond, and the colony was not over, but he finished well with a different peaceful town than before.
Series
Zorro - original novel by Johnston McCulley
Movie
The Mark of Zorro (1920) - the first black and white silent film to be made into a film
Don Q, Son of Zorro (1925) - sequel to the 1920 film
The Bold Caballero (1936)
Zorro Rides Again (1937) - Continuous Film
Zorro (1975) - French and Italian collaboration
The Mask of Zorro (1998) - 2nd Zorro
The Legend of Zorro (2005) - 1998 film sequel
Drama
Zorro (1957) - produced by Walt Disney
Zorro and Son (1983) - produced by ABC
The New Zoro (1990 / Season 4 / Episode 88)
TV Animation
The New Adventures of Zorro (1981)
The Legend of Zorro (1996 / Episode 52)
The Amazing Zorro (2002)
The Mask of Legend (2015)
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