Ulysses 31

Ulysses 31 (宇宙伝説ユリシーズ31, Uchū Densetsu Yurishīzu Sātīwan, lit. Space Legend Ulysses 31, French: Ulysse 31) is a French-Japanese space-opera anime series co-produced by DIC Audiovisuel and TMS Entertainment comprised 26 half-hour episodes.

The show was created by Nina Wolmarkand Jean Chalopin after gaining inspiration from the Greek mythology of Odysseus. It first premiered in October 10, 1981 to April 3, 1982 on France's FR3 channel before its local broadcast in Japan on the Nagoya Broadcasting Network from February 6 to April 23, 1988.

Like most of DIC's other programs, the rights to this show are presently owned by WildBrain, through its in-name-only unit, Cookie Jar Entertainment. Prior to 2006, the international distribution rights were owned by Saban International and Jetix Europe.

Plot
The plot line of the series describes the struggles of Ulysses and his crew against the divine entities that rule the universe, the ancient gods from Greek mythology. The Gods of Olympus are angered when Ulysses, commander of the giant spaceship Odyssey, kills the giant Cyclops to save a group of enslaved children, including his son. Zeus sentences Ulysses to travel the universe with his crew frozen until he finds the Kingdom of Hades, at which point his crew will be revived and he will be able to return to Earth. Along the way they encounter numerous other famous figures from Greek mythology who have been given a futuristic twist.