from Ulysses 31 in that he felt that the score was rather understated as he was expecting a more adventurous feel, something akin to films like Indiana Jones. At that point Haim Saban and Shuki Levy had met Deyriès, and became involved with the soundtracks of Ulysses 31 and The Mysterious Cities of Gold. The theme song to the Western version was performed by Noam Kaniel, an associate of Levy's. Media Broadcast The series originally aired in Japan on NHK (the national public broadcaster) and premiered on June 29, 1982, running weekly for 39 episodes until its conclusion on June 7, 1983. The French version first aired on Antenne 2 from September 1983 to July 1984. All non-Japanese versions of the series originate from the French version. The series first aired in English in the United States on the Nickelodeon cable network from June 30, 1986, to June 29, 1990. in the United Kingdom, twice on Children's BBC in 1986/87 and 1989 and on The Children's Channel in 1994/1995; in Ireland on Network 2 in 1988/1989; and in Australia, on the public broadcaster ABC in the early to mid-1980s. The series also aired in Turkey on TRT; in East Germany on DFF and later in unified Germany on ORB, MDR and Your Family Entertainment; in Italy on Rai 2; in Sweden on TV3; in Spain on ETB 1; in Bulgaria on BNT 2 and Diema 2; in Israel on IETV and Zoom; in Hungary (translated as "The Kingdom of Inca" - "Az Inka Királyság"); in Portugal on RTP; in New Zealand on TV One and TV2; in South Africa on TV1 and SABC1; in Belgium BRT; in Russia; in Namibia on both SWABC and NBC; in Gibraltar on GBC TV; in Zambia on ZNBC; in Luxembourg on RTL Télévision and in several Arab nations. Beginning in 2015, the English version is shown in Australia on SBS channel NITV. The English version was also available via streaming for a limited time on Hulu and Netflix. In 2017, the French version was repeated on Unis in Canada. DVD and digital releases The Mysterious Cities of Gold was released on both VHS and DVD in France, Belgium, Japan, Portugal, Canada (in French) and Germany. In 2007, Fabulous Films acquired the licence to release the series in Region 2 (Europe), Region 1, and Region 4. All 39 episodes of the series were released in