The Three Musketeers Anime

The Three Musketeers Anime (アニメ三銃士, Anime Sanjūshi) is a Japanese animated television series based on the d'Artagnan Romances written by Alexandre Dumas, that ran from October 1987 to February 1989.

The Three Musketeers Anime
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アニメ三銃士
(Anime San Jūshi)
GenreAdventure, Historical, Romance
Anime television series
Directed byKunihiko Yuyama
StudioStudio Gallop
Original networkNHK[1]
Original run 9 October 1987 – 17 February 1989
Episodes52
Original video animation
The Three Musketeers Anime: Aramis' Adventure
Directed byKunihiko Yuyama
StudioStudio Gallop
Released11 March 1989
Runtime46 minutes

A feature film sequel, The Three Musketeers Anime: Aramis' Adventure (アニメ三銃士 アラミスの冒険, Anime San Jūshi: Aramisu no Bōken), was released in March 1989.

Plot

D'Artagnan leaves his hometown in the province of Gascony for Paris, in order to join the King's Musketeers or the Guards of the Cardinal. At his arrival, he gets into an argument with Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, and provokes them into a sword-fight. While fighting, they are interrupted by the Guards of the Cardinal, who are enforcing the King's decree banning duels. Afterwards, d'Artagnan and the others become friends and adopt the motto "All for one, and one for all".

Cast

Comparison with the original novel

Several changes were made in adapting the story by Alexandre Dumas for television. The action occurs in a matter of months, instead of years, exemplified by the Man in the Iron Mask story taking place much earlier than in Dumas's account. D'Artagnan is much younger in the television series, while Aramis becomes a woman who has disguised herself as a man to join the musketeers and revenge her beloved, killed by a criminal.

References
  1. 日本放送協会. "アニメ三銃士｜NHKアニメワールド". www6.nhk.or.jp. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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