Hashire Melos (1992) English Sub & Dub

About Hashire Melos (1992)

If you are hunting for a new action series, Hashire Melos (1992) (走れメロス (1992)) deserves a look (1992). The setup goes like this. At its core: Melos is a good boy from Messina and has come to Syracuse, the magnificent metropolis of temples, to buy a ritual sword for his sister's marriage ceremony. He meets a very talented sculptor and they become companions.

Soon after, later, the King's guards arrest Melos while he was having a walk in the castle's gardens and Syracuse's King, obsessed by the idea of assassins out to kill him, sentences him to death. Melos is desperate, but most of all he wants to be present at his sister's marriage, so he asks the King for three days to go to Messina for the celebration and then return to Syracuse where he will accept the death penalty. The King does not trust Melos, but, striving to demonstrate that nobody could trust him, asks him to find a volunteer substitute in case he breaks his promise.

In an action series like this, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. Dionysius II (Akiji Kobayashi) and Melos (Kouichi Yamadera) are two of the characters you will meet early. If you count yourself among viewers who like fast, high-impact fights, put it on your list. The run is 1 episodes in total, so you know what you are signing up for.

Production & Appeal

Within the action category, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. Its 6.7/10 score suggests opinions are split, so it suits viewers who already like the genre. On the casting side, Akiji Kobayashi voicing Dionysius II gives the lead role a recognizable voice. Released in 1992, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.