Marco Polo's Adventures English Sub & Dub

About Marco Polo's Adventures

Looking for background on Marco Polo's Adventures (Animation Kikou: Marco Polo no Bouken)? This adventure and historical series by Madhouse (1979) starts out like this. The setup: Seventeen-year-old Marco Polo leaves his home in Venice on a trip to the little-known country of "Yuan", in the company of his father Nicolo and his uncle Matteo. Their mission is to deliver the sacred oil from the Tomb of Christ and a letter from the Pope to the Kublai.

With adventure at the core, exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story.

It will appeal most to anyone who enjoys travel-the-world storytelling.

Production & Appeal

Madhouse is the studio behind Marco Polo's Adventures, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. Because it leans on adventure, exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story. Its 6.1/10 score suggests opinions are split, so it suits viewers who already like the genre. Released in 1979, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.