Conan and the Young Warriors | |
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Genre | Cartoon, children's fantasy |
Developed by | Michael Reaves |
Written by | Brynne Stephens Michael Reaves Steve Perry David Wise Len Wein |
Directed by | John Grusd Wally Burr (voice director) |
Voices of | Phil Hayes Mark Hildreth Kelly Sheridan Chiara Zanni Jim Byrnes Kathleen Barr Michael Donovan |
Composers | Kinder & Co. Thomas Chase Jones Steve Rucker |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
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Executive producers | Joe Bacall Tom Griffin C.J. Kettler Stephanie Graziano. |
Producer | John Grusd |
Running time | 23 minutes |
Production companies | Sunbow Productions Graz Entertainment Hanho Studios AKOM |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | March 5 August 27, 1994 | –
Related | |
Conan and the Young Warriors is a 1994 American television animated series produced by Sunbow Entertainment and aired by CBS as a sequel to the animated series Conan the Adventurer, but featuring a different set of characters (besides Conan).[1] The series was developed by Michael Reaves and directed by John Grusd. It lasted only for one season of 13 episodes.[2]
With Wrath-Amon vanquished and his family returned to life from living stone, Conan thought that his questing had finished. However, now he has to train and protect the "Chosen Ones", a trio of new young warriors who are in possession of magical "star stones", until the time comes in which they are destined to rule over Hyboria.
Aside from Conan's character design, which is identical to the one in Conan the Adventurer, this series has a few small links to its predecessor. Occasionally, a trumpet line piece of background music mirroring the theme to Conan the Adventurer is used. At one point, a character uses Zulu's trademark sign of Jhebbal Sag to summon animals to help them. Conan once seeks out a wizard he claims "Grey Wolf of Xanthus" told him about; he also mentions that he once knew a firebird, and jokingly claims that he ate him. The fact that Conan's sword is made of metal from the stars is mentioned several times, a reference to the original series in which a major theme was that Conan's sword was made of a magical star metal.
Eight episodes were released over four DVD volumes by MRA Entertainment in Australia, followed by a DVD pack containing the four DVD volumes:
Title | Release Date | Episodes |
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Volume 1[3] | March 23, 2003 |
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Volume 2[4] | March 23, 2003 |
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Volume 3[5] | March 23, 2003 |
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Volume 4[6] | March 23, 2003 |
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4 Pack[7] | March 13, 2006 |
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According to The A.V. Club, this cartoon, like its predecessor, "has been significantly defanged, dumbing down and infantilizing the character to the degree that he’s robbed of his savage appeal".[8]