50 mins.; Jetlag Productions / Goodtimes Entertainment
Director: Toshiyuki Hiruma Takashi
USA/Japan
This budget direct-to-video children’s production tells a sanitized story of the life of Hercules with a focus on the twelve labors. I presume this film, like its 1997 Golden Films and 1998 Mondo TV counterparts, was produced in order to capitalize on the success of Disney’s 1997 feature film of the same name.
The animation is rendered in a simple Japanese style and the plot, apart from a few odd twists, is unexceptional, but what actually makes this film worth watching are the three original songs it includes (this was a special feature of all Jetlag Productions films): “Greek Mythology,” “Son of Zeus” and “Never Give Up.” Absolutely mind-blowing!
More:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules_(1995_film)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0238269/
Animated Antiquity 
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