Season 1 • Episode 52
LatestThe series takes place in the 1930s and is about the adventures of Montana Jones, who goes treasure hunting with his cousin Alfred Jones and the beautiful reporter Melissa Thorn. They visit real locations and cities like the Pyramids of Giza, the Taj Mahal, Istanbul or Easter Island. Frequently they cross paths with Lord Zero - a rich, eccentric art lover and master thief.
Production
Real locations lovingly animated before Google Maps existed
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn 1930s vehicles and architecture, *chef's kiss*
Writing
Lord Zero: actually funny villain, rare feat
Creators
Gi Pagot, Marco Pagot
Akio Otsuka
Montana Jones (voice)
Junko Iwao
Melissa (voice)
Cho
Slum (voice)
Kyousei Tsukui
Chada (voice)
Ryusei Nakao
Alfred (voice)
Ryuuzaburou Ootomo
Lord Zero (voice)
Toshiharu Sakurai
Silm (voice)
Wakana Yamazaki
Ariel (voice)
Yuko Kobayashi
Bella (voice)
Daiki Nakamura
Jodofa (voice)
Hiroshi Ito
Professor Gilt (voice)
Junpei Takiguchi
Dr. Nitro (voice)
Kumiko Watanabe
Ahmed (voice)
Masako Nozawa
Nicole / Oletta (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Created by the Pagot brothers, who also directed 'Sherlock Hound'—explains the Miyazaki-lite vibes throughout. The 1930s setting let them indulge in art deco aesthetics without WWII baggage.
Akio Otsuka, Montana's voice actor, later became iconic as Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid—basically the same energy, fewer treasure maps.
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