Japan Synopsis
Il était une fois… l'Espace
The conquest of the Universe! This is roughly the main storyline of "Once Upon a Time … Space". In the future, our well-known friends, Maëstro, Pierrot, Petit Gros, accompanied by the newcomers Psi (Mercedes by her real name) and the Metro robot, will go from adventure to adventure, from planet to planet, it will be a question of prehistory, ecology, new energy resources, etc. They will notably be confronted with the terrible confederation of Cassiopeia, led by the ambitious Teigneux and his henchman the Dwarf.
Also On Fuji TV
Other series that aired on Fuji TV.
Animation + Family in Japan
177 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Family genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Once Upon a Time… Space itself).
The 1981–1983 Japan Window
Once Upon a Time… Space holds position #22 of 68 Japan seriess in the 1981–1983 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Once Upon a Time… Space premiered alongside 20 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 20 other Japan seriess in 1982.
The 586th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).
Audience Engagement
36 audience reviews — more than 56% of Japan seriess in our index.
Popularity (83th percentile) outruns review volume (56th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.
Broadcast Timeline
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,800 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (61st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,296 of 2,532 (top 51%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, France |
| Original Language | Fr |
| Production Companies | FR3, Procidis, Eiken |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 1 / 26 |
| Release Date | October 9, 1982 |
| Official Site | www.hellomaestro.fr |
Questions Answered
Who created Once Upon a Time… Space?
Once Upon a Time… Space was created by Albert Barillé.
When did Once Upon a Time… Space end?
Once Upon a Time… Space finished its run with its final episode airing on April 2, 1983.
Where did Once Upon a Time… Space air?
Once Upon a Time… Space aired on Fuji TV, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.