ロミオの青い空

ROMEO NO AOI SORA

ANIME

STATUS
COMPLETE
EPISODES
33
RELEASE
December 17, 1995
LENGTH
23 min

DESCRIPTION

Romeo, a young boy living in the Alps of Italian Switzerland, signs a contract with a shady individual to pay for his sick father's doctor, who will take him across the mountains to Italy, to Milan, where he will be sold as a chimney sweep's helper. Thus begins Romeo's journey, amidst abuse and violence, during which he will form lasting and deep bonds with other child chimney sweeps, coming to form a fraternity called "The Black Brothers," who will all learn to help each other in times of need.

CAST

Alfredo Martini
Toshiko Fujita
Romeo
Ai Orikasa
Narrator
Masako Ikeda
Nikita
Aya Ishizu
Angeletta
Maria Kawamura
Bianca Martini
Akemi Okamura
Giovanni
Nobuyuki Hiyama
Piccolo
Dante
Tomoko Ishimura
Jessica
Kayoko Fujii
Anita
Sakura Tange
Isabella Montovani
Nana Yamaguchi
Carlo
Junko Shimakata
Lisa
Haru Endou
Roberto
Ryuusuke Oobayashi

EPISODES

Dubbed

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REVIEWS

BeholdenMoney
85/100
It was good! I like it very much! Not for everyone though
I just came back from a trip in the German and Swiss alps so I’ve been thinking a lot about this show lol. The vibes really made me think about it and the little houses and everything truly are like Romeo’s village. Since I’m writing this review some time after I actually completed the show my memory is a little foggy but the overall experience was very positive. The art style is dated, but very charming. I may be biased because I really enjoy the retro style. It’s very simplistic and the animation isn’t gobsmackingly amazing but it is a show targeted towards children so I don’t think it hinders it in any way. Although some episodes typical filler episodes that try to teach children moral lessons the plot can be very engaging at times. I felt myself become really attached to most of the characters even though the weren’t super developed. Romeo is a very sweet guy and you can’t help but root for him. Albert is by far my favorite character, though I always lean towards the smart ones. It’s nothing super inventive but it tells its simple story with its simple characters well. The next part is a little spoilery but I think it’s what makes this show stand out to me so just skip it if you care about things like that.

The part were Albert dies is like one of the most emotional deaths in any show I’ve ever watched like I don’t know what made me so emotional when I was watching it. Still if I were to rewatch it I think I would cry like a baby and I’m not a person that typically cries while watching shows. I feel like it’s worth it just because they make it so sad. One thing I would say though is that it pisses me off that all of Romeo’s friend were pressuring him to become the leader and stop being sad after his literal like blood brother tragically died in his arms when he was like 10 or whatever. I think I would be depressed forever if that happened to me so they all got over it fairly quickly for children. I also felt like the ending was a little rushed? I know they intended to have more episodes but it was cancelled or something but they waste one of the last 3 episodes after Albert’s death on a filler episode about them wanting to make enough money to go to the circus. I wish I could have seen more of Romeo’s life leading up to when he became a teacher.

Anyways I just wanted to write this silly review because being in the alps kept making me think about this show and I noticed there were no reviews. It’s definitely not for everyone because it’s pretty long (over 12 is long for me lol) and sometimes is a little bit of a slog to get through. Overall I do think that it is worth it if you’re willing to look past its more childish elements. Also the opening is weirdly good, like it’s not good but also it is? For some reason I can only find the Arabic version on YouTube but I’m sure the original one is out there somewhere. Maybe I enjoy it because I’m so deprived of anime openings that actually sound unique. I feel like every opening nowadays has the exact same format and it’s nice when I see something that does something different. Also the ending song is not something I’d listen to every day but it is goofy and I thoroughly enjoyed listening to it at the end of every episode. Very silly 10/10
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