Romeo no Aoi Sora

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Romeo and the Black Brothers
ロミオの青い空 (Romeo's Blue Skies)
Genre	Drama
TV anime
Directed by	Kôzô Kuzuha
Studio	Nippon Animation
Network	Fuji TV ABS-CBN Italia 1 Kuwait TV Junior
Original run	January 15, 1995 – December 17, 1995
No. of episodes	33

Romeo no Aoi Sora (ロミオの青い空, "Romeo's Blue Skies") is a Japanese anime series by Nippon Animation. Although "Romeo's Blue Skies" is the literal translation of the Japanese title, the official English name given by Nippon Animation is "Romeo and the Black Brothers".

It is based on the novel (Die Schwarzen Brüder) written in 1941 in Switzerland by the Jewish author Kurt Held but published under then name of his wife Lisa Tetzner.

Contents 1 Characters 2 Episodes 3 Other media 3.1 Artbook 3.2 CD's 4 Trivia 5 External links

[edit] Characters

Romeo

Voiced by Ai Orikasa (Japanese) Louie Paraboles (Tagalog)

Young optimistic boy, who is sold to a chimney sweep and learns the trade.

The Black Brothers

A group of young chimney sweeps in Milan.

Piccolo

Romeo's pet weasel.

Alfredo

Voiced by Toshiko Fujita

Romeo's best friend. His main goal in life is protecting his sister.

Luini, the God of Death

Voiced by Tetsuo Komura

Bianca

Voiced by Akemi Okamura

Alfredo's sister. She is the reason why Alfredo sold himself to Luini.

Rossi

Voiced by Masahiro Anzai

Romeo's boss, who bought him.

Angeletta

Voiced by Maria Kawamura

Beautiful girl who lives with Rossi.

[edit] Episodes

1. A Happening In A Village Of The Alps
2. The Beginning Of The Destiny
3. Farewell To My Village
4. The Boy In The Portrait
5. A Night In A Bar
6. The Boat Is Sinking
7. The House Of Angel
8. The Present From The Angel
9. A Love Letter In The Moonlight
10. The Sketchbook
11. Let's Become Friends
12. Gone With The Fog
13. The Meet In The Sewer
14. Let's Get Away!
15. Oath Of Eleven
16. Alfredo is My Rival!
17. The Duel At St. Bavila Church
18. The Song Of Unity
19. The Grandmother Is A Witch
20. The Puppet Of Teo
21. The Secret Of Angeletta
22. I Sae My Grandmother!
23. Goodbye, My Angel
24. Bianca
25. The Brother And The Sister Meet Again
26. The Proud Soul
27. A Long Day
28. The Young Noble Alfred
29. Alfred
30. The Last Salute
31. The Real Treasure
32. A Lovely Christmas Eve
33. To The Sky, On The Wing Of Freedom!

[edit] Other media

[edit] Artbook

• Romeo no Aoi Sora Megu Extra ISBN 4-88271-410-8

[edit] CD's

• Romeo no Aoi Sora Drama and Soundtrack Vol 1 WPC6-8128
• Romeo no Aoi Sora Original Soundtrack Vol 2 WPC6-8138
• Sora E... (Opening song) Hiroko Kasahara WPD6-9037

[edit] Trivia

Romeo's character design (by Yoshiharu Satou) is based on a picture of a Swiss boy, which was taken by Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata when they were doing research for Heidi, Girl of the Alps.

[edit] External links

• Romeo no Aoi Sora at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia