| Aoi Blink | |
Kakeru and Blink |
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| Genre | Science fiction |
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| TV anime | |
| Directed by | Osamu Tezuka |
| Written by | Osamu Tezuka Takashi Yamada |
| Studio | Tezuka Productions |
| Network | NHK General TV |
| Original run | 7 April 1989 – 16 March 1990 |
| Episodes | 39 |
Aoi Blink or Blue Blink is a sci-fi anime series created by Osamu Tezuka. The anime is based from classic film Konjok-gorbunok by Ivan Ivanov-Vano[1]. The film in turn is based from Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov's The Little Humpbacked Horse.
This was Tezuka's last anime series[2]. Osamu Tezuka died while this series was in production. The studio completed the production according to his plans[1].
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The story opens with the meeting between our hero, Kakeru, and a mystical pony named Blink. Kakeru saves Blink from a thunder shower and in gratitude, Blink tells him that if he is ever in trouble, all Kakeru needs to do is call out his name and he will appear. At the end of the summer when Kakeru returns home, his father, a writer of children's stories, is kidnapped. Kakeru, weeping, calls out Blink's name and, as promised, Blink immediately appears, and the two set out on the trail of Kakeru's father. Only at the end, when Kakeru woke up from his deep sleep found out that all his adventures with Blink was only his father’s writings that shown in his dreams[2].
| Episode | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | A Departure Toward the Faraway Future |
| 2 | The Secret of "Gray Farm" |
| 3 | The Hostage in Rose Mansion |
| 4 | The Tilted Ivory Castle |
| 5 | Monster Dogizura in Yellow Fortress |
| 6 | Strange Fruit in Blue Town |
| 7 | Crash! Moss Green Car Race |
| 8 | The Tempting Island: Cobalt |
| 9 | A Country of Fighters: Red Ball |
| 10 | The Mysterious Forest Sepia |
| 11 | The City of the Three Primary Colors: Terrace |
| 12 | Heart Stealers of Purple Town |
| 13 | The Fortress Train in Brown Town |
| 14 | Children's Town, Rainbow Town |
| 15 | The Light Ark of Gold Valley |
| 16 | The Town of Fortune-Telling: Mint Green |
| 17 | Milky White: The Secret of the Temple in the Air |
| 18 | Will It Bloom?: The Flower of Dark in Emerald Forest |
| 19 | To The Dark River! The Mysterious Ultra-Marine Plain!! |
| 20 | Animal Paradise: Harpy Green |
| 21 | Yellow Oaker: The Town With No Greenery or Flowers |
| 22 | The Plane of Love! Fly in the Persian Blue!! |
| 23 | The Legend of Davies Gray! Blink Turns into a Fossil!! |
| 24 | Submarine City: The Mermaid Princess of Pearl Muu |
| 25 | Blink Disappears in Opera Town |
| 26 | Revive! The Hotaru Butterflies of Scarlet River |
| 27 | Mystery! The Castle of Adventures, Indigo |
| 28 | Love Again! Fierce Fight in the Wine Red Sea |
| 29 | Enemy or Friend? The Detective of Orange Stone |
| 30 | Find the Key of Truth! The Remains of Dark Purple Lake |
| 31 | Gold Amber Valley |
| 32 | The Upside Down City, Sky Blue |
| 33 | Meeting Again! Mother and Child in the Dark Jail |
| 34 | Lonely Kakeru! The Nightmare of the Dark Sea!! |
| 35 | The Strongest Soldier: Black Warrior |
| 36 | To the Dark Castle! Face Up with Courage |
| 37 | Prince Horo: The Bronze Trap |
| 38 | Gross Castle in Light and Darkness |
| 39 | Goodbye to the Endless Journey and Blink |
| Title | English Title | Performer | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitomi no Naka no Mirai | The Future in Your Eyes[3] | Yoko Minamino | Opening Song |
| Makenaide, Yuuki | Defeat, Evoke[3] | Shinobu Nakayama | Ending Song |