Romeo's Blue Skies

Romeo and the Black Brothers

Cover of the first DVD
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
Original run January 15, 1995December 17, 1995
Episodes 33
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Romeo's Blue Skies (ロミオの青い空 Romio no aoi sora?, "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 known in the Philippines as "Mga Munting Pangarap ni Romeo" (literally "Romeo's Simple Dreams").

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

Contents

Characters

Romeo
Voiced by Ai Orikasa (Japanese) Louie Paraboles (Tagalog)
Young optimistic boy, who often courageously helps those around him without self-regard. He offers himself to Luini for sale as a chimney sweep when his sick father cannot pay for a doctor. He is sent to Milan where he quickly learns the trade while always maintaining a positive attitude.
The Black Brothers
A group of young chimney sweeps formed by Alfredo and Romeo, they consider each other as family and work together to solve conflict.
Piccolo
Romeo's pet weasel.
Alfredo
Voiced by Toshiko Fujita
Romeo's best friend. His main goal in life is protecting his sister Bianca.
Luini, the God of Death
Voiced by Tetsuo Komura
A cruel man who visits towns to buy children, he goes as far as destroying the livelihood of Romeo's family in order to bind him under a contract. He later sells them as chimney sweeps making large sums of profit.
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. Struck down with a lingering illness, she is unable to leave her bed, left alone in her room.

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 Saint 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 Forever
  30. The Last Salute
  31. The Real Treasure
  32. A Lovely Christmas Eve
  33. To The Sky, On The Wing Of Freedom!

Other media

Artbook

CD's

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