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--Phantom
Jet black fumes churn out of the dilapidated chimneys in the city of Milan, temporarily shrouding the otherwise blue sky and turning it into a somber, ashen canvas. The bustling, narrow streets below are teeming with merchants and street vendors across every corner with the vibrant colors of assorted fruits and vegetables decorating their tattered wagons. The air is thick with the manifold smell of goods, trinkets, and human sweat along with the deafening chaos of the noisy auctioneers gesticulating to their customers.
Among those in the crowd stands an old, unassuming man accompanied by a young boy balancing a broom with dingy dark brush on one shoulder while his hands are occupied with a bucket and rags. “Spazza camino!” the boy and his master called out, their voices intermingling in…
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Romeo and the Black Brothers is a timeless classic that left a deep impression on an entire generation. My parents’ generation grew up with anime like Grendizer and Treasure Island, while my generation mostly had anime featuring talking animals on local TV, such as Maple Town and Konchuu Monogatari Minashigo Hutch. Romeo and the Black Brothers was the first anime I remember from my childhood that featured human characters.
The story, based on the German novel Die schwarzen Brüder, is set in the 19th century and follows Romeo, a boy from a Swiss village forced into a harsh life as a chimney sweep in Milan. The series beautifully captures the suffering of these children while highlighting moments of friendship and solidarity through the Black Brothers.
Many of the characters remain unforge…
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A production by World Masterpiece Theater, a company know producing stories that take place outside of Japan with a classical book/story vibe (often adaptations of said books), this was their last project and, much as I’ve been told they have other great works, this was pretty underwhelming and drastically overrated.
There's a good deal of charm to this anime, not just in its animation but in its almost storybook telling. The plucky protagonist bonding with friends along the way to some potentially dreadful adventure and managing to make the most of a difficult situation is always going to be a good time.
That being said, this series seems to be of two minds about how it wants to present itself. Part of that is the relation and departure from the source material. As long as the two are i…
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I've been an anime fan for almost a decade now, and I've had the pleasure of experiencing a wide variety of anime that have captured my attention and left me with a sense of appreciation. I've seen many stories that have resonated with me, characters that I've grown to love, and worlds that I've become fully immersed in. Despite all of this, there have only been a handful of times when an anime has truly moved me to my core, evoking a level of emotion that I rarely experience. I rarely come across a piece of media, be it anime or any other form of entertainment, that has such a profound emotional impact on me that it completely immerses me in its world. But when it happens, it's a magical feeling. And I'm excited to say that the masterpiece called "Romeo no Aoi Sora", alternatively referre…
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This is my first time writing a review so please bear with me. I wanted to write a review cause I have learnt something from the anime. Romeo at the beginning of the story is just another one of the chimney sweepers in unfortunate circumstances who can’t read and write like the many others of his age at that period of time. But his will to learn regardless of his circumstances has made him able to read and write. Which is why I wanna task myself with the challenge of writing a review even if I might make some mistakes!
Romeo who seemingly has endless hardships but gets through them with his spirit is truly inspirational and you’ll notice it as the story goes on. The anime has this realism to it, which is what makes it a true masterpiece! It goes over all the aspects of life and gives a won…
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Romeo's Blue Skies is a work of fiction created to inspire and educate young boys about the world we live in. It is a story of a young boy named Romeo who willingly sold himself into slavery in Italy in order to provide for his impoverished family in Switzerland. In his way to Milan, he met a well-mannered boy named Alfredo who he immediately becomes friends with. Working as a chimney sweep, he experiences cruelty and hardships, but also gained friends in the process and together, they formed a faction named Black Brothers.
The general atmosphere of the series is heavy because it's dealing with topics such as child labor, violence, and destitution. Although, life is not always like that for Romeo, because sometimes he'll see a beam of light in a form of a person, an object or sometimes, a…
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Romeo no Aoi Sora is, without a doubt, one of the most genuinely heartfelt shows I've had the pleasure to watch.
As most of the series from the World Masterpiece Theater, Romeo no Aoi Sora (Eng: Romeo and the Black Brothers) is also an adaptation of a famous classical children’s book, “Die schwarzen Brüder.” It came out in the winter of 1995 when this particular TV staple was on its final years and when there was a huge resurge of interest in mecha anime. At the same time, psychological and heavy action-centered shows were more popular than ever. Romeo no Aoi Sora seems almost obscure in the midst of all that and it’s understandably easy to overlook it today due to its rather ordinary and straightforward premise like other WMP works, often snubbed as “a children’s show” on top of its outd…
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One of the reasons because i watch anime is the diversity of the stories. Some can be dramatic, romantic, comedic, etc. But some of theme are just beautiful. In terms of story, characters, the lesson that teaches when you watch it. Romeo no aoi sora is one of those.
Story: 9
The story is about Romeo. A kid who needs to be a chimney sweeper for one year to pay his sick dad treatment. In the course of the story, Romeo will know other chimney sweepers, and will make a group named the black brothers.
This story could be quite real. As people back in those years bought kids to do some jobs. The story makes a very good environment of how was the epoch. Almost everyone had to move walking, only the aristocats had carriages to move from place to place. Woman were the housekeeper and did errands.…
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I'm watching anime for more than 20 years. I'm a bit picky, which means that I tend to choose certain genres, art styles, plots and all that. Yet, I often watch anime of a kind that would appeal to my much younger self.
Sometimes I bump into series or movies that I missed earlier. Romeo no Aoi Sora is one of those.
What can I say... Probably, had I have an opportunity to watch that when I was of appropriate age (that was slightly before it appeared), or maybe during the actual first airing it would greatly influence me in a positive way, as intended.
Of course you should not judge that series at the same level as complex seinen stuff, not even Hunter×Hunter 2011 that starts like an easygoing motivational thing for middle-schoolers but develops into something way more serious and deeper…
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Ill start by saying this,i consider myself lucky, to be one of the few people who successfully unearthed this treasure. Am not overrating this anime it simply deserves this. Nowadays almost all animes are based on supernatural powers aka things that would never encounter us in real life. Its sad to say, but people prefer those animes over things like Romeo no Aoi Sora. People completely forgot about even strong powers..... such as love, faithfulness, trust, hope, following ones dreams ,friendship and determination. All these elements and much more are all expressed in this anime thats why its one of a kind. Forgot to mention the fact that it made me cry, although i have a heart made of stone, meaning that most animes would fail to crack it open, but this one succeeded, so i highly recommen…
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Romeo no Aoi Sota is my favorite anime television show of all time (not just my favorite anime of all time) and there’s no quick answer to that. The main reason why I tell people to watch the show is because of the relaxing and simplistic atmosphere that the show has, but while saying that I think that I don’t do justice to my relationship with this show and taking into in consideration that I’ve dedicated most of my latest days to write about my favorite shows and the one I hate the most, I’ve decided to write another essay explaining in detail why I love this show so fucking much.
Explaining the appeal of something is quite hard for me, not because I don’t find the words to tell that person why Romeo is an amazing show that deserves attention, the appeal of the show has to do with the p…
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this anime is one of the first series that I have ever watched (that was like 13 years ago) and is undeniably the first to made me cry like a brat kid in a department store (wasn't lying tho haha bc Alfred huhuhu)
The storyline itself is a kickstart, and will make you cringe everytime whenever tragedy occurs (which is very prevalent in the show I must say) but is actually a reality in life. The storyline just keeps on progressing.
The art is outstanding with regards to its background and scenery, not much far from the real terrain of the story (I think it was based from a European story) esp the mountain ranges thingy. The art style for the characters were simple, yet you'll be able to comprehend each and everyone's differences.
The theme song is very tear jerking, I always wanna grab s…
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Romeo's Blue Skies is one of the shorter and more recent additions to the collection of World Masterpiece Theatre series produced and animated by Nippon Animation. Once again it is an adaption of a work of literature originating from Europe, this time based on the novel "Die schwarzen Brüder" written by Lisa Tetzner.
It tells the story of a young boy sold into slavery and bought into a world that he must survive that is far more desolate than that he had ever experienced in the past. It is a look into the life of the poor and oppressed in the face of an unfair society. Showing us the hardships that children sold into slavery and forced to work in far away cities experience, unaware of the inhabitants they will find; but most of important of all this show elaborates on the repercussions of…
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If you ask me what is this anime about and why the name mentions skies, I tell you this.
Don't expect surfing clouds or such. Only near the end I finally realized it.
Skies are a metaphor. A metaphor for Romeo's view of life. His lightheartedness. An inner power to fly over every hardship, of which there are many, and not descend into regrets. A power to inspire everyone around and give them a feeling of flight as well (look how the friendship blooms!). An ability to see the wonders of life and feel excitement, no matter what comes. To look your enemy right into the eye, yet without any hostility, accepting him for what he is and seeing a part of him which he himself can not admit: a better part. Like a bird looks down on a street dog...
Only a few people are strong enough for that. Feel h…
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Now I've finished arguably one of the most accessible and most popular (just behind Daddy Long Legs) World Masterpiece Theater anime yet! I remember seeing the first episode of this long ago, but that was when the fansub group working on the remasters was working on Nobody's Boy Remi and Treasure Island. Once they got to working on it, I jumped at the opportunity to watch it. I liked it immensely, and I still do, but things often tried preventing me from watching it, like school, bad downloads, etc. But after a long while, I finally got to finish it, and I am proud of it! Again, this is one of the WMT anime that really got affected by the conflict between WMT and Fuji TV. Apparently it was so bad, that Romeo was intended to go for a year, yet wound up getting 33 episodes, resulting in hiat…
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"We'll always be together, no matter how far apart."
-Romeo
Romeo and the Black Brothers, otherwise known as Romeo no Aoi Sora, and Romeo's Blue Skies, is a classic series, made by the World Masterpiece Theater, a production from Japan which bases it's audience to younger viewers, but could be appreciated not only by the children, but to the adults.
In the beginning of Romeo and the Black Brother's, tragedy strikes; Romeo sells himself as a chimney sweep in order to get the money to pay for a doctor. On his way to Milan, Romeo meets Alfredo, another chimney sweep, and the two quickly become best friends. Romeo and Alfredo meet other chimney sweeps later on, and all of the boys have to adjust to the harsh life that awaits them.
The adventure, drama, romance, slice of life, and historic…
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I never get tired of watching this anime series even for a hundredth times!!
For me., Romeo no Aoi Sora is one classic series.
Romeo's life was full of hardship and tragedy., that's why I was very keen on watching this. His life was just so heartwarming.
I adore and love all the characters here., and aside from Romeo., Alfred and Bianca are just among my all-time favorite anime characters.,
Gosh! Oh Alfred!! He never failed to make me cry a river of tears!!
This classic tale of love and friendship will always remind me of my childhood memories :DD
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Romeo no Aoi Sora is one of the last World Masterpiece Theater anime that was made before their nearly ten-year hiatus. WMT fans already know what that means about the series, non-fans should be told that it already tells us three things: 1. It is based on a foreign book for a young audience, this one from Switzerland; 2. It may be considered old in modern otaku terms but has aged well; 3. It's awesome.
Like most of these types of anime, Romeo no Aoi Sora begins with a tragedy. In this case, Romeo, an 11-year-old boy, leaves his small village with the God of Death, a frightful man who buys children to sell as chimney sweeps in the city, in order to support his family. Soon, Romeo meets Alfredo, another chimney sweep who will become his best friend, as well as many other boys who share the…
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