AniWorthNozomi In The Sun
Introduction
Two baby girls were born in the same hospital: one of them is the daughter of an aristocratic family while the other belongs to a deprived household which lives in the slums of the city. However, the nurse-in-charge, Michiko, secretly switches the two babies due to a personal grudge, resulting in a change of fates of the girls from then on. Many years later, the lives of the two girls continue to be intertwined with each other, with the rich Miki ill-treating the poor Nozomi, yet both of them hold similar dreams to become a singer.
(Source: ANN)
Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 6.73/10 · 674
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Audience reviews
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Shadesukz
Final Score: 6.0
Intro:
One of the earliest anime to tackle the struggles of chasing music dreams. It contrasts privilege vs raw talent, wealth vs hardship, in a way that’s direct but still relevant. For me, it stands out as a rare piece of 70s anime that dared to dig into the music industry.
Animation: 5/20
The style is clearly dated, with stiff movements and unpolished detail. Still, considering it’s 1970s TV, it does its job. Modern audiences may find it slow, but if you adjust your expectations, the deliberate pacing and expressive character beats hold up decently, if a little awkward and cringy at times.
Story: 10/20
The narrative doesn’t shy from the harsh truths of its time, showing how money can grant careers while true talent struggles. Even predictable turns feel earned, with…
Read at the sourceDiogo_Gomes_1995
Well well well... What do we have here? Another obscure anime show from 1971 by Mushi Production. The same people that brought us many of Ozamu Tezuka's anime adaptations and Ashita No Joe?
Why yes it is! Sasurai No Taiyou (Also known as Wandering Sun) is an anime show released in the early 70s made by Mushi Production. It's based off the manga of the same name by Keisuke Fujikawa, who was also involved in the anime industry as he worked on multiple anime shows in the 70s such as Mazinger Z and Cutey Honey.
Like before, there's not much is known about this anime outside of japan since not that many people talk about this.
So what could this anime be all about? Let's find out:
First off, the story is the most interesting and the best part of the anime:
It tells the story of two girls n…
Read at the sourceyokoelf
Contrasting with 2020's anime, which commonly features average or unhappy protagonists that suddenly are teleported/have their lives changed and their frustrations are magically solved, anime from the 70's often features protagonists that come from unfavourable origins or poverty and that have to overcome their situations by themselves. They usually show an inspiring strength to endure the often exceedingly unfair circumstances they are put into, and courage to face all sort of hardships. You see such situations in anime like Attack No.1, Candy Candy or Ashita no Joe.
Sasurai no Taiyou follows this trend, featuring the tale of a girl who, being switched from her rich birth family as a baby, ends up living in a poor house, and the story develops between her dream of becoming a singer/music…
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