History Anime / RomeosBlueSkies

* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Anita, a girl who resides in the same village as Romeo, gets the unlucky treatment. She has an obvious crush on him and he seems to reciprocate her affections to an extent, even making a ChildhoodMarriagePromise with her of sorts. Sadly, their budding relationship comes to a halt following Roberto's accident and Romeo takes it upon himself to financially support his family outside of his hometown. Anita is never seen again after parting ways with Romeo in tears, and the epilogue reveals that Romeo eventually settled down with a different girl named Bianca, the lucky recipient, whom he meets and befriends during his stay in Milan.

* DeadGuyJunior: [[spoiler: Romeo and Bianca named their son Alfredo, after Bianca's older brother and Romeo's best friend.]]

* TheDiseaseThatShallNotBeNamed:[[spoiler: Alfredo.]]
* DistantFinale: The ending of the show takes place [[spoiler:ten years later, with Romeo becomes a teacher, married his childhood friend Bianca and [[BabiesEverAfter has a son]] named [[DeadGuyJunior Alfredo]].]]

* {{Frameup}}: Romeo is accused by Anzelmo from stealing the money and later he's being chased by the Wolf Pack from calling the police. [[spoiler: His name is cleared when he told the police that someone is attempting to destroy the police station and Mr. Rossi learns from Angeletta that his son Anzelmo is responsible for hiding the money in Romeo's bag.]]

* EvilUncle: [[spoiler: Mauricio and Grazella, Alfredo and Bianca's paternal uncle and aunt are this. They killed Alfredo and Bianca's parents in order to steal their medal which proves their royalty.]]

* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Anita, a girl who resides in the same village as Romeo, has an obvious crush on him and he seems to reciprocate her affections to an extent, even making a ChildhoodMarriagePromise with her of sorts. Sadly, their budding relationship comes to a halt following Roberto's accident and Romeo takes it upon himself to financially support his family outside of his hometown. Anita is never seen again after parting ways with Romeo in tears, and the epilogue reveals that Romeo eventually settled down with Bianca.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: This is one of the common complaints regarding the show's ending. [[spoiler:The final episode doesn't mention about the fates of other characters in the time skip, especially Angeletta and Luini]].

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The show is the 21st entry of ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' series. At the time it was released in Japan, the series was constantly receiving poor ratings and at risk being cancelled. Wanting to attract new audiences, Nippon Animation gives this show more emphasis on action and adventure while staying close to the series premise but it didn't do so well. It became popular thanks to [[VindicatedByHistory internet exposure]] and Nippon Animation sometimes [[CashCowFranchise create merchandise and cameos]] based on it.

It tells the story of a young boy named Romeo, who lives in the village of Sonogno, Switzerland with his family. On the day of the festival during summer, the field in the village was caught on fire and the crops that Romeo's family have tended were damaged badly. Things get worse when Romeo's father has collapsed and has risk becoming blind if he isn't cured immediately. Having no money to pay for the medical treatment, Romeo is forced to sold himself to the [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname God of Death]] and he has to leave the village to work as a chimney sweeper. During his journey, he meets a mysterious boy named Alfredo and they become friends. They later met some of the boys who were also sold and attempted to escape. They're caught by God of Death and later forced to cross the lake to Milan by boat during the middle of the storm. Their boat was capsized but Romeo and Alfredo managed to survive. When they reach Milan, they become separated and then soon met with other chimney sweepers. Meanwhile, a gang called the [[GangOfBullies "Wolf Pack"]] is harassing other kids in the streets and the chimney sweepers are no exception. Wanting to protect themselves from the Wolf Pack, Alfredo, Romeo and some of their fellow chimney sweepers formed a secret fraternity called the "Black Brothers" and thus their adventure as a group begins.

The show is the 21st entry of ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' series. At the time it was released in Japan, the series was constantly receiving poor ratings and at risk being cancelled. Wanting to attract new audiences, Nippon Animation gives this show [[WereStillRelevantDammit more emphasis on action and adventure]] while staying close to the series premise but it didn't do so well. It became popular thanks to [[VindicatedByHistory internet exposure]] and Nippon Animation sometimes [[CashCowFranchise create merchandise and cameos]] based on it.

* IllGirl: Angeletta shows that she's not in good health ever since she was a baby.

** Angeletta. In the novel, [[spoiler:she died from her illness while in the anime she moves in Paris to receive medical treatment.]]

* {{Tomboy}}: Nikita and Bianca, particularly the former who [[SweetPollyOliver dresses in boy's clothes]] and is even, initially, ashamed of being seen as girly.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: This is one of the common complaints regarding the show's ending. [[spoiler: The final episode doesn't mention about the fates of other characters in the time skip, especially Angeletta and Luini.]]

** Alfredo's padrone, Citron is very abusive towards the former and he only cares when he receives money to buy drinks for himself.

* TakingUpTheMantle: [[spoiler:Romeo becomes a new leader of the Black Brothers after Alfredo dies.]]

* {{Tomboy}}: Nikita and Bianca.

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** AdaptationEarlyAppearance: In the anime, Dr. Casella shows up as one of Romeo's customers in cleaning his chimney. In the novel, the appeared when Romeo was suffering from suffocation in the mansion where he happened to stayed in.

** Augusto is a thief who bullied the main character. In the anime, he becomes nice and he's one of the members of thr Black Brother.

** Mr. Rossi is cruel towards the main character in the novel but in the anime he becomes nicer, but only neglectful.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Mr. Rossi is cruel towards the main character in the novel but in the anime he becomes nicer, but only neglectful.

* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: Alfredo and Bianca are not part of aristocracy and they do not have any relatives who are cruel to them in the novel. Angeletta (or Nicoletta in the novel) meanwhile is actually Mr. Rossi's daughter and she has no connections with any rich relatives.

** Angeletta. In the novel, [[spoiler:she died from her illness after she met her grandmother while in the anime she moves in Paris to receive medical treatment.]]

* PutOnABus: At the end of Episode 23, [[spoiler: Angeletta moves in Paris with her grandmother to cure her illness. The show [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome doesn't tell about what happened to her in the end]] though some viewers have speculated that [[DroppedABridgeOnHim she died between the last episode and eilogue]] just like in the novel version.]]

* KarmaHoudini: In the last episode, [[spoiler:Romeo and some of his chimney sweepers found out that Luini is in the bar and continues his crime in selling children. In the novel, he was arrested by Milan police with the help of Dr. Casella.]]

** Romeo's mother is under this. In the novel, she broke her leg due to accident. That role was replaced by Roberto in the anime.
** Angeletta. In the novel, [[spoiler:she died from her illness after she met her grandmother while in the anime she moves in Paris to cure her illness.]]

* Romeo's mother is this. In the novel, she broke her leg due to accident. That role was replaced by Roberto in the anime.
* Angeletta. In the novel, [[spoiler:she died from her illness after she met her grandmother while in the anime she moves in Paris to cure her illness.]]

* WorthlessTreasureTwist: The ivory chess set that Grandma Rossi has kept turned out to have no value and it was sold for few liras. She sold it many years ago to pay his son's medical treatment.

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: For Romeo, when he accidendally bumps the statue of Virgin Mary, he decides to fix it instead of leaving it. For Alfredo, he proves to the seller that Romeo isn't responsible from stealing the apples. For the Wolf Pack, they are shown fighting against some members of Scorpion gang.

* {{Tomboy}}: Nikita and Bianca.

* DistantFinale: The ending of the show takes place [[ten years later, with Romeo becomes a teacher, married his childhood friend Bianca and [[BabiedEverAfter has a son]] named [[DeadGuyJunior Alfredo]].]]