S01E01 In the Alps; a Village in Crisis
Romeo is an 11-year-old boy who lives humbly with his family in Sonogno, a small Swiss village near the border with Italy. The village is suffering a long drought, and Romeo's family has had the...
Romeo and the Black Brothers
S01E01: In the Alps; a Village in Crisis
Romeo is an 11-year-old boy who lives humbly with his family in Sonogno, a small Swiss village near the border with Italy. The village is suffering a long drought, and Romeo's family has had the worst of it, as they are also under debt. Their last hope is the only corn field that has survived so many months without rain. Romeo wants to participate in the pole climbing competition, in which several boys compete to get a trophy placed on top of a pole. Meanwhile, Luini, a mysterious man known as the god of death, arrives in the village. He buys orphaned or poor children, which he later sells them as chimney sweeps in Milan, and now he has his eyes on Romeo.
Overview
To get the money to pay for a doctor for his father, Romeo bravely sells himself as a chimney sweep. On the way to Milan he meets Alfredo, a mysterious boy on the run heading to the same fate. Upon being separated and sold to their new bosses, the two boys swear eternal friendship. Romeo has to learn the hardships of a chimney sweep's job.
Episodes
S01E02 Destiny's Beginnings: the Family Within the Flames
The fire started by Luini devastates the only cornfield that Romeo's family has left. Romeo's family rush to the field to try to save the domestic animals, but Roberto injures his head while leaping out...
S01E03 Farewell, My Village
Due to the injures suffered during the fire, Roberto's condition worsens to the point of going blind if he is not treated urgently. However, the family's financial situation prevents them from paying for the services...
S01E04 The Boy on the Poster
After being treated by doctor Baresi, Roberto will recover and will not go blind. Romeo has sacrificed himself for the sake of his family and must now leave the village. On his way to Milan,...
S01E05 A Night in the Tavern
Luini locks up the boys before crossing the lake by boat to get to Milan. Among them is Dante, the boy who had stolen Alfredo's bag, who tells them that his brother also went to...
S01E06 The Ship Sinks; Friendship Within the Storm
The boat in which Romeo and the others are travelling to Milan is hit by a storm and sinks. Miraculously, Alfredo and Romeo manage to save themselves. Luini is also saved from drowning by Romeo....
S01E07 An Angel's Abode
In Milan, Romeo and Alfredo are sold as chimney sweeps to different bosses, having to separate, but not before swearing eternal friendship. Romeo is taken by Rossi, his buyer, to his house, where he will...
S01E08 A Gift from an Angel
Cleaning chimneys is harder than Romeo could imagine. And worst of all is that when he comes home tired from work he doesn't get a piece of bread. Rossi's family seems to hate him. However,...
S01E09 A Love Letter in the Moonlight
Romeo goes to clean Professor Casella's fireplace who, to thank him, gives him an illustrated book. However, Romeo cannot read, so the teacher offers to teach him to write his name. Upon his return home,...
S01E10 The Blue-Sky Sketchbook
Romeo manages to get the key which keeps his door locked, so he can go out to meet Angeletta, becoming friends. She tells him that, due to her illness, she has not been able to...
S01E11 Let's Be Friends
Romeo watches from the rooftop of a house that one of the Wolf Pack members is ambushed by another gang of boys, but then the rest of the pack appears and a fight breaks out,...
S01E12 To Vanish into the City of Mists
Romeo finds Anselmo lying on the street and covered in bruises. Anselmo tells Romeo that he confronted Tachioni because he hates outsiders and wants to kick Romeo out of town. Romeo, full of rage, runs...
S01E13 A Reunion in the Sewer
Romeo fights the Wolf Pack, who think he has denounced them to the police, but is saved at the last minute by a masked boy. Chased by the police, Romeo tries to sneak into a...
S01E14 Escape, quickly!
The carriage Romeo has sneaked into contains explosives that the robbers intend to use to blow up the police station and free their imprisoned friend.
S01E15 Strike a light! The Oath of the Eleven
After proving his innocence, Romeo's conditions at Rossis' house get better. Marcello gives him a day off and Romeo decides to search for Alfredo in the streets of Milan. During his search, he meets other...
S01E16 Alfredo is My Rival!
After a long time, Romeo and Alfredo finally reunited and joined other young chimney sweeps to form the Black Brothers fraternity with Alfredo in command to confront the Wolf Pack. Romeo tries harder to learn...
S01E17 Showdown at San Babila Church
Since the Wolf Pack has no intention of stopping picking on the chimney sweeps, the Black Brothers, fed up with running away, decide to stand up to them. Thus, they draw up a plan to...
S01E18 Sing our Song of Unity on into the Dawn!
As retaliation for losing the fight at San Babila church, Michaelo was kidnapped by the Wolf Pack. To release him, their leader Giovanni demands that the Black Brothers hand over Alfredo to them. Alfredo decides...
S01E19 Grandma is a Witch
Marcello Rossi receives a letter from his mother, Mimi, announcing she will pay them a visit soon. Rossi has not seen her mother in a long time, and his memories of her are not very...
S01E20 Grampa Theo's Puppet Show
Romeo and Angeletta meet the old puppeteer Teo and little Nana. Teo has a sad secret: Leon, his son, left him and his granddaughter after a quarrel. He would rather be a doctor than a...
S01E21 Angeletta's Secret
Matteo tells the boys the story of Marcello Rossi and Angeletta: a countess named Isabella is the girl's grandmother. Romeo now wants to find out everything and secretly follows Rossi to a castle where the...
S01E22 I Meet Grandmother
Angeletta's greatest wish is to meet her grandmother, the Countess Isabella Montovani, before her serious illness progresses. The Black Brothers therefore drive Angeletta to the castle in a wooden cart. Rejected by the security guard,...
S01E23 Farewell, My Angel
Angeletta's condition is deteriorating rapidly. The so-called Ice Queen Montovani wants nothing to do with her granddaughter. Even asking chimney sweep Rossi is useless. The Black Brothers therefore clog the chimneys of Montovani Castle. They...
S01E24 The Hunted Siblings
In Milan, a wedding of the nobility is taking place and all rich and noble people of the area are invited. Even the king of Italy is expected to come. Then Romeo accidentally meets Bianca,...
S01E25 Alfredo and Bianca Reunited
Alfredo and Bianca are still on the run from their relatives. Their aunt and uncle want the badge that Alfredo hid. This badge was bestowed on Alfredo's father by Carlo Alberto, the father of the...
S01E26 Proud Souls
Professor Casella discovers that Alfredo's illness is worse than initially thought. Alfredo also knows that he will not live much longer. Nevertheless, he firmly intends of showing up before the King of Italy with his...
S01E27 The Start of a Long Day
Alfredo wants to restore his honor before the King of Italy and accuse his aunt and uncle of murdering his parents. Unfortunately, the Wolf Pack lure him into a trap and lock him in the...
S01E28 Lord Alfredo
Alfredo and Bianca are still trying to show in front of the King of Italy and expose the damage that has been done to their family. The Wolf Pack has temporarily allied with the Black...
S01E29 Forever Alfredo
The big moment is here! Alfredo and his uncle Maurizio stand before the king of Italy. Both have badges in their hands, but only one belongs to the Martinis. When the king asks which badge...
S01E30 The Last Promise
Romeo suffers greatly from the sudden death of his friend Alfredo. He sinks into a deep sadness and distances himself more and more from reality. The Black Brothers try to cheer Romeo up again. But...
S01E31 The Real Treasure
The circus is coming to town. The Black Brothers want to see it, but they only have enough money for a ticket. Therefore, a competition is held and the winner will go to the circus....
S01E32 A Lovely Christmas Eve
While working one day, Romeo falls from a chimney and breaks his leg. Professor Casella agrees to have him at his place until his leg heals. So that means that Romeo and Bianca will spend...
S01E33 Skyward! On Wings of Freedom!
Spring has fallen and Romeo's contract with Maestro Rossi is over. It is time for Romeo to say goodbye to Milan and return home in Sonogno. Some of his friends have already left, while others...
Cast
Ai Orikasa
Romeo (voice)
Toshiko Fujita
Alfredo (voice)
Akemi Okamura
Bianca (voice)
Maria Kawamura
Angeletta (voice)
Masahiro Anzai
Marcello Rossi (voice)
Tsutomu Kashiwakura
Anselmo Rossi (voice)
Yasuko Hatori
Edda Rossi (voice)
Aya Ishizu
Nikita (voice)
Tomoko Ishimura
Dante (voice)
Masako Ikeda
Narrator (voice)
