Aoi Blink
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Aoi Blink or Blue Blink is a sci-fi anime series created by Osamu Tezuka
. The anime is based from classic film Konjok-gorbunok by Ivan Ivanov-Vano
. The film in turn is based from Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov
's The Little Humpbacked Horse.
This was Tezuka's last anime series. Osamu Tezuka died while this series was in production. The studio completed the production according to his plans.
Osamu Tezuka
was a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, animator, producer, activist and medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion and Black Jack...
. The anime is based from classic film Konjok-gorbunok by Ivan Ivanov-Vano
Ivan Ivanov-Vano
Ivan Pyetrovich Ivanov-Vano was a Soviet animator and Russian animation director, sometimes called the "Patriarch of Soviet animation"....
. The film in turn is based from Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov
Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov
Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov was a Russian poet and author of the famous fairy-tale poem The Humpbacked Horse .-Biography:...
's The Little Humpbacked Horse.
This was Tezuka's last anime series. Osamu Tezuka died while this series was in production. The studio completed the production according to his plans.
Story
The story opens with the meeting between our hero, Kakeru, and a mystical pony named Blink. Kakeru saves Blink from a thunder shower and in gratitude, Blink tells him that if he is ever in trouble, all Kakeru needs to do is call out his name and he will appear. At the end of the summer when Kakeru returns home, his father, a writer of children's stories, is kidnapped. Kakeru, weeping, calls out Blink's name and, as promised, Blink immediately appears, and the two set out on the trail of Kakeru's father. Only at the end, when Kakeru woke up from his deep sleep found out that all his adventures with Blink was only his father’s writings that shown in his dreams.Episode list
| Episode | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | A Departure Toward the Faraway Future |
| 2 | The Secret of "Gray Farm" |
| 3 | The Hostage in Rose Mansion |
| 4 | The Tilted Ivory Castle |
| 5 | Monster Dogizura in Yellow Fortress |
| 6 | Strange Fruit in Blue Town |
| 7 | Crash! Moss Green Car Race |
| 8 | The Tempting Island: Cobalt |
| 9 | A Country of Fighters: Red Ball |
| 10 | The Mysterious Forest Sepia |
| 11 | The City of the Three Primary Colors: Terrace |
| 12 | Heart Stealers of Purple Town |
| 13 | The Fortress Train in Brown Town |
| 14 | Children's Town, Rainbow Town |
| 15 | The Light Ark of Gold Valley |
| 16 | The Town of Fortune-Telling: Mint Green |
| 17 | Milky White: The Secret of the Temple in the Air |
| 18 | Will It Bloom?: The Flower of Dark in Emerald Forest |
| 19 | To The Dark River! The Mysterious Ultra-Marine Plain!! |
| 20 | Animal Paradise: Harpy Green |
| 21 | Yellow Oaker: The Town With No Greenery or Flowers |
| 22 | The Plane of Love! Fly in the Persian Blue!! |
| 23 | The Legend of Davies Gray! Blink Turns into a Fossil!! |
| 24 | Submarine City: The Mermaid Princess of Pearl Muu |
| 25 | Blink Disappears in Opera Town |
| 26 | Revive! The Hotaru Butterflies of Scarlet River |
| 27 | Mystery! The Castle of Adventures, Indigo |
| 28 | Love Again! Fierce Fight in the Wine Red Sea |
| 29 | Enemy or Friend? The Detective of Orange Stone |
| 30 | Find the Key of Truth! The Remains of Dark Purple Lake |
| 31 | Gold Amber Valley |
| 32 | The Upside Down City, Sky Blue |
| 33 | Meeting Again! Mother and Child in the Dark Jail |
| 34 | Lonely Kakeru! The Nightmare of the Dark Sea!! |
| 35 | The Strongest Soldier: Black Warrior |
| 36 | To the Dark Castle! Face Up with Courage |
| 37 | Prince Horo: The Bronze Trap |
| 38 | Gross Castle in Light and Darkness |
| 39 | Goodbye to the Endless Journey and Blink |
Original Cast
- Masako NozawaMasako Nozawais a Japanese voice actress and actress affiliated with Office Nozawa. Her pet name is Mako. Her husband, Masa'aki Tsukada is also a voice actor....
as Blink, Kakeru - Miki Itou as Princess Kirara
- Ai OrikasaAi Orikasais a popular Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo. She works for Production Baobab. Orikasa is also the Japanese dub voice for Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Her debut work was Shoukoushi Cedie in 1988...
as Julie - Goro NayaGoro Nayais a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and theatre director from Hakodate, Hokkaidō. He is a drop-out of the legal education division of Ritsumeikan University. He is connected to Theatre Echo. He is the older brother of actor and seiyū Rokurō Naya. He is the husband of actress and seiyū...
as Shiki Haruhiko - Katsuya KobayashiKatsuya Kobayashiis a Japanese actor. Even though he and fellow Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love-exclusive Rider actor Mitsuki Koga/Kamen Rider Ketaros were only Kamen Riders within the movie, they did make a guest appearance during the final episode of the series as two people affected by the necklaces that...
as Tanba - Kei TomiyamaKei Tomiyama, better known by his stage name , was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator from Anshan, Manchukuo. During his life, Tomiyama was affiliated with Aoni Production and Production Baobab....
as Henry - Kenichi Ogata as Nitch
- Mari MashibaMari Mashiba' is a seiyū who is affiliated with Production Baobab.-TV Anime:*21 Emon *Bonobono *Crayon Shin-chan *Miracle Girls *Osomatsu-kun -OVA:...
as Spika - Saori Tsuchiya as Blink
- Satoko Yasunaga as Nana
- Sho Hayami as Prince Horo
- You Yoshimura as Satch
- Yuriko FuchizakiYuriko Fuchizakiis a veteran Japanese voice actress and stage actress from Tokyo. She is a graduate of the College of Fine Arts at Nihon University a member of the talent agency Re-max. From 1987 to the beginning of 1989 her roles were credited under her real name - the reading is unchanged.Fuchizaki's roles...
as Rakururu
Music
| Title | English Title | Performer | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitomi no Naka no Mirai | The Future in Your Eyes | Yoko Minamino | Opening Song |
| Makenaide, Yuuki | Defeat, Evoke | Shinobu Nakayama | Ending Song |