Alfredo

         Romeo is a kind-hearted boy, who was raised in a loving environment. For this reason, he is excessively optimistic that no matter how bad things may be, they will inevitably work out in the end. It is this reasoning that allows him to survive the many hardships that he is forced to endure after he sells himself into what amounts to slavery.
Romeo's Family: His father taught him to be brave and strong, and do what is right. More than once, Romeo makes difficult choices based on what he believes his father would do.
His mother is a loving woman,...

    
ROMEO'S BLUE SKIES
— by Charles McCarter

Animation is an art form, and as such it appeals differently to different people. Perhaps that accounts in some small way for the success and variety of animated programming, especially in Japan. But so much of the time it is the show with the flashiest animation or the biggest advertising budget that gets the lion's share of the public's attention.
The mega-blockbuster "hits" of the season will beat a path to our door through word of mouth, magazine covers, internet posts and the like. They sometimes seem inescapable. But what...