9.0/101 votes#1 - Escape, quickly!
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 5/14/1995
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.
Director: Kōzō Kusuba
Writer: Michiru Shimada
8.0/101 votes#2 - A Gift from an Angel
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/5/1995
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, an angel who lives in the house cares for him.
Director: Kōzō Kusuba
Writer: Michiru Shimada
8.0/101 votes#3 - Grandma is a Witch
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 6/18/1995
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 pleasant, so in the beginning he does not like her visiting. On the contrary, Edda and Anselmo, who initially were not very pleased about her coming, are excited after learning that Mimi is bringing a treasure for Anselmo.
Director: Kōzō Kusuba
Writer: Michiru Shimada
- 8.0/101 votes
#4 - Forever Alfredo
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 10/22/1995
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 has the secret sign of blessing, only Alfredo knows the right answer. The evil uncle is finally exposed.
Director: Kōzō Kusuba
Writer: Michiru Shimada
- 8.0/101 votes
#5 - Skyward! On Wings of Freedom!
Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 12/17/1995
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 still have to stay a while longer. Professor Casella offers to drive Romeo and the other boys halfway to their home towns along with Bianca. Before leaving, they visit Alfredo's grave one last time, where they meet the Wolf Pack.
Director: Kōzō Kusuba
Writer: Michiru Shimada
7.0/101 votes#6 - In the Alps; a Village in Crisis
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/15/1995
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.
Director: Kōzō Kusuba
Writer: Michiru Shimada
7.0/101 votes#7 - Farewell, My Village
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/29/1995
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 of Baresi, the only doctor in the area. Romeo, aware of the situation, secretly signs a contract with Luini to go to work in Milan as a chimney sweep in exchange for the latter bringing the doctor to treat his father. The contract will be for six months, so Luini would be back to the village in spring. However, Anita hears that no children sold in Milan have returned.
Director: Kōzō Kusuba
Writer: Michiru Shimada
7.0/101 votes#8 - A Reunion in the Sewer
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/7/1995
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 carriage going to Venice to escape Milan.
Director: Kōzō Kusuba
Writer: Michiru Shimada
- 7.0/101 votes
#9 - Strike a light! The Oath of the Eleven
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 5/21/1995
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 young chimney sweeps.
Director: Kōzō Kusuba
Writer: Michiru Shimada
- 7.0/101 votes
#10 - Showdown at San Babila Church
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 6/4/1995
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 fight them in San Babila church. Meanwhile, Giovanni, the leader of the Wolf Pack, goes alone to a meeting with the rival gang Scorpion.
Director: Kōzō Kusuba
Writer: Michiru Shimada
- 7.0/101 votes
#11 - Angeletta's Secret
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 7/9/1995
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 Ice Queen, as Isabella is called by the others, lives.
Director: Kōzō Kusuba
Writer: Michiru Shimada
- 7.0/101 votes
#12 - Alfredo and Bianca Reunited
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 8/27/1995
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 current Italian king, and legitimizes the Martini's fortune.
Director: Kōzō Kusuba
Writer: Michiru Shimada
- 7.0/101 votes
#13 - The Start of a Long Day
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 9/10/1995
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 sewers. Romeo and the Black Brothers await his arrival so they can sneak into the banquet, but Romeo, seeing that he does not arrive, decides to go in search of him.
Director: Kōzō Kusuba
Writer: Michiru Shimada
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"Escape, quickly!" is the best rated episode directed by Kōzō Kusuba. It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Michiru Shimada. It aired on 5/14/1995 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "A Gift from an Angel".