The Best Episodes Directed By Kōzō Kusuba

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   #1 - Run Away!! Quickly!

   S1:E145/14/1995

   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.

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   #2 - A Gift From an Angel

   S1:E83/5/1995

   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.

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   #3 - Grandma Is a Witch

   S1:E196/18/1995

   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.

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   #4 - Eternal Alfredo

   S1:E2910/22/1995

   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.

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   #5 - To the Sky! Riding the Wings of Freedom

   S1:E3312/17/1995

   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.

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   #6 - The Alps! A Major Event in a Small Village

   S1:E11/15/1995

   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.

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   #7 - Goodbye, My Village

   S1:E31/29/1995

   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.

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   #8 - Reuniun in the Underground Sewer

   S1:E135/7/1995

   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.

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   #9 - Light the Fire! The Oath of Eleven

   S1:E155/21/1995

   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.

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    #10 - The Duel at San Babila Church

    S1:E176/4/1995

    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.

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    #11 - Angeletta's Secret

    S1:E217/9/1995

    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.

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    #12 - Reunion! Bianca and Alfredo

    S1:E258/27/1995

    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.

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    #13 - The Beginning of a Long Day

    S1:E279/10/1995

    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.

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