Su Raidue from Monday to Friday at 08,35 the cartoon airs Guru Guru the heartbeat of magic, taken from the manga by Hiroyukki Gotoh and adapted by Dynamic Italia. The protagonists of the story are Nike, a young swordsman, and Kukuri, the last heir of the lineage of the Migumigu wizards (holders of the powerful magic Guru Guru). Their mission is to save the world from the evil ambitions of the evil king Giri: this will lead them to face numerous adventures and meet many characters - fairies, elves, monsters, dragons and so on, some of which are very bizarre, such as the irascible old man of dance Kita Kita (whose goal is to spread it to the world and find a successor, preferably a woman). It all began three hundred years before our two heroes were born, when the continent Jem Jam was threatened by the snares of the evil king Giri, who longed to reduce the people to slavery. But the king of Jem Jam turned to the magical people of the Migumigu (holders of the magic Guru Guru), who cast a powerful spell, with which they trapped the enemy. Unfortunately, the spell, having a limited duration of three hundred years, has now vanished: therefore the world is now more in danger than ever. Then the king Urga 13 summons the aspiring warriors to the Castle, in order to choose the Valiant Warrior who, according to the prophecies, would have helped to save the continent Jem Jam. Thirteen-year-old Nike, prepared from an early age for his destiny (to become the Valiant Warrior), is forced to participate together with Kukuri, his age and soon in love with him. Before that, Kukuri, raised by the village witch Jimina (who gave her the Guru Guru powers and, despite her slightly grumpy character, loves Kukuri like a niece), was kept hidden to prevent her existence from being discovered. from the messengers of evil; since she will eliminate - with the help of Nike and his adventure companions - the evil king Giri, using the only weapon capable of defeating him: the magic Guru Guru, which consists in drawing circles and strange figures , who will come alive by saving our friends in the most difficult trials. As in the episode "in pursuit of the minister", where the company (consisting of Nike, Kokori, Run Run, Boss and Ju Ju), was about to be defeated by the terrible cloud monster Until a magic circle suddenly drawn by Kukuri Animated by transforming into an unstoppable wave of fire, which engulfed the cloud and disintegrated it. However, the young witch is not always able to control her magical powers, indeed! Most of the time she seems to be completely unaware of her abilities. But we will see her grow and mature day by day, so as not to disappoint the expectations of her fans at all Among the other characters we remember the warrior Run Run, one of the leaders in the Black Magic Guild: she makes use of snake magic and is very skilled . The Boss, gang leader of the thieves of the Gaba clan, very skilled in throwing knives. Since he loves food, he agrees to teach Nike the secrets of the trade in exchange for a few cooking lessons; but this passion of his will cost him dearly. In fact, in the episode "Roast Duck" he will be transformed into a duck for not having resisted in front of a nice dish of rice with vegetables, which contained a potion destined for Princess Miruka. Fortunately our thief will come out unscathed even from this misadventure ;-)! Then there is Ju Ju, a prophetess of the Purato religion in Shiyuji village. Her characteristic is that she sleeps a lot, but when she is in danger she transforms into a resolute warrior. Let's remember the Grand Master of the Guild: transformed into a poodle dog by the perfidious Giri, he has a marginal role in the story, but on the other hand he will make us laugh out loud !!! And what about the noble Princess Miruka? To save her kingdom, the latter will go in search of the Banana Smoon (a very precious magical object that was stolen from the castle, sending it to ruin). She will risk her life, but thanks to the help of NiKe, Kukuri and company, she will succeed in the grueling enterprise. Overall Guru Guru, the heartbeat of magic, is a very funny and enjoyable cartoon. The narration is simple and linear, as are the drawings with a rounded style, which responds well to the needs of videogames. In fact, the cartoon follows the characteristics of role-playing games - cards with lots of points and levels appear frequently - except in the dark and dramatic tones of the latter. Worthy of note is the good adaptation of the Italian version of Guru guru, as well as the translation of the dialogues and the musical text by Dynamic Italia. (Click on RAIDUE)

by Helga Corpino

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