ONE FOR ALL ALL FOR ONE
Original title: Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari Characters: Margaret March (Meg), Josephine March (Jo), Elizabeth March (Beth), Amy March, Mary March, George March, Hannah, Aunt Martha, Theodore Lawrence (Laurie), Mr James Lawrence, Anthony Boone, David March, John Production:
Nippon animation Author: Louisa May Alcott Regia: Nobushiki Yamazaki | Country: Japan Year: 1 January 1987 Broadcast in Italy: 1989 Gender: Comedy / Drama Episodes: 48 Duration: 26 minutes Recommended age: Teenagers aged 13 to 19 | Starting from Monday 3 August 2009, at 8,40 on Italia 1 the series "One for all, all for one" returns (original title Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari) a Japanese cartoon based on the famous novel "Little Women" by the American writer Louisa May Alcott. The anime belongs to the genre World Masterpiece Theater and was produced in 1987 by Nippon Animation for a total of 48 episodes, each lasting 26 minutes. In Italy it was broadcast for the first time in 1989 on Italia 1. In 1993 the sequel to the series was produced with "Una classe di monelli per Jo", again based on the Alcott novel "Jo's boys". The series "One for all, all for one" is not to be confused with the cartoon of Toei Animation "Little Women" of 1981. The story takes place during the American Civil War and features the four sisters of the March family. Meg is sixteen and the eldest; her beauty and wisdom are embellished by her innate kindness, however sometimes she lacks a little vanity and desire to show herself in public, but in the end what interests her most is the love for her family. Jo is a 15-year-old girl, very enterprising and with a rebellious soul, who unlike Meg stands out for being very frank and pragmatic. She is the true protagonist of the story and her greatest aspiration is to become a writer. Beth is 13 and has a sensitive and introverted character. Her greatest passion is playing the piano and helping people and animals in difficulty (like the white kitten Milky Anne), as her precarious health conditions make her feel closer to the people who suffer. Finally we find little Amy (the narrator of the story), an 11-year-old girl very good at drawing and painting, but also very vain and this leads her to heated arguments with Jo. The girls are followed by their mother Mary March, a wise woman who wishes to educate her daughters in the best possible way. One day George March, the girls' father returns from the war front, after having obtained a leave of absence due to an arm wound. Happy for his return home, he decides to organize a picnic with his family. The girls enjoy picking flowers and climbing trees, but it is here that Jo discovers some Southern soldiers in advance. After this episode George decides to return to fight with the Northerners, to defend his family and his land. During the war, the women of the March family are forced to take refuge near the mountain of their town, as it is attacked by soldiers from the south. Upon returning to their home they find it sacked and devastated by soldiers. The women will therefore be forced to move to Plumfield, at the home of George's elderly aunt. Mary and her daughters will have to contend with austere Aunt March, an aristocratic woman who couldn't stand her nephew's marriage to Mary, as she is believed to be from a lower social class. Aunt March can't even stand her nieces and especially Jo, due to her temperament not very inclined to rules and formalities. For this reason Mary March wastes no time in looking for another home and an occupation for her daughters, in order to guarantee her economic independence. Meg finds work with the King family to care for their children. Jo pushed by her dreams as a writer, insists on the publication of her novels in the Newcord newspaper, unfortunately to no avail. Finally Mary manages to find a house where she can live independently, but over time Aunt March becomes more and more attached to her nieces and in particular to Jo, the only one able to cope with her, and she will regret not a little their absence. . Of note is the beautiful theme song, sung by Cristina D'Avena on music by Carmelo Carucci and texts by Alessandra Valeri Manera. Four little sisters who I am here with me and with you Four friends always with us
Four girlfriends four styles Four kind souls Tipe as smart as you are. Sometimes some fickle arises But in a moment it is finished already.
The joy will return Nothing will ever separate us. All for one, one for all Come too and we will be one more. One for all, all for one Those who arrive welcome will be .... One for all, all for one is copyright
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