UMHLABA WOMGICI WEGIGI - WELCOME GIGI

"Welcome Gigì" / "The world imilingo kaGigì" (isihloko sokuqala: "Maho no princess Minky Momo"), ekhishwe eJapan ngo-1982 futhi yasakazwa okokuqala e-Italy ngo-1983 (ku-Rete4), ibuyela ukuzozijabulisa ku I-Italia 1 kusukela ngoMsombuluko kuya kuLwesihlanu, ngo-8,40 ekuseni. I-anime, ehlelwe nguKunihiko Yuyama, isuselwa kumanga wegama elifanayo nguShudo Takeshi.
Kepha ngubani uGigì? UGigì uyinkosazana ephilayo futhi enesibindi (enezinwele ezi-pink ezikhanyayo ezihlekisayo) eze emhlabeni evela kwelinye izwe ukusiza abantu abaningi ngengcosana yomlingo. UGigì ubuye abe ngumkhondo wamantombazane amaningi akwazi ukwenza izimangaliso zemilingo ngenxa yenduku yomlingo, abagcwalise umhlaba wamakhathuni (i-Creamy enhle, uMagica Emy, u-Evelyn, iSailor Moon njll.).
UGigì uvela embusweni obizwa ngeFantasia futhi uza emhlabeni ukufeza umsebenzi obalulekile awunikwe ngabazali bakhe (ababusi bombuso): ukubuyisa injabulo kwiPlanethi yoMhlaba. Eqinisweni, eminyakeni eminingi eyedlule umbuso weFantasia wawusondelene kakhulu noMhlaba futhi amadoda ayejabule futhi enokuthula, ngoba ayekholelwa emaphusheni, ethembeni, ekuzideleni; ngeshwa ukusabalala okwandayo kwenzondo nezimpi kwasiphula isiphonso. Ngenxa yalokhu, abaphathi beFantasia balale iminyaka eyinkulungwane yokulala, lapho umbuso wasuka khona ngokusobala eMhlabeni: kusukela lapho abantu abasenakho ukucabanga, abasakholelwa emaphusheni futhi badabukile! Kunendlela eyodwa kuphela yokuletha imihlaba emibili ndawonye futhi ivuse amathemba asendulo ezinhliziyweni zabantu, lokho ukwenza amadayimane ayi-12 asesihlokweni sikaKing Robin (ubaba omuhle kakhulu kaGigì) aphinde akhanye. Lokhu kungumsebenzi wenkosazana, ehlala emhlabeni nodokotela bezilwane (abathi ngaphansi kokuluthwa bakholwa ukuthi yindodakazi yabo) nabangane bayo abangenakuhlukaniswa: inja enobuqili (Ababhange) inkawu enonya (Cocò) kanye ne-canary eyize (Yum Yum)! Kodwa-ke, umsebenzi wakhe akuyona umsebenzi olula, ngoba ukuze kukhanye idayimane elilodwa, kuyadingeka ukwenza imisebenzi emihle emine. Ngakho-ke sizobona uGigì eguquka abe yintombazane enethalente elihle, ekwazi ukwenza imisebenzi eyinkulungwane nangaphezulu (ehlukile ngokuya ngezimo) futhi ezimisele ngokusiza abanye, ebakhuthaza ukuthi bakholelwe ephusheni elikhulu lempilo yakhe. Mayelana nalokhu, umhlangano no-En omncane, ingane enomusa futhi ezwelayo efisa ukukwazi ukuba ngumhlengikazi, ukuze isize ngokwezimali abazali bayo bokutholwa (abathanda ingane kakhulu), ubalulekile. Njengoba u-En enesifo esibi kakhulu, uyiswa esibhedlela, lapho, maye, ahlangane khona nabahlengikazi abathukuthele. Leli qiniso lishabalalisa ngasese iphupho lentombazanyana, manje manje efisa ukuzibulala; aze ahlangane nomhlengikazi omnandi futhi ongaqondakali, ozosiza ekusindiseni impilo yakhe, kodwa ngaphezu kwakho konke lokho kuzomenza ashintshe umqondo wakhe ngabahlengikazi, kuvuse uthando olusha ngalo msebenzi. Ngakho-ke uma ufuna ukwazi ukuthi umsebenzi kaPrincess Gigi uzophela kanjani, ungaphuthelwa!
UBenvenuta Gigì uyi-anime ephumelele kakhulu futhi emnandi kakhulu, yomibili ngemidwebo (enemibala egqamile futhi enelanga) futhi maqondana nemfundo (ukuthwebula kwe-Italy kujabulise kancane). Ingoma yengoma ethi "Benvenuta Gigì" iculwa nguCristina D'Avena. Okunye okufanele ukushiwo ngama-initials "Umhlaba wemilingo kaGigì", oculwa nguSorrisi (uchungechunge lwe-1 lekhathuni) kanye ne- "Tanto tempo edlule ... Gigì" (uchungechunge lwesibili), oluhlatshelelwa njalo nguCristina D'Avena

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I-Welcome Gigì wonke amagama, izithombe nezimpawu zokuhweba ezibhalisiwe zingamalungelo obunikazi Studio Pierrot, Ashi Productions, 1982 kanye nabanikazi bamalungelo futhi asetshenziselwa lapha ukwenza izinhloso zokufunda nokufundisa.