is a fantasy adventure anime series created by Osamu Tezuka. The anime is based on the classic Russian animated film Konjok-gorbunok by Ivan Ivanov-Vano, which in turn was based on Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov's fairy tale of the same name.
This was Tezuka's last anime series. Osamu Tezuka died while this series was in production. The studio completed the production according to his plans. The show was streamed at Anime Sols, but was removed, because it did not meet its goal of crowd-funding for DVD. It is currently only available for legal streaming at Viki.com.
Story The story opens with the meeting between the hero, Kakeru, and a mystical pony named Blink. Kakeru saves Blink from a thunder shower and in gratitude, Blink tells him that if he is ever in trouble, all Kakeru needs to do is call out his name three times and he will appear.
At the end of the summer when Kakeru returns home, his father, a writer of children's stories, is kidnapped. Kakeru, weeping, calls out Blink's name and, as promised, Blink immediately appears, and the two set out on the trail of Kakeru's father.
Episode list Episode Title1Departing for Far, Far Away2The Secret of Grey Ranch3A Prisoner at Rose House4The Crooked Ivory Castle5The Monster Dogitra of Yellow Fort6The Mysterious Fruit of Blue Town7Crash! The Moss-Green Road Race!8The Island of Temptation — Cobalt9The Fighting Country — Red Baal10The Mysterious Forest — Sepia11Terrace — The Town of Primary Colours12The Heart-Thief of Purple Town13The Armored Gun-Train of Brown Town14Children's Town, Rainbow Town15The Light Ark of Gold Valley16The Town of Fortune-Telling: Mint Green17Milky White: The Secret of the Temple in the Air18Will It Bloom?: The Flower of Dark in Emerald Forest19To The Dark River! The Mysterious Ultra-Marine Plain!!20Animal Paradise: Harpy Green21Yellow Oaker: The Town With No Greenery or Flowers22The Plane of Love! Fly in the Persian Blue!!23The Legend of Davies Gray! Blink Turns into a Fossil!!24Submarine City: The Mermaid Princess of Palm25Blink Disappears in Opera Town26Revive! The Fluorescent Butterflies of Scarlet River27Mystery! The Castle of Adventures, Indigo28Love Again! Fierce Fight in the Wine Red Sea29Enemy or Friend? The Detective of Orange Stone30Find the Key of Truth! The Remains of Dark Purple Lake31Gold Amber Valley32The Upside Down City, Sky Blue33Meeting Again! Mother and Child in the Dark Jail34Lonely Kakeru! The Nightmare of the Dark Sea!!35The Strongest Soldier: Black Samurai36To the Dark Castle! Face Up with Courage37Prince Horo: The Bronze Trap38Gross Castle in Light and Darkness39Goodbye to the Endless Journey and Blink
Original cast Masako Nozawa as Kakeru Shiki Miki Itou as Princess Kirara Ai Orikasa as Julie Goro Naya as Haruhiko Shiki, Kakeru's father Katsuya Kobayashi as Tanba the bus driver Kei Tomiyama as Henry Kenichi Ogata as Nitch the burglar Mari Mashiba as Spika Saori Tsuchiya as Blink (Magic) Satoko Yasunaga as Doctor Nana Sho Hayami as Prince Horo You Yoshimura as Satch the burglar Yuriko Fuchizaki as Rakururu
Music Title English title Performer DescriptionHitomi no Naka no MiraiThe Future in Your EyesYoko MinaminoOpening songMakenaide, YuukiDon't give in, have courageShinobu NakayamaEnding song
See also The Little Humpbacked Horse (ballet)
References
External links Blue Blink in IMDB