Animation Masterpieces

The former post widely opened my juvenile memory. I started recollecting images of old cartoon series that I used to wait to watch. Cartoons have been both a generous and a resourceful rootage of dreams and illusions. They naturally dilated my imagination and were a great aid to overcome many dilemmas and plights.

Among the series that still invade my jejune recollections:

1. Belle Et Sebastien: the French cartoon series was translated to Arabic. The series have some episodes. It is about a boy who seeks his mother through the countries and villages of France. Of course, he happens to encounter many troubles and adventures. His companion, the dog, was a protector and a guardian. Together, they fought, ran, played, and experienced much to find the Mother, who turned to be in a cottage in a snowy area! The series is thrilling. It intensifies feelings of Love, Devotion, and Tolerance, along with determination. Besides, morals on the importance of friendship and generosity were also among the obvious themes.

2- Sunday Belle: a little funny girl who lives in a small village. She has many friends. Among them, there are two boys who used to fight to win her attention. A typical fun-to-follow series, which debates the questions of Innocence Love and Early Relations that begin as friendship until they develop into something more realistic. The series also denotes the challenges made in our youth .. the silly fights over a girlfriend .. the anticipation of her response .. and the cockamamie dreams we start developing in our childhood.

3- TinTin and Milou is one of my favorite cartoon series. I have recently bought some episodes on DVDs. The young adventurer fears nothing. He has a great enthusiasm and courage, but above all, his Curiosity is genuine. He is always challenged by two detectives. They are both stupid and clumsy. Surely, TinTin avec his dog solve the mystery before them. They are the symbol of The Forever Later Police Forces ;-D, which is a typical quality of the police worldwide. The series fixates clearly some important characteristics that are lovable and preferable to be found in young athletic energetic teens: determination, hope, scientific curiosity, analytical thinking, ... that would build a stout dependent and imposing personality. The episode includes many funny scenes and hilarious misfortunes.

4- Sasuki: the best Ninja ever drawn and portrayed. This character had an effect upon my childhood. I used to think that I am him, and call myself by his name, and surely I used to mimic his actions (poor sis, she had to go through all the tests ;-D). Sasuki with his fat friend, Jumbo, used to trace problems to solve. They were trained to defy Evil spirited people who use Black magic to harm others. The Ninja has their own codes that are derived from the Ninja School. Loyality, Faith in the Cause, Respect, Obedience, Fighting Evil, Protecting the Innocents, Spreading Wellfare, ... are some of the famous traits of this amazing school. Of course, I am referring to the Good School, and naturally everything has a diametrical version. So, it is the Old Motif of Good Vs Evil .. Virtue Vs Vice! Unfortunately, Sasuki implanted in me the dream of possessing Magical Powers .. and the dream still haunts my mind every now and then!

5- Captain Majed: the Japanese anime has entered the hearts of many, as I recall. During that period, it was something fantastic to watch a series about football game. Usually, cartoon series adopt family or personal subjects, or action-directed themes. So, when this one chose a game, it was something extraordinary. I do not like football myself, but I watched the complete series. Something in the fictious portrayal of the game appealed to me, especially the wonderful kicks of the Captain during several games. Majed was a nice cartoon to discuss with boyish friends who like to get in touch with their masculine future from their youth. ;-D it was fun to confuse them with my own personal preferences. Yet, the character has its own charming power.

6- Sanshiro: a playful and youthful guy who likes to program electrically-controled figurines. Jumaro is his creation (shown in the picture) and his sole companion. The series is a Japanese version of the American Wrestling Championship, and of course with the definite substitutions : Robots instead of humans, technology and computrization in place of savage hand-to-hand-moved-by-simple-minded-fighters. The theme is mostly about Winning .. with slight focus upon challenges and overcoming them .. and the never-ending road to Self-gratification in order to gain Recognition!