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Title (English) Blazing Alpenrose: The Sepia Labyrinth

Title (Japanese) Honoo no Alpen Rose: Judy & Randy

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Fantasy Novel

Notes There is an Alpenrose manga, from which the TV series and OVAs are derived.
This OVA appears to be edited down from the "Blazing Alpenrose" TV series. See also "Blazing Alpenrose: Going Along Love-me Road" (Movie 2), "Blazing Alpenrose: The Sweet Memory" OAV - Music Video, "Blazing Alpenrose: The Symphony of Love" OAV - Music Video.

Classification shoujo

Synopsis (major spoiler alert)
Judy, a 16 year old amnesiac girl living in Switzerland, is befriended by a youth, Randy. The time is shortly before the Second World War.
While chasing Judy's parrot, Printemps, they encounter the arrogant Count Gourmand, a French nobleman, when he tries to shoot Printemps.
Gourmand and his followers kidnap Judy and take her to his mansion, where a ball is about to take place. Despite Judy's spirited objections, she is forced to dance with Gourmand. She finds that she is able to dance quite well, though she has no recollection of being taught. The Count is entertaining some Nazis.
Randy follows Judy to the estate, and the two are chased around the grounds and house by Gourmand's men. They escape by jumping into a fast-flowing river that runs by the house in a gorge. The two decide to travel to Austria and look up an acquaintance of Judy's father, Leonhardt Ashenbach. On the way, their train is halted when a sabotage bomb wrecks a railway bridge. Judy crawls across the damaged bridge to warn a train that is scheduled to approach from the opposite direction, with an impeded view of the bridge. As she halts the train, Randy is clambering down to deal with a second bomb. A second after Randy throws the bomb away from the bridge supports, it explodes, causing the first train to slide into the water. To Judy's horror, Randy disappears into the river. Judy continues her journey to Austria, and finds her way into the house of Leonhardt Ashenbach. However he turns out to be a young man, and receives her unsympathetically. As she leaves, Judy is accosted by a triumphant Count Gourmand. However, Ashenbach appears at the gate, and while indifferent, insists that the Count release Judy, since she obviously does not wish to go with him. The relationship of Judy and Leonhardt is now improved, and as Leonhardt reads a log of people imprisoned by the Nazis, he realises that his parents are most likely dead, and declares that he wholeheartedly hates the Nazis now.
Leonhardt Is in fact a well-known musician, and he is scheduled to appear at a concert, attended by various Nazis and, inevitably, Count Gourmand. He concert takes place but, to the fury of the Nazis, Leonhardt inserts the anti-Nazi song "Alpenrose". When the Nazis order the orchestra to stop, the song is taken up by some of the audience. In the confusion, Judy and Leonhardt escape by car and then take a train to Switzerland.
Gourmand and his men pursue them by fast car, and the two are forced to jump from the train and hide. Eventually the two find their way to a sanatorium where Judy's father is being treated. Judy finds her father and recovers many of her memories. While escaping from Nazi territory, the plane they were travelling in developed a fault, and Judy and her mother were pushed out to land by parachute, while her father was hurt in the crash landing.
Leonhardt is kidnapped by the persistent Count, who sends Judy a letter. As Judy and Randy arrive on the scene, the Count is shot by his long-suffering wife, the Countess, who also fires the house. It emerges that the Count has been obsessed for years with Judy's mother, Helen Dunant, who is still alive, and had been captivated by Judy's resemblance to the older woman.

Review Made in 1985-1986, this highly romantic shoujo drama has not stood the test of time particularly well, and the animation style may now seem overly stylised and dated. It does not now look very realistic. The Nazis and the scuffles at the theatre for instance don't look too convincing. However it remains an interesting example of the kind of anim� made for girls at this time, and is certainly not lacking in drama and action. There is a lot of threat, some violence, and a lot of angst, but no sex. The theme, of anti-Nazi resistance (and true love) is still relevant, and the OVA still makes enjoyable viewing. And, with a musician as a main character, there are some inserts of good music, though on the other hand the opening and closing themes seem a mismatch to the rest of the video.
This OVA is presumably cut down from the TV series, as some references do not have a separate entry for the OVAs. Whoever did the editing made a good job of it, as the viewer is not aware of the OVA being cut from a much longer work - except for the TV-standard animation.

Credits Same as TV series?

Episodes 1

Release Jap:VHS

TV Showing See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.

Date 1986

Production

Broadcaster

Animation

References & Help Look up the latest data on this title at:
Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or
Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) ,
or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001).
Help & further information.

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Title (English)	Blazing Alpenrose: The Sepia Labyrinth
Title (Japanese)	Honoo no Alpen Rose: Judy & Randy
Advertising Fantasy Novel
Notes	There is an Alpenrose manga, from which the TV series and OVAs are derived. This OVA appears to be edited down from the "Blazing Alpenrose" TV series. See also "Blazing Alpenrose: Going Along Love-me Road" (Movie 2), "Blazing Alpenrose: The Sweet Memory" OAV - Music Video, "Blazing Alpenrose: The Symphony of Love" OAV - Music Video.
Classification	shoujo
Synopsis	(major spoiler alert) Judy, a 16 year old amnesiac girl living in Switzerland, is befriended by a youth, Randy. The time is shortly before the Second World War. While chasing Judy's parrot, Printemps, they encounter the arrogant Count Gourmand, a French nobleman, when he tries to shoot Printemps. Gourmand and his followers kidnap Judy and take her to his mansion, where a ball is about to take place. Despite Judy's spirited objections, she is forced to dance with Gourmand. She finds that she is able to dance quite well, though she has no recollection of being taught. The Count is entertaining some Nazis. Randy follows Judy to the estate, and the two are chased around the grounds and house by Gourmand's men. They escape by jumping into a fast-flowing river that runs by the house in a gorge. The two decide to travel to Austria and look up an acquaintance of Judy's father, Leonhardt Ashenbach. On the way, their train is halted when a sabotage bomb wrecks a railway bridge. Judy crawls across the damaged bridge to warn a train that is scheduled to approach from the opposite direction, with an impeded view of the bridge. As she halts the train, Randy is clambering down to deal with a second bomb. A second after Randy throws the bomb away from the bridge supports, it explodes, causing the first train to slide into the water. To Judy's horror, Randy disappears into the river. Judy continues her journey to Austria, and finds her way into the house of Leonhardt Ashenbach. However he turns out to be a young man, and receives her unsympathetically. As she leaves, Judy is accosted by a triumphant Count Gourmand. However, Ashenbach appears at the gate, and while indifferent, insists that the Count release Judy, since she obviously does not wish to go with him. The relationship of Judy and Leonhardt is now improved, and as Leonhardt reads a log of people imprisoned by the Nazis, he realises that his parents are most likely dead, and declares that he wholeheartedly hates the Nazis now. Leonhardt Is in fact a well-known musician, and he is scheduled to appear at a concert, attended by various Nazis and, inevitably, Count Gourmand. He concert takes place but, to the fury of the Nazis, Leonhardt inserts the anti-Nazi song "Alpenrose". When the Nazis order the orchestra to stop, the song is taken up by some of the audience. In the confusion, Judy and Leonhardt escape by car and then take a train to Switzerland. Gourmand and his men pursue them by fast car, and the two are forced to jump from the train and hide. Eventually the two find their way to a sanatorium where Judy's father is being treated. Judy finds her father and recovers many of her memories. While escaping from Nazi territory, the plane they were travelling in developed a fault, and Judy and her mother were pushed out to land by parachute, while her father was hurt in the crash landing. Leonhardt is kidnapped by the persistent Count, who sends Judy a letter. As Judy and Randy arrive on the scene, the Count is shot by his long-suffering wife, the Countess, who also fires the house. It emerges that the Count has been obsessed for years with Judy's mother, Helen Dunant, who is still alive, and had been captivated by Judy's resemblance to the older woman.
Review	Made in 1985-1986, this highly romantic shoujo drama has not stood the test of time particularly well, and the animation style may now seem overly stylised and dated. It does not now look very realistic. The Nazis and the scuffles at the theatre for instance don't look too convincing. However it remains an interesting example of the kind of anim� made for girls at this time, and is certainly not lacking in drama and action. There is a lot of threat, some violence, and a lot of angst, but no sex. The theme, of anti-Nazi resistance (and true love) is still relevant, and the OVA still makes enjoyable viewing. And, with a musician as a main character, there are some inserts of good music, though on the other hand the opening and closing themes seem a mismatch to the rest of the video. This OVA is presumably cut down from the TV series, as some references do not have a separate entry for the OVAs. Whoever did the editing made a good job of it, as the viewer is not aware of the OVA being cut from a much longer work - except for the TV-standard animation.
Credits	Same as TV series?
Episodes	1
Release	Jap:VHS
TV Showing	See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.
Date	1986
Production
Broadcaster
Animation
References & Help	Look up the latest data on this title at: Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) , or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001). Help & further information.