Sasurai no Taiyou
1971 • Mushi Production
- Format
- TV
- Aired
- 1971
- Episodes
- 26
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- Mushi Production · Fuji TV
- Genres
- Drama · Music
Two baby girls were born in the same hospital: one of them is the daughter of an aristocratic family while the other belongs to a depraved household which lives in the slums of the city. However, the nurse-in-charge, Michiko, secretly switches the two babies due to a personal grudge, resulting in a change of fates of the girls from then on. Many years later, the lives of the two girls continue to be intertwined with each other, with the rich Miki ill-treating the poor Nozomi, yet both of them hold similar dreams to become a singer.
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Sasurai no Taiyou, or The Wandering Sun, was produced by Mushi Production and aired in 1971 as a pioneering example of the music-focused anime genre. It emerged during a transitional period for the studio, following the departure of its founder, Osamu Tezuka, and sought to tap into the burgeoning popularity of idol culture and female-led musical dramas in Japan. The series centers on the intense rivalry between two girls born on the same day who follow divergent paths—one toward wealth and the other toward musical stardom—exploring themes of destiny and class struggle.
The character designs and animation direction reflected the aesthetic sensibilities of early seventies shojo storytelling, emphasizing dramatic expressions and emotional narratives. While the series did not reach the global recognition of some of Mushi Production's earlier works, it remains a notable historical piece for its integration of contemporary pop music into the episodic structure, which helped establish a template for later music-themed anime series.
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