HIKARI NO DENSETSU The Legend of Hikari

AKA: Cynthia ou le Rythme de la Vie (French), Piruetas (Italian)

Author: Izumi Asô

Director: Tomomi Mochizuki

Script Writer: Hideki Sonoda, Yasushi Hirano, Mami Watanbe

Character Design: Toyoko Hashimoto

Backgrounds: Kumiko Tada

Music: Eiji Kawamura

Company: Tatsunoko

Year: 1986

Charas:
Hikari our young gymnast heroin

Story: Hikari is trying to become a gymnastic champion. We follow her through several tournaments as well as through her sentimental journey: her childhood friend (who is trying to become famous with his band) is desperately in love with her whereas she has her eyes set on a young good-looking gymnast

Type: TV series / Sports

Number of Episodes: 19 TV episodes

We have: None :(

What we thought: Such a depressing cartoon... but it still got me really hooked!! Not that surprising I guess considering that the director also had a hand in Orange Road and Creamy Mami ^_^