Ribbon no Kishi (1963)

Name: Ribbon no Kishi (1963)
Rating: 7.4

Princess Knight
リボンの騎士

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Synopsis

A remake of the original Ribbon no Kishi, and the much more well-known version of the story. Taking place in a medieval fairy-tale setting, Princess Knight is the story of young Princess Sapphire who must pretend to be a male prince so she can inherit the throne (as women are not eligible to do so). This deception begins as soon as she is born, as her father the King announces his baby is a boy instead of a girl. The reason for this is that the next-in-line to the throne, Duke Duralumon, is an evil man who would repress the people if he were to become king, and because of this the King will go to any length to prevent him from taking over. (Source: Wikipedia)

Publication notes

Ribbon no Kishi was published in English as Princess Knight by Vertical Inc. in two volumes from November 1, 2011, to December 6, 2011. It was later republished by Kodansha USA as two volumes on August 12, 2015, and as a complete omnibus volume on August 16, 2022.

Published

Dec 3, 1962 to Sep 3, 1966

Authors

Tezuka, Osamu

External links

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Sequel

Futago no Kishi

Adaptation

Alternative Version

Main characters

Sapphire32 fan favorites
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The young Prince of Silverland, Sapphire is in reality a girl, but must pretend to be a boy in order to inherit the throne and prevent the evil Duke Duralumon from taking power. Her personality is more refined than tomboyish, but she's good with a sword and at night fights crime as the masked Phantom Knight. She's good-hearted, has a strong sense of justice and is competent and level-headed as well. Although most of her time is spent as Prince Sapphire, later in the series she is able to go about as a girl (wearing a blonde wig) in the persona of the Princess, Prince Sapphire's sister. In this way she is able to court Prince Frank. (Source: Wikipedia)
Tink3 fan favorites
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A pint-sized angel who dresses in green, Choppy is Princess Sapphire's sidekick. He's often brave to the point of being foolhardy, and tends to charge into situations head-first (literally). Choppy is stuck inside a mortal body and has no real divine powers other than the ability to blow the trumpet extremely loudly. Because of this, he often gets beaten up. Satan is deeply afraid of him, however. (Source: Wikipedia)
Hecate2 fan favorites
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Named after the ancient goddess, she's the daughter of lady Hell/Mephisto, the witch/devil, and her personality can be described as sassy. She likes herself just the way she is, so she sets out to foil her parents' plan.