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English: Princess Knight
Japanese: リボンの騎士

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Type: TV
Episodes: 52
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 2, 1967 to Apr 7, 1968
Premiered: Spring 1967
Broadcast: Unknown
Producers: Fuji TV
Licensors: Nozomi Entertainment
Studios: Mushi Production
Source: Manga
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 6.711 (scored by 656 users)
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Ranked: #50472
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Popularity: #7070
Members: 2,878
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Princess Sapphire is a girl raised as a Prince. Through the mischief of an angel, the princess is born with both a girl's body and boy's mind. Since there is no boy successor in her kingdom, Sapphire is raised as a boy, but evil ministers try to reveal her secret. Unable to put up with the kind of vicious conduct prevailing in the kingdom, Sapphire disguises herself as "Princess Knight" and wields her sword of justice.

This is an animated version of the girls' manga featuring Sapphire's romance and adventure, which marked the first made-for-TV animated program geared towards girls in Japan.

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Adaptation:Ribbon no Kishi, Ribbon no Kishi (1963)
Side story:Ribbon no Kishi (1999)
Prequel:Ribbon no Kishi Pilot

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Characters & Voice Actors

Sapphire
Sapphire
Main
Oota, Yoshiko
Japanese
Oota, Yoshiko
Tink
Tink
Main
Sasuga, Takako
Japanese
Sasuga, Takako
Nylon, Baron
Nylon, Baron
Main
Duralumin, Duke
Duralumin, Duke
Main
Holmes, Rock
Holmes, Rock
Supporting
Charming, Franz
Charming, Franz
Supporting
Hecate
Hecate
Supporting
Shouji, Miyoko
Japanese
Shouji, Miyoko

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Staff

Tomino, Yoshiyuki
Tomino, Yoshiyuki
Episode Director, Storyboard
Hata, Masami
Hata, Masami
Episode Director
Hikone, Norio
Hikone, Norio
Episode Director
Tezuka, Osamu
Tezuka, Osamu
Original Creator


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Ribbon no Kishi (リボンの騎士) by Maekawa Youko

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Ribbon no March (リボンのマーチ) by Maekawa Youko feat. Young Fresh



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Sep 8, 2018
52 of 52 episodes seen
EggheadLuna (All reviews)
2 people found this review helpful
Princess Knight (TV) is an adaptation of a short manga series, by the father of manga himself, Osamu Tezuka. If you’ve been into anime long enough, you’re bound to know who I’m referencing, if not, he made Astro Boy. The anime version of Princess Knight is one of the most dated things that I’ve ever experienced and the English dub is comedy gold.

• Especially Choppy’s voice. Each episode of Ribbon no Kishi is pretty episodic and is reminiscent of any old Disney or Max Fleshier animation. Except, this one is extremely low budget. People and objects randomly disappear. Color palettes change.

• Strangely enough, for all read more
Dec 5, 2009
2 of 52 episodes seen
Pessoa (All reviews)
12 people found this review helpful
Preliminary
Ribbon no Kishi is one of the earliest anime, made in 1967. It's from the period when Japanese animation hadn't yet gained its distinctive characteristics. It feels more like American cartoons of the period than modern Japanese anime. However, it preserves its innocence.

The plot is cute. Princess Sapphire was born with a girl’s body and a boy's mind (whatever it is). She is the “prince” of Silverland. There’s an iron law in Silverland that only males can inherit the throne. Being the only child of the royal family, her gender is kept secret from the public to guarantee royal succession. Some cunning palace officers, especially read more
Jan 17, 2016
11 of 52 episodes seen
OlivinePeridot (All reviews)
7 people found this review helpful
Preliminary
Oh my god, is this anime dated. The animation is awful and the plots range from generic to ridiculous. But I love it.

When you start watching this, you have to remember that Ribbon no Kishi is the Ur Example of shoujo. It was revolutionary and genre-defining for it's time; most shoujo series that came after have been inspired by or deconstructed the elements Tezuka introduced. To truly appreciate this anime, you need to watch it as a study rather than expecting something refreshing or deep.

Like most classic anime, the animation was done on the cheap. Cells are blatantly recycled (even from the intro) and there read more

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