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“Princess tests magic ribbon on tomboy doppelganger; one-hour transformations risk permanent identity loss.”
Hime-chan no Ribbon
姫ちゃんのリボン
7.85
1,355 rank · 1,986 readers · 44 favorites
Shoujo
School
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Princess tests magic ribbon on tomboy doppelganger; one-hour transformations risk permanent identity loss.
Princess Erika of the Magic Kingdom must test out a magic item that she created for a year on her human world doppelganger before she can qualify for the throne. Her look-a-like happens to be Himeko, a tomboy who worries that her boyish looks and attitude are ruining her chances with the boy she is in love with. Erika gives Himeko a ribbon that allows her to transform for an hour into anyone she wants, but if she exceeds the time limit, or if anyone finds out, she will be stuck in that form for the rest of her life.
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Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
8.7
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 7
σ 1.25
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.25 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.33
Running avg · Oct 2008 → Sep 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “I never really paid attention to shojos and majokkos, and the anime made out of this manga fleet under my radar long time ago; causally I ended up reading this manga and imho is a very good piece...”
- 10 “This is like only my second review to write but I will try my best. Story I feel this is an original story line. The reason why is that, you have your classical magic school girl story line trying...”
- 7 “Just finished it, and it was a satisfying read. I wouldn't say anything is spectacular in any sense, but definitely easy to read and enjoyable. + easy to read, light hearted + little drama +...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 33%
Long · 33%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 45 × 10 ch × vol
- Total read 6h 00m approx
- Published Jul 1990 – Dec 1993
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M4041 catalog