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“Medieval princess Sapphire disguises as male prince to claim throne and prevent evil Duke Duralumon's rule.”
Princess Knight
リボンの騎士
7.22
6,265 rank · 4,197 readers · 37 favorites
Shoujo
Crossdressing
Action
Adventure
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
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Synopsis
Medieval princess Sapphire disguises as male prince to claim throne and prevent evil Duke Duralumon's rule.
Taking place in a medieval fairy-tale setting, Ribbon no Kishi 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)
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Derived from 4 sampled reviews
4.5
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
0%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5
mode 5
σ 1.50
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σ 1.50 · some divergence
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Running avg · Aug 2012 → Jul 2025
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 2 “It should be called "Mysoginy, the manga". Heavily inspired by Disney stories but with a weird touch of religion, this is clearly a manga for little children (only a 5-year old would find the...”
- 5 “I apologize that this review is a bit of a mess. Princess Knight is a shoujo manga written by Osamu Tezuka in 1953. It is also one of the earliest shoujo manga in existence. It (probably) inspired...”
- 6 “I think it's only fair to start this review by mentioning I'm a big fan of Osamu Tezuka's works. He's created some of the best manga in history and his influence has been absolutely integral to the...”
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Medium · 25%
Long · 50%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 16 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 08m approx
- Published Jan 1953 – Jan 1956
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M1506 catalog