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“Medieval princess Sapphire disguises as male prince to claim throne and prevent evil Duke's rule.”
Princess Knight
リボンの騎士
7.32
5,040 rank · 2,096 readers · 19 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's rule.
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)
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Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
6.2
/10
What 5 readers settled on.
67%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 6
σ 1.33
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.33 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.5 pts
Recommenders 7.5 · others 4.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 0.20
Running avg · May 2020 → Feb 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “The original Princess Knight, published 1953-1956, was important for several reasons. It was the first Shoujo manga with an actual storyline. It also was a large influence on the development of the...”
- 7 “There’s this common belief that Princess Knight is the first shoujo manga ever. While this is not necessarily true, what is true is that Princess Knight is the first shoujo manga serialization. The...”
- 6 “This is the third Tezuka's manga that I read and it was the only disappointing so far. The drawing is excellent and it is very appropiate for the fairytal that Ribbon no Kishi is. On the other hand...”
Verbosity
Short · 60%
Medium · 0%
Long · 40%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 27 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 36m approx
- Published Dec 1962 – Sep 1966
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M29105 catalog