PRINCESS KNIGHT
Author(s): TEZUKA OSAMU
Osamu Tezuka's beloved heroine Sapphire, known across the globe as the Princess Knight, returns in a two-volume release by famed manga publisher Vertical. Heavily inspired by Disney in its design and tone and considered by many as the first major shojo (girls) work, it has long been one of Tezuka's most acclaimed works. Set in a medieval fairytale backdrop, Princess Knight is the tale of a young princess named Sapphire who must pretend to be a male prince so she can inherit the throne. Undiscouraged by sexism, Sapphire fully accepts her role and becomes a dashing heroine.
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"PRINCESS KNIGHT is regarded a defining masterpiece of the [shojo] genre." - "Shojo Beat magazine
"""Princess Knight" has the structure and feel of a Disney cartoon, which is not surprising, as Tezuka was a big fan of Disney's work. The story has a classic fairy-tale setting, a vaguely European country during the middle ages, with a king and queen, a Royal Guard who are a bunch of bullies, and quaint villages filled with peasants. The characters have the rounded, big-eyed look of classic Disney characters, and the pacing and slapstick humor conjure up such classics as "The Sorcerer's Apprentice.."..Still, Tezuka's story seems to have caught the popular imagination in a way that earlier shoujo manga did not." - "MTV"
General Fields
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- : RH
- : RH
- : 0.404
- : 01 November 2011
- : 190mm X 138mm X 31mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : TEZUKA OSAMU
- : BC
- : 1111
- : 741.5
- : 352
- : chiefly Illustrations