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Loading... Princess Knight: New Omnibus Editionby Osamu Tezuka
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Belongs to SeriesPrincess Knight (1-6) ContainsPrincess Knight, Volume 1 by Osamu Tezuka (indirect) Princess Knight, Volume 2 by Osama Tezuka (indirect) Princess Knight, Volume 3 by Osamu Tezuka (indirect) Princess Knight, Volume 4 by Osamu Tezuka (indirect) Princess Knight, Volume 5 by Osamu Tezuka (indirect) Princess Knight, Volume 6 by Osamu Tezuka (indirect)
HAVE AT YOU! Filled with narrow escapes, treacherous courtiers, dashing pirates, meddlesome witches, magical transformations, and cinema-worthy displays of derring-do, this early shojo (girls' comics) masterpiece by the "Godfather of Manga" is a fast-paced tale of a heroic princess who can best any man at fencing, yet is delicate and graceful enough to catch the eye of Prince Charming. Its winning art style and canny infusion of gender politics into classic fantasy storytelling have continued to intrigue and delight readers of all ages. A mischief-making angel's prank goes too far when the newborn princess of Silverland ends up with two hearts--one male and one female. Since the laws of the realm only allow a male heir to ascend the throne, Princess Sapphire is raised as a prince. Will the avaricious Duke Duralumin discover her secret and snatch the crown for his own son? Available for the first time stateside as a single-volume omnibus! No library descriptions found. |
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The Princess Knight story involves Princess Sapphire, who was born with both a blue boy heart and a pink girl heart, due to the prank of a mischievous cherub/angel name Tink. Tink is then sent to earth to retrieve the blue boy heart. Princess Sapphire is born as the only child of the king and queen in a kingdom where only males can inherit the crown, so she was raised as both a boy and a girl. Needless to say, adventures ensure from such a beginning.
Given the 1950’s era, Tezuka’s plots introduced relatively then-new challenges to misogynistic practices. Princess Sapphire fought for herself and never waited to be rescued. Honestly, a rather novel idea back then, especially in Japanese manga. Even so, he retained dull principles that the blue boy heart gave her the strength to fence and whenever the blue heart left her body, Sapphire would exclaim, “Oh, I feel weak, as if I lost all my strength.” My eyes roll to the back of my head… Even so, she is depicted as courageous, fighting for her country and for her family (while also pining for the prince in the adjacent kingdom). Tezuka liberally included the usage of God, Venus as God’s daughter, Satan, and of course, Tink, the Cherub. He seemed to have been confusing the Bible with Roman mythology, and Raphael’s Sistine Madonna painting. I must admit I laughed at his random usage of names. Tezuka’s artwork is very pretty and held up well with time. The animals have some early Disney quality, both charming and endearing.
I searched for this book at my library when I suddenly recalled watching the cartoons as a kid. The book is much better with fast paced adventures. YouTube has a dubbed version of the cartoons, which is quite cheesy. I watched only one episode; that was enough. (