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Princess Knight, Vol. 01 (1966)

by Osamu Tezuka(Favorite Author)

3.66 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

193565425X (ISBN13: 9781935654254)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Vertical

series

Princess Knight Omnibus

review 1: This isn't my favorite of Tezuka's manga, but that really doesn't mean much. The story, about a princess with the heart of both a boy and a girl that disguises herself as a prince, is interesting and pretty unpredictable, and it's cool to see where so many of today's shoujo archetypes come from. The art is sharp and distinctive, too, meaning that even when a page does get dragged down by the fact that the love interest in this book is so stupid that I'd feel bad comparing his intelligence to a bag of hammers, for the hammers' sake, it at least still looks excellent.
review 2: I always wanted to the read the seminal "shoujo" manga, being a great fan of bothTezuka and strong heroines. I was not disappointed by this book. The story follows the life and times of Pr... moreincess Sapphire, the only daughter of the kings of Silverland. By chance and fate she is born with two hearts, inside of her: that of sweet girl and that of brave prince. Since the country bans female heirs, she is raised as both as a boy and girl by her parents (much to their chagrin of her mom) for keeping the throne from some nasty relatives. Sapphire accepts her fate but questions the misogyny of her kingdom and dreams of living freely as a girl. None the less, she kicks serious ass. The story is simple, but engaging, and very well paced. The characters are memorable, likeable and fun, and their development satisfying. The art is retro but clean and gorgeous, and every panel exudes charm and style. I loved the book in general and am amazed by the progressiveness of this 50+ year old book. less

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