Netflix Film THE RIBBON HERO Based on Tezuka's Ribbon no Kishi Begins Streaming
The film brings Osamu Tezuka's classic manga to Netflix as a feature-length work, directed by Yuki Igarashi in his first feature role, with character design by Kei Mochizuki and production by OUTLINE.
Reporting from 1 source: GAME Watch (Impress).
The Netflix film THE RIBBON HERO, based on Osamu Tezuka's classic manga Ribbon no Kishi, began streaming on August 8. Yuki Igarashi directs the feature, his first feature-length directorial work, with character design by Kei Mochizuki and animation production by OUTLINE. The story follows princess Sapphire, who takes up a sword when the calamity Nergal returns to threaten her new home.
Princess Sapphire loses everything in her homeland Silverland to the calamity Nergal and arrives in Goldland, where she begins to find small hope. When Nergal appears again, she takes up her sword to protect her new home.
The cast includes Saya (Lalande) as Sapphire, Seiran Kobayashi as Pine, Kouki Uchiyama as Velvet, and Yoshimasa Hosoya as Rock. The theme song 'Reborn' is performed by Girls Archives, with music by Satoru Kosaki and Ryuichi Takada of MONACA. Production is by Twin Engine.
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- GAME Watch (Impress) 手塚治虫氏のマンガ「リボンの騎士」を原案とするNetflix映画「THE RIBBON HERO リボンヒーロー」本日配信開始