The Ribbon Hero Film Promo Shows Pine and Sapphire's Bond
The promo confirms the film's August 8 Netflix release and centers the emotional core of the story on Sapphire and Pine's friendship.
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Twin Engine released a promotional video for The Ribbon Hero anime film, based on Osamu Tezuka's Princess Knight manga. The video focuses on the relationship between Sapphire and her friend Pine. The film premieres on Netflix worldwide on August 8.
The promotional video for The Ribbon Hero opens with Sapphire wandering in despair after losing her kingdom to a calamity called Nergal. It then shows her meeting Pine in Goldland and finding hope through that friendship. The clip is the first extended look at the film since its announcement.
The film is directed by Yuuki Igarashi in his feature debut at his new studio OUTLINE. Saya of the comedy duo Lalande voices Sapphire in her first leading role in an animated feature. Seiran Kobayashi plays Pine. The cast also includes Kōki Uchiyama as Velvet and Mayumi Shintani as Zirco.
Netflix will stream the film worldwide on August 8. The Annecy International Animation Film Festival is showing it in the non-competitive Annecy Presents section.
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