Netflix has released a poster and trailer for The Ribbon Hero, the upcoming anime feature inspired by Osamu Tezuka’s classic 1953 manga Princess Knight.
Directed by Yuki Igarashi, the fantasy adventure follows the journey of Sapphire, a princess of a kingdom that no longer exists as she overcomes her trauma to protect those she loves and defy her harsh destiny. Watch the trailer below…
Sapphire is the princess of a kingdom that no longer exists. Having lost everything in her homeland of Silverland to the calamity known as “Nergal,” she wanders in despair until she finally arrives in Goldland.
Though burdened by her past, she begins to find a glimmer of hope as she encounters the kindness of the people there. But as if to sneer at her peaceful new life, the calamity Nergal appears once more. The very despair that once reduced her homeland to ashes now threatens to steal the light from this land as well.
“I won’t lose anything ever again. And I won’t let anyone else lose anything either.” Brushing away her tears of sorrow, the girl takes up her sword. This is the story of a lone hero who ties her ribbon and resolves to defy her fate.
The Ribbon Hero arrives on Netflix on August 8th.
