Princess Knight: New Omnibus Edition
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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! Review: Nice release, pages too thin. - It's pretty decent but the thin pages are a bit annoying to read through as you can see previous pages' ink behind it, it's distracting. Honestly I didn't like the story since it felt random and all over the place but it's a 60s manga so it's kinda exactly what I asked for. Review: Wonderful edition of a wonderful comic - The book is very light for being this big and it opens very easily, without making folds in the spine. The only downside is the paper of the cover being too thin, but is somewhat expected from this kind of editions, so be careful if you're planning to carry it around. Story wise, is very wholesome and entertaining, and Sapphire is such a charming and timeless character. And the drawings are beautiful, very Disney-esque, my personal favorites from any other Tezuka comic.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 35 Reviews |
G**Z
Nice release, pages too thin.
It's pretty decent but the thin pages are a bit annoying to read through as you can see previous pages' ink behind it, it's distracting. Honestly I didn't like the story since it felt random and all over the place but it's a 60s manga so it's kinda exactly what I asked for.
C**O
Wonderful edition of a wonderful comic
The book is very light for being this big and it opens very easily, without making folds in the spine. The only downside is the paper of the cover being too thin, but is somewhat expected from this kind of editions, so be careful if you're planning to carry it around. Story wise, is very wholesome and entertaining, and Sapphire is such a charming and timeless character. And the drawings are beautiful, very Disney-esque, my personal favorites from any other Tezuka comic.
K**N
Absoluter Genreklassiker
Princess Knight ist der Shojo Klassiker vom Godfather of Manga Osamu Tezuka. Von diesem Werk gab es verschiedene Versionen, dieser Ausgabe liegt die von 1963 zugrunde, also nicht die Erste von 1953. Worin sich diese unterscheiden weiß ich allerdings nicht. Kodansha fasst hier die komplette Story in einem dicken Sammelband zusammen. Das Design ist sehr schick. Das Papier allerdings vergleichsweise dünn, sodass die andere Seite durchscheint. Trotzdem die wahrscheinlich beste Möglichkeit, diesen Klassiker auf Englisch zu lesen, die 2 Bände von Vertical aus dem Jahr 2011 dürften so ziemlich vergriffen sein.
Y**N
EKSİKSİZ BASKI!
Özgün Japonca baskısı 1953’te yayımlanan Prenses Şövalye’nin, Vertical Yayınevi’nin, sonradan basım, yayım haklarını aldığı ve ilki 1963’te yayımlanan İngilizce baskıyı temel alan bu Omnibus çalışma, toplam iki kitabın birleştirilmiş hâli… Ayrıca serinin devamı niteliğinde olan ve ilkin 1953’te yayımlanan İkiz Şövalye-Twin Knights, hacim olarak Omnibus’un çeyreği ölçeğinde… Hayvan-bitki fizikselliğiyle insan bedenini harmanlayan Tezuka içerdiği bilinçaltısal çağrışımlarla, okuyucuyu düşünmekten çekindiği yahut hiç düşünmediği imgelere zorluyor… Zira, Ginger’e esin olmuş bir isim. Çağdaşı Walter İlyas Disney’den ilham alışını bilhassa İkiz Şövalye’de görmek mümkün…
C**R
Exactly what I wanted
Exactly what I ordered, the entirety of Princess Knight in one pristine package. Also the story is very good, funny, and surprisingly open minded for the time period 👍
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