List of Princess Knight episodes
The anime series Princess Knight is based on the manga series of the same name written by Osamu Tezuka. The series is co-directed by Tezuka, Chikao Katsui and Kanji Akabori, and produced by Mushi Production.[1] The episodes follow Sapphire, a girl who pretend to be a male prince to prevent the criminal Duke Duralumon to inherit the throne of the reign. She experiences many adventures along with Tink, the angel who gave her two hearts—a blue one of a boy and a pink of a girl.
Princess Knight was broadcast between April 2, 1967 and April 7, 1968 on Fuji Television.[1][2] The 52 episodes were later released on LaserDisc by Pioneer on March 28, 1997.[3] The episodes were also distributed in DVD format; Nippon Columbia released two box sets on December 21, 2001 and June 1, 2002.[4][5] A single box set was released by Columbia on July 23, 2008,[6] and another was released by Takarashijima on October 29, 2010.[7]
After NBC Enterprises's decline[8] Joe Oriolo purchased its distribution rights, and dubbed it to English in 1972;[8][9] three episodes were made it into a film titled Choppy and the Princess that was syndicated in the United States in the 1970s and 1980s.[8][9] The show also aired in Australia, and was released on home media in the United Kingdom.[9] Nozomi Entertainment released two DVD box sets on August 20, 2013 and October 22, 2013 respectively.[10][11]
The series use three pieces of theme music: two opening themes and a single ending theme. The first opening theme from episodes one to twenty-six is an instrumental version of "Ribon no Kishi" (リボンの騎士) and the second theme for the remaining episodes is the same music sung by Yōko Maekawa and Luna Arumonico. The ending theme is "Ribon no March" (リボンのマーチ Ribon no Māchi) by Yōko Maekawa and Young Fresh.
Episode list
| # | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Prince and the Angel" "Ōji to Tenshi" (王子と天使) | April 2, 1967 |
| In the reign of Silverland the King and the Queen have a daughter who must pretend to be a boy, because women are not eligible to reign and the criminal Duke Duralumon is the next-in-line to the throne. Sapphire is raised as a prince and continues to keep the fact she is a girl in secret meanwhile Duralumon try to expose her. Accompanied by the angel Tink, Sapphire goes to the forest and defeats a wolf who is devouring kids. As she does so, Sapphire frustrate the Duralumon's plan who said the wolf was too dangerous and would help Sapphire to confront him if the Queen signed a document to confirm that Sapphire is a girl. | ||
| 2 | "The Arrival of Satan" "Maō Tōjō" (魔王登場) | April 9, 1967 |
| Nylon, a Duralumon's henchman, is looting people and is stopped by Sapphire; when she leaves, however, three brothers are stolen. Knowing that, Sapphire goes with the brothers to the Duralumon's palace to ask for their belongings. Meanwhile, Satan, having a daughter who is too kind-hearted to become a real witch, wants to steal Sapphire's blue heart. For that, he makes a deal with Duralumon; Nylon gets rid of Tink, of whom Satan is afraid because he is an angel, so that Satan captures Sapphire. In his lair, Satan try to do the hearts exchange but is interrupted by Tink, who was helped by the brothers Sapphire helped; Satan the goes away. | ||
| 3 | "The Martial Arts Tournament" "Bujutsu Taikai" (武術大会) | April 16, 1967 |
| 4 | "Dance, Franz" "Odore Furantsu" (踊れフランツ) | April 23, 1967 |
| 5 | "Valley of the Monsters" "Kaibutsu no Tani" (怪物の谷) | April 30, 1967 |
| 6 | "The Children and the Giant" "Kodomo to Kyojin" (小人と巨人) | May 7, 1967 |
| 7 | "The Cursed Swan" "Noroi no Hakuchō" (のろいの白鳥) | May 14, 1967 |
| 8 | "The Phantom Horse" "Maboroshi no Uma" (幻の馬) | May 21, 1967 |
| 9 | "The Broken Doll" "Kowasareta Ningyō" (こわされた人形) | May 28, 1967 |
| 10 | "The Carnival of Sapphire" "Safaiya no Kānibaru" (サファイヤのカーニバル) | June 4, 1967 |
| 11 | "The Spirit of the Sleep" "Nemuri no Sei" (ねむりの精) | June 11, 1967 |
| 12 | "The Tattered Prince" "Osorubeshi Saishūheiki" (おんぼろ王子) | June 18, 1967 |
| 13 | "The Mansion of the Roses" "Bara no Kan" (ばらの館) | June 25, 1967 |
| 14 | "The Seven Goats" "Nana Hiki no Koyagi" (七匹のこやぎ) | July 2, 1967 |
| 15 | "Hunt Out the Golden Fox" "Ōgon no Kitsune Kari" (黄金のキツネ狩り) | July 9, 1967 |
| 16 | "Tink and Colette" "Chinku to Koretto-chan" (チンクとコレットちゃん) | July 16, 1967 |
| 17 | "Sayonara Yūrei-san" "Goodbye, Mr. Ghost" (さよならユーレイさん) | July 23, 1967 |
| 18 | "The Mysterious Mirror" "Fushigi na Kagami" (ふしぎなカガミ) | July 30, 1967 |
| 19 | "The Magic Pen" "Mahō no Pen" (魔法のペン) | August 6, 1967 |
| 20 | "Kagera the Monster" "Kaijū Kagera" (怪獣カゲラ) | August 13, 1967 |
| 21 | "The Best Snack in the World" "Sekaiichi no o Yatsu" (世界一のおやつ) | August 20, 1967 |
| 22 | "The Ceremony" "Taikan Shiki" (たいかん式) | August 27, 1967 |
| 23 | "The Ribbon Knight Appears" "Ribon no Kishi Genwaru" (リボンの騎士現わる) | September 3, 1967 |
| 24 | "The Tower Buried in the Storm" "Arashi no Kanoke Tō" (嵐のかんおけ塔) | September 10, 1967 |
| 25 | "Long Live to the King" "Ōsama Banzai" (王様バンザイ) | September 17, 1967 |
| 26 | "The Snow Queen" "Yuki no Joō" (雪の女王) | September 24, 1967 |
| 27 | "Hurry Up! The Black Cloud Island" "soge! Kuro Kumo Shima" (急げ!黒雲島) | October 1, 1967 |
| 28 | "The Iron Lion" "Tetsu Shishi" (鉄獅子) | October 8, 1967 |
| 29 | "The End of the Snow Queen" "Yuki no Joō no Saigo" (雪の女王の最後) | October 15, 1967 |
| 30 | "The Flying Phantom Thief" "Sora Tobu Kaitō" (空とぶ怪盗) | October 22, 1967 |
| 31 | "Tink and the Princess of the Sea" "Chinku to Umi no Ojō-sama" (チンクと海のお嬢さま) | October 29, 1967 |
| 32 | "The Treasure of Sapphire" "Safaiya no Takara" (サファイヤの宝) | November 5, 1967 |
| 33 | "The Phantom of the Pyramid" "Piramiddo no Kaijin" (ピラミッドの怪人) | November 12, 1967 |
| 34 | "The Giant Moose" "Kyo Shika Mūsu" (巨鹿ムース) | November 19, 1967 |
| 35 | "Chasing the Airship!" "Hikōsen o Oe!" (飛行船を追え!) | November 26, 1967 |
| 36 | "The Great Witch Comes Back" "Kaette Kita Dai Majo" (帰ってきた大魔女) | December 3, 1967 |
| 37 | "Rescue Sapphire!" "Safaia o Sukue!" (サファイヤを救え!) | December 10, 1967 |
| 38 | "Commandments of the Knight" "Kishi no Okite" (騎士の掟) | December 17, 1967 |
| 39 | "The Envy of Venus" "Bīnasu no Netami" (ビーナスのねたみ) | December 24, 1967 |
| 40 | "The Fearful Emperor X" "Kyōfu no X Teikoku" (恐怖のX帝国) | January 7, 1968 |
| 41 | "The Mischievous Teppy" "Ochamena Teppi" (おちゃめなテッピー) | January 14, 1968 |
| 42 | "The Big Plan to Capture Nezumi" "Nezumi Tori Dai Sakusen" (ねずみ取り大作戦) | January 21, 1968 |
| 43 | "Sapphire Falls into the Trap" "Wana ni Kakatta Safaiya" (ワナにかかったサファイヤ) | January 28, 1968 |
| 44 | "The Yell of the White Eagel" "Sakebu Shiro Washi" (さけぶ白ワシ) | February 4, 1968 |
| 45 | "Tink and the Ghost Ship" "Chinku to Yūrei Sen" (チンクとゆうれい船) | February 11, 1968 |
| 46 | "Sapphire in the Mysterious Forest" "Fushigi no Mori no Safaiya" (ふしぎの森のサファイヤ) | February 18, 1968 |
| 47 | "The Wanderer Frank" "Samayō Furantsu" (さまようフランツ) | February 25, 1968 |
| 48 | "Sapphire Disappears in the Sea" "Umi ni Kieta Safaiya" (海に消えたサファイヤ) | March 3, 1968 |
| 49 | "The Smile of the Hekate" "Hekēto no Hohoemi" (ヘケートのほほえみ) | March 10, 1968 |
| 50 | "The Black Knight of the Wawel Castle" "Baberu Shiro no Kuro Kishi" (バベル城の黒騎士) | March 24, 1968 |
| 51 | "Burn, Silverland" "Moeru Shirubārando" (燃えるシルバーランド) | March 31, 1968 |
| 52 | "The Happiness in Silverland" "Shirubārando Shiawase ni" (シルバーランド幸せに) | April 7, 1968 |
References
- 1 2 "リボンの騎士: アニメ・映像wiki" (in Japanese). TezukaOsamu.net. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ↑ "虫プロダクション制作作品一覧" (in Japanese). Mushi Production. Archived from the original on December 2, 1998. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ↑ "リボンの騎士 LD-BOX" (in Japanese). Amazon. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ↑ "01/12/21" (in Japanese). Nippon Columbia. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ↑ "02/05/18" (in Japanese). Nippon Columbia. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ↑ "商品検索結果" (in Japanese). Nippon Columbia. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ↑ "「リボンの騎士」2枚組DVD BOX[大型本]" (in Japanese). Mushi Production. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
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