Netflix has announced that Osamu Tezuka’s classic Princess Knight manga is getting a new anime film, titled The Ribbon Hero, this August. The film will be streaming worldwide on Netflix, and a new key visual for the film was unveiled.
The film is set to be directed by animator Yuki Igarashi in his first-ever feature-length film. What’s more, the character designs of The Ribbon Hero are being produced by Kei Mochizuki (Fate/Grand Order, Touken Ranbu) with character concept collaboration from Mai Yoneyama (Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, LAZARUS). Kazunari Arakaki is the animation character designer, Cedric Herold is the art director, and anime studio OUTLINE produced the film.
“For this film, I poured in my respect for Osamu Tezuka, the creator of Princess Knight; for Ichizo Kobayashi of the Takarazuka Revue, which lies at the root of the work; and for the supreme, classic entertainment they brought into the world,” Igarashi told Netflix. “They also created their works while overcoming hardships such as infectious diseases and war, and those works became the very foundation of our culture. To everyone living in this era, I hope you enjoy this blood‑stirring, heart‑pounding piece of what I believe is ‘true’ mainstream entertainment.”
