History Manga / PrincessKnight

* BrokenAesop: "You're acting like a sissy girl!"

* HairOfGold: Sapphire's female disguise.

* TheChewToy: Sir Nylon. His constant misfortune gets more amusing considering he is a CompleteMonster wannabe.

''Ribon no Kishi'' was created by OsamuTezuka in 1953, and is one of the earliest {{shojo}} manga. There were four manga storylines, the third starting in 1963, and serving as the primary basis for the {{Anime}} version. The anime was broadcast in the United States as ''Princess Knight'' or ''Choppy and the Princess'', the latter being at first the title of a short movie made by mashing together three of the episodes. Distribution of the American version was spotty at best, and as of 2009 there is no legal DVD release. The manga has received an English language two-volume collected release. There's a sequel, ''Twin Knight'', about Sapphire's twin children, Daisy and Violetta.

* EvilIsGood: Hecate, while not truly evil, was raised by Madame Hell (or Mephisto, depending on the version) and has some very disturbing ideas of what constitutes harmless fun.

* BadIsGood: Hecate, while not truly evil, was raised by Madame Hell (or Mephisto, depending on the version) and has some very disturbing ideas of what constitutes harmless fun.

* NoOntologicalInertia: Madam Hell is reminded at one point her flash-to-stone spell will be reversed if she dies. [[spoiler: Sadly, this also applies to Hecate,as her mother literally ''made'' her using magic.]]

* FantasyKitchenSink: A really weird example; the Abrahamic {{God}} and the [[ClassicalMythology Greek gods]] exist in the same universe.

* ObfuscatingStupidity: [[spoiler: Marquis Oolong pretends to be a nutcase so that if any of his underlings plot to overthrow him, they'll be less covert about it and he'll be able to root them out]].

* BigBad: Mister X. [[EvilerThanThou Even Satan pales in comparison in terms of sheer evil]]. Though in the manga, Madame Hell is the Big Bad.

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: [[spoiler: Oolong]]

* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:In the anime Sir Nylon, Duralumin's luckless henchman, finally snaps from the abuse and kills his boss, ruling Silverland for a very brief time as a drooling madman and puppet of Mr. X]].

Tropes seen in this series include:

* AntiAntichrist: Hecate, Satan's daughter, who's secretly good, or at least no worse than mischievous.

* BigBad: Mister X. [[EvilerThanThou Even Satan pales in comparison in terms of sheer evil.]] Though in the manga, Madam Hell is the Big Bad.

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Duke Duralumin kills himself when he thinks his son is dying.]]

* GenderBender: Sapphire has both male and female "hearts".

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Blood retrieves a potion to save Sapphire's life at the cost of his own life. Although it turns out [[ShootTheShaggyDog he brought it back just a few moments too late]].]]
* KilledOffForReal: A lot of characters including [[spoiler: the King (in the manga), Blood, Hecate, Eros, and Duke Duralumin.]]
* KnightOfCerebus: Mr. X
* LadyLand: Black Pearl Island
* LaughingMad: [[spoiler: Friebe has a brief fit of hysterical laughter when she finds out that the boy she's about to marry is actually a girl.]]

* ObfuscatingStupidity: [[spoiler: Marquis Oolong pretends to be a nutcase so that if any of his underlings plot to overthrow him, they'll be less covert about it and he'll be able to root them out.]]

* PunchClockVillain: Eros often disapproves of her mistress Venus's jealousy-motivated plots, and alternates between following orders because it's her job and secretly subverting Venus's plans while hoping that Venus won't find out.

* {{Satan}}: aka Mephisto. He desired, among other things, to steal Sapphire's unique twin-hearted soul. In his earthly form, he possessed powerful magic and NighInvulnerability, but was deathly afraid of angels, retreating whenever Tink blew his horn occasionally turning him into [[ButtMonkey a Butt Monkey]].

* TakenForGranite: [[spoiler:Sapphire's mom, and later on lots of people in the vicinity of the royal castle of Silverland.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:In the anime Sir Nylon, Duralumin's luckless henchman, finally snaps from the abuse and kills his boss, ruling Silverland for a very brief time as a drooling madman and puppet of Mr. X.]]

* ClingJealousGirl: Venus

* ActionGirl

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Sapphire's parents]], in the finale.

* LovesMyAlterEgo: Prince Frank loves Sapphire's female disguise but hates Prince Sapphire due to a misunderstanding.

* RecursiveCrossdressing: Sapphire sometimes wore a blonde wig and a gown to impersonate a girl with a nebulous relationship to the royalty of Silverland so that she could woo Prince Frank.

Aka ''Ribon no Kishi''[[hottip:*:Litterally, Ribbon Knight or Knight of the Ribbon]] and ''Choppy and the Princess''.

Aka ''Ribon no Kishi'' and ''Choppy and the Princess''.

* {{Satan}}: aka Mephisto. He desired, among other things, to steal Sapphire's unique twin-hearted soul. In his earthly form, he possessed powerful magic and NighInvulnerability, but was deathly afraid of angels, retreating whenever Tink blew his horn.

* BigBad: Mister X. [[EvilerThanThou Even Satan pales in comparison in terms of sheer evil.]]

* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:In the anime, Nylon, Duralumin's luckless henchman, finally snaps from the abuse and kills his boss, ruling Silverland for a very brief time as a drooling madman and puppet of Mr. X.]]

In Heaven, the souls of unborn children are being prepared for their births. Choppy, an inexperienced apprentice angel, accidentally gives a child who will be born female both a pink "girl's" heart and a blue "boy's" heart. When this is found out, it's too late to fix the mistake, so Choppy is banished to Earth in a weak mortal body to watch over the twin-hearted child.

Meanwhile, in Silverland, a vaguely medieval kingdom, the King learns to his dismay that the Queen has given birth to a girl, and due to complications cannot have another child. Women cannot inherit the throne, and the King knows that his closest male relative, Duke Duralumon, is a wicked man who would oppress the people. So the King pretends that Sapphire was born male, with only a handful of close advisors knowing the truth.

Thanks to her dual nature, Sapphire is equally adept at male and female activities (even if the latter must be taught in secret). The story picks up in Sapphire's early adolescence, as Duke Duralumon steps up his attempts to prove the Prince to be a girl, and Choppy finally finds Sapphire in the mortal world. And it's a good thing Sapphire has a new ally, as the Duke is not the only force that threatens Silverland.

* TheChewToy: Nylon. His constant misfortune gets more amusing considering he is a CompleteMonster wannabe.

* {{Satan}}: aka Mephisto. He desired, among other things, to steal Sapphire's unique twin-hearted soul. In his earthly form, he possessed powerful magic and NighInvulnerability, but was deathly afraid of angels, retreating whenever Choppy blew his horn.
* SmugSnake: Baron Nylon. Mrs. Hell (who appears in the third release published by Nakayoshi and replaces Satan's role) also qualifies.

* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:Nylon, Duralumon's luckless henchman, finally snaps from the abuse and kills his boss, ruling Silverland for a very brief time as a drooling madman and puppet of Mr. X.]]

''Ribon no Kishi'' was created by OsamuTezuka in 1953, and is one of the earliest {{shojo}} manga. There were four manga storylines, the third starting in 1963, and serving as the primary basis for the {{Anime}} version. The anime was broadcast in the United States as ''Princess Knight'' or ''Choppy and the Princess'', the latter being at first the title of a short movie made by mashing together three of the episodes. Distribution of the American version was spotty at best, and as of 2009 there is no legal DVD release. The manga will receive an English language two volume collected release - the first in November 2011, the second the following December. There's a sequel, ''Twin Knight'', about Sapphire's twin children, Daisy and Violetta.

* AntiAntichrist: Heckett, Satan's daughter, who's secretly good, or at least no worse than mischievous.

* ViewerGenderConfusion