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Princess Knight (Ribon no Kishi)

Artwork by Osamu Tezuka

From , former About.com Guide

Considered to be one of the first shojo manga titles, Princess Knight featured Princess Sapphire, a girl who pretended to be a boy to save her kingdom.
Princess Knight by Osamu Tezuka

Princess Knight (Ribon no Kishi) by Osamu Tezuka, 1965

© Tezuka Productions
Cover artwork for Princess Knight, published in 1965. Original watercolor painting, included in Tezuka: The Marvel of Manga, at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco from June 2 - September 9, 2007.

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