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I wanted to read a manga by Osamu Tezuka. Maybe I should not have picked this one.
It's from the fifties and the cartoon style is similar to thirties and forties cartoons. The story is long and drawn out about a prince who is really a princess. She gets caught and spends a lot of time running around and escaping evil villains and tower jail cells. She's also an excellent swordsman.
It was a bit violent, just like American cartoons of the day. I've never been one for fairy tales and this is definit ...more
It's from the fifties and the cartoon style is similar to thirties and forties cartoons. The story is long and drawn out about a prince who is really a princess. She gets caught and spends a lot of time running around and escaping evil villains and tower jail cells. She's also an excellent swordsman.
It was a bit violent, just like American cartoons of the day. I've never been one for fairy tales and this is definit ...more

A wonderful gender bending manga that wasn't akward with a lovely sweet artwork with classic fairytale telling & Disney references. Saphire is a great protaginist & the issues of sexuality & equal rights are dealt with quite maturely. The prince was sterotypical but passable, the captain was quite dashing, and Tink made a loyal cute side character. Definately worth a read.
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