The Twin Knights
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- Author：Osamu Tezuka
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Summary
A gem from the fifties when the legendary master was most deeply involved in girls' comics， Twin Knights is more than just a sequel to the shojo manga milestone Princess Knight。 More close addressing issue of station as well as gender， this one-volume tale has all the antic innocence of the early Tezuka even as it revises the more famous works' premise， doing away with the conceit of "boy and girl hearts" and invoking the vagaies of chance and power in their place。
Reviews
MaggyGray
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Sehr nette Geschichte， teilweise recht gewalttätig， teilweise sehr traurig。 Durch den Zeichenstil， der stark von Disney geprägt ist， und der Erzählweise entsteht eine extrem schnelle Erzählweise， die von einem Panel zum nächsten rast - was ich aber sehr mochte。Ab und an ein bisschen zu viel Emotion， aber insgesamt eine sehr schöne Geschichte。
ComicNerdSam
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Not as good as Princess Knight， but it is a good follow up。 Tezuka keeps it cute and steady， and I couldn't stop myself from reading it all in one sitting。 I was also sick， so this book was a welcome heaping of warm and cozy。 Not as good as Princess Knight， but it is a good follow up。 Tezuka keeps it cute and steady， and I couldn't stop myself from reading it all in one sitting。 I was also sick， so this book was a welcome heaping of warm and cozy。 。。。more
Doc
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A classic sequel to the Princess Knight mangaFirst off not going to lie to you folks that sometimes older manga can be considered offensive in the standards of today's society coming from a different time and culture than we are accustomed to these days。 Tezuka， although a prolific mangaka， came from a misogynistic society （much like many in that time） and his views on "Gypsies" were probably based on the same sources that many movies and other books have used over the years regardless of treati A classic sequel to the Princess Knight mangaFirst off not going to lie to you folks that sometimes older manga can be considered offensive in the standards of today's society coming from a different time and culture than we are accustomed to these days。 Tezuka， although a prolific mangaka， came from a misogynistic society （much like many in that time） and his views on "Gypsies" were probably based on the same sources that many movies and other books have used over the years regardless of treating the people as wild wanderers or straight up rogues so please keep that in mind if you are offended by such things going into this book。It has been quite a while since I have read the Princess Knight books and although you do not have to have knowledge of them to read this book this book is indeed a sequel picking up after Princess Sapphire， now a Queen has given birth to twins Princess Violetta and Prince Daisy。 The kingdom however is in an uproar， for with the law that only a male heir is now gone factions have taken sides on who should be the future ruler and the royal family has to decide before bloodshed from disagreements stain the soil。 Unfortunately with one sibling chosen over the other， their will be discontent among those that did not see their ideals come to fruition to which the worst of the dissenters make vile plans to force their beliefs。 Honestly after reading the story I am kind of curious of how things would have gone if the other sibling was chosen （and there was someone evil enough on the other side of the debate） so let me throw this spoiler tag up for those that don't want to know which twin will be the future leader。 （view spoiler）[ In the story Prince Daisy was decided （thanks to an angel） to be the future king but he is taken in an elaborate plot and left to die in a dangerous forest。 To hide the fact the one to be the king is gone （and keeping the people from hysterics/rebellion I guess） the Princess is raised to be her brother every other day。 However if it was the princess who was to be queen and kidnapped then the prince would have been forced to be his sister on those alternating days。 I bet that version would not have been nearly as successful in the time it was created （after all men have to be manly right？。） （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Zara Mcaspurren
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An Alright ReadTwin Knights is the one-shot sequel to the infamous Princess Knight， and it focuses on the twin children of Princess Sapphire。 By sheer misfortune， and an evil plot， the Prince and Princess are separated and Sapphire is forced to raise her daughter in a life similar to her own。 The main drive of the story of Violetta trying to find her brother and set things to right within her Kingdom。 Overall， it's an alright story。 While Violetta and Daisy are interesting characters， it can fee An Alright ReadTwin Knights is the one-shot sequel to the infamous Princess Knight， and it focuses on the twin children of Princess Sapphire。 By sheer misfortune， and an evil plot， the Prince and Princess are separated and Sapphire is forced to raise her daughter in a life similar to her own。 The main drive of the story of Violetta trying to find her brother and set things to right within her Kingdom。 Overall， it's an alright story。 While Violetta and Daisy are interesting characters， it can feel a lot like a re-tread of the originAl story。 However， I'd say it was still worth the read。 。。。more
Sharon
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"The Twin Knights" is Osamu Tezuka's sequel to "Princess Knight。" Princess Sapphire has left her cross-dressing days behind her and is now the queen of Silverland。 When she gives birth to twins， a boy and a girl， however， the old story springs back to life。 The question of succession becomes an issue and the villains are a duke and duchess， a witch， and a general populace without a clue。 The boy twin is abducted and left for dead in the forest where he is taken in and raised by a deer fawn （who "The Twin Knights" is Osamu Tezuka's sequel to "Princess Knight。" Princess Sapphire has left her cross-dressing days behind her and is now the queen of Silverland。 When she gives birth to twins， a boy and a girl， however， the old story springs back to life。 The question of succession becomes an issue and the villains are a duke and duchess， a witch， and a general populace without a clue。 The boy twin is abducted and left for dead in the forest where he is taken in and raised by a deer fawn （who oddly never becomes an adult deer despite the passage of 10+ years）。 Meanwhile， the girl twin must now re-enact her mother's childhood， spending every other day in the guise of her lost brother。 As they get older， the mystery slowly dawns on both of them， with attendant drama in the form of villains who imprison their parents the king and queen， the loss of Papi the deer fawn， a nasty wildcat， a witch and her enchanted forest， a mysterious Black Prince， and of course， the need to hide their true identities at every turn。While the story is essentially another telling of Princess Knight， this book has nowhere near the complexity or wealth of characters。 It does， however， provide a very interesting mash-up of European fairytales and a reflection of Disney films， particularly Snow White， Bambi， and Sleeping Beauty， all through Tezuka's unique perspective and interest in gender roles， social status， and class distinctions。"Princess Knight" and "The Twin Knights" are actually my least favorite of the Tezuka works I've read （which include Black Jack， Dororo， Buddha， Astro Boy， and Lost World）。 The characters are more cartoonish than most of his creations and the story too convoluted to be enjoyable。 。。。more
Eugene Tan
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i haven't read this book yet。 i haven't read this book yet。 。。。more
Bibliothecat
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Shortly after their birth， Prince Daisy is kidnapped and his twin， Princess Violetta， is raised to play both their roles。 The kingdom is unaware that their prince and princess is indeed the same person， but when Princess Violetta is found out， her only hope is to find her long lost brother。 She befriends a band of Gypsies， meets a prince and confuses all with her gender as she poses as the Ribbon Knight during her quest to find Prince Daisy。The Twin Knights is the sequel to Princess Knight whic Shortly after their birth， Prince Daisy is kidnapped and his twin， Princess Violetta， is raised to play both their roles。 The kingdom is unaware that their prince and princess is indeed the same person， but when Princess Violetta is found out， her only hope is to find her long lost brother。 She befriends a band of Gypsies， meets a prince and confuses all with her gender as she poses as the Ribbon Knight during her quest to find Prince Daisy。The Twin Knights is the sequel to Princess Knight which follows the story of Sapphire’s twin children Daisy and Violetta。 Not only do they look identical to each other but also to Sapphire。 The art style and Western/Disney influences are much like we saw in its prequel。 The story is still very fast paced but it has slowed down a little。 Romance also takes a backseat in this one and delivers friendship and the love toward family instead。The translation was a little better than in Princess Knight but in general， I had the same issues with both stories。 However， unlike the prequel， I had issues with the villains。 I could not see their motives。 Sure， eventually they wanted to rule the kingdom but， what made them kidnap Prince Daisy initially？ They say they wanted Princess Violetta on the throne instead， but why？ I could not figure out what drove them which eventually just made them extremely annoying。 This book does introduce some other new characters who are wonderful。 The Gypsy Queen Emerald and the Fawn Papi were such lovable and selfless characters。 Prince Daisy， I am sorry to say， was rather horrible – killing animals in the forest for sport， pff！ and Princess Violetta seemed a stronger character than her mother Sapphire was。 I would have thought that Sapphire learned from her parents' mistakes and not make her daughter pose as a boy。 I do not think one needs to have read the prequel in order to follow this book， though。 It is a nice enough read if you enjoy fairy tales。 。。。more
Russell Grant
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Fun sequel to his PRINCESS KNIGHT series， only even more gender bendy。 Nothing else to say， other than it ends really abruptly so I suspect he either ran out of ideas or the original publisher dumped it。 It does have an ending though， so it's worth checking out if you're a fan。 Fun sequel to his PRINCESS KNIGHT series， only even more gender bendy。 Nothing else to say， other than it ends really abruptly so I suspect he either ran out of ideas or the original publisher dumped it。 It does have an ending though， so it's worth checking out if you're a fan。 。。。more
Skjam！
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This is a sequel to the classic Osamu Tezuka work Princess Knight （“Ribon no Kishi” or “The Ribbon Knight” in Japanese）， about Sapphire， a princess raised as a boy due to strange circumstances。 Queen Sapphire is now married and gives birth to twins， Prince Daisy and Princess Violetta。 There’s a question of succession， as the inheritance rules were changed to allow women to ascend the throne of Silverland， but don’t account for twins。The equivalent of a coin flip makes Prince Daisy the heir appar This is a sequel to the classic Osamu Tezuka work Princess Knight （“Ribon no Kishi” or “The Ribbon Knight” in Japanese）， about Sapphire， a princess raised as a boy due to strange circumstances。 Queen Sapphire is now married and gives birth to twins， Prince Daisy and Princess Violetta。 There’s a question of succession， as the inheritance rules were changed to allow women to ascend the throne of Silverland， but don’t account for twins。The equivalent of a coin flip makes Prince Daisy the heir apparent， which enrages the Duke and Duchess of Dahlia。 They kidnap the prince and have him abandoned in the Forest of Slobb。 To calm the people while the search for the missing prince is ongoing， Queen Sapphire and her husband regretfully decide to have Violetta disguised as her brother on alternate days。Years pass， and when Violetta is in her teens， things reach a crisis point。 She must leave the castle to seek out her brother， who， yes， is still alive。 Many perils await， and not all who begin this fairy tale will be alive at the end of it。Osamu Tezuka innovated in many areas of Japanese comics， and Princess Knight was one of the first shoujo manga （girls’ comics） in Japan; certainly it’s the first one anyone still remembers。 This sequel was also written in the 1950s It shares the same simple but dynamic art style and attitudes towards gender issues that were progressive for the time it was written but seem outdated today。There’s a lot of exciting action， some comedy， and a bit of confusion involving mistaken identities。 Princess Violetta ends up impersonating Prince Daisy， impersonating himself！ Even though Queen Sapphire is much more ladylike now， she hasn’t forgotten her sword skills。 In the fairy tale tradition， there are several deaths， with the evil tending to die gruesomely （but tastefully–this isn’t a gorefest。）An important supporting character is Emerald， Queen of the Gypsies。 Although she and her people are depicted sympathetically （and Emerald is heroic when her temper doesn’t get the better of her）， it’s still pretty stereotypical。 Parents may want to talk to their children about the real-life Roma and the prejudice against them。I’d especially recommend this volume （and the series it’s a sequel to） to fans of the Disney princesses， as Tezuka took a lot of his early inspiration from the Walt Disney style。 。。。more
Jocilyn
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60 Year Old Gender Queer manga=incredible！I really enjoyed Twin Knights， though I'm generally not a Tezuka fan。 Maybe I will be in the future。 The Twin Knights is sequel/continuation of the story started in Princess Knight。 I personally enjoyed Twin Knights more， probably because the plot was cuter （though not necessarily more believable） and contained better characters。 It seems like this is a little-known or less popular Tezuka manga？ I'm not at all sure why that would be; it's my favorite amo 60 Year Old Gender Queer manga=incredible！I really enjoyed Twin Knights， though I'm generally not a Tezuka fan。 Maybe I will be in the future。 The Twin Knights is sequel/continuation of the story started in Princess Knight。 I personally enjoyed Twin Knights more， probably because the plot was cuter （though not necessarily more believable） and contained better characters。 It seems like this is a little-known or less popular Tezuka manga？ I'm not at all sure why that would be; it's my favorite among his books so far。 。。。more
Selena
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Better than Princess Knight， Vol。 01， I think。 I also liked all the characters as a whole more than I liked those of its predecessor。 It was still comically over the top， too， but the pacing was a little better， I think。 Better than Princess Knight， Vol。 01， I think。 I also liked all the characters as a whole more than I liked those of its predecessor。 It was still comically over the top， too， but the pacing was a little better， I think。 。。。more
Dave Schaafsma
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Manga for girls from the godfather of manga， a sequel to Princess Knight， which I have not yet read， but this stands alone very well and is good on all fronts， really。
D。M。 Dutcher
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This is a sequel to Tezuka's Princess Knight series。 Sapphire has married Franz， and has given birth to twins: the prince Daisy and princess Violetta。 Unfortunately the kingdom is divided on which twin should inherit the throne to point of violence。 When the Prince is chosen at random to inherit the throne， he is kidnapped， and drama ensues。。。It's good， but I don't think it works as well as the original series。 There are some fine scenes and characters， like how Daisy survived when he was abando This is a sequel to Tezuka's Princess Knight series。 Sapphire has married Franz， and has given birth to twins: the prince Daisy and princess Violetta。 Unfortunately the kingdom is divided on which twin should inherit the throne to point of violence。 When the Prince is chosen at random to inherit the throne， he is kidnapped， and drama ensues。。。It's good， but I don't think it works as well as the original series。 There are some fine scenes and characters， like how Daisy survived when he was abandoned in a forest， and the gypsy queen Esmerelda befriending Violetta。 It also has a more serious edge with less melodrama， and less focus on gender issues。However， a lot of it feels like going back to the well; Violetta acts like Sapphire in that she has to also impersonate being her brother， and the royal family get imprisoned in the same way Sapphire and her mother did at one point。 There's less focus on love， and of course a story told in a single volume can't be as epic as one in two。It's a still a great manga despite this though and is well worth picking up for fans or people who want manga different than the usual mode。 It just has a tough act to follow。 。。。more
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