THE RIBBON HERO
Seen it?2026 | 112 min | Animation, Fantasy, Drama, Action
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans, action fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 52 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
When the monstrous Nergal devastates her kingdom, Princess Sapphire reawakens as the Ribbon Hero and fights to save her new home from the same dark fate.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Award season hasn't happened yet, so this isn't counted.
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 129K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yuki Igarashi
- SaayaSapphire / Princess Knight (voice)
- Seiran KobayashiPine (voice)
- Koki UchiyamaVelvet (voice)
- Mayumi ShintaniZirco (voice)
- Haruhiko JoPope (voice)
- Yoshimasa HosoyaRock (voice)
- Mito TsukinoHecate (voice)
- Yusuke TezukaChorogy (voice)
- LunlunChick (voice)
- Debidebi DebiruTack (voice)