Review: The Ribbon Hero gets lost in the anime sauce
To survive, we must endure pain. So we're told during The Ribbon Hero , the new anime movie that premiered on Netflix over the weekend. The film's hero, Princess Sapphire, has learned this lesson the hard way. She and her attendant Zirco are the only survivors of Silverland, a kingdom that was wiped out by the nefarious Nergal, hulking rocky-like titans that emerge from another world once in a while to feed on the crystals of the world. If crystals aren't to be found, they move on to chowing down on human souls. Some factions have gone so far as to prepare ritual sacrifices. The weak and poor are just fodder to keep the powerful and wealthy plushly ensconced in their comfortable lifestyles. It's the way of the world, the order of things. Resistance is futile, both against the threat of the Nergal and, for the lower classes, against the ruling class. Seven years after the fall of Silverland, Princess Sapphire and Zirco are starting to get back on their feet in Goldland. ...
