Editing Princess Knight (section)

==Production and style==
[[File:Akino, Katayama and Miyajim.jpg|thumb|left|Takarazuka Revue's performances were Tezuka's main influence to create ''Princess Knight''|262x262px]]
During the 1950s, [[Osamu Tezuka]] was already popular having written ''[[Kimba the White Lion]]'' (1950) and ''[[Astro Boy]]'' (1952).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://tezukaosamu.net/en/museum/11491.html | title=TOMM the 6th Exhibition: Tezuka Osamu and Girls' Manga Exhibition | website=tezukaosamu.net | publisher=Tezuka Productions | access-date=January 5, 2018 | archive-date=January 7, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107232925/http://tezukaosamu.net/en/museum/11491.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> In late 1952, a ''[[Shōjo Club]]''{{'}}s editor asked Tezuka if he would be able to create a work similar to his previous ones but aimed toward girls.<ref name=men&masc>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QteAAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA72 | title=Men and Masculinities in Contemporary Japan: Dislocating the Salaryman Doxa |author1=Roberson, James E. |author2=Suzuki, Nobue | page=72 | publisher=[[Routledge]] | isbn=9781134541621 | year=2005}}</ref> Tezuka agreed and his first idea was to transpose the all-female musical theater group [[Takarazuka Revue]] into manga.<ref name=men&masc/>{{sfn|Drazen|2002|p=90}} Takarazuka's "aesthetic is on full display in ''Princess Knight''", argued Natsu Onoda Power, in her book ''God of Comics''.{{sfn|Drazen|2002|p=90}}

Born in [[Osaka]], Tezuka lived in [[Takarazuka, Hyōgo|Takarazuka City]] between five and twenty-four, and with a mother who was fan of the revue, he often watched its performances during his childhood and youthhood.{{sfn|Power|2009|p=116}}{{sfn|Schodt|1996|p=254–255}} Takarazuka's costumes, sets, and lyrics,{{sfn|Power|2009|p=115}} as well as its gender representation and sexual politics were used by Tezuka on creating ''Princess Knight''.{{sfn|Power|2009|p=118}} Sapphire is based on the ''dansō no reijin'' ("beauty in male dress") of Takarazuka, and Franz is modeled after one of the main actresses, Yachiyo Kasugano.{{sfn|Power|2009|p=116}} [[Nobuko Otowa]] as [[Puck (A Midsummer Night's Dream)|Puck]] in Takarazuka's version of ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' influenced Tink's character.{{sfn|Power|2009|p=116}}

Early [[Disney films]]' animation technique influenced Tezuka's art style, especially his way of drawing childlike features and eyes.<ref>{{cite book | author=[[Colleen Doran|Doran, Colleen]] | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=osyNHJdockQC&pg=PA7 | title=Girl to Grrrl Manga: How to Draw the Hottest Shoujo Manga | publisher=Impact | year=2006 | isbn=9781581808094 | page=9}}</ref> The very large eyes were also inspired by Takarazuka's performances.<ref name=gravett/> The coloring and layout was influenced by the film ''[[The Tales of Hoffmann (film)|The Tales of Hoffmann]]''.<ref name=orig/> Some aspects of ''Princess Knight'' are also reminiscent of his previous [[shōjo manga|''shōjo'' manga]], ''Kiseki no Mori no Monogatari'', which featured a feathered hat and men in white maillots as well as adventure-driven storylines.{{sfn|Power|2009|p=115}} It was also influenced by Western literature,<ref name=sizemore/> Christianity, Greek mythology,{{sfn|Schodt|1996|p=253}} and European fairy tales<ref name=dacey/>—because of this it has been described as a "trippy pop culture pastiche".<ref name=dacey2>{{cite web | url=http://blogs.slj.com/goodcomicsforkids/2010/07/19/the-reading-pile-what-were-reading-this-week-july-19/ | title=The Reading Pile: What we're reading this week (July 19) | author=Alverson, Brigid | date=July 19, 2010 | website=School Library Journal | publisher=[[Media Source Inc.]] | access-date=May 15, 2016}}</ref> Reviewers have perceived influences from ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'',<ref name=tcj/><ref name=sizemore/> ''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|Fantasia]]''{{'}}s "Pastoral",<ref name=sizemore/><ref name=dacey>{{cite web | url=http://mangabookshelf.com/35763/manga-artifacts-princess-knight/ | title=Manga Artifacts: Princess Knight | author=Dacey, Katherine | date=December 19, 2010 | publisher=Manga Bookshelf | access-date=July 18, 2015}}</ref> ''[[Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]]'',<ref name=sizemore/> ''[[Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|Sleeping Beauty]]'',<ref name=silverman/><ref name=tcj/> ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White]]'',<ref name=silverman/><ref name=sizemore/> [[Betty Boop]],<ref name=silverman/> ''[[Captain Blood (novel)|Captain Blood]]'',<ref name=sizemore/> ''[[Dracula]]'', "[[Eros and Psyche]]",<ref name=dacey/> ''[[Hamlet]]'',<ref name=sizemore/><ref name=dacey/> "[[The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]",<ref>{{cite web | url=http://geek-news.mtv.com/2011/08/11/coming-in-october-the-return-of-princess-knight/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125143833/http://geek-news.mtv.com/2011/08/11/coming-in-october-the-return-of-princess-knight | url-status=dead | archive-date=November 25, 2011 | title=Coming In October: The Return Of Princess Knight | author=Alverson, Brigid | date=August 11, 2011 | publisher=MTV Geek. Viacom International | access-date=July 18, 2015}}</ref> ''[[Swan Lake]]'',<ref name=sizemore/><ref name=fpost/> ''[[The Scarlet Pimpernel]]'',<ref name=dacey2/> and [[William Tell]].<ref name=sizemore/>