Anime
THE RIBBON HERO: Three Nijisanji VTubers in the Cast
Mito Tsukino, Runrun and Debidebi Debiru voice Hekate, Chick and Tack in the new Netflix anime film.
The Netflix anime film THE RIBBON HERO adds Nijisanji VTubers Mito Tsukino, Runrun and Debidebi Debiru to its cast. The official website lists them as the voices of Hekate, Chick and Tack. The film will be released exclusively on Netflix worldwide on August 8, 2026.
THE RIBBON HERO is based on Osamu Tezuka's manga Princess Knight, known in Germany above all as Ribon no Kishi or Choppy und die Prinzessin. At its center is Princess Sapphire, whose homeland Silverland is destroyed by the catastrophe Nergal. In Goldland she first finds new hope, before Nergal reappears and threatens the land.
Other New Roles in the Film
In addition to the three Nijisanji members, the official cast lists Yoshimasa Hosoya as Rock, Yusuke Tezuka as Chorogi and Haruhiko Jo as the Pope. The lead role of Sapphire is voiced by Saya of the comedy duo Laland. Seiran Kobayashi plays Pine, Koki Uchiyama voices Velvet and Mayumi Shintani can be heard as Zirco.
The film is directed by Yuki Igarashi. Production is handled by OUTLINE, while TWIN ENGINE is credited as producer. Kei Mochizuki developed the original character designs, with Mai Yoneyama assisting. The screenplay is supported by Junko Komura; the music comes from Satoru Kosaki and Ryuichi Takada of MONACA.
With its worldwide Netflix release, THE RIBBON HERO is one of the anime films this summer available directly international. Other current film projects on aninew.de include BanG Dream! Ave Mujica prima aurora and the anthology film GROTESQQQUE. A separate German dub is not yet listed on the official website.