Netflix Adds Italian Dub for The Ribbon Hero Anime Film With Cast Credits
Netflix has added an Italian dubbed release of the anime film The Ribbon Hero, a project made in collaboration with Twin Engine and inspired by Osamu Tezuka’s manga La principessa Zaffiro. Alongside the drop of the Italian voice cast credits, the release also spotlights the creative team behind the film—spanning direction, character design, and music—plus the original manga’s publishing origin.
Film inspired by Tezuka’s Zaffiro manga
The story follows Sapphire, a princess from a kingdom that has already vanished from history. After losing everything in her homeland, Silverland, due to a calamity known as “Nergal,” she wanders without a destination until she reaches Goldland. Though her past continues to weigh on her, she slowly begins to find stability through the kindness of the people around her.
That fragile peace doesn’t last. Nergal returns, again threatening Goldland and the same destructive force that once wiped out Silverland. Facing the renewed danger, Sapphire chooses to pick up her sword once more, aiming to protect herself and others from further losses.
Italian dub cast and production credits
Netflix’s Italian dubbed version lists the following performers in the film’s credited roles:
- Sapphire: Saaya / Martina Tamburello
- Velvet: Kōki Uchiyama / Andrea Oldani
- Pine: Seiran Kobayashi / Olivia Costantini
- Zirco: Mayumi Shintani / Graziella Polesinanti
- Chorogy: Yūsuke Tezuka / Mirko Cannella
- Vostra Santità: Haruhiko Jō / Massimo Lodolo
- Hecate: Mito Tsukino / Rossa Caputo
- Rock: Lorenzo Rossi
- Queen: Claudia Catani
- Donkey Knight: Luca Biagini
- Tack: Gabriele Piancatelli
Italian dubbing and audio work credits listed with the release include:
- Italian dubbing and sound: Dubbing Brothers Int. Italia
- Italian dialogue: Giorgio Bassanelli Bisbal
- Dubbing direction: Giorgio Bassanelli Bisbal
- Dubbing assistant: Paolo Clementi
- Dubbing sound engineer: Emanuele Loffredi
- Mix sound engineer: Alessio Fagrelli
Direction, design, and music for the film
The film is directed by Yuki Igarashi. The credits also note that this marks his feature-length directorial debut. His prior work referenced in the credits includes Star Wars: Visions (episode “Lop & Ocho”) and the first ending theme for Jujutsu Kaisen.
Production is tied to Igarashi’s new animation studio, OUTLINE. Original character design is credited to Kei Mochizuki, with collaboration from Mai Yoneyama. Issei Arakaki handles the adaptation of the character designs for animation. Art direction is credited to Cédric Hérole and Masanobu Nomura.
Music composition is credited to Satoru Kōsaki and Ryūichi Takada, with additional staff listed as follows:
- CG animation direction: Akine Nagamine
- Photography direction: Hikaru Fukuda
- Editing: Junichi Uematsu
- Sound direction: Keiichirō Miyoshi
- Soundtrack production: TOHOKUSHINSHA FILM CORPORATION
Where the manga first ran
Tezuka’s manga originally debuted on Kodansha’s Nakayoshi magazine in January 1958, setting the foundation for the film’s adaptation.
