Hime-chan no Ribbon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Megumi Misuzawa.

This manga series was serialized in Ribon Magazine back in August of 1990 to January 1994. It’s individual chapters are compiled and collected into 10 separate volumes. The series was then remade in 2009 with the creator Shiho Komiyuno composing the series. However, it still remains unlicensed in the US.

An anime television series adapted by Studio Gallop was aired from 2nd of October 1992 to 3rd of December 1993, consisting of 61 episodes.

The story begins with Hime, the main character, playing football in school. Due to her interest in football and her attitude, everyone thinks of her as a tomboy.

After the match, they all head inside.

As she and her friends are going through the school hall conversing, a notorious student named Kobayashi skates through the hall while his teacher chases behind him, trying to prevent him from misbehaving.

Most of the students at school believe Kobayashi is cool, but not Hime. She prefers someone who is calm, obedient, and well-mannered. Like Hasekura, her Senpai.

Her friends suspect about her feelings for Hasekura, but she denies it immediately. Though, the reality Is the complete opposite. Hime is madly in love with her senpai.

As she is talking to her friends, Hasekura pops up from behind, flustering Hime. She tries to act more feminine around him, but when Hasekura leaves, she shouts, “Senpai! “Good luck, senpai, and do your best”. She immediately regrets doing this.

Later that day, Hime comes home and thinks to herself about how she isn’t as feminine as the other girls, and that her sister would be the perfect wife for any man because of her feminine traits. Even though, they are just two years apart.

Alas, the day comes when it is Hakesura’s birthday and Hime plans on giving him a gift. She gets extremely nervous but finally musters up the courage to go to his house and give him a studying good luck charm as a gift.

On her way to Hasekura’s house, she meets Kobayashi and both start arguing when he insults her. She then ends up kicking him, but Hakesura comes up from behind all of a sudden. Taking notice of the action.

When Hime arrives home later that day, she reflects on her day and thinks about how it was the worst day ever. Hakesura now thinks of her as a tomboy. She also misplaced the charm she was going to give him.

As she is looking out the window, an exact version of her with longer hair and a ribbon greets her.

She introduces herself as Erika and that she is a princess of a magical world. Her reason to come is to give Hime a magical item and observe if it is useful for her. If it is, then Erika will be made queen. Hearing all this, Hime thinks of Erika as a creep and calls the police in a comical manner.

Then the princess loans a magic ribbon to her and tells her how it can transform her into any person in the human world. After learning everything about the ribbon, Erika chants the magic spell and changes into her sister to feel more feminine.

Hime, ecstatic about her new look, walks outdoors, singing and enjoying herself, until she runs into Hakesura Senpai. Hasekura confesses to her, believing her to be Hime’s older sister. However, he has no idea that it is Hime transformed into her sister.

This makes things very complicated! How will Hime react? And depending on her choice, how will the story unfold?