Hime-chan's Ribbon
Season 1
A series about a tomboyish junior high school student that is given a magic ribbon that she is to keep for one year, allowing her to temporarily transform into anyone she wishes.
Where to Watch Hime-chan's Ribbon • Season 1
61 Episodes
- The powerful girl Hikaru appears
E1The powerful girl Hikaru appearsHimeko and Daichi were running away from the teacher. They climbed over a fence, but Himeko's ribbon got torn apart. When Hime-chan landed on the ground, she tried to talk to Pokota, her little stuffed lion. But the magic didn't work any more. A strange girl came asking for Hime-chan. Hibino Hikaru, number 1 member of the Daichi fan club who thinks she's the prettiest girl in the school, and that she was going to marry Daichi in the future. - Hikaru's doesn't get it summer vacation
E11Hikaru's doesn't get it summer vacationWearing track suits Daichi, Hime-chan, Icchan, and Manami run into a very strange man who is hiding himself behind dark glasses, scarf, and trench coat. But Icchan recognizes him as Gori-sensei immediately, startling everyone. Gori looks like he is trying to "avoid" Hikaru by all means. She dislikes summer holidays because everybody goes to the countryside, leaving her alone. - Sunrise at the pool
E12Sunrise at the poolManami takes Hime-chan and Icchan to a swimsuit store. They go in and each of them quickly picks up the swimsuit they like. At Hime-chan's home, Father shows them some entrance tickets he got for the amusement park where he plans to take his family the next day. Later in her room, Hime-chan tells Pokota that she is confronted with a dilemma: she wants to go with her friends to the Waterland (superbig swimming pools). Hime-chan splits herself and sends Hime-copy with her father and Yumeko to the amusement park. - UFO camp
E15UFO campHime-chan and Pokota cannot sleep because of the warmth of the night (it's summer), so they go to the window and open it, and spot a strange light moving quickly in the sky. The next day at school, Icchan is sleepy, as she didn't sleep much the previous night because she also saw the UFO. Then Daichi and Tetsu come by and invite the three girls to go camping where they'll see plenty of shooting stars far from the city lights. They beg Gori-sensei, who also saw the UFO and used to belong to a UFO club at school, to escort them. - Memory of a first love
E16Memory of a first loveThe phone is ringing at Hime-chan's house, so she hurries but falls down the stairs. It is Hasekura-senpai. He wants to talk to Aiko but she has gone out. After hanging up, Hime-chan remembers that Hasekura is going to leave that Sunday. Back in her room, Hime-chan looks at the sky out of the window, lost in her thoughts. - Mom's the target
E18Mom's the targetThe editor gives a message for her mother that he got from somebody in the audience. The message says, "Hurry to hit the end mark. Otherwise you'll be in the grip of death". It scares them all but the editor doesn't remember whom he got it from. Himeko notices that the strange guy has left, and wonders if he is the author of this message. - The little lovers
E22The little loversAt a nearby theater, a knight uses his magical sword to defeat the evil monster and rescue the princess. Shintaro [Daichi's younger brother], calls Yumeko. He comes to her but she shyly says she doesn't know him, even though they have played together in the past. [Note: Shintaro DID play with Yumeko in episode 7 but that was Hime-chan transformed into Yumeko] The other kids tease Shintaro for having been dumped by her. - Heart baton run amok
E35Heart baton run amokJust after Hanako [Hime-chan's mother] has got the phone call saying that Yumeko has disappeared from the kindergarten, Daichi's father goes there and asks Yumeko's teacher and classmates what they have seen. The kids tell him that the guy who has been seen with Yumeko was wearing dark glasses. At home, Hime-chan says it was the same guy she had seen looking at her mother during the reception. - What! I can't change back
E37What! I can't change backHikaru was at a hamburger store wondering why Hime-chan didn't transform. She was with some of the other girls of the Daichi fan club. One of the other girls had a science fiction book. The title was "parallel world", and when Hikaru saw it, she realized what the magic word for Hime-chan's transformation was. She decides to set a trap for her with the help of a magazine photographer. - Powerful Hikaru's great guess
E43Powerful Hikaru's great guessHikaru and lots of other girls started chasing Kusanagi Tsuyoshi (trasnformed Hime) in the streets. Out of breath, Hime-chan/Tsuyoshi hid himself in the bushes of the nearby park, when Hikaru caught up to her and the pendant started beeping, and even worse, the photographer took a picture of both of them. Later, Hikaru thinks to herself that the Tsuyoshi she has met wasn't quite like the one she has seen on TV. Will she discover Hime's secret? - Pokota! Run for your love
E50Pokota! Run for your loveIn the Land of Magic, Camille is preparing some strange chemical beverage. Laughing, he swears that, thanks to it, Roberia will lose her head over him, but he drops the vial right onto Pink. Pink must be kissed within 12 hours or she will sleep forever. Now it's up to Pokota to save the one he loves. - Let's go my unrivaled Papa
E59Let's go my unrivaled PapaDaichi told Hime-chan and Pokota that Shintaro began telling lies about one week ago. Shintaro said to other kids that his father was actually Fire Cop (tv show character). Hime-chan and Daichi went to the TV studio (where Hime-chan's father worked), and borrowed the Fire Cop costume. Hime-chan and Daichi then went to Daichi's father and tried to talk hime into doing it.
