A Tale of Two (Non)Disney Princesses

If you put a gun to my head and demanded to know my favorite Disney heroine (a realistic scenario, I know), I’d have a damn hard time choosing between Kida and Mulan. Both of them are brave, clever, and resourceful, and they remain true to themselves while also fervidly defending those that they love. In each of their respective films, Kida and Mulan find love, but this is neither central to their characters nor of their stories: essentially, Kida and Mulan are two outstanding models and phenomenal Disney Princesses. Except, of course, that Kida isn’t a Disney Princess…