Kadokawa unveiled the first main promotional video for the television anime adaptation of The Kept Man of the Princess Knight (Himekishi-sama no Himo), the light novel series by Toru Shirogane, during the “Dengeki Bunko Aki no Saiten Online 2026” livestream event on Saturday. The video previews the opening theme song “True-Taboo” performed by MYTH & ROID.
sajou no hana will perform the ending theme song “Gika” (Flower Head).
The event also debuted a new key visual and announced three additional cast members:
- Rie Takahashi as Vanessa
- Tetsu Inada as Dezu
- Rika Nagae as April
Previously announced leads include Junichi Suwabe as Matthew and Mikako Komatsu as Arwin.
Staff
Chihiro Kumano (A Couple of Cuckoos) is directing the series at studio BLADE. Hisao Ishii (There’s No Freaking Way I’ll Be Your Lover!, In Search of the Lost Future) is handling character design based on Saki Mashima‘s original light novel illustrations. Deko Akao (After the Rain, Arakawa Under the Bridge) is writing the series scripts.
- Action Director: Hibiki Yamaguchi
- Prop Design/Monster Design: Recommendation, Inc.
- Art Setting: Shingo Kakimoto (Quun Plant)
- Art Director: Ryōsuke Kawai (Quun Plant)
- Color Design: Naomi Nakano (Stella)
- Assistant Color Design: Yuki Kadomatsu (Stella)
- 3D Director: Yoshinori Ban
- 2D Works: Yumeta Company
- Compositing Director of Photography: Kōdai Washizu
- Offline Editing: Nobutaka Maki (TAVAC), Kiminori Yoshida (TAVAC)
- Music: Taku Iwasaki
- Sound Director: Satoshi Motoyama
- Casting Manager: Ippei Tomari
- Sound Producer: INSPION Edge
Story
The Dungeon City is a wicked place filled with crime, debauchery, and death. Its one shining light is Arwin, the beautiful Crimson Princess Knight, who leads a party of adventurers into the dungeon at the city’s center in search of a legendary treasure capable of rebuilding her fallen kingdom.
Many covet a place at her side, but that spot belongs to Matthew — a man the entire city despises as a cowardly weakling who squanders the princess’s hard-earned money on booze, women, and gambling. Yet no one in the city, not even the princess knight herself, truly knows what Matthew is capable of.
Background
Shirogane’s light novel series has surpassed 200,000 copies in circulation and won the 28th Dengeki Novel Awards grand prize. Kadokawa released the seventh novel volume on July 10, while Yen Press shipped the sixth English-language volume on August 11.
A manga adaptation by Keyyang is also ongoing; Kadokawa released the third compiled volume in December 2024, and Yen Press published the third English volume on January 6.
The Himekishi-sama no Himo TV anime is scheduled to premiere in January 2027.
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