The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King Unveils Premieres April - A new key visual, second main trailer, and more cast members have been unveiled for the upcoming The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King TV anime series, which will premiere in Japan on April 9, 2026. The latest trailer also highlights the opening theme “Beautiful” by Mayu Maeshima and ending theme “Shirubekikoto” by sajou no hana.
Takayuki Tanaka (Synduality Noir Episode 10 and 20 director) is directing the anime series, with Miya Asakawa (Yutori-chan) as series composer, Masayoshi Kikuchi (The Reincarnation Of The Strongest Exorcist In Another World co-character designer and co-chief animation director) as main character designer and co-chief animation director, Mayumi Fujita (Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer sub-character designer and co-chief animation director) and Gen Hatakeyama (Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer character designer and co-chief animation director) as co-character designers and co-chief animation directors, and Alisa Okehazama (The Apothecary Diaries) as music composer. Jumondou is in charge of the animation production for the series.
The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King anime adaptation was slated to premiere in October 2025, but was delayed to April 2026. Crunchyroll announced at AnimagiC 2025 that it will stream the anime series. The anime is based on the romantic comedy fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Noriaki Kotoba. It has been serialized in Kodansha’s Bessatsu Shonen Magazine since January 9 2021, with 10 tankobon volumes being released in Japan as of October 2025. Kodansha’s K Manga app service releases the manga in English digitally.
Synopsis:
Serafina de Lavillant, the strongest female knight in the West, was sent to subjugate the barbaric tribes of the East. But when her mission fails spectacularly, she’s captured alive and imprisoned. Humiliated and dreading what horrific torture she’ll endure, she asks to be put to death. To her surprise, rather than tearing her limb from limb, the tribe leader asks for her hand in marriage! Will Serafina face a cruel and abusive arranged marriage? Or will she discover that these tribes aren’t as barbaric as she was led to believe?
