The Kept Man of the Princess Knight anime adaptation is set to premiere in January 2027, directed by Chihiro Kumano at BLADE. The opening and ending theme artists and additional cast were announced in October 2026.
The Kept Man of the Princess Knight light novel series, written by Toru Shirogane with character designs by Saki Mashima, is being adapted into a television anime set to debut in January 2027. The adaptation was first announced with a teaser trailer and visual in June 2026, confirming the January 2027 debut window and naming Chihiro Kumano as director at BLADE. At that time, the staff included Hisao Ishii on character designs, Deko Akao on series scripts, Taku Iwasaki on music, and Satoshi Motoyama on sound direction, alongside action direction, art direction, color design, 3D direction, compositing, and editing roles. Junichi Suwabe was announced as Matthew and Mikako Komatsu as Arwin, the Crimson Princess Knight.
In October 2026, a Dengeki Bunko livestream presented the first promotional video and added more names. Rie Takahashi, Tetsu Inada, and Rika Nagae joined the cast, while Junichi Suwabe and Mikako Komatsu continue to lead. MYTH & ROID perform the opening theme "True-Taboo" and sajou no hana perform the ending theme "Gika." The series remains directed by Chihiro Kumano at BLADE.
Kadokawa's continued investment in the property rests on a clear track record. The light novel won the 28th annual Dengeki Novel Awards grand prize and has over 200,000 copies in circulation. Yen Press publishes the novels in English.
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Kadokawa's Dengeki Bunko livestream introduced the first promo video for The Kept Man of the Princess Knight, revealing MYTH & ROID on the opening theme "True-Taboo" and sajou no hana on the ending theme "Gika." Rie Takahashi, Tetsu Inada, and Rika Nagae joined the cast. Junichi Suwabe and Mikako Komatsu lead. The anime premieres in January 2027, directed by Chihiro Kumano at BLADE.
Kadokawa released the first teaser promotional video and teaser visual for the television anime adaptation of Toru Shirogane's The Kept Man of the Princess Knight light novel series on Monday. The anime is set to debut in January 2027. The teaser trailer features Junichi Suwabe as Matthew and Mikako Komatsu as Arwin, the Crimson Princess Knight. Newly announced staff members include action director Hibiki Yamaguchi, prop and monster design by Recommendation, Inc., art setting by Shingo Kakimoto, art direction by Ryōsuke Kawai, color design by Naomi Nakano, 3D direction by Yoshinori Ban, 2D works by Yumeta Company, compositing direction by Kōdai Washizu, offline editing by Nobutaka Maki and Kiminori Yoshida, music by Taku Iwasaki, sound direction by Satoshi Motoyama, and casting management by Ippei Tomari. Chihiro Kumano is directing the series at BLADE. Hisao Ishii is designing the characters based on Saki Mashima's original light novel designs. Deko Akao is handling series scripts. The light novel series won the 28th annual Dengeki Novel Awards grand prize and has over 200,000 copies in circulation. Yen Press publishes the novels in English.