The Kept Man of the Princess Knight Anime Debuts in January 2027
The music and cast are now anchored to a January 2027 date, so the promotional cycle moves from a studio and staff announcement to a fixed premiere window.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
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.
The first main promo video arrived on Saturday's Dengeki Bunko Aki no Saiten Online 2026 livestream, alongside a new key visual and three additions to the cast: Rie Takahashi, Tetsu Inada, and Rika Nagae. MYTH & ROID performs the opening theme "True-Taboo," with sajou no hana on the ending theme "Gika." The series stars Junichi Suwabe and Mikako Komatsu, and Chihiro Kumano directs at BLADE. Yen Press publishes Toru Shirogane's novels in English.
- MYTH & ROID: opening theme "True-Taboo"
- sajou no hana: ending theme "Gika"
- Rie Takahashi: as Vanessa
- Tetsu Inada: as Dezu
- Rika Nagae: as April
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