The Kept Man of the Princess Knight

The Kept Man of the Princess Knight (姫騎士様のヒモ, Hime Kishi-sama no Himo) is a Japanese light novel series written by Tōru Shirogane and illustrated by Saki Mashima. It began publication under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko light novel imprint in February 2022. A manga adaptation illustrated by Keyyang began serialization on Kadokawa's ComicWalker manga website in September 2022.

The Kept Man of the Princess Knight
First light novel volume cover
姫騎士様のヒモ
(Hime Kishi-sama no Himo)
GenreHigh fantasy, noir[1]
Light novel
Written byTōru Shirogane
Illustrated bySaki Mashima
Published byASCII Media Works
English publisher
ImprintDengeki Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runFebruary 10, 2022 – present
Volumes5
Manga
Written byTōru Shirogane
Illustrated byKeyyang
Published byASCII Media Works
English publisher
  • NA: Yen Press
ImprintDengeki Comics NEXT
MagazineComicWalker[a]
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 9, 2022 – present
Volumes2

Media

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Light novel

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Written by Tōru Shirogane and illustrated by Saki Mashima, The Kept Man of the Princess Knight began publication under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko light novel imprint on February 10, 2022. Five volumes have been released as of September 8, 2023.[2]

During their panel at Anime Expo 2023, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the series for English publication.[3]

No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1 February 10, 2022[4]978-4-04-914215-0February 20, 2024[5]978-1-97-537499-0
2 June 10, 2022[6]978-4-04-914400-0June 18, 2024[7]978-1-97-537501-0
3 November 10, 2022[8]978-4-04-914584-7October 15, 2024[9]979-8-85-540126-4
4 April 7, 2023[10]978-4-04-914869-5March 18, 2025[11]979-8-85-540757-0
5 September 8, 2023[2]978-4-04-915143-5

Manga

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A manga adaptation illustrated by Keyyang began serialization on Kadokawa's ComicWalker manga website on September 9, 2022.[12] The manga's chapters have been collected by ASCII Media Works into two tankōbon volumes as of October 2023.[13]

During their panel at Anime NYC 2023, Yen Press announced that they had also licensed the manga adaptation for English publication.[14]

No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1 February 25, 2023[15]978-4-04-914909-8May 21, 2024[16]978-1-97-539706-7
2 October 26, 2023[13]978-4-04-915269-2December 10, 2024[17]979-8-85-540118-9

Reception

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The series won the Grand Prize at the 28th Dengeki Novel Prize in 2022.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ ComicWalker changed its name to KadoComi (カドコミ) in December 2023.

References

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  1. ^ a b 第28回電撃小説大賞「大賞」受賞作『姫騎士様のヒモ』スペシャルPVが公開 諏訪部順一さん&小松未可子さんが出演. ln-news.com (in Japanese). February 7, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b 姫騎士様のヒモ5 (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  3. ^ Mateo, Alex (July 1, 2023). "Yen Press Reveals 16 New Licenses, 5 New Audiobooks, 4 Webcomics". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  4. ^ 姫騎士様のヒモ (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "The Kept Man of the Princess Knight, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  6. ^ 姫騎士様のヒモ2 (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  7. ^ "The Kept Man of the Princess Knight, Vol. 2". Yen Press. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  8. ^ 姫騎士様のヒモ3 (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  9. ^ "The Kept Man of the Princess Knight, Vol. 3". Yen Press. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  10. ^ 姫騎士様のヒモ4 (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  11. ^ "The Kept Man of the Princess Knight, Vol. 4". Yen Press. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  12. ^ 『姫騎士様のヒモ』のコミカライズ連載が開始 姫騎士とロクでなしのヒモが紡ぐノワールファンタジー. ln-news.com (in Japanese). September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  13. ^ a b 姫騎士様のヒモ(2) (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  14. ^ Mateo, Alex (November 18, 2023). "Yen Press Licenses 8 Manga, 3 Novels, 3 Audiobooks". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  15. ^ 姫騎士様のヒモ(1) (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  16. ^ "The Kept Man of the Princess Knight, Vol. 1 (manga)". Yen Press. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  17. ^ "The Kept Man of the Princess Knight, Vol. 2 (manga)". Yen Press. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
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