Failed Princesses (Japanese: できそこないの姫君たち, Hepburn: Dekisokonai no Himegimi-tachi) is a Japanese yuri manga written and illustrated by Ajiichi. It was serialized on Takeshobo's Manga Life Storia Dash website between April 2018 and August 2021. It was collected into six tankōbon volumes.[1] The series was licensed for an English-language release by Seven Seas Entertainment in 2019.[2]
| Failed Princesses | |
 Cover of the first Japanese volume | |
| できそこないの姫君たち (Dekisokonai no Himegimi-tachi) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romance, Yuri |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ajiichi |
| Published by | Takeshobo |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Manga Life Storia Dash |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | April 6, 2018 – August 6, 2021 |
| Volumes | 6 |
Plot
editFujishiro Nanaki concentrates on being pretty, and is annoyed by others like Kurokawa Kanade who she considers plain. However, after finding out that her boyfriend was cheating on her, Nanaki is consoled by Kanade and their relationship begins a new development.
Characters
edit- Kurokawa Kanade
- A quiet girl who is so non-confrontational that she often walks away from unkind comments said to her at school.
- Fujishiro Nanaki
- A popular girl who places more importances on looking cute then reaching class on time. Kanade soon becomes Nanaki's new makeover project after her boyfriend is revealed to have been cheating on her.
Publication
editWritten and illustrated by Ajiichi, Failed Princesses was serialized on Takeshobo's Manga Life Storia Dash website from April 6, 2018, to August 6, 2021, and was collected into six tankōbon volumes. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the series for release on print and digital platforms from May 12, 2020.[2][3]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 21, 2018[4] | 978-4801964709 | August 11, 2020[5] | 978-1-64505-445-0 |
| 2 | June 28, 2019[6] | 978-4801966635 | September 8, 2020[7] | 978-1-64505-736-9 |
| 3 | January 30, 2020[8] | 978-4801968554 | February 23, 2021[9] | 978-1-64505-972-1 |
| 4 | August 28, 2020[10] | 978-4801970434 | August 31, 2021[11] | 978-1-64827-287-5 |
| 5 | March 30, 2021[12] | 978-4801972506 | April 5, 2022[13] | 978-1-63858-175-8 |
| 6 | September 30, 2021[14] | 978-4801974173 | October 11, 2022[15] | 978-1-63858-602-9 |
Reception
editAnime News Network gave volume one an overall rating of A−, noting that "Nanaki's use of the phrase “repay you with my body” (meaning her make up and shopping skills) is loaded, with Kanade giving it a sexual connotation in her mind, but right now that's less important than the validation the girls bring to each other: that they are worthwhile people no matter what anyone else says."[16] Erica Friedman of Yuricon praised the work, noting that "This series has a pretty standard beginning, but it definitely picks up steam as it moves along."[17]
Failed Princesses was included on the School Library Journal's recommendation list of nine LGBTQIA+ manga for teens.[18]
References
edit- ^ "Failed Princesses Manga Ends in 6th Volume". Anime News Network. April 12, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ a b "Seven Seas Licenses Fragtime Yuri Manga, Adachi and Shimamura Yuri Novels". Anime News Network. September 19, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "できそこないの姫君たち｜ストーリアダッシュ". ストーリアダッシュ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ できそこないの姫君たち 1 (バンブーコミックス) (in Japanese). ASIN 4801964702.
- ^ "Failed Princesses Vol. 1". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ できそこないの姫君たち 2 (バンブー・コミックス) (in Japanese). ASIN 4801966632.
- ^ "Failed Princesses Vol. 2". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ できそこないの姫君たち 3 (バンブー・コミックス) (in Japanese). ASIN 4801968554.
- ^ "Failed Princesses Vol. 3". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ できそこないの姫君たち (4) (in Japanese). ASIN 4801970435.
- ^ "Failed Princesses Vol. 4". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ できそこないの姫君たち (5) (in Japanese). ASIN 4801972500.
- ^ "Failed Princesses Vol. 5". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ できそこないの姫君たち (6) (in Japanese). ASIN 4801974171.
- ^ "Failed Princesses Vol. 6". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ "Failed Princesses GN 1". Anime News Network. September 5, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ Friedman, Erica (August 22, 2021). "Failed Princesses, Volume 1". Okazu. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Alverson, Brigid (June 7, 2022). "9 LGBTQIA+ Manga for Teens". School Library Journal. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
External links
edit- Manga Life Storia Dash's Failed Princesses official website (in Japanese)
- Seven Seas Entertainment's Failed Princesses official website
- Failed Princesses (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia