The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for The Throne (最強出涸らし皇子の暗躍帝位争い 無能を演じるSSランク皇子は皇位継承戦を影から支配する, Saikyō Degarashi Ōji no Anyaku Teii Arasoi: Munō wo Enjiru SS Rank Ōji wa Kōi Keishōsen wo Kage kara Shihai suru) is a Japanese light novel series written by Tanba and illustrated by Yuunagi. It was serialized online from February 2019 to February 2024 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Kadokawa Shoten, who have published thirteen volumes since September 2019 under their Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Yukino Amagai has been serialized online via Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace Up website since December 2019 and has been collected in seven tankōbon volumes. Both the light novel and manga have been licensed in North America by Kadokawa. An anime adaptation has been announced.
The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for The Throne | |
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最強出涸らし皇子の暗躍帝位争い 無能を演じるSSランク皇子は皇位継承戦を影から支配する (Saikyō Degarashi Ōji no Anyaku Teii Arasoi: Munō wo Enjiru SS Rank Ōji wa Kōi Keishōsen wo Kage kara Shihai suru) | |
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Genre | Fantasy[1] |
Novel series | |
Written by | Tanba |
Published by | Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
Original run | February 3, 2019 – February 4, 2024 |
Light novel | |
Written by | Tanba |
Illustrated by | Yuunagi |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | September 1, 2019 – present |
Volumes | 13 |
Manga | |
Written by | Tanba |
Illustrated by | Yukino Amagai |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
English publisher |
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Magazine | Young Ace Up |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | December 25, 2019 – present |
Volumes | 7 |
Anime |
Characters
edit- Arnold Lakes Adler (アルノルト・レークス・アードラー, Arunoruto Rēkusu Ādorā)
- Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (PV)[2]
- Fine von Kleinert (フィーネ・フォン・クライネルト, Fīne fon Kuraineruto)
- Voiced by: Ai Kayano (PV)[2]
Media
editLight novels
editWritten by Tanba, The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for The Throne began serialization as a web novel published on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on February 3, 2019, and ended on February 4, 2024.[3] It was later acquired by Kadokawa Shoten who began to publish it as a light novel with illustrations by Yuunagi under their Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint since September 1, 2019. Thirteen volumes have been released as of March 2024.[4] The light novel is published digitally in English on Kadokawa's BookWalker website.[5]
No. | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | September 1, 2019[6] | 978-4-04-108526-4 |
2 | January 1, 2020[7] | 978-4-04-108530-1 |
3 | May 5, 2020[8] | 978-4-04-109169-2 |
4 | August 1, 2020[9] | 978-4-04-109170-8 |
5 | December 26, 2020[10] | 978-4-04-110950-2 |
6 | February 27, 2021[11] | 978-4-04-110951-9 |
7 | July 1, 2021[12] | 978-4-04-111503-9 |
8 | December 1, 2021[13] | 978-4-04-111504-6 |
9 | April 1, 2022[14] | 978-4-04-112422-2 |
10 | September 30, 2022[15] | 978-4-04-112779-7 |
11 | March 31, 2023[16] | 978-4-04-112784-1 |
12 | September 29, 2023[17] | 978-4-04-114180-9 |
13 | March 29, 2024[4] | 978-4-04-114773-3 |
Manga
editA manga adaptation illustrated by Yukino Amagai began serialization on Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace Up manga website on December 25, 2019.[18] Seven tankōbon volumes have been released as of March 2024.[19] The manga adaptation is also published digitally in English on Kadokawa's BookWalker website.[5]
No. | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | May 2, 2020[20] | 978-4-04-109365-8 |
2 | January 9, 2021[21] | 978-4-04-109366-5 |
3 | September 10, 2021[22] | 978-4-04-111698-2 |
4 | April 8, 2022[23] | 978-4-04-111699-9 |
5 | November 10, 2022[24] | 978-4-04-112963-0 |
6 | July 10, 2023[25] | 978-4-04-113814-4 |
7 | March 8, 2024[19] | 978-4-04-114510-4 |
Anime
editAn anime adaptation was announced during Kadokawa's "Sneaker Bunko 35th Anniversary Festa!" livestream on September 24, 2023.[1]
Reception
editBy September 2023, the series has over 1 million copies in circulation.[26]
See also
edit- The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World, the bunkobon version of the novel series is also illustrated by Yuunagi
References
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- ^ a b Mateo, Alex (August 7, 2021). "Kadokawa Announces Simulpub Program Starting with 7 Manga, Licenses 3 Light Novel Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
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- ^ "KADOKAWA Corporation" 最強出涸らし皇子の暗躍帝位争い10 無能を演じるSSランク皇子は皇位継承戦を影から支配する (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
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External links
edit- Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
- Light novel official website at Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko (in Japanese)
- Manga official website (in Japanese)
- The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for The Throne (light novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia