Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts

Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts (贄姫と獣の王, Niehime to Kemono no Ō) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yū Tomofuji. It was serialized in Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume from November 2015 to October 2020. It is licensed in North America by Yen Press. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff is set to premiere in April 2023.

Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts
Cover of the first manga volume
贄姫と獣の王
(Niehime to Kemono no Ō)
GenreFantasy, romance[1]
Manga
Written byYū Tomofuji
Published byHakusensha
English publisher
MagazineHana to Yume
DemographicShōjo
Original runNovember 5, 2015 – October 20, 2020
Volumes15
Manga
The White Rabbit and the Beast Prince
Written byYū Tomofuji
Published byHakusensha
MagazineHana to Yume
DemographicShōjo
Original runAugust 20, 2022 – present
Volumes1
Anime television series
Directed byChiaki Kon
Written bySeishi Minakami
Music byKohta Yamamoto
StudioJ.C.Staff
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTokyo MX, BS11
Original run April 20, 2023 – scheduled

Plot

The King of the Beasts and Demons regularly receives female human sacrifices to eat in order to assert the dominance of his people over the human race. However, for the 99th sacrifice, the human girl brought to the capital, Sariphi, intrigues the Beast King. In fact she isn't afraid of him or any other beast and even accepts her death without begging or crying as she has neither home nor family to return to if she were released. The King finds her intriguing and let her stay at his side as his consort despite being human. This is the story of how Sariphi will become the queen of the demons and beasts.

Characters
Sariphi (サリフィ, Sarifi)
Voiced by: Aoi Yūki[3] (drama CD), Kana Hanazawa[4] (anime)
A girl sacrificed to the King of Beasts, nicknamed 'Sari' and future Queen of Beasts.
Leonhart (レオンハルト, Reonharuto)
Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda[3] (drama CD), Satoshi Hino[4] (anime)
King of the kingdom of Ozmargo. Born as half-breed from beast father and human mother.
Clops & Cy (ロプス & キュク, Lops & Kuku)
Voiced by: Rie Takahashi (Clops; drama CD), Yui Ogura (Cy; drama CD), Natsumi Fujiwara[4] (Clops; anime), Yuka Nukui[4] (Cy; anime)
Anubis (アヌビス, Anubisu)
Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai[3] (drama CD) (Japanese); Takuma Terashima[5] (anime) (English)
He is Leonhart's most trusted advisor. His real name is Sirius (シリウス, Shiriusu). His design is likely based on the Pharaoh Hound
Amit (アミト, Amito)
Voiced by: Megumi Han[5] (anime)
Princess of the Reptile Clan who fell in love with Jormungand. She's very shy and develops a good friendship with Sariphi.
Ilya (イリーア, Irīa)
Childhood friend of Sariphi and he is in love with her.
Jormungand (ヨルムンガンド, Yorumungando)
Voiced by: Junichi Yanagita (drama CD), Chikahiro Kobayashi[5] (anime)
Captain of the royal guard. Though he's equally shy to admit it, he returns Princess Amit's feelings. Near they end he openly admits he wanted children with her, to which they both blushed.
Bennu (ベンヌ, Ben'nu)
Voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino[5] (anime)
A Phoenix. Sariphi's own Holy Beast.
Lanteveldt (ラントベルト, Ranteveruto)
Voiced by: Tasuku Hatanaka[6] (anime)
The Queen's hyena personal guard. He's also called Lante.
Joz (ジョズ, Jozu)
Gwiber (グウィバー, Guwibā)
Leonhart's Holy Beast.
Tetra (テトラ, Tetora)
She is the princess of Sarbul. She is the daughter of King Teto and Queen Calra. She had three eldest sisters and younger brother named Calcara.
Set (セト, Setto)
Voiced by: Kōki Miyata (drama CD)
Fenrir (フェンリル, Fenriru)
Nir (ニル, Niru)
His real name is Gleipnir (グレイプニル, Gureipuniru).
Ocelot
Anastasia (アナスタシア, Anasutashia)
Richard
Son of Sariphi and Leonhart. A very rambunctious and energetic, he switches from human to beast form randomly. He enjoys training with Lante and wants to be as strong as his father.
Subaru (昴流)
Ravi (ラビ, Rabi)

Media

Manga

The manga started serialization in Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume on November 5, 2015,[7] and it ended on October 20, 2020.[8] The manga was part of the initial lineup in Hakusensha's online shop selling series-themed goods.[9] Yen Press announced that they had licensed the manga at Anime Expo 2017,[10] releasing the first volume in May 2018.[11] The manga is also licensed in Germany by Carlsen Verlag.[12] A special edition of the sixth volume of the manga contained a CD of an audio drama adaptation of the series.[13]

A spin-off manga began serialization in Hana to Yume on August 20, 2022.[14]

Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts
No. Original release date Original ISBN North America release date North America ISBN
1 May 20, 2016[15]978-4592215417May 22, 2018[11]978-0316480987
  • Chapters 1-5
  • The Beast Princess and the Regular King
2 September 20, 2016[16]978-4592215424July 24, 2018[17]978-0316480994
  • Chapters 6-11
  • The Beast Princess and the Regular King
3 January 20, 2017[18]978-4592215431October 30, 2018[19]978-0316481052
  • Chapters 12-17
  • The Beast Princess and the Regular King
4 May 19, 2017[20]978-4592215448January 22, 2019[21]978-0316481083
  • Chapters 18-23
  • The Beast Princess and the Regular King
5 September 20, 2017[22]978-4592215455April 30, 2019[23]978-1975303693
  • Chapters 24-29
  • The Beast Princess and the Regular King
6 January 19, 2018[24]978-4592215462 (regular edition)
978-4592105879 (special edition)		July 30, 2019[25]978-1975304379
  • Chapters 30-35
  • The Beast Princess and the Regular King
7 April 20, 2018[26]978-4592215479October 1, 2019[27]978-1975304409
  • Chapters 36-41
  • The Beast Princess and the Regular King
8 July 20, 2018[28]978-4592215486December 31, 2019[29]978-1975304430
  • Chapters 42-47
  • The Beast Lad and the Regular Boy
9 November 20, 2018[30]978-4592215493March 31, 2020[31]978-1975399535
  • Chapters 48-53
  • The Beast Princess and the Regular King
10 March 20, 2019[32]978-4592215509July 28, 2020[33]978-1975312855
  • Chapters 54-59
  • The Fallen Country's Exiled Prince and His Attendant
11 August 20, 2019[34]978-4592223016November 3, 2020[35]978-1975314538
  • Chapters 60-65
  • The Beast Princess and the Regular King
12 December 20, 2019[36]978-4592227229 (regular edition)
978-4592227229 (special edition)		January 5, 2021[37]978-1975314569
  • Chapters 66-71
  • The Inverted Sacrificial Princess
13 April 20, 2020[38]978-4592223030June 29, 2021[39]978-1975324896
  • Chapters 72-77
  • The Inverted Sacrificial Princess
14 August 20, 2020[40]978-4592223047December 28, 2021[41]978-1975324919
  • Chapters 78-83
  • The Inverted Sacrificial Princess
15 January 20, 2021[42]978-4592223054 (regular edition)
978-4592227571 (special edition)		April 26, 2022[43]978-1975335533
  • Chapters 84-89
  • The Beast Princess and the Regular King
  • Side Stories 1-3
  • Sequel Story: Those Two Later On
The White Rabbit and the Beast Prince
No. Release date ISBN
1 January 20, 2023[44]978-4592224518
  • Chapters 1-4
  • Chapter 0
  • Chapter 88.5

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced in the fourth issue of Hana to Yume on January 20, 2021.[45] The series is produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Chiaki Kon, with scripts written by Seishi Minakami, character designs handled by Shinya Hasegawa, and music composed by Kohta Yamamoto.[4] It is set to premiere on April 20, 2023, on Tokyo MX and BS11.[5][46] The opening theme song is "Saku no Nie" (朔の贄, "Sacrifice During the New Moon") by BIN, while the ending theme song is "Only" by Garnidelia.[6] Crunchyroll has licensed the series.[47]

Episode list
No.Title [48]Directed by [48]Written by [48]Storyboarded by [48]Original air date [49]
1Transcription: "Ikenie to Kugi no Yoru" (Japanese: 生贄と供犠の夜)Ken'ichi NishidaSeishi MinakamiMasako SatōApril 20, 2023 (2023-04-20)

Reception

Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network said that "Beauty and the Beast is alive and well in Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts – it's almost a by-the-book retelling of the classic fairy tale. That's definitely part of the appeal of this initial volume, because the Beauty of folklore isn't always as spunky as she could be, often winning over the Beast with her gentle ways and calm demeanor."[1] Richard Gutierrez of The Fandom Post saw the story as more than a retelling, saying that the author "has sincerely crafted a narrative which engenders the reader on many fronts", complimenting the pair's relationship and its innocence.[50] Sean Gaffney of Manga Bookshelf noted that the manga has nostalgic scenes that reference other series, liking the characterization of the characters and especially the protagonist, but was wary of her young age.[51]

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