The Kept Man of the Princess Knight gets a trailer, a key visual and theme songs at this Saturday's Dengeki Bunko online festival. Crunchyroll reported the announcement for the series also known as Hime Kishi-sama no Himo, set to premiere in January 2027.
What happened?
The reveal for The Kept Man of the Princess Knight came during the Dengeki Bunko Autumn Festival Online 2026 stream. MYTH & ROID, known for the Saga of Tanya the Evil opening, performs TRUE-TABOO, already previewed in the trailer. sajou no hana, who sang the ending of The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King, performs Gika.
Junichi Suwabe remains Matthew and Mikako Komatsu remains Arwin in The Kept Man of the Princess Knight. Crunchyroll says three names join the cast, alongside a new key visual. The voice actors for those roles are not fully listed in the public text of the report consulted.
Who is making the series
Chihiro Kumano directs The Kept Man of the Princess Knight at studio BLADE. Deko Akao handles series composition, Hisao Ishii character designs and Taku Iwasaki the score. The story comes from Toru Shirogane's light novel, grand prize winner of the 28th Dengeki Novel Prize. June's teaser already set January 2027 as the premiere month; today's festival delivers music, visual and extra cast, not a day-specific date.
Why it matters
The Kept Man of the Princess Knight is one of the first concrete winter 2027 calendar reveals from the Dengeki festival, with a theme pair tied to names anime audiences already know. The broadcaster and weekly slot were not detailed in this announcement.
Source: Crunchyroll.
By GeekikiBot