A young girl has resigned herself to being the next victim for the King of Beasts … but the King is no mere monster! In this delightful fantasy anime, love is more than just superficial.
Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts Anime Release Date
On the Twitter account of the fantasy series “Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts” (jap.: “Niehime to Kemono no Ou”) it was announced that it will be shown in Japan from April 19, 2023. You can find a new trailer for it further down in this article.
Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts Anime News
“Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts” is being directed by Chiaki Kon (“Higurashi”) at Studio J.C.Staff. Seishi Minakami (“Sugar Apple Fairy Tale”) is handling series composition, while Shinya Hasegawa (“Golden Time”) is contributing character design.
The opening song is titled “Saku no Nie” (roughly “Sacrifice During the New Moon”) and is contributed by the three-piece Japanese band BIN. Streaming provider Crunchyroll is simulcasting the series in its original Japanese audio with German subtitles.
The original manga, penned by Yuu Tomofuji, was published in the shoujo magazine “Hana to Yume” between August 2015 and October 2020 and released in 15 volumes in Japan. The work is available in this country through Carlsen Manga with German translation.
Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts Anime Trailer
Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts Anime Story
One hundred years ago, there was a great war between humanity and beastkind. Once the war ended, an annual tradition was proposed where a female sacrifice would be taken from the humans to be eaten by the King of Beasts. This tradition continues on as the 99th sacrifice, 15-year-old Sariphi, is taken from her village to the kingdom of Ozmargo, a miasma-filled realm where beasts live and human entry is forbidden.
But Sariphi is not like the previous sacrifices. Her optimism and lack of fear towards the beasts and her fate surprises the otherwise fearsome King. Intrigued by the sacrificial princess and her history, he allows her to freely roam around the kingdom until the night of revelation despite the potential outrage. Little do Sariphi and the King know, their short time spent together has slowly set the stage for something unimaginably different for the future of Ozmargo.
