The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King is bringing the enemies-to-lovers romance to anime on April 9, 2026. The new trailer just dropped with a preview of both theme songs - "BEAUTIFUL" by Mayu Maeshima for the opening and "Shirubekikoto" by sajou no hana for the ending - and they both sound gorgeous. The premise alone is compelling: a captured female knight expecting torture but getting a marriage proposal instead. It's that classic "are these people actually barbaric or was I fed propaganda?" setup that makes for great character development and cultural clash drama. The key visual looks stunning, and with ten additional cast members announced, this fantasy romance is shaping up nicely at studio Jumondo.

The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King Anime Main Trailer

The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King Anime Key Visual

A brand-new trailer was released for The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King anime today, revealing an April 9, 2026 at 23:30 JST broadcast start and previewing the fantasy romance series' theme songs, alongside a key visual and ten additional cast members. Crunchyroll will stream the anime as it airs in Japan.

Theme Songs

Mayu Maeshima (Clevatess OP) performs "BEAUTIFUL" for the opening theme song and sajou no hana (The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor OP) performs "Shirubekikoto" for the ending theme song.

Cast

Main Cast:

• Serafina voiced by Sayumi Suzushiro

• Veor voiced by Satoshi Inomata

• Cersei voiced by Hana Hishikawa

• Alyssa voiced by Aki Toyosaki

Additional Cast:

• Kimaki voiced by Miyu Tomita

• Shidius voiced by Hiroshi Kamiya

• Yupha voiced by Hisako Kanemoto

• Vufmek voiced by Ayaka Asai

• Karka Lotto voiced by Yusuke Kobayashi

• Nimhara voiced by Yurika Kubo

• Vass voiced by Kochi Soma

• Guas voiced by Yasuhiro Kikuchi

• Barhas voiced by Shinpachi Tsuji

• Nylea voiced by Yo Taichi

Staff

Takashi Yamazaki (BLUE LOCK episode director) directs The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King anime at studio Jumondo, with series composition by Miya Asakawa, main character designs by Masayoshi Kikuchi (The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World) and music by Alisa Okehazama (The Apothecary Diaries).

Seven Seas Entertainment publishes an official English version of Noriaki Kotoba's original manga and describes the story:

Serafina de Lavillant, the strongest female knight in the West, was sent to subjugate the barbaric tribes of the East. But when her mission fails spectacularly, she’s captured alive and imprisoned. Humiliated and dreading what horrific torture she’ll endure, she asks to be put to death. To her surprise, rather than tearing her limb from limb, the tribe leader asks for her hand…in marriage! Will Serafina face a cruel and abusive arranged marriage? Or will she discover that these tribes aren’t as barbaric as she was led to believe?

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