Kadokawa revealed on Friday a main promotional video and more cast members for the Chinese-animated adaptation of writer Plutus and illustrator Spoon's Who Made Me a Princess (Japanese version title: Aru Hi, Ohime-sama ni Natteshimatta Ken ni Tsuite) webtoon.
Additionally, Kadokawa revealed that Daoko will perform the opening theme song "Ii yo" (Alright) and XAI will perform the ending theme song "Sono Hitomi de" (In Those Eyes).
The additional cast members include:
Produced by Chinese streaming platform iQIYI, the series will premiere streaming in Japan on September 28, followed by a nationwide TV broadcast beginning October 1.
Update: Crunchyroll will stream the anime under the title The Fated Magical Princess: Who Made Me a Princess in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, and the Indian Subcontinent starting on September 28.
The previously announced Japanese dub cast includes:
- Sumire Morohoshi as Athanasia, the princess protagonist reborn into a tragic royal fate
- Tomoaki Maeno as Claude, the cold and merciless emperor and Athanasia's father
- Ryōhei Kimura as Felix, the cheerful and dashing knight
- Nobuhiko Okamoto as Lucas, the mysterious magician
- Shūichirō Umeda as Ijekiel, the kind and talented noble heir
- Manaka Iwami as Jennette, the gentle girl tied to Athanasia's destiny
The webtoon follows Athanasia, a modern woman who suddenly wakes up in the body of a princess destined to be executed from a romance novel she once read. Determined to survive, she must navigate palace intrigue, win over her tyrant father Claude, and carve out a new future.
The series has surpassed 200 million views online and sold over 2.2 million copies in print (including digital editions). It also ranked at #2 on AnimeJapan's 2022 "Manga We Want To See Animated" poll and at #7 on the 2023 ranking.
Fans can read the official English version of the webtoon on TappyToon and Tapas. Seven Seas Entertainment is releasing the series in print.
The original novel from Plutus is also available in English on Tapas.
Source: Press release