| Princess Principal | |
 Promotional image. | |
| プリンセス・プリンシパル (Purinsesu Prinshiparu) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action, spy,[1] steampunk[2] |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Masaki Tachibana |
| Produced by | Ryoya Arisawa Kazuyoshi Nishikawa Tomoyo Ueji Hirotaka Kaneko Takeshi Ishigaki Takumi Ito |
| Written by | Ichirō Ōkouchi |
| Music by | Yuki Kajiura |
| Studio | Studio 3Hz Actas |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, KBS, SUN, BS11, AT-X |
| English network | |
| Original run | July 9, 2017 – September 24, 2017 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ryou Akizuki |
| Published by | Tokuma Shoten |
| Imprint | Ryū Comics |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Ryū |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | November 8, 2019 – present |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Anime film series | |
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Princess Principal (Japanese: プリンセス・プリンシパル, Hepburn: Purinsesu Purinshiparu) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Studio 3Hz and Actas. The series was directed by Masaki Tachibana and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi, with original character designs by Kouhaku Kuroboshi and Yukie Akiya, and music by Yuki Kajiura. It was also partly inspired by the American novel The Prince and the Pauper.[3]
The series aired from July to September 2017. The first three installments of a six-part sequel film series Princess Principal: Crown Handler have also been released.[4] A mobile game, Princess Principal: Game of Mission, was launched in August 2017,[1][5] and was available until December 28, 2018.[6]
- ^ a b "Princess Principal Original TV Anime Revealed With Cast, Staff, Promo Video, Summer 2017 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ^ "橘正紀監督、梶浦由記さん、湯川淳CPに聞くTVアニメ『プリンセス・プリンシパル』誕生秘話". 電撃オンライン (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. July 15, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- ^ Kelly, Rai (December 14, 2017). "Interview: Princess Principal Director Masaki Tachibana". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ^ Tachibana, Masaki (April 7, 2023), Princess Principal: Crown Handler: Chapter 3 (Animation, Action, Adventure), Rina Endô, Nozomi Furuki, Takaya Hashi, Actas, retrieved January 13, 2024
- ^ "2017年8月10日（木）リリース決定！！ 事前登録は8月8日（火）まで". Princess Principal Game of Mission official website. July 28, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ "Princess Principal Smartphone Game Ends Service in December". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 26, 2020.