The new trailer of the anime also revealed the theme songs.
The upcoming fantasy romance anime “The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King” also known as “ The Barbarian’s Bride” just released its second main trailer. The series is set to premiere on 9 April, 2026. Moreover, 10 new cast members as well as the theme songs were also revealed in the new promotional video.
The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King new cast, staff, and other details
The 10 new cast members who have joined the anime are:
- Miyu Tomita as Kimaki
- Hiroshi Kamiya as Sidius
- Hisako Kanemoto as Kofa
- Ayaka Asai as Vyufmec
- Yūsuke Kobayashi as Calca Lot
- Yurika Kubo as Nimuhara
- Kōichi Sōma as Vas
- Yasuhiro Kikuchi as Guas
- Shinpachi Tsuji as Balhas
- Yō Taichi as Nyrea
Previously announced main cast members of the series are:
- Sayumi Suzushiro as Serafina de Lavillant
- Satoshi Inomata as Veor
- Hana Hishikawa as Cersei
- Aki Toyosaki as Alyssa Marsius
The opening theme song of the anime is ‘BEAUTIFUL’ performed by Mayu Maeshima. The ending theme song is ‘Shirubekikoto’ performed by sajou no hana.
Takayuki Tanaka directs The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King anime at studio Jumondo. Miya Asakawa writes series scripts. Masayoshi Kikuchi is the main character designer, while Mayumi Fujita and Hajime Hatakeyama are also character designers with Lo Ho Kim as the sub-character designer. Kikuchi, Fujita, Hatakeyama, and Kim are also credited as the chief animation directors. Arisa Okehazama is composing the music. Other staff members include:
- Prop design: Shirasaki Shiori
- Art director: LeeHak Min
- Art setting: Arai Kazuhiro, Sakai Shunsuke
- Color design: Araki Ryusuke
- 3D director: Lim Jin San
- Director of photography: Kim Yong Ho
- Sound director: Aketagawa Jin
- Sound production: Magic Capsule
- Editing: Ueno Yusuke (Yanagi Editing Office)
- Video editing: Ray
- Backgrounds: Jumondou Seoul
- Cinematography: Jumondou
- Visual Director: Koji Sugimoto
- Animation Producers: Seiji Misaki, Hajime Kamata
- Production Desk: Shinichi Igawa
- Setting Production: Hiroto Terada, Moe Miyajima
- 3D Production: Seonghyuk Choi
The anime is based on Noriaki Kotoba’s manga series which began publishing in January 2021 in Kodansha’s Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine. Both KManga and Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the manga in English and describes the story as:
A captured knight finds herself betrothed to the leader of the very tribe she was sent to fight in this fantasy manga.
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?