Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle | |
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Manga volume 1 cover
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魔王城でおやすみ (Maōjō de Oyasumi) |
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Genre | Adventure, comedy, fantasy[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Kagiji Kumanomata |
Published by | Shogakukan |
English publisher | |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Imprint | Shōnen Sunday Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Sunday |
Original run | May 11, 2016 – present |
Volumes | 16 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Mitsue Yamazaki |
Written by | Yoshiko Nakamura |
Music by | Yukari Hashimoto |
Studio | Doga Kobo |
Licensed by | |
Network | TV Tokyo, AT-X, BS TV Tokyo |
Original run | October 5, 2020 – scheduled |
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle (Japanese: 魔王城でおやすみ Hepburn: Maōjō de Oyasumi?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kagiji Kumanomata. The series started publishing in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine in May 2016. An anime television series adaptation by Doga Kobo will premiere in October 2020.
Contents
Synopsis
Story
Princess Syaris is the beloved Princess of the human world’s Kind of Goodereste.[2] Although she was kidnapped by a demon lord, her only concern finding a good place to sleep in this castle.[2] Therefore she decides to while away the hours by sleeping, but getting a good night’s rest turns out to be a lot of work! To fulfill her ambition, she begins by fashioning a DIY pillow out of the fur of her Teddy Demon guards and an “air mattress” from the magical Shield of the Wind. The princess’s hapless demonic guards soon discover that their captive expects to be treated like, well, a princess.
Premise
The story begins with the Demon King, who wants beat the Hero fairly, took the Princess who were beloved by her people, but only cares her way to sleep well, into the Demon Castle. With The princess in the Demon Castle, Demon Cleric, who is actually the demon in charge of the Demon Temple inside the Demon Castle, became the one called upon to use magic to resurrect anyone who happens to die in the Demon Castle, and The Hero, who is a brave man who stood up to save the kidnapped Princess, tries to rescue the Princess, despite of circumstantial consequences happened by the Princess in the Demon Castle.
Characters
- Princess Syalis (スヤリス姫 Suyarisu Hime?)
- Voiced by: Inori Minase[3][4]
- Princess Syalis is a slender, short girl. She has white hair and purple eyes with star-shaped pupils that demonstrate her royalty roots. Princess Syalis most time is oblivious of what happens around her, most time ignores the characters around her and just thinks about her objectives to get a nice sleep. She was kidnapped by the Demon King to make the kingdom fear him and to lure The Hero to fight him.
- Demon King Tasogare (魔王タソガレ Maou Tasogare?)
- Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka[5][4]
- He kidnapped Syalis in her sleep, so he has hardly ever seen her awake and has never had a proper conversation with her. He is always thinking of ways to make the hero get to him and gets worried if he is going to lose, he even puts weapons and tools to make the hero's quest easier. Apart from that he is a good leader for the demons of the castle, but even he can't go against Princess Syalis, and is shown to care for her to a certain point.
- Demon Cleric (あくましゅうどうし Akuma Shūdōshi?)
- Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa[5][4]
- Demon Cleric might seem like a gentle young man, but he is actually the demon in charge of the Demon Temple inside the Demon Castle. The Demon Cleric is usually the one called upon to use magic to resurrect anyone who happens to die in the Demon Castle.
- The Hero Akatsuki (勇者アカツキ Yuusha Akatsuki?)
- Voiced by: Hiro Shimono[6]
- He is a hot-blooded and straightforward, a true brave man-type person, who is a brave man who stood up to save the kidnapped Princess Syalis.[7] However, the princess calls him "A-Nanaka-kun" and is not able to remember his name and existence for a long time.[7]
- Majiro the Hedgehog (はりとげマジロ Hari Toge Majiro?)
- Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama[6]
- He works at the Demon King Castle as a lower-class soldier.[7] He is two-meters tall and looks like a violence-loving person, but he has many friends because he can't say no to people who ask him to and good at reacting to people's jokes.[7]
- Frankenzombie (フランケンゾンビ Furankenzonbi?)
- Voiced by: Kōichi Sōma[8]
- Minotaur (ミノタウロス Minotaurosu?)
- Voiced by: Masashi Yamane[8]
- Goblin Serf (やしき手下ゴブリン Yashi ki Teshita Goburin?)
- Voiced by: Shinya Takahashi[8]
- Red Siberian (レッドシベリアン・改 Reddo Shiberian?)
- Voiced by: Chikahiro Kobayashi[8]
- Ghost Wrapping Paper (おばけふろしき改 Obake Furoshiki?)
- Voiced by: Kōichi Sōma[8]
- Poseidon (ポセイドン Poseidon?)
- Voiced by: Takeo Ōtsuka[8]
- Flame Poison Dragon (かえんどくりゅう Kaen doku Ryū?)
- Voiced by: Takaya Kuroda[8]
- Neo Alraune (おばけふろしき改 Obake Furoshiki?)
- Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara[8]
- Aladdif (アラージフ Arājifu?)
- Voiced by: Ayane Sakura[8]
- Caesar Magician (シザーマジシャン Shizā Majishan?)
- Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[8]
- Harpy (ハーピィ Hāpyi?)
- Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara[8]
Media
Manga
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle is written and illustrated by Kagiji Kumanomata. The series started in the 2016 issue #24 of Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday published on May 11, 2016.[9] Shogakukan has compiled its individual chapters into fifteen tankōbon volumes as of July 2020.
In North America, Viz Media has licensed the series in September 2017.[10] The first volume was released on June 12, 2018.[11]
Volume list
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced in the 42nd issue of Weekly Shōnen Sunday on September 18, 2019.[39] The series is animated by Doga Kobo and directed by Mitsue Yamazaki, with Yoshiko Nakamura handling series composition and Ai Kikuchi designing the characters. Yukari Hashimoto is composing the series' music.[3][40] The series will premiere in October 5, 2020 on TV Tokyo, AT-X, and BS TV Tokyo.[41][42][40] In Southeast Asia, the anime is licensed by Muse Communication.[43] Inori Minase will perform the series' opening theme song "Kaimin! Anmin! Syalist Seikatsu", while ORESAMA will perform the series' ending theme song "Gimmme!".[44][45]
The word "Suyalist" in the song title can be translated as "A person who made it his/her principle to sleep in peace and tranquility," and of course it refers to the protagonist Princess Syalis.[46]
References
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External links
- Official Shogakukan manga website Script error: No such module "In lang".
- Official Viz Media manga website
- Official anime website Script error: No such module "In lang".
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