A climax visual and trailer have been released for the ongoing The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King TV anime series, showcasing Serafina and Veor battling a dangerous dragon. The anime began broadcasting in Japan on April 9, 2026 and will air its 12th and final episode on June 25, 2026.
The trailer also spotlights the anime’s main opening theme song “BEAUTIFUL,” which is performed by Japanese singer Mayu Maeshima.
Takayuki Tanaka (Synduality Noir Episode 10 and 20 director) is directing the anime series, with Miya Asakawa (Yutori-chan) as series composer, Masayoshi Kikuchi (The Reincarnation Of The Strongest Exorcist In Another World co-character designer and co-chief animation director) as main character designer and co-chief animation director, Mayumi Fujita (Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer sub-character designer and co-chief animation director) and Gen Hatakeyama (Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer character designer and co-chief animation director) as co-character designers and co-chief animation directors, and Alisa Okehazama (The Apothecary Diaries) as music composer. Jumondou is in charge of the animation production
Meanwhile, the anime’s voice cast stars:
- • Sayumi Suzushiro as Serafina de Lavillant
- • Satoshi Inomata as Veor
- • Hana Ishikawa as Tsetsi
- • Aki Toyosaki as Alyssa Martias
The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King anime adaptation was originally scheduled to premiere in October 2025, but was delayed to April 2026.
The romantic comedy fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Noriaki Kotoba. It has been serialized in Kodansha’s Bessatsu Shonen Magazine since January 9, 2021 and has released 12 tankobon volumes as of June 2026. Kodansha’s K Manga app service publishes the manga in English digitally. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga for English print and digital release under the title The Barbarian’s Bride.
Crunchyroll announced at AnimagiC 2025 that it will stream the anime series. It describes the main premise as:
Serafina, the West’s fiercest knight, expected torture when captured by barbarians. Instead, she got a marriage proposal! Marrying her sworn enemy is a hard no! But after seeing her wedding captor’s culture and very pretty face, she may be tempted to swap her sword for a wedding veil. Get ready for the ultimate enemies-to-maybe-lovers arc.
Sources: The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King Official Twitter, Crunchyroll News