Bibliophile Princess
Bibliophile Princess is a Japanese light novel series written by Yui and illustrated by Satsuki Shiina. It was serialized online from September 2015 to January 2022 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Ichijinsha, who has released seven volumes since July 2016 under their Iris NEO label.
A manga adaptation with art by Yui Kikuta has been serialized via Ichijinsha's josei manga magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum since August 2018. It has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes. The light novels and manga are both licensed in North America by J-Novel Club. An anime television series adaptation by Madhouse aired from October to December 2022.Plot
Elianna has been engaged to the Crown Prince for several years now, though it was largely convenience for both. She's mostly spent that time with deep in the books of the Imperial Archives. Later, at last Eli definitely needs to step up and bring her courage a bit more to the show.Characters
;Lady Elianna Bernstein
;His Highness Christopher Selkirk Ashelard
;Lord Alexei Strasser
;Lord Glen Eisenach
;Prince Theodore Warren Ashelard
;Alan Ferrera
;Irvine Olanza
;Alfred Bernstein
;JeanMedia
Light novel
Written by Yui and illustrated by Satsuki Shiina, the series was originally serialized online on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website from September 13, 2015, to January 23, 2022. Ichijinsha acquired the series, and published the first volume in print under their Iris NEO label on July 1, 2016. As of October 2022, seven volumes have been released. The series is licensed in North America by J-Novel Club.Manga
A manga adaptation with art by Yui Kikuta began serialization in Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero Sum magazine on August 28, 2018. The first tankōbon volume was released on April 25, 2019. As of May 2024, nine volumes have been released. J-Novel Club is also publishing the manga in North America.Anime
An anime television series adaptation produced by Madhouse was announced on January 28, 2022. The series is directed by Tarō Iwasaki, with scripts written by Mitsutaka Hirota, character designs by Mizuka Takahashi, and music composed by Yūko Fukushima and Tomotaka Ōsumi. It aired from October 6 to December 22, 2022, on AT-X, Tokyo MX, Kansai TV, and BS NTV. The opening theme song is "Prologue" by Yuka Iguchi, while the ending theme song is "Kawabyōshi" by Kashitarō Itō. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series and is streaming it on Hidive.