The Kept Man of the Princess Knight
The Kept Man of the Princess Knight is a Japanese light novel series written by Tōru Shirogane and illustrated by Saki Mashima. It began publication under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko light novel imprint in February 2022. A manga adaptation illustrated by Keyyang was serialized on Kadokawa's ComicWalker manga website from September 2022 to December 2024, with a sequel illustrated by Chihiro Yamazaki beginning serialization on the same website in August 2025. An anime television series adaptation produced by Blade has been announced.
Plot
Dungeons are crawling with monsters, but also contain endless treasures. Princess knight Arwin is aiming to restore her kingdom using the riches found inside one, so she leads a raid into one. Matthew, a former adventurer, is one of the people who joins her party. Despite people perceiving him as a drunkard and a coward, his true abilities are actually more impressive than anyone, even the princess, could imagine.Characters
;Matthew;Arwin
Media
Light novel
Written by Tōru Shirogane and illustrated by Saki Mashima, The Kept Man of the Princess Knight began publication under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko light novel imprint on February 10, 2022. Six volumes have been released as of May 2025.During their panel at Anime Expo 2023, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the series for English publication.
Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Keyyang was serialized on Kadokawa's ComicWalker manga website from September 9, 2022, to December 2024. The manga's chapters were collected by ASCII Media Works into three volumes released from February 25, 2023, to December 26, 2024. During their panel at Anime NYC 2023, Yen Press announced that they had also licensed the manga adaptation for English publication.A sequel illustrated by Chihiro Yamazaki, titled The Kept Man of the Princess Knight Act2, began serialization on the same website on August 31, 2025. The manga's chapters have been collected into a single tankōbon volume as of January 27, 2026.