King's Proposal

{{Infobox animanga/Header

| image = King's Proposal 1.png

| caption = First light novel cover

| ja_kanji = 王様のプロポーズ

| ja_romaji = Ōsama no Puropōzu

| genre = Adventure, fantasy

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{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = light novel

| author = Kōshi Tachibana

| illustrator = Tsunako

| publisher = Fujimi Shobo

| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Yen Press}}

| demographic = Male

| imprint = Fujimi Fantasia Bunko

| first = September 18, 2021

| last =

| volumes = 7

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{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = manga

| author = Kōshi Tachibana

| illustrator = Nemo Kurio

| publisher = Square Enix

| publisher_en =

| magazine = Gangan Online

| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Shōnen}}

| imprint =

| first = February 24, 2023

| last =

| volumes = 6

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{{Nihongo|King's Proposal|王様のプロポーズ|Ōsama no Puropōzu|lead=yes}} is a Japanese light novel series written by Kōshi Tachibana and illustrated by Tsunako. It has been published by Fujimi Shobo's Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint since September 2021. A web manga adaptation illustrated by Nemo Kurio has been published on Square Enix's Gangan Online website since February 2023.

Plot

Saika Kuozaki is the headmistress of an academy for mages, the most powerful mage to exist, and the only one who can stop the world from being destroyed. She and an ordinary high school boy who stumbles upon her, Mushiki Kuga, are mortally wounded by an enemy. Saika uses her magic to try and save them, causing Mushiki to inhabit her body and inherit her responsibilities.

Characters

;{{nihongo|Mushiki Kuga|玖珂無色|Kuga Mushiki}}

:{{voiced by|Koki Uchiyama}} (PV)

;{{nihongo|Saika Kuozaki|遠久崎彩禍|Kuozaki Saika}}

:{{voiced by|Rie Takahashi}} (PV)

;{{nihongo|Kuroe Karasuma|烏丸黒衣|Karasuma Kuroe}}

:{{voiced by|Ai Kakuma}} (PV)

;{{nihongo|Ruri Fuyajou|不夜城瑠璃|Fuyajou Ruri}}

:{{voiced by|Nao Tōyama}} (PV)

;{{nihongo|Elluc Flaer|エルルカ・フレエラ|Eruruka Fureera}}

:{{voiced by|Shiori Izawa}} (PV)

;{{nihongo|Kurara Tokishima|鴇嶋喰良|Tokishima Kurara}}

:{{voiced by|Fairouz Ai}} (PV)

;{{nihongo|Anviette Svarner|アンヴィエット・スヴァルナー|Anvietto Suvarunā}}

Media

=Light novel=

Written by Kōshi Tachibana and illustrated by Tsunako, the first King's Proposal{{'}}s volume was released by Fujimi Shobo's Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint on September 18, 2021.{{cite web|script-title=ja:『デート・ア・ライブ』橘公司×つなこが贈る新シリーズ『王様のプロポーズ』が遂に発売！ JR町田駅での大規模広告も実施中！|url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000009210.000007006.html|website=PR Times|access-date=April 10, 2023|language=ja|date=September 22, 2021|archive-date=April 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410234555/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000009210.000007006.html|url-status=live}} As of December 2024, seven volumes have been released.

In April 2022, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the light novels;{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Yen Press Licenses King's Proposal Novels From Date A Live Creators, 3 Other Novels|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-15/yen-press-licenses-king-proposal-novels-from-date-a-live-creators-3-other-novels/.184685|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 10, 2023|date=April 15, 2022|archive-date=June 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630123742/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-15/yen-press-licenses-king-proposal-novels-from-date-a-live-creators-3-other-novels/.184685|url-status=live}} the first novel was released on November 22 of the same year.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 20–26|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-11-23/north-american-anime-manga-releases-november-20-26/.192197|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 10, 2023|date=November 23, 2022|archive-date=December 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217143603/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-11-23/north-american-anime-manga-releases-november-20-26/.192197|url-status=live}}

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| VolumeNumber = 1

| OriginalRelDate = September 18, 2021{{cite web|script-title=ja:王様のプロポーズ極彩の魔女|url=https://fantasiabunko.jp/product/202109propose/322012001025.html|website=Fujimi Fantasia Bunko|date=September 18, 2021 |publisher=Kadokawa Corporation|access-date=April 11, 2023|archive-date=April 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411175724/https://fantasiabunko.jp/product/202109propose/322012001025.html|url-status=live}}

| OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-074075-1

| LicensedRelDate = November 22, 2022{{cite web|title=King's Proposal, Vol. 1 (light novel)|url=https://yenpress.com/9781975351502/kings-proposal-vol-1-light-novel/|publisher=Yen Press|access-date=April 10, 2023|archive-date=April 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410234557/https://yenpress.com/9781975351502/kings-proposal-vol-1-light-novel/|url-status=live}}

| LicensedISBN = 978-1-97-535150-2

| Title = The Witch of Resplendent Color

| OriginalTitle = {{lang|ja|極彩の魔女}}

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| VolumeNumber = 2

| OriginalRelDate = April 20, 2022{{cite web|script-title=ja:王様のプロポーズ２鴇羽の悪魔|url=https://fantasiabunko.jp/product/202109propose/322012001026.html|website=Fujimi Fantasia Bunko|date=April 20, 2022 |publisher=Kadokawa Corporation|access-date=April 11, 2023|archive-date=April 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411175726/https://fantasiabunko.jp/product/202109propose/322012001026.html|url-status=live}}

| OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-074076-8

| LicensedRelDate = April 18, 2023{{cite web|title=King's Proposal, Vol. 2 (light novel)|url=https://yenpress.com/9781975351632/kings-proposal-vol-2-light-novel/|publisher=Yen Press|access-date=April 11, 2023|archive-date=November 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108030145/https://yenpress.com/9781975351632/kings-proposal-vol-2-light-novel/|url-status=live}}

| LicensedISBN = 978-1-97-535163-2

| Title = The Crested Ibis Demon

| OriginalTitle = {{lang|ja|鴇羽の悪魔}}

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| VolumeNumber = 3

| OriginalRelDate = September 16, 2022{{cite web|script-title=ja:王様のプロポーズ３瑠璃の騎士|url=https://fantasiabunko.jp/product/202109propose/322205000950.html|website=Fujimi Fantasia Bunko|date=September 16, 2022 |publisher=Kadokawa Corporation|access-date=April 10, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=April 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410234538/https://fantasiabunko.jp/product/202109propose/322205000950.html|url-status=live}}

| OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-074686-9

| LicensedRelDate = September 19, 2023{{cite web|title=King's Proposal, Vol. 3 (light novel)|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975370039-king-s-proposal-vol-3-light-novel|publisher=Yen Press|access-date=April 18, 2023|archive-date=April 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418121715/https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975370039-king-s-proposal-vol-3-light-novel|url-status=live}}

| LicensedISBN = 978-1-97-537003-9

| Title = The Lapis Knight

| OriginalTitle = {{lang|ja|瑠璃の騎士}}

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| VolumeNumber = 4

| OriginalRelDate = April 20, 2023{{cite web|script-title=ja:王様のプロポーズ４黄金の神子|url=https://fantasiabunko.jp/product/202109propose/322210001356.html|website=Fujimi Fantasia Bunko|publisher=Kadokawa Corporation|access-date=April 11, 2023|archive-date=March 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320150710/https://fantasiabunko.jp/product/202109propose/322210001356.html|url-status=live}}

| OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-074880-1

| LicensedRelDate = March 19, 2024{{cite web|title=King's Proposal, Vol. 4 (light novel)|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975380519-king-s-proposal-vol-4-light-novel|publisher=Yen Press|access-date=October 25, 2023|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207062804/https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975380519-king-s-proposal-vol-4-light-novel|url-status=live}}

| LicensedISBN = 978-1-97-538051-9

| Title = The Golden Maiden

| OriginalTitle = {{lang|ja|黄金の神子}}

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| VolumeNumber = 5

| OriginalRelDate = September 20, 2023{{cite web|script-title=ja:王様のプロポーズ５真赭の賢者|url=https://fantasiabunko.jp/product/202109propose/322304001304.html|website=Fujimi Fantasia Bunko|publisher=Kadokawa Corporation|access-date=September 6, 2023|archive-date=July 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730183209/https://fantasiabunko.jp/product/202109propose/322304001304.html|url-status=live}}

| OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-075105-4

| LicensedRelDate = August 20, 2024{{cite web|title=King's Proposal, Vol. 5 (light novel)|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975393243-king-s-proposal-vol-5-light-novel|publisher=Yen Press|access-date=March 1, 2024|archive-date=March 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301153312/https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975393243-king-s-proposal-vol-5-light-novel|url-status=live}}

| LicensedISBN = 978-1-97-539324-3

| Title = The Crimson Sage

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| VolumeNumber = 6

| OriginalRelDate = April 19, 2024{{cite web|script-title=ja:王様のプロポーズ６銀灰の妖精|url=https://fantasiabunko.jp/product/322310001332.html|website=Fujimi Fantasia Bunko|publisher=Kadokawa Corporation|access-date=March 2, 2024|archive-date=March 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303012037/https://fantasiabunko.jp/product/322310001332.html|url-status=live}}

| OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-075342-3

| LicensedRelDate = May 27, 2025{{cite web|title=King's Proposal, Vol. 6 (light novel)|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9798855414332-king-s-proposal-vol-6-light-novel|publisher=Yen Press|access-date=October 4, 2024}}

| LicensedISBN = 979-8-85-541433-2

| Title = The Silver Fairy

| OriginalTitle = {{lang|ja|銀灰の妖精}}

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| VolumeNumber = 7

| OriginalRelDate = December 20, 2024{{cite web|script-title=ja:王様のプロポーズ７烏黒の従者|url=https://fantasiabunko.jp/product/202109propose/322405001402.html|website=Fujimi Fantasia Bunko|date=December 20, 2024 |publisher=Kadokawa Corporation|access-date=February 15, 2025}}

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=Manga=

A web manga adaptation, illustrated by Nemo Kurio, started on Square Enix's Gangan Online website on February 24, 2023.{{cite web|script-title=ja:「デート・ア・ライブ」橘公司による死から始まるボーイミーツガール、マンガ版新連載|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/513948|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=April 10, 2023|language=ja|date=February 24, 2023|archive-date=March 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316122136/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/513948|url-status=live}} Square Enix has collected its chapters into individual {{Lang|ja-latn|tankōbon}} volumes. The first volume was released on September 20, 2023.{{cite web|script-title=ja:瀕死の少女への恋から始まるボーイミーツガール「王様のプロポーズ」コミカライズ|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/541694|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=September 22, 2023|language=ja|date=September 20, 2023|archive-date=October 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013081453/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/541694|url-status=live}}

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| OriginalRelDate = October 12, 2023{{cite web|script-title=ja:王様のプロポーズ 2|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757588561/|language=Japanese|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=December 19, 2023|archive-date=October 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013081454/https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757588561/|url-status=live}}

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| OriginalRelDate = March 12, 2025{{cite web|script-title=ja:王様のプロポーズ 5|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757597433/|language=Japanese|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=February 28, 2025}}

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| VolumeNumber = 6

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Reception

In the 2023 edition of Takarajimasha's annual light novel guide book Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!, King's Proposal ranked 13th in the new work category.{{cite web|script-title=ja:このライトノベルがすごい！2023：各部門ベスト20位内にランクインした13作品＋1作品のインタビュー記事を振り返ろう|url=https://ln-news.com/articles/115535|website=LN News|date=November 29, 2022|access-date=December 25, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=September 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925131326/https://ln-news.com/articles/115535|url-status=live}}

References

External links

{{Official website|https://fantasiabunko.jp/special/202109propose/|Official light novel website at Fantasia Bunko}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Official website|https://www.ganganonline.com/title/1629|Official manga website at Gangan Online}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Anime News Network|light novel|25790}}

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