Märchen Crown
| Märchen Crown | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| メルヘンクラウン (Meruhen Kuraun) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by |
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| Illustrated by | Azychika |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Imprint | Young Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Young Jump |
| Original run | March 19, 2025 – present |
| Volumes | 2 |
Märchen Crown (Japanese: メルヘンクラウン, Hepburn: Meruhen Kuraun) is a Japanese manga series written by Aka Akasaka (story) and Aoi Kujira (composition) and illustrated by Azychika. It has been serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump since March 2025.
Plot
Rapunzel is a girl who lives in a tall tower towering over the deep forest. A young man called Mikel stumbles upon her, takes her out of the tower—which she has longed to escape—and guides her to his village. Rapunzel's fantasy of a "happily ever after", however, is quickly shattered when she sees the outside world, and finds that the beautiful world she longed for is instead plagued by monstrous beings called "Cursed People," who are parasitic creatures covered in thorns and plants. Mikel, her savior, is also partially cursed.
The series then turns into a large-scale war story where these re-imagined "Princesses and Princes" (like Cinderella) fight for survival and to become the "King of the People."
Publication
Written by Aka Akasaka (story) and Aoi Kujira (composition) and illustrated by Azychika, Märchen Crown started in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump on March 19, 2025.[3][4]
Shueisha is simultaneously publishing the manga in English on its Manga Plus digital platform.[5]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 17, 2025[6] | 978-4-08-893791-5 |
| 2 | November 19, 2025[7] | 978-4-08-893882-0 |
| 3 | February 19, 2026[8] | 978-4-08-894129-5 |
See also
- Record of Ragnarok, another manga series illustrated by Azychika
References
- ^ メルヘンクラウン：赤坂アカ×あおいくじら×アジチカ 豪華布陣新連載が「ヤンジャン」に 究極の愛を描く新世代メルヘンファンタジー. Mantan Web (in Japanese). March 19, 2025. Archived from the original on March 18, 2025. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
- ^ Srivastava, Tulisha (March 19, 2025). "Oshi no Ko & Record of Ragnarok Creators' New Rapunzel Spin Has a Horrifying Twist". Comicbook.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2025. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
- ^ Cayanan, Joanna (February 27, 2025). "New Manga from Oshi no Ko's Aka Akasaka Debuts on March 19". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 3, 2025. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
- ^ 赤坂アカ×あおいくじら×アジチカのヤンジャン新連載、ヒロインはラプンツェル. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 19, 2025. Archived from the original on March 19, 2025. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (March 18, 2025). "Manga Plus Adds Simulpub of New Märchen Crown Manga by Oshi no Ko's Aka Akasaka". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 18, 2025. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
- ^ メルヘンクラウン 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
- ^ メルヘンクラウン 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
- ^ メルヘンクラウン 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
External links
- Official website at Young Jump (in Japanese)
- Märchen Crown at Anime News Network's encyclopedia