Matsurika Kanriden

Matsurika Kanriden
First light novel volume cover
茉莉花官吏伝
GenreRomantic fantasy[1]
Light novel
Written byRinne Ishida
Illustrated byIzumi
Published byEnterbrain
ImprintB's Log Bunko
Original runJuly 15, 2017 – present
Volumes18
Manga
Written byRinne Ishida
Illustrated byWaka Takase
Published byAkita Shoten
ImprintPrincess Comics
MagazinePrincess
Original runAugust 6, 2018 – present
Volumes12
Light novel
Jūsansai no Tanjōbi, Kōgō ni Narimashita
Written byRinne Ishida
Illustrated byIzumi
Published byEnterbrain
ImprintB's Log Bunko
Original runOctober 15, 2018October 15, 2024
Volumes10
Manga
Jūsansai no Tanjōbi, Kōgō ni Narimashita
Written byRinne Ishida
Illustrated byMito Aoi
Published byAkita Shoten
ImprintPrincess Comics
MagazinePrincess
Original runMarch 6, 2020 – present
Volumes8
Anime television series

Matsurika Kanriden (茉莉花官吏伝; lit.'The Tale of the Scholar-Official Matsurika') is a Japanese light novel series written by Rinne Ishida and illustrated by Izumi. Enterbrain have published eighteen volumes since July 2017 under their B's Log Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Waka Takase has been serialized in Akita Shoten's shōjo manga magazine Princess since August 2018 and has been collected in eleven tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation has been announced.

Characters

Kō Matsurika (晧 茉莉花)
Voiced by: Rie Takahashi (voice drama)[2]
Hakuyō (珀陽)
Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki (voice drama)[2]

Media

Light novel

Written by Rinne Ishida and illustrated by Izumi, Matsurika Kanriden began publication under Enterbrain's B's Log Bunko imprint on July 15, 2017. Eighteen volumes have been released as of October 15, 2025.[3]

A spin-off light novel series, titled Jūsansai no Tanjōbi, Kōgō ni Narimashita (十三歳の誕生日、皇后になりました。), was published in ten volumes under the same imprint on October 15, 2018, to October 15, 2024.[4][5]

Volumes

No. Release date ISBN
1 July 15, 2017[6]978-4-04-734704-5
2 December 15, 2017[7]978-4-04-734705-2
3 April 13, 2018[8]978-4-04-735087-8
4 August 10, 2018[9]978-4-04-735088-5
5 February 15, 2019[10]978-4-04-735490-6
6 May 15, 2019[11]978-4-04-735489-0
7 October 15, 2019[12]978-4-04-735779-2
8 March 15, 2020[13]978-4-04-735780-8
9 November 14, 2020[14]978-4-04-736407-3
10 May 14, 2021[15]978-4-04-736574-2
11 November 15, 2021[16]978-4-04-736842-2
12 March 15, 2022[17]978-4-04-736953-5
13 October 15, 2022[18]978-4-04-737212-2
14 March 16, 2023[19]978-4-04-737402-7
15 October 14, 2023[20]978-4-04-737687-8
16 May 15, 2024[21]978-4-04-737963-3
17 April 15, 2025[22]978-4-04-738351-7
18 October 15, 2025[3]978-4-04-738629-7

Jūsansai no Tanjōbi, Kōgō ni Narimashita

No. Release date ISBN
1 October 15, 2018[4]978-4-04-735324-4
2 August 15, 2019[23]978-4-04-735608-5
3 June 15, 2020[24]978-4-04-736145-4
4 November 14, 2020[25]978-4-04-736146-1
5 July 15, 2021[26]978-4-04-736694-7
6 March 15, 2022[27]978-4-04-736954-2
7 July 15, 2022[28]978-4-04-737103-3
8 May 15, 2023[29]978-4-04-737488-1
9 January 15, 2024[30]978-4-04-737791-2
10 October 15, 2024[5]978-4-04-738138-4

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Waka Takase began serialization in Akita Shoten's shōjo manga magazine Princess on August 6, 2018.[31] The manga's chapters have been compiled into twelve tankōbon volumes as of October 2025.[32]

A manga adaptation of the Jūsansai no Tanjōbi, Kōgō ni Narimashita spin-off series illustrated by Mito Aoi began serialization in the same magazine on March 6, 2020.[33] Its chapters have been compiled into eight tankōbon volumes as of July 2025.[34]

Volumes

No. Release date ISBN
1 May 16, 2019[35]978-4-253-27456-2
2 March 16, 2020[36]978-4-253-27457-9
3 November 16, 2020[37]978-4-253-27458-6
4 July 15, 2021[38]978-4-253-27459-3
5 March 16, 2022[39]978-4-253-27460-9
6 October 14, 2022[40]978-4-253-27461-6
7 March 16, 2023[41]978-4-253-27462-3
8 September 14, 2023[42]978-4-253-27463-0
9 April 16, 2024[43]978-4-253-27464-7
10 October 16, 2024[44]978-4-253-27465-4
11 April 16, 2025[45]978-4-253-27466-1
12 October 16, 2025[32]978-4-253-00458-9

Jūsansai no Tanjōbi, Kōgō ni Narimashita

No. Release date ISBN
1 November 16, 2020[46]978-4-253-27436-4
2 July 15, 2021[47]978-4-253-27437-1
3 March 16, 2022[48]978-4-253-27438-8
4 November 16, 2022[49]978-4-253-27439-5
5 July 13, 2023[50]978-4-253-27440-1
6 March 14, 2024[51]978-4-253-27442-5
7 November 15, 2024[52]978-4-253-27449-4
8 July 16, 2025[34]978-4-253-27450-0

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on October 1, 2025.[1]

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