Aniplex and Kadokawa have announced that the TV anime adaptation for Koushi Tachibana and Tsunako’s King’s Proposal light novel series will premiere in 2027. A new teaser visual for the King’s Proposal anime was revealed, and it was confirmed that Rie Takahashi will star as protagonist Saika Kuozaki.
Tachibana launched the light novel series in 2021, and Kadokawa publishes the series with illustrations by Tsunako. Yen Press releases the light novel series in English. Nemo Kurio launched a manga adaptation of King’s Proposal on Gangan Online in February 2023, and the manga adaptation ended on March 12, 2025 with the sixth and final volume.
Here’s an overview of the series, via Yen Press:
A new light novel series from the creative team behind the legendary Date A Live. Saika Kuozaki is an all-powerful witch with looks to die for. She’s also the only woman who can thwart the mysterious entities attempting to destroy the world once every 300 hours. When Saika is mortally wounded, however, she bequeaths both her powers and body to the normal high school boy who happens upon her, Mushiki Kuga. But just because Mushiki has her abilities doesn’t mean he can control them. To stand a chance of saving the world, he’ll have to attend an academy for mages as Saika—all while keeping his identity under wraps!
Koushi Tachibana wrote the original light novel series in 2011. In 2012, Date A Live Season 1 aired with twelve episodes, followed by four consecutive seasons ending with Date A Live V in April 2024. All five seasons are available to stream on Crunchyroll. The new Date A Live F Last Date film will be the concluding arc of the series.
