How I Became King by Eating Monsters Novels Get TV Anime by White Fox in 2027
Anime studio WHITE FOX announced on Friday it is producing a television anime adaptation of Daken's How I Became King by Eating Monsters (Monster no Niku wo Kutteitara Ōi ni Tsuita Ken) light novel series. The anime will debut in 2027.
Original novel illustrator Shiba and manga artist Karin Suzuragi both drew illustrations to celebrate the announcement.
Cross Infinite World is releasing the original light novel series in English, and it describes the story:
The first prince of the kingdom of Farune, Mars, is only twelve years old, yet he lives in fear of assassination. In order to avoid the deadly poison in nearly all of his meals, he slips out of the castle into the nearby monster-infested forest, where, battling monsters and his own hunger, he has to hunt for his meals in order to stave off starvation. Then, one night, as he's searching for his next bite of monster meat, a red-haired woman shouldering a greatsword appears before him and says to him, “You have promise. Become my apprentice.” How is he supposed to tell her that this must be some sort of mistake? But there's a secret that only she knows, and that he's stumbled upon: eating monsters makes you stronger! With her training and his newfound power, Mars will finally overcome all those pesky assassination attempts. However, that doesn't end things; no, it's only the beginning of a nationwide—even continent-spanning—series of wars and plots with him right in the middle!
Cross Infinite World released the sixth novel volume digitally on September 30.
Daken launched the original story on the "Shōsetsuka ni Narō" website in January 2022, and the latest update was in January 2023. Micro Magazine's GCN Bunko label started publishing the story in compiled volume format in September 2023 with illustrations by Shiba. The company will publish the seventh volume on October 20.
Karin Suzuragi (Danganronpa 2: Chiaki Nanami's Goodbye Despair Quest, Isekai Cheat Magician) launched a manga adaptation of the novel series in January 2024 in Hakusensha's Young Animal Zero magazine. Hakusensha will publish the third compiled volume on October 29.
Daken's Tsuihо̄ Sareta Shо̄nin wa Kin no Chikara de Sekai wo Sukū light novel series is also slated to get an upcoming television anime adaptation. Seven Seas Entertainment is releasing Daken's The Suspects of Necromancy and The Wicked Princess and Her Twelve Eyes light novel series in English. Yen Press is releasing Daken's Who Killed the Hero? light novel series.
Sources: Monster no Niku wo Kutteitara Ōi ni Tsuita Ken anime's website, Comic Natalie
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