Märchen Crown

Märchen Crown
First tankōbon volume cover
メルヘンクラウン
(Meruhen Kuraun)
Genre
Manga
Written by
Illustrated byAzychika
Published byShueisha
ImprintYoung Jump Comics
MagazineWeekly Young Jump
Original runMarch 19, 2025 – present
Volumes3

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 has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes, with the first one released on October 17, 2025.[5] As of February 19, 2026, three volumes have been released.[6]

Shueisha is simultaneously publishing the manga in English on its Manga Plus digital platform.[7]

Volumes

No. Release date ISBN
1October 17, 2025[5]978-4-08-893791-5
  1. "Everlasting Happiness" (いつまでも幸せに, Itsu made mo Shiawase ni)
  2. "The World You Longed For" (あこがれの世界, Akogare no Sekai)
  3. "The Curse" (呪い, Noroi)
  4. "A Prince on a White Horse" (白馬の王子様, Hakuba no Ōji-sama)
  5. "Monster" (化け物, Bakemono)
  1. "The Hazy Forest" (霧の森, Kiri no Mori)
  2. "Escape Journey" (逃避行, Tōhikō)
  3. "Wanderers" (さすらいの人, Sasurai no Hito)
  4. "The Northern Country" (北の国, Kita no Kuni)
2November 19, 2025[8]978-4-08-893882-0
  1. "The Iron Shoes" (鉄の靴, Tetsu no Kutsu)
  2. "First Night" (初めての夜, Hajimete no Yoru)
  3. "Breadcrumbs" (パンの屑, Pan no Kuzu)
  4. "The Candy House" (お菓子の家, Okashi no Ie)
  5. "Hunger" (飢え, Ue)
  6. "The Oven's Heat" (竈の熱, Kamado no Netsu)
  1. "A Battle of Wills" (意志の戦い, Ishi no Tatakai)
  2. "Love and Despair" (愛と絶望, Ai to Zetsubō)
  3. "The Thing That Connects Us" (二人を繋ぐもの, Futari wo Tsunagu mono)
  4. "The Red Thread" (赤い糸, Akai Ito)
  5. "The Poisoned Apple" (毒林檎, Doku Ringo)
3February 19, 2026[6]978-4-08-894129-5

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.

  1. "The Silent Woods" (静かな森, Shizuka na Mori)
  2. "Faded Footsteps" (消えた足跡, Kieta Ashiato)
  3. "Moonlit Secret" (月下の秘密, Gekka no Himitsu)
  4. "The False King" (偽りの王, Itsuwari no Ō)

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b メルヘンクラウン 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  6. ^ a b メルヘンクラウン 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ メルヘンクラウン 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
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