The Cynical Knight and Gentle Princess

The Cynical Knight and Gentle Princess: Building Fairy Homes and a Life Together
	First tankōbon volume cover
ひねくれ騎士とふわふわ姫様古城暮らしと小さなおうち; (Hinekure Kishi to Fuwafuwa Hime-sama: Kojō-gurashi to Chiisana Ouchi)
Genre	Fantasy; Romance;
Manga
Written by	Umetaro Aoi
Published by	Square Enix
English publisher	NA: Square Enix;
Imprint	Gangan Comics
Magazine	Monthly Shōnen Gangan
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	November 10, 2023 – present
Volumes	2

The Cynical Knight and Gentle Princess: Building Fairy Homes and a Life Together (ひねくれ騎士とふわふわ姫様古城暮らしと小さなおうち, Hinekure Kishi to Fuwafuwa Hime-sama Kojō-gurashi to Chiisana Ouchi) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Umetaro Aoi. It began serialization in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan in November 2023.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Umetaro Aoi, The Cynical Knight and Gentle Princess: Building Fairy Homes and a Life Together began serialization in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine on November 10, 2023.^[3] Its chapters have been compiled into two tankōbon volumes as of November 2024.^[4]

The series' chapters are published in English on Square Enix's Manga Up! Global manga service.^[5]

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	May 11, 2024^[6]	978-4-7575-9185-1
2	November 12, 2024^[4]	978-4-7575-9512-5

Reception

The series was ranked 10th in the sixth Sanyodo Bookstore Comic Awards in 2025.^[7]

References

^ "The Cynical Knight and Gentle Princess: Building Fairy Homes and a Life Together". Manga Up! Global. Square Enix. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
^ 好きな物が選べない…姫の心の闇を救う騎士との恋物語に「キュンキュンした」「好き」の声【作者インタビュー】. thetv.jp (in Japanese). Kadokawa. February 4, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
^ 性悪騎士とある力を持つ姫のミニチュアクラフト物語、葵梅太郎の新連載がガンガンで. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 10, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ひねくれ騎士とふわふわ姫様　古城暮らしと小さなおうち 2 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
^ Mateo, Alex (November 8, 2024). "Manga UP! Adds The Cynical Knight and Gentle Princess: Building Fairy Homes and a Life Together Manga in English". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
^ ひねくれ騎士とふわふわ姫様　古城暮らしと小さなおうち 1 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
^ 三洋堂書店コミックアワード「#でらコミ！6 supported by Pontaマンガ」結果発表！ (in Japanese). Sanyodo Shoten. March 3, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.

External links

Official manga website (in Japanese)
The Cynical Knight and Gentle Princess (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

[1] "The Cynical Knight and Gentle Princess: Building Fairy Homes and a Life Together". Manga Up! Global. Square Enix. Retrieved March 21, 2025.

[2] 好きな物が選べない…姫の心の闇を救う騎士との恋物語に「キュンキュンした」「好き」の声【作者インタビュー】. thetv.jp (in Japanese). Kadokawa. February 4, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.

[3] 性悪騎士とある力を持つ姫のミニチュアクラフト物語、葵梅太郎の新連載がガンガンで. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 10, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2025.

[vol2-4] ひねくれ騎士とふわふわ姫様　古城暮らしと小さなおうち 2 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 21, 2025.

[5] Mateo, Alex (November 8, 2024). "Manga UP! Adds The Cynical Knight and Gentle Princess: Building Fairy Homes and a Life Together Manga in English". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 21, 2025.

[6] ひねくれ騎士とふわふわ姫様　古城暮らしと小さなおうち 1 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 21, 2025.

[7] 三洋堂書店コミックアワード「#でらコミ！6 supported by Pontaマンガ」結果発表！ (in Japanese). Sanyodo Shoten. March 3, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.

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