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Failed Princesses (Japanese: できそこないの姫君たち, Hepburn: Dekisokonai no Himegimi-tachi) is a Japanese yuri manga written and illustrated by Ajiichi. It was serialized on Takeshobo’s Manga Life Storia Dash website between 2018 and 2021, and collected into six bound volumes.[1] The series was licensed for an English-language release by Seven Seas Entertainment in 2019.[2]

Fujishiro Nanaki concentrates on being pretty, and is annoyed by others like Kurokawa Kanade who she considers plain. However, after finding out that her boyfriend was cheating on her, Nanaki is consoled by Kanade and their relationship begins a new development.

Characters[edit]

Kurokawa Kanade
A quiet girl who is so non-confrontational that she often walks away from unkind comments said to her at school.
Fujishiro Nanaki
A popular girl who places more importances on looking cute then reaching class on time. Kanade soon becomes Nanaki’s new makeover project after her boyfriend is revealed to have been cheating on her.

Publication[edit]

Written and illustrated by Ajiichi, Failed Princesses was serialised on Takeshobo’s Manga Life Storia Dash website from April 6th, 2018 to August 6th, 2021 and was collected into 6 tankōbon volumes. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the series for release on print and digital platforms from May 12, 2020.[2][3]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 December 21, 2018[4] 978-4801964709 August 11, 2020[5] 978-1-64505-445-0
2 June 28, 2019[6] 978-4801966635 September 8, 2020[7] 978-1-64505-736-9
3 January 30, 2020[8] 978-4801968554 February 23, 2021[9] 978-1-64505-972-1
4 August 28, 2020[10] 978-4801970434 August 31, 2021[11] 978-1-64827-287-5
5 March 30, 2021[12] 978-4801972506 April 5, 2022[13] 978-1-63858-175-8
6 September 30, 2021[14] 978-4801974173 October 11, 2022[15] 978-1-63858-602-9

Reception[edit]

Anime News Network gave volume one an overall rating of A−, noting that “Nanaki’s use of the phrase “repay you with my body” (meaning her make up and shopping skills) is loaded, with Kanade giving it a sexual connotation in her mind, but right now that’s less important than the validation the girls bring to each other: that they are worthwhile people no matter what anyone else says.”[16] Erica Friedman of Yuricon praised the work, noting that “This series has a pretty standard beginning, but it definitely picks up steam as it moves along. “[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Failed Princesses Manga Ends in 6th Volume”. Anime News Network. April 12, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  2. ^ a b “Seven Seas Licenses Fragtime Yuri Manga, Adachi and Shimamura Yuri Novels”. Anime News Network. September 19, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  3. ^ “できそこないの姫君たち｜ストーリアダッシュ”. ストーリアダッシュ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  4. ^ できそこないの姫君たち 1 (バンブーコミックス) (in Japanese). ASIN 4801964702.
  5. ^ “Failed Princesses Vol. 1”. Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  6. ^ できそこないの姫君たち 2 (バンブー・コミックス) (in Japanese). ASIN 4801966632.
  7. ^ “Failed Princesses Vol. 2”. Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  8. ^ できそこないの姫君たち 3 (バンブー・コミックス) (in Japanese). ASIN 4801968554.
  9. ^ “Failed Princesses Vol. 3”. Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  10. ^ できそこないの姫君たち (4) (in Japanese). ASIN 4801970435.
  11. ^ “Failed Princesses Vol. 4”. Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  12. ^ できそこないの姫君たち (5) (in Japanese). ASIN 4801972500.
  13. ^ “Failed Princesses Vol. 5”. Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  14. ^ できそこないの姫君たち (6) (in Japanese). ASIN 4801974171.
  15. ^ “Failed Princesses Vol. 6”. Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  16. ^ “Failed Princesses GN 1”. Anime News Network. September 5, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  17. ^ Friedman, Erica (August 22, 2021). “Failed Princesses, Volume 1”. Okazu. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

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