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Princes Kai, Bruno, Leonhard, and Licht have been making great strides thanks to an excellent education from Heine, the royal tutor. Even so, with the return of Prince Eins, the eldest of the brothers and heir apparent to the crown, the wall they must climb in the struggle to become the most qualified candidate for the throne looks more colossal than ever. Can the four younger princes stand up to their biggest rival?

192 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 27, 2016

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September 17, 2022
I've been wanting to meet Eins cause the rest of the royal family is so much fun with their dynamic personalities. Now that I have I just want to know if he's adopted, cause man he's just unpleasant to say the least. I hope they oust him. Heck with his personality I hope he ends up in jail or exiled. I do like how it really pushes the princes to work even harder as they realize that he wouldn't be right for the throne.
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Author 11 books104 followers
December 31, 2025
Nejstarší princ je konečně na scéně! Jakmile se u toho začnu chechtat nahlas, je vyhráno :D, ale je vidět, že s Einsem to dost inklinuje k vážnější notě, tak uvidíme 👀
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Author 7 books15 followers
October 2, 2018
In Summary

The eldest prince Eins finally appears! But despite his “Black Prince” demeanor and looks, he come off more as a snotty older sibling than a villain sabotaging his brothers’ chances. As such, there’s not a whole lot of added drama despite the anticipation Akai-sensei built up. However, those who prefer to laugh at our princelings will be gratified by the fluffy, filler chapters in the book’s second half.

The Review

Volume 7 is comprised entirely of material not included in the anime. Chief among them is the introduction of Prince Eins, who, although he was mentioned in the TV series, never actually made an appearance in the show. After teasing readers for several chapters, Akai-sensei finally brings him into the manga in Chapter 36, “Return of the Black Prince.”

And Eins definitely fits the description “Black Prince.” Not only is he dark-haired in contrast to his mostly fair family, he has an intimidating, scowly (though handsome) face and a demeanor to match. In other words, he looks like a villain. Initially, he acts the part, too, with his brusque attitude toward his family. However, when Heine directly confronts Eins with his suspicions about interference with the younger princes, the Black Prince doesn’t draw the story into anything more diabolical. Rather, he scoffs at the idea that his brothers are true competition for the throne and makes his case by pointing out their flaws, which readers are intimately acquainted with.

As such, our introduction to Eins starts with a bang but ultimately doesn’t make much impact. He leaves town after strutting his superiority, and the brothers resolve to make themselves into real competition for kingship, which is something they’ve been working on anyway.

With that, the narrative returns to the brothers’ individual efforts, starting with Leonhard. Unfortunately, his chapter is the same old theme of how stupid he is. Next, the focus shifts to Kai, and Akai-sensei makes an interesting choice in how to present his progress. Rather than show it from the second prince’s point of view, fiancée Beatrix returns to the story, and given how mellow Kai is, Beatrix’s perspective on the situation does make for a livelier story.

The last two chapters go to Licht. Having determined that his one unique advantage is his frequent interactions with commoners, he’s decided to learn as much as he can about regular folk. However, he gets more than he bargains for when a storm forces him and Heine to spend the night with the cafe owner. Licht may mingle with commoners, but he’s definitely got a noble’s sensibilities, and it’s fun to see Heine knocking Licht off his high horse.

Extras include bonus manga printed on the inside of the cover; five-page bonus story; and first page printed in color.

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March 27, 2020
Well, Prince Eins and his count are both phenomenal assholes. Guess we have to have the "asshole brother" archetype in the story so that we can have a clear antagonist to beat. Not that this is necessarily bad, but I wish that a story like this could hinge on the rivalry between the four princes, not have to shoehorn in an asshole older brother clearly meant to be the antagonist for the princes to beat. Oh well, this is still enjoyable so I guess it doesn't matter.
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November 3, 2023
Another wonderful volume! I love that we finally meet the eldest brother and get to see some characters we haven't seen in awhile. Some more character development for each brother and some of their colleagues.
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October 9, 2020
A confrontation with Prince Einz, and Licht learns a bit more about commoner life!
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1,674 reviews22 followers
November 10, 2019
Cute and with renewed vigor. There were some copy errors in the font that were distracting and hopefully will be fixed in future printings. Still really enjoy this series!
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