The Cynical Knight and Gentle Princess

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.

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[1] Romance[2]
Manga
Written by	Umetaro Aoi
Published by	Square Enix
English publisher	NA: Square Enix
Imprint	Gangan Comics
Magazine	Monthly Shōnen Gangan
Original run	November 10, 2023 – present
Volumes	3

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 three tankōbon volumes as of July 2025.^[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[7]	978-4-7575-9512-5
3	July 11, 2025[4]	978-4-7575-9951-2

Reception

The series was ranked 10th in the sixth Sanyodo Bookstore Comic Awards in 2025.^[8]