The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for The Throne

The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for The Throne (最強出涸らし皇子の暗躍帝位争い 無能を演じるSSランク皇子は皇位継承戦を影から支配する, Saikyō Degarashi Ōji no Anyaku Teii Arasoi: Munō wo Enjiru SS Rank Ōji wa Kōi Keishōsen wo Kage kara Shihai suru) is a Japanese light novel series written by Tanba and illustrated by Yuunagi. It was serialized online from February 2019 to February 2024 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Kadokawa Shoten, who have published thirteen volumes since September 2019 under their Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Yukino Amagai has been serialized online via Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace Up website since December 2019 and has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes. Both the light novel and manga have been licensed in North America by Kadokawa. An anime adaptation has been announced.

The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for The Throne
First light novel volume cover
最強出涸らし皇子の暗躍帝位争い 無能を演じるSSランク皇子は皇位継承戦を影から支配する (Saikyō Degarashi Ōji no Anyaku Teii Arasoi: Munō wo Enjiru SS Rank Ōji wa Kōi Keishōsen wo Kage kara Shihai suru)
Genre	Fantasy[1]
Novel series
Written by	Tanba
Published by	Shōsetsuka ni Narō
Original run	February 3, 2019 – February 4, 2024
Light novel
Written by	Tanba
Illustrated by	Yuunagi
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher	NA: Kadokawa
Imprint	Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko
Original run	September 1, 2019 – present
Volumes	14
Manga
Written by	Tanba
Illustrated by	Yukino Amagai
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher	NA: Kadokawa
Magazine	Young Ace Up
Original run	December 25, 2019 – present
Volumes	8
Anime

Characters

Arnold Lakes Adler (アルノルト・レークス・アードラー, Arunoruto Rēkusu Ādorā)

Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (PV)^[2]

Fine von Kleinert (フィーネ・フォン・クライネルト, Fīne fon Kuraineruto)

Voiced by: Ai Kayano (PV)^[2]

Media

Light novels

Written by Tanba, The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for The Throne began serialization as a web novel published on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on February 3, 2019, and ended on February 4, 2024.^[3] It was later acquired by Kadokawa Shoten who began to publish it as a light novel with illustrations by Yuunagi under their Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint since September 1, 2019. Fourteen volumes have been released as of March 2025.^[4] The light novel is published digitally in English on Kadokawa's BookWalker website.^[5]

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	September 1, 2019[6]	978-4-04-108526-4
2	January 1, 2020[7]	978-4-04-108530-1
3	May 5, 2020[8]	978-4-04-109169-2
4	August 1, 2020[9]	978-4-04-109170-8
5	December 26, 2020[10]	978-4-04-110950-2
6	February 27, 2021[11]	978-4-04-110951-9
7	July 1, 2021[12]	978-4-04-111503-9
8	December 1, 2021[13]	978-4-04-111504-6
9	April 1, 2022[14]	978-4-04-112422-2
10	September 30, 2022[15]	978-4-04-112779-7
11	March 31, 2023[16]	978-4-04-112784-1
12	September 29, 2023[17]	978-4-04-114180-9
13	March 29, 2024[18]	978-4-04-114773-3
14	March 1, 2025[4]	978-4-04-115994-1

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Yukino Amagai began serialization on Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace Up manga website on December 25, 2019.^[19] Eight tankōbon volumes have been released as of March 2025.^[20] The manga adaptation is also published digitally in English on Kadokawa's BookWalker website.^[5]

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	May 2, 2020[21]	978-4-04-109365-8
2	January 9, 2021[22]	978-4-04-109366-5
3	September 10, 2021[23]	978-4-04-111698-2
4	April 8, 2022[24]	978-4-04-111699-9
5	November 10, 2022[25]	978-4-04-112963-0
6	July 10, 2023[26]	978-4-04-113814-4
7	March 8, 2024[27]	978-4-04-114510-4
8	March 10, 2025[20]	978-4-04-115485-4

Anime

An anime adaptation was announced during Kadokawa's "Sneaker Bunko 35th Anniversary Festa!" livestream on September 24, 2023.^[1]

Reception

By September 2023, the series has over 1 million copies in circulation.^[28]

See also

• Bonjin Tensei no Doryoku Musō, another light novel series illustrated by Yuunagi
• The Banished Court Magician Aims to Become the Strongest, another light novel series illustrated by Yuunagi
• The Holy Grail of Eris, another light novel series illustrated by Yuunagi
• The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World, the bunkobon version of the novel series is also illustrated by Yuunagi