'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess

Main characters

• Princess (姫様)
• The commander of the Third Order of the Imperial Army, and the princess of the Human World's kingdom. She is a formidable fighter but a food lover, thus is highly susceptible to the "torture" tactics employed by Tortura.
• Excalibur (エクスカリバー)
• Nicknamed "Ex", is the legendary holy sword that belongs to the Princess, who acts as a straight man. He often tries to advise the Princess not to submit to the Hellhorde's tortures to avoid her from sharing the imperial secrets, but just as often his attempts fails as Princess ends up giving in anyway.
• Torture Tortura (トーチャー・トルチュール)
• The Hellhorde's Grand Inquisitor (the highest-ranking chief interrogator), and the Princess' main torturer. She specializes in food type "torture", utilizing the appetizing, irresistible aspects of foods and snacks to entice her interrogation target into spilling their secrets.

Torturers

• Datama (ダターマ)
• The primary assistant of Torture Tortura who is depicted with a hand-painted star on his face and an intimidating stature. He usually helps with the cooking and presentation aspects of her food-based "torture".
• Youki (陽鬼) and Inki (陰鬼)
• [1]
• Two-horned Youki and one-horned Inki are the Oni sisters (actually cousins) that hold the rank of "Lieutorments" (the intermediate-level torturers). They are good in friendship-bonding activity "torture", and seems to be genuinely interested in making friends with the Princess.
• Krall (クロル)
• [2]
• Top combatant and senior torturer, Beast Tamer Krall specializes in zoo-type "torture", employing many ferocious beasts and cute type animals in her possessions as her interrogation methods.
• Giant (ジャイアント)
• [2]
• A gentle giantess, who the Princess called "Master Mama". She seems more interested in the relaxing activity and moderate leisure rather than tortures.
• Mao-Mao (マオマオちゃん)
• [2]
• The Hell-Lord's cute and pure young daughter, who employs innocent and childish "torture" methods to tempt Princess into sharing her secrets, but she usually submit mostly because of Maomao-chan's adorability.
• Gilga (ギルガ)
• [3]
• The Hell-hordes' weaponsmith, and Tortura's close friend. Although she's not an official torturer, she does help in a few of the Princess' torture sessions.
• Vanilla Peschutz (バニラ・ペシュッツ)
• [3]
• A prideful yet immature young vampire of the Hellholm's noble clan "Peschutz". She holds the rank of the "Harm-Marshal" (the advanced-level torturers), but she is still inexperienced in tortures. Despite her repeating failures, she is able to bond with the Princess.
• Sakura Heartrock (サクラ・ハートロック)

Hell-Hordes

• Hell-Lord (魔王)
• [4]
• The king of the Hell-hordes. A demon conqueror who wishes to subjugate the human world, he employs various torturers to interrogate the Princess and gain secrets of the Human World's kingdom for his army's invasion. However, oftentimes he ended up not using it due to his selfish excuses. He is also a family man, and he enjoys Japanese culture as well.
• Lulune (ルルン)
• [2]
• The Hell-Lord's wife, and the queen of the Hell-Hordes. Even though she holds the position of the queen in the Hellholm, she lives a modest life alongside the Hell-Lord and her daughter, Maomao. She is mature, smart and beautiful.
• Canadge (カナッジ)
• [3]
• A dwarf humanoid pig who acts as the Hell-Lord's assistant.

Humans

• Louch Brittan (ルーシュ・ブリタン)
• A Holy White Knight employed by the imperial army to save Princess from the Hellhorde's captivity, he is a powerful combatant but is quite unattractive.
• Jimochi (ジモチ)
• [3]
• The imperial's honored former knight turned Princess' imperial butler who always appeared in her flashbacks. He was a strict supervisor of the Princess' training regimens, but he secretly treated her with the commoner's cheap snacks and Chinese restaurant foods after her trainings.

Manga

Written by Robinson Haruhara and illustrated by Hirakei, 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess was serialized on the Shōnen Jump+ manga website from April 4, 2019, to August 19, 2025.[5] The first volume was released on September 4, 2019.[6] As of January 2026, nineteen volumes have been released.

In October 2019, Manga Plus announced they would start publishing the series on their app and website.[7]

Volumes

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on June 27, 2023. It is produced by Pine Jam and directed by Yōko Kanemori, with scripts written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, character designs handled by Toshiya Kōno and Satoshi Furuhashi, and music composed by Masaru Yokoyama.[27] The series aired from January 9 to March 26, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[28][29] The opening theme song is "Massakasa Magic!" (まっさかさマジック！), performed by Shallm, while the ending theme song is "Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku" (明日は明日の風が吹く) performed by Leevelles.[30] Crunchyroll streamed the series outside of East Asia.[31] Medialink licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.[32]

After the airing of the final episode, a second season was announced,[33] which premiered on January 12, 2026.[34] The opening theme song is "Sunday Morning", performed by Illit, while the ending theme song is "Ohime-sama ni wa Narenai" (お姫様にはなれない), performed by Yuika.[35]

Episodes

Season 1 (2024)

Season 2 (2026)

Other media

The Princess is featured as one of the playable characters in the video game Captain Velvet Meteor: The Jump+ Dimensions that was released on the Nintendo Switch on July 28, 2022.[40]

Other references