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Nina the Starry Bride

Nina the Starry Bride (星降る王国のニナ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rikachi. The series began serialization in Be Love in October 2019. As of February 2026, the series has been collected into eighteen tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Signal.MD aired from October to December 2024.

In 2022, Nina the Starry Bride won the 46th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōjo category.

Premise

Nina is an orphan living in the fantasy land of Fortuna. Discovered by Prince Azure, her unusual blue eyes bears a similarity to the deceased Princess Alisha, who was due to be married off to a powerful neighboring country. Thus, Prince Azure hatches a plot to have Nina take Princess Alisha's place, but the two become drawn to each other.

Characters

  • Nina (ニナ)
  • Azure (アズール)
  • Sett (セト)
  • Muhulum (ムフルム)
  • Dytus (ダイタス)
  • Yor (ヨル)
  • [3] (Japanese); Alejandro Saab (English)
  • Bidoh (ビドー)
  • [3] (Japanese); Joshua Waters (English)
  • Toat (トート)
  • [3] (Japanese); Lee George (English)
  • Hikami (ヒカミ)
  • [4] (Japanese); Corey Wilder (English)
  • Anne (アン)
  • [4] (Japanese); Jalitza Delgado (English)

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Rikachi, the series began serialization in Be Love on October 1, 2019.[5] As of February 2026, the series' individual chapters have been collected into eighteen tankōbon volumes.

In February 2021, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[6] During their panel at Anime NYC 2022, Kodansha USA announced a print release for Fall 2023.[7]

Volumes

Volumes

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on November 30, 2023.[44] It is produced by Signal.MD and directed by Kenichiro Komaya, with scripts written by Yuka Yamada, character designed by Kyoko Taketani, and music composed by Natsumi Tabuchi.[45] The series aired from October 10 to December 26, 2024, on Tokyo MX and BS Asahi. The opening theme song (from episode 02 onwards) is "Nina" performed by Maaya Sakamoto, while the ending theme song is "Hoshi no Dengon" (Messages From the Stars) performed by Nao Tōyama.[46] Crunchyroll is streaming the series three days ahead of its Japanese broadcast.[47][48]

Episodes

Episodes

Reception

Nina the Starry Bride won the 46th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōjo category in 2022.[52] Yuka Shiraishi from Real Sound (website) listed the series as the sixth Best Manga in 2021.[53]

Brianna Fox-Priest from Otaku USA praised character designs and story, and stated "There are more thrilling romance manga out, but this one has room to grow. Judging by the covers of future installments, Nina The Starry Bride has more story to unfold".[54] As part of Anime News Network's spring 2021 manga guide, Rebecca Silverman and Lynzee Loveridge reviewed the series for the website. Silverman praised the main protagonist, artwork, story, and stated "It is worth reading. The art is clean and shows some beautiful use of detail especially in the clothes, there is just enough intrigue to keep things moving". Loveridge had similar opinions about the series.[55]

External links

References

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