The Bibliophile Princess anime adaptation has received a main trailer, which previews the premise, main and supporting cast, and opening song “Prologue” by Yuka Iguchi. An October 6 Japanese premiere date was also revealed.

More cast members were announced as well. Ryouhei Azakami is playing Irvin Olanza, while Nobunaga Shimazaki  and Taku Yashiro are playing Alfred Bernstein and Jean respectively.

Bibliophile Princess is based on the fantasy romance light novels written by Yui and illustrated by Satsuki Shiina. The light novel series, which is published under Ichijinsha’s Iris Neo, label began in 2016 and will release its seventh volume on October 4, 2022. A manga adaptation by Yui Kikuta began in 2019.

J-Novel Club, which publishes both the light novels and manga in English, describes the light novels as:

When book-loving Lady Elianna spots Prince Christopher—her betrothed in name only—consorting with another noble lady, she realizes the recent rumors must be true. The prince has someone he truly loves, which means the annulment of their engagement is both inevitable and fast-approaching. What she doesn’t realize is that this is merely a surface ripple—one of many where the truth runs deep, in a conspiracy surpassing her imagination!

Tarou Iwasaki (Sweetness and Lightning) is directing the show with Mitsutaka Hirota (EDENS ZERO) as series composer and Mizuka Takahashi (Overlord III co-sub character designer) as character designer. Madhouse is the animation production company.

Other staff include Junko Abe (Chihayafuru Season 3 animation director) and Shinichi Yoshikawa (Date a Live IV Ep 5 and 11 monster designer) as sub-character designers, Hitomi Yoshida (The Vampire Dies in No Time) as art director, Harue Ohno (Chihayafuru Season 3) as color designer, Junko Sakai (Akebi’s Sailor Uniform) as photography director, and Yuuko Fukushima (Kodai Ouja Kyouryuu King: D-Kids Adventure) and Tomotaka Oosumi (SD Gundam World Heroes) as music composers.

Meanwhile, the cast includes Reina Ueda as Elianna Bernstein, Ryouhei Kimura as Christopher, Kouki Uchiyama as Alexei Strasser, Yuuma Uchida as Glenn Eisenach, Wataru Hatano as Theodore, Gen Satou as Alan Ferrera, and Ayaka Nanase as Eilieen.

Source: Bibliophile Princess website