At the 2026 New York Comic Con, the Crunchyroll Showcase confirmed that The Remarried Empress anime will premiere on television in 2027 [1, 3]. Studio TROYCA is animating the adaptation with producer HAYATE, bringing the popular South Korean fantasy romance webtoon to television screens after years of digital success [1, 2]. The upcoming project adapts the original web novel written by Alphatart and the comic version illustrated by SUMPUL [1, 3]. Crunchyroll will stream the show internationally when it premieres, but the production partners haven’t announced an exact broadcast month yet [1].
TROYCA Produces The Remarried Empress Anime for 2027
The anime reveal arrived with a teaser video and character artwork during the New York Comic Con panel on Thursday [1, 3]. Studio TROYCA is handling the animation production, working with HAYATE, a joint venture formed by Aniplex and Crunchyroll to produce animated television adaptations for international streaming audiences. Tetsuya Yanagisawa will direct the series. He previously directed Highschool DxD and Berserk of Gluttony. Akiko Inoue oversees series composition and scriptwriting after her work on An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess, while Jun Nakai provides character designs and Yuki Fukazawa composes the music [1, 3].
With the preview clip, the production partners launched the official Japanese website saikon-anime.com to share character profiles and comments from the creative staff [3, 4]. The Japanese title is Saikon Shounin wo Youkyuu Shimasu. Original web novel author Alphatart, webtoon adapter HereLee, and illustrator SUMPUL each shared newly drawn art and handwritten messages to celebrate the announcement [1, 4]. It’s an uncommon event where all three original creators contributed new art together [1].
Staff members also opened the official X account @Saikon_Anime to share artwork and production news from Tokyo as development continues toward 2027 [3, 4]. The account shares regular notices from the Tokyo animation team. Fans can follow the project’s progress directly through the Japanese social media channel as new animation cuts and voice recording sessions take shape ahead of the television broadcast [3, 4].
Main Voice Cast and Creative Staff for the Adaptation
The event presentation revealed experienced voice actors for the four central royal figures at the heart of the palace intrigue [1, 3]. Leading voice actor Yoko Hikasa stars as Empress Navier Ellie Trovi, playing a noblewoman determined to protect her imperial authority against court betrayal. Ryohei Kimura voices Prince Heinrey. Tomoaki Maeno plays Emperor Sovieshu. Reina Ueda voices the mistress Rashta. The casting brings together seasoned performers to handle the emotional tension and shifting loyalties that define the court confrontations between Navier and her former husband [1, 4].
The story follows Navier’s life after years of service as the respected Empress of the Eastern Empire, where she earned broad public loyalty before her marriage collapsed [2, 4]. Navier and Sovieshu built their early marriage on mutual trust, but that bond breaks when Sovieshu brings Rashta into the palace [3, 4]. When Emperor Sovieshu shocks the imperial court by demanding a divorce so he can elevate his mistress Rashta to the throne, Navier refuses to surrender her imperial dignity and stuns the gathered nobles by demanding approval to marry Prince Heinrey. That courtroom declaration sets her political alliance in motion [2, 4].
Profiles on the Japanese website explain that Navier finds comfort in a magical bird named Queen that visits her royal chambers. She exchanges secret letters with Queen’s owner. It isn’t a simple palace romance, but a story of political survival and royal maneuvering as Navier fights to reclaim her rightful crown [4].
Global Readership and Record LINE Manga Metrics
The anime builds upon years of documented reader engagement on major digital reading platforms in Asia and the West [2, 5]. Official data from publisher LINE Digital Frontier confirms that the webtoon has accumulated more than 630 million cumulative views in Japan on the LINE Manga service as of October 2026 [3, 5]. Worldwide reading metrics are even larger, surpassing 2.97 billion cumulative views in ten languages as of July 2026. The comic found an especially large following in Japan, where readers embraced Navier’s calm resolve against palace mistreatment [2, 5]. Those reading numbers place the title among the most popular webtoons in modern digital publishing [2].
To celebrate the television announcement, LINE Digital Frontier opened a free reading campaign on its digital storefront. Company president Kei Mori announced that the service is offering the first 20 chapters of the webtoon for free from October 9 through October 15, 2026. The platform also launched a promotional giveaway on its official X account, offering winners prepaid gift cards to encourage new readers to explore the comic before the animated series debuts [1, 5]. It’s an effort to welcome mobile readers [5].
Alphatart’s story concluded its main webtoon run on January 1 with 251 chapters, ending a seven-year publication cycle that established Navier as a signature webtoon heroine [2, 3]. Young Com released print volume 11 in South Korea on August 31 [3]. Side stories arrive this autumn. Comic fans won’t wait long for new material as the creative team prepares these bonus chapters to explore the aftermath of Navier’s remarriage [2].
Streaming Plans for The Remarried Empress Anime on Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll will stream the anime in international regions when the series begins broadcasting in 2027, making the show available to subscribers in multiple territories. The project represents a direct collaboration through HAYATE, an anime production venture created by Aniplex and Crunchyroll to co-produce series with Japanese animation studios. Working with studio TROYCA provides experienced animators [1, 3]. Crunchyroll hasn’t published exact streaming schedules or dubbing details yet, but regional broadcast plans will follow as the 2027 release date nears. The streaming agreement gives viewers outside Asia straightforward legal access to Navier’s story from the first episode [1].
The project continues a wider pattern of Japanese animation studios turning to popular South Korean webtoons for TV source material [2, 3]. Because the comic completed its main 251-chapter plot in January, director Tetsuya Yanagisawa and writer Akiko Inoue have a complete story arc to guide their episode pacing without needing improvised plotlines [1, 3]. The creative staff don’t need to invent filler storylines. That story certainty lets the studio focus on character depth and court politics [1].
Visual quality remains a central focus for adapting SUMPUL’s intricate royal court drawings. Jun Nakai’s drawings preserve the regal gowns and expressive faces that fans expect [1, 4]. Composer Yuki Fukazawa will provide an orchestral score. The music matches the royal court tension [1].
Disney Live-Action Series and Print Novel Availability
The upcoming anime isn’t the only screen project moving forward for Navier’s story [1, 2]. Production company Studio N developed a separate live-action TV series, which was first announced in April 2025 and is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ and Hulu on November 4, 2026 [2, 3]. Disney will release two new episodes every Wednesday through November 25 for a ten-episode run. The anime arrives as Disney prepares to stream its separate live-action project, with fans recently seeing the Disney+ live-action series trailer ahead of its November release. Having both live-action and animated projects entering the market shows the strong staying power of Alphatart’s fictional world [1, 2].
Readers who prefer physical books can also find English editions through Yen Press under its Ize Press graphic novel imprint [2, 3]. Yen Press licensed the comic in July 2022, publishing volume 10 on June 16, with volume 11 scheduled to arrive in stores on October 20, 2026. In South Korea, Happy Books to You published the completed web novel in eight volumes in December 2022. English digital readers can still access the complete comic on WEBTOON, where official releases have circulated since September 2020 [2, 3].
With a 2027 TV broadcast confirmed, fans of The Remarried Empress have multiple ways to follow Navier’s journey [1, 2]. TROYCA animators continue work in Tokyo as the studio prepares to bring the Eastern Empire to screens worldwide. The imperial drama arrives in 2027 [1, 4].
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