The Drab Princess, the Black Cat, and the Satisfying Break-Up

The Drab Princess, the Black Cat, and the Satisfying Break-Up
First light novel volume cover
地味姫と黒猫の、円満な婚約破棄
(Jimihime to Kuroneko no, Enman na Konyaku Haki)
GenreDrama, fantasy, romance[1]
Novel series
Written byRino Mayumi
Published byShōsetsuka ni Narō
Original runJanuary 27, 2020 – present
Light novel
Written byRino Mayumi
Illustrated byHachi
Published byFutabasha
English publisher
ImprintM Novels f
Original runSeptember 15, 2020 – present
Volumes9
Manga
Gloomy Princess and the Black Cat's Peaceful Engagement Annulment
Written byRino Mayumi
Illustrated by
  • Asana Haine (vol. 1–5)
  • Netsurō Ohitashi (vol. 6–)
Published byFutabasha
English publisher
  • NA: MangaPlaza
ImprintMonster Comics f
MagazineGaugau Monster
Original runDecember 9, 2020 – present
Volumes10

The Drab Princess, the Black Cat, and the Satisfying Break-Up (地味姫と黒猫の、円満な婚約破棄, Jimihime to Kuroneko no, Enman na Konyaku Haki) is a Japanese light novel series written by Rino Mayumi and illustrated by Hachi. It began serialization as a web novel published on Shōsetsuka ni Narō in January 2020. It was later acquired by Futabasha who began releasing it under their M Novels f imprint in September 2020. A manga adaptation illustrated by Asana Haine began serialization on Futabasha's Gaugau Monster manga service in December 2020.

Plot

Seren has been teased all her life due to her "gloomy" appearance, especially in comparison to her younger sister. She overhears her fiancé talk about how he should have been engaged with her younger sister, hearing this she decides to annul the engagement, and train to become a high level magician with the help of a man named Viol and his black cat familiar.

Media

Light novel

Written by Rino Mayumi, The Drab Princess, the Black Cat, and the Satisfying Break-Up began serialization on Shōsetsuka ni Narō on January 27, 2020.[2] It was later acquired by Futabasha who began publishing the series under its M Novels f light novel imprint on September 15, 2020. Nine volumes (including seven released digital-only) have been released as of September 10, 2025.[3]

In March 2022, Cross Infinite World announced that they had licensed the series for English digital-only publication.[4]

No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1September 15, 2020[5]978-4-575-24296-6July 8, 2022[1]—
2February 15, 2021[6]978-4-575-24374-1December 21, 2022[7]—
3July 14, 2021 (ebook)[8]—September 29, 2023[9]—
4July 8, 2022 (ebook)[10]—December 29, 2023[11]—
5March 10, 2023 (ebook)[12]—February 28, 2025[13]—
6October 10, 2023 (ebook)[14]———
7June 10, 2024 (ebook)[15]———
8January 10, 2025 (ebook)[16]———
9September 10, 2025 (ebook)[3]———

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Asana Haine began serialization on Futabasha's Gaugau Monster website on December 9, 2020.[17] Haine would illustrate the manga until the fifth volume and was replaced by Netsurō Ohitashi.[18][19] The manga's chapters have been collected into ten (including two released digital-only) tankōbon volumes as of November 2025.[20]

The manga adaptation is published in English on NTT Solmare's MangaPlaza website under the title Gloomy Princess and the Black Cat's Peaceful Engagement Annulment.[21]

No. Release date ISBN
1April 15, 2021[22]978-4-575-41233-8
2October 15, 2021[23]978-4-575-41305-2
3April 8, 2022[24]978-4-575-41393-9
4November 10, 2022[25]978-4-575-41525-4
5June 9, 2023[26]978-4-575-41663-3
6November 25, 2023[27]978-4-575-41772-2
7May 24, 2024[28]978-4-575-41890-3
8November 25, 2024[29]978-4-575-42025-8
9May 23, 2025 (ebook)[30]—
10November 23, 2025 (ebook)[20]—

Reception

The series, alongside The Pregnant Contract Bride: I Was Bought by an Infatuated CEO and Fell Pregnant with His Love Child!, won the Light Novel Prize at NTT Solmare's Digital Comic Awards in 2022.[31]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Drab Princess, the Black Cat, and the Satisfying Break-up". Cross Infinite World. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  2. ^ 【書籍化&コミカライズ】地味姫と黒猫の、円満な婚約破棄 (in Japanese). Shōsetsuka ni Narō. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  3. ^ a b 地味姫と黒猫の、円満な婚約破棄 9 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  4. ^ Mateo, Alex (March 18, 2022). "Cross Infinite World Licenses Rapunzel of the Magic Item Shop, The Princess' Smile, More Light Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  5. ^ 地味姫と黒猫の、円満な婚約破棄 1 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  6. ^ 地味姫と黒猫の、円満な婚約破棄 2 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  7. ^ "The Drab Princess, the Black Cat, and the Satisfying Break-up Vol. 2". Cross Infinite World. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  8. ^ 地味姫と黒猫の、円満な婚約破棄 3 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  9. ^ "The Drab Princess, the Black Cat, and the Satisfying Break-up Vol. 3". Cross Infinite World. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  10. ^ 地味姫と黒猫の、円満な婚約破棄 4 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  11. ^ "The Drab Princess, the Black Cat, and the Satisfying Break-up Vol. 4". Cross Infinite World. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  12. ^ 地味姫と黒猫の、円満な婚約破棄 5 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  13. ^ "The Drab Princess, the Black Cat, and the Satisfying Break-up Vol. 5". Cross Infinite World. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  14. ^ 地味姫と黒猫の、円満な婚約破棄 6 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  15. ^ 地味姫と黒猫の、円満な婚約破棄 7 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  16. ^ 地味姫と黒猫の、円満な婚約破棄 8 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  17. ^ 双葉社公式マンガ書店アプリ「マンガがうがう」がリリース　『冒険者ギルドの万能アドバイザー』『地味姫と黒猫の、円満な婚約破棄』など新連載. LN-News.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  18. ^ Asana Haine [@Asana1988] (May 31, 2023). 『地味姫と黒猫の、円満な婚約破棄』５巻6/9発売です。 私のコミカライズはこちらで最終巻となります。原作の真弓先生、キャラクター原案のまち先生、素敵な世界とキャラを描かせていただきありがとうございました！よろしくお願いします🐈‍⬛ (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved August 18, 2025 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ Netsurō Ohitashi [@ckomock] (November 13, 2023). 『地味姫と黒猫の、円満な婚約破棄』コミカライズ⑥巻が11月25日に発売します！🎉🎉 こちらの6巻目より作画を担当させていただいておりますので、何卒宜しくお願いします～🐈 (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved August 18, 2025 – via Twitter.
  20. ^ a b 地味姫と黒猫の、円満な婚約破棄 10 【コミック】 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  21. ^ "Gloomy Princess and the Black Cat's Peaceful Engagement Annulment". MangaPlaza. NTT Solmare. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  22. ^ 地味姫と黒猫の、円満な婚約破棄 1 【コミック】 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  23. ^ 地味姫と黒猫の、円満な婚約破棄 2 【コミック】 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  24. ^ 地味姫と黒猫の、円満な婚約破棄 3 【コミック】 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  25. ^ 地味姫と黒猫の、円満な婚約破棄 4 【コミック】 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  26. ^ 地味姫と黒猫の、円満な婚約破棄 5 【コミック】 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  27. ^ 地味姫と黒猫の、円満な婚約破棄 6 【コミック】 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  28. ^ 地味姫と黒猫の、円満な婚約破棄 7 【コミック】 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  29. ^ 地味姫と黒猫の、円満な婚約破棄 8 【コミック】 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  30. ^ 地味姫と黒猫の、円満な婚約破棄 9 【コミック】 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  31. ^ 『電子コミック大賞2022』は『只野工業高校の日常』 工業高校の日常描いた青春コメディー. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. January 19, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
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