Bibliophile Princess

Bibliophile Princess
First light novel volume cover, featuring Elianna Bernstein (left) and Christopher Selkirk Ashelard (right)
虫かぶり姫
(Mushikaburi-hime)
GenreDrama, romance
Novel series
Written byYui
Published byShōsetsuka ni Narō
Original runSeptember 13, 2015January 23, 2022
Light novel
Written byYui
Illustrated bySatsuki Shiina
Published byIchijinsha
English publisher
ImprintIris NEO
Original runJuly 1, 2016 – present
Volumes7
Manga
Written byYui
Illustrated byYui Kikuta
Published byIchijinsha
English publisher
  • NA: J-Novel Club
MagazineMonthly Comic Zero Sum
Original runAugust 28, 2018 – present
Volumes10
Anime television series
Directed byTarō Iwasaki
Written byMitsutaka Hirota
Music by
  • Yūko Fukushima
  • Tomotaka Ōsumi
StudioMadhouse
Licensed bySentai Filmworks
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, Kansai TV, BS NTV
Original run October 6, 2022 December 22, 2022
Episodes12

Bibliophile Princess (Japanese: 虫かぶり姫, Hepburn: Mushikaburi-hime) is a Japanese light novel series written by Yui and illustrated by Satsuki Shiina. It was serialized online from September 2015 to January 2022 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Ichijinsha, who has released seven volumes since July 2016 under their Iris NEO label.

A manga adaptation with art by Yui Kikuta has been serialized via Ichijinsha's josei manga magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum since August 2018. It has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes. The light novels and manga are both licensed in North America by J-Novel Club. An anime television series adaptation by Madhouse aired from October to December 2022.