Crest of the Royal Family
| Crest of the Royal Family | |
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Carol Reed | |
| 王家の紋章 (Ōke no Monshō) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical fantasy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Chieko Hosokawa |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Magazine | Princess |
| Original run | September 6, 1976 – present |
| Volumes | 70 |
| Original video animation | |
| Crest of the Royal Family – Illustration, Story & Video | |
| Directed by | Akio Miyake |
| Produced by | Atsunori Yamaguchi |
| Written by | Chieko Hosokawa and Fūmin |
| Music by | Joe Hisaishi |
| Studio | Toei Video (production), Toei Co., Ltd. (release) |
| Released | March 1996 |
| Runtime | 40 minutes |
| Episodes | 1 |
Crest of the Royal Family (王家の紋章, Ōke no Monshō) is a Japanese shōjo manga written and illustrated by Chieko Hosokawa. It has run in the monthly magazine Princess since September 6, 1976. In 1991, it received the 36th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo. As of 2015, the collected volumes had sold 40 million copies in Japan, making it the fourth best-selling shōjo manga ever. With 70 volumes (as of September 2025), it is one of the longest-running manga series of all time. The manga has been adapted into 2 anime drama CD's released in 1990 by Pony Canyon (reprinted in 2004) and an anime OVA produced by Toei Animation. It was adapted into a stage musical in 2016.