'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess

'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess (Japanese: 姫様“拷問”の時間です, Hepburn: Hime-sama "Gōmon" no Jikan desu) is a Japanese manga series written by Robinson Haruhara and illustrated by Hirakei. It started serialization on the Shōnen Jump+ manga website in April 2019. It has been published in twelve tankōbon volumes as of July 2023. An anime television series adaptation produced by Pine Jam is set to premiere in January 2024.

'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess
First volume cover
姫様“拷問”の時間です
(Hime-sama "Gōmon" no Jikan desu)
GenreFantasy comedy[1]
Manga
Written byRobinson Haruhara
Illustrated byHirakei
Published byShueisha
ImprintJump Comics+
MagazineShōnen Jump+
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 4, 2019 – present
Volumes12
Anime television series
Directed byYōko Kanemori
Written byKazuyuki Fudeyasu
Music byMasaru Yokoyama
StudioPine Jam
Original run January 2024 – scheduled

Premise

In an ongoing battle between the Imperial Army and the Hellhorde, the princess from the army has been captured along with her holy sword Ex. Since regular torture is prohibited by the prisoner of war treaty between the two parties, the grand inquisitor, Torture Tortura, employs unusual "torture" (in air quotes) techniques, usually in the form of tempting foods and snacks from Japanese culture. The princess relents, but gives information that is usually trivial in nature, and the few times she does give useful information, the Hell-Lord does not take advantage of it.

Characters

Main characters
Princess (姫様, Hime-sama)
Voiced by: Haruka Shiraishi[2]
The commander of the Third Order of the Imperial Army, and the princess of the Human World's kingdom. She is a formidable fighter but a food lover, thus is highly susceptible to the "torture" tactics employed by Tortura.
Excalibur (エクスカリバー, Ekusukaribaa)
Voiced by: Chikahiro Kobayashi[2]
The legendary holy sword belongs to the Princess, who acts as a straight man. They often try to advise the Princess not to submit to the Hellhorde's tortures to avoid her from sharing the imperial secrets, but just as often their attempts fails as Princess ends up giving in anyway.
Torture Tortura (トーチャー・トルチュール, Tōchā Toruchūru)
Voiced by: Shizuka Itō[2]
The Hellhorde's highest-ranking chief interrogator, and the Princess' main torturer. She specializes in food type "torture", utilizing the appetizing, irresistible aspects of foods and snacks to entice her interrogation target into spilling their secrets.

Torturers
Youki (陽鬼, Yōki) and Inki (陰鬼, Inki)
Two-horned Youki and one-horned Inki are the Oni sisters, and the "Lieutorments" (intermediate-level torturers). They are good in friendship-bonding activity "torture", and seems to be genuinely interested in making friends with the Princess.
Krall (クロル, Kuroru)
Top combatant and senior torturer, Beast Tamer Krall specializes in zoo-type "torture", employing many ferocious beasts and cute type animals in her possessions as her interrogation methods.
Giant (ジャイアント, Jaianto)
A gentle giantess, who the Princess called "Master Mama". She seems more interested in the relaxing activity and moderate leisure rather than tortures.
Mao-Mao (マオマオちゃん, Maomao-chan)
The Hell-Lord's cute and pure young daughter, who employs innocent and childish "torture" methods to tempt Princess into sharing her secrets, but she usually submit mostly because of Maomao-chan's adorability.

Hell-Lord
Hell-Lord (魔王, Maō)
The king of the Hellhorde. A demon conqueror who wishes to subjugate the human world, he employs various torturers to interrogate the Princess and gain secrets of the Human World's kingdom for his army's invasion. However, oftentimes he ended up not using it due to his selfish excuses. He enjoys Japanese culture as well.

Humans
Louch Brittan (ルーシュ・ブリタン, Rūshu Buritan)
A Holy White Knight employed by the imperial army to save Princess from the Hellhorde's captivity, he is a powerful combatant but is quite unattractive.

Media

Manga

The series is written by Robinson Haruhara and illustrated by Hirakei. It started serialization on the Shōnen Jump+ manga website on April 4, 2019.[3] The first tankōbon volume was released on September 4, 2019.[4] As of July 2023, twelve volumes have been released.[5]

In October 2019, Manga Plus announced they would start publishing the series on their app and website.[3]

Volume list
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 September 4, 2019[6]978-4-08-882045-3
2 February 4, 2020[7]978-4-08-882221-1
3 August 4, 2020[8]978-4-08-882398-0
4 November 4, 2020[9]978-4-08-882524-3
5 January 4, 2021[10]978-4-08-882535-9
6 July 2, 2021[11]978-4-08-882719-3
7 September 3, 2021[12]978-4-08-882765-0
8 January 4, 2022[13]978-4-08-882886-2
9 May 2, 2022[14]978-4-08-883122-0
10 October 4, 2022[15]978-4-08-883277-7
11 March 3, 2023[16]978-4-08-883444-3
12 July 4, 2023[5]978-4-08-883622-5

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on June 27, 2023. It will be produced by Pine Jam and directed by Yōko Kanemori, with scripts written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, character designs handled by Toshiya Kōno and Satoshi Furuhashi, and music composed by Masaru Yokoyama. The series is set to premiere in January 2024.[2]

Other media

The Princess is featured as one of the playable characters in the video game Captain Velvet Meteor: The Jump+ Dimensions that was released on the Nintendo Switch on July 28, 2022.[17]

Reception

In 2020, the series ranked second in the Next Manga Award in the web manga category.[18] Makoto Yukimura, author of Vinland Saga, recommended the series, calling it his "favorite manga these days".[1]

See also
  • Senyu, another manga series by the same author

References

Works cited
  • ^ "Ch." is shortened form for chapter and refers to a chapter number of the Tis Time for Torture, Princess manga, as published in English by Manga Plus

Other references
  1. Morrissy, Kim (July 8, 2020). "Vinland Saga Creator Recommends 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  2. Loo, Egan (June 26, 2023). "'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess Manga Gets TV Anime Next January". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  3. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 10, 2019). "Manga Plus Adds 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  4. "恐ろしくない拷問にチョロい姫が屈し続ける、春原ロビンソン原作のファンタジー". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 4, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  5. 姫様“拷問”の時間です 12 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  6. 姫様“拷問”の時間です 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  7. 姫様“拷問”の時間です 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  8. 姫様“拷問”の時間です 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  9. 姫様“拷問”の時間です 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  10. 姫様“拷問”の時間です 5 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  11. 姫様“拷問”の時間です 6 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  12. 姫様“拷問”の時間です 7 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  13. 姫様“拷問”の時間です 8 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  14. 姫様“拷問”の時間です 9 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  15. 姫様“拷問”の時間です 10 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  16. 姫様“拷問”の時間です 11 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  17. Bonthuys, Darryn (June 29, 2022). "Spy X Family And Other Shonen Jump Characters Are Coming To New Switch RPG In July". GameSpot. Archived from the original on May 15, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  18. Loveridge, Lynzee (August 19, 2020). "Norio Sakurai's The Dangers in My Heart Wins Tsugi ni Kuru Web Manga 2020 Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
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