title: Crimson Prince
text: # Crimson Prince
  
  Crimson Prince (Japanese: 紅心王子, Hepburn: Kurenai Ōji) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Souta Kuwahara. It was serialized in Square Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan from April 2007 to September 2020 and published in 18 volumes.
  
  ## Publication
  
  The series is written and illustrated by Souta Kuwahara. It started serialization in Monthly Shōnen Gangan on April 12, 2007. In March 2015, it was announced the series would be going on hiatus due to the author's health. Five years later, the series finished on September 12, 2020, with the release of the last two chapters in the final volumes.
  
  In July 2015, Yen Press announced they licensed the series for English publication digitally.
  
  ### Volume list
  
  | No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | November 22, 2007 | 978-4-75-752161-2 | November 24, 2015 | 978-0-31-635499-8 |
  | 2 | March 22, 2008 | 978-4-75-752240-4 | January 26, 2016 | 978-0-31-639599-1 |
  | 3 | July 22, 2008 | 978-4-75-752326-5 | March 29, 2016 | 978-0-31-627518-7 |
  | 4 | December 22, 2008 | 978-4-75-752441-5 | May 31, 2016 | 978-0-31-627520-0 |
  | 5 | June 22, 2009 | 978-4-75-752580-1 | July 26, 2016 | 978-0-31-650265-8 |
  | 6 | December 22, 2009 | 978-4-75-752718-8 | September 27, 2016 | 978-0-31-650597-0 |
  | 7 | June 22, 2010 | 978-4-75-752900-7 | November 29, 2016 | 978-0-31-643858-2 |
  | 8 | December 22, 2010 | 978-4-75-753085-0 | January 31, 2017 | 978-0-31-655985-0 |
  | 9 | April 22, 2011 | 978-4-75-753192-5 | March 28, 2017 | 978-0-31-655986-7 |
  | 10 | August 22, 2011 | 978-4-75-753360-8 | May 30, 2017 | 978-0-31-655988-1 |
  | 11 | January 21, 2012 | 978-4-75-753472-8 | July 25, 2017 | 978-0-31-655989-8 |
  | 12 | July 21, 2012 | 978-4-75-753661-6 | September 26, 2017 | 978-0-31-655990-4 |
  | 13 | February 22, 2013 | 978-4-75-753874-0 | November 28, 2017 | 978-0-31-655992-8 |
  | 14 | August 22, 2013 | 978-4-75-754033-0 | January 30, 2018 | 978-0-31-655995-9 |
  | 15 | February 22, 2014 | 978-4-75-754218-1 | March 27, 2018 | 978-0-31-655997-3 |
  | 16 | August 22, 2014 | 978-4-75-754387-4 | May 29, 2018 | 978-0-31-655998-0 |
  | 17 | September 12, 2020 | 978-4-75-756844-0 | April 27, 2021 | 978-1-97-533429-1 |
  | 18 | September 12, 2020 | 978-4-75-756845-7 | May 25, 2021 | 978-1-97-533430-7 |
  
  ## Reception
  
  Pilau Daures from Du9 [fr] praised the series for its unique style and artwork. Koiwai from Manga News was more critical, stating that the series was "nice but lackluster [overall]". Unlike Koiwai, Faustine Lillaz from Planete BD was more positive, calling the series "simple but charming".
  
  