Bandai Namco Filmworks has begun streaming the first seven minutes of the fourth film in the six-part Princess Principal: Crown Handler series. The film opened in Japan on Friday, May 23, 2025.
What You Need to Know
Princess Principal: Crown Handler is a series of six anime films that serve as a sequel to the Princess Principal TV series, which aired for 12 episodes from July to September 2016. The film project was announced in April 2018, with the first chapter released in Japan on February 11, 2021.
Where to Watch
Sentai Filmworks has secured the distribution rights to Princess Principal: Crown Handler outside of Japan. The original Princess Principal anime series is currently available for streaming on HIDIVE and can be purchased on Blu-ray. As of May 26, 2021, the first installment of the Crown Handler movie series was released on HIDIVE.
Storyline
Following an attempted assassination of the Queen, the Kingdom is rife with manhunts for spies. Control, the Commonwealth’s covert operations group, suspects a double agent within the Kingdom’s royal family. Ange and the rest of “Team White Pigeon” are dispatched to uncover the truth.
Key People Behind the Anime
- Director: Masaki Tachibana
- Scripts: Noboru Kimura
- Character Design Adaptation: Yukie Akiya (adapting Kohaku Kuroboshi’s designs)
- Production: Actas
- Original TV Series Co-Production: Studio 3Hz and Actas
Cast
- Aoi Koga as Ange (voice)
- Akira Sekine as Princess (voice)
- You Taichi as Dorothy (voice)
- Akari Kageyama as Beatrice (voice)
- Nozomi Furuki as Chise (voice)
- Takayuki Sugo as L (voice)
- Miyuki Sawashiro as 7 (voice)
- Hiroyuki Honda as Dollyshop (voice)
- Takumi Yamazaki as Colonel (voice)
- Takaya Hashi as Duke of Normandy (voice)
- Yuuko Iida as Gazelle (voice)
- Rina Endou as Edward (voice)
- Kazuyuki Okitsu as Richard (voice)
Release Dates of Previous Chapters
- Chapter 1: February 11, 2021
- Chapter 2: September 23, 2021
- Chapter 3: April 2023
- Chapter 4: May 23, 2025
Reception of Previous Chapters
The first chapter earned the then-equivalent of US$808,655 during its theatrical run. The second chapter grossed a total box office of 99 million yen (approximately $769,780).
