How many episodes are in The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for the Throne?

The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for the Throne has 12 episodes in this listed season.

Is The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for the Throne a new series?

The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for the Throne is a new series (Season 1).

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The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for the Throne(2026)

Also known as The Strongest Dull Prince's Secret Battle for the Throne • Saikyou Degarashi Ouji no Anyaku Teii Arasoi • 最強出涸らし皇子の暗躍帝位争い

Archived · Tokyo MX

7.012 eps

S01

AnimationComedySci-Fi & FantasyAction & Adventure

ON AIR: JUL 6Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

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The premise runs on a double life: the prince everyone dismisses as useless is quietly one of the most dangerous people in the empire, and the comedy comes from watching him maintain that fiction while the court around him grows increasingly lethal. His twin's greater reputation and the mockery of the empire are not just background humiliation; they are the cover he needs, and the show mines that irony steadily.

Succession turns bloody after the crown prince dies, so the prince's secret stops being a personal quirk and becomes a survival mechanism. Action sequences let his real abilities surface in controlled bursts, then the story snaps back to the bumbling public face. A romance thread runs alongside the intrigue, giving the deception an emotional cost beyond politics.

Best for

secret magic hero, court intrigue comedy and Animation

Story lane

Animation and Comedy

Commitment

Season 1 · 12 episodes

Where

Tokyo MX

Official Premise

An inept prince is mocked by the empire and overshadowed by his more talented twin. In secret, he is a powerful, magic-wielding adventurer who works from the shadows as a bloody struggle for the throne intensifies after the crown prince’s death.

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Strongest Match

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