Majestic Prince (manga)


Majestic Prince is a Japanese manga written by Rando Ayamine and illustrated by Hikaru Niijima about a team of eccentric, genetically enhanced youngsters selected to pilot some experimental mecha to defend Earth against an alien, hostile race. An anime adaptation was announced in the November 2012 issue of Weekly Hero's magazine under the expanded title of Galactic Armored Fleet Majestic Prince. The anime has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks. It began airing on TV on April 4, 2013, and is being streamed with English subtitles by Crunchyroll and the Anime Network. In July 2016 the episodes were rebroadcast, with a new "25th episode" on September 29, 2016, with events leading to a feature film released in November.

Plot

In the year 2110, humanity has expanded its frontier into space in its drive for new resources. Advances in genetic engineering research led to the establishment of the MJP project, which saw the creation of genetically enhanced humans known as the Evolved Children, developed with the intention of allowing humans to adapt to the new frontier. However, when Earth finds itself under threat by an alien race called the Wulgaru, human forces decide to have the evolved children deployed as soldiers to fight on the front lines.
Team Rabbits, a quintet of evolved children whose troubling lack of teamwork and common sense prevents them from reaching their true potential, are selected as test pilots of cutting edge mobile battle suits called AHSMB, powered by the Juria System, a cutting edge technology whose effectiveness in combat is increased according to the survival instincts of whoever uses it. As they join forces to overcome their personal weaknesses and achieve their true potential, the members of Team Rabbits eventually assume a key role in mankind's effort to thwart the alien invasion of Earth.

Characters

Team Rabbits

;Izuru Hitachi
;Toshikazu Asagi
;Kei Kugimiya

Staff

The Military Junior Pre-Academy and Global Defense Force staff include the following characters:
;Rin Suzukaze
;Simon Gato
;Reika Saionji
;Siegfried von Vestannah
;Giuliano Visconti
;Teoria
;Daneel
;Hazuki Amane
; Dai Komine
; Peko Yamada
; Lula Chang
;Sugita

Team Doberman

Team Doberman is a group of MJP students who are seniors to Team Rabbits. Their existence was kept a secret from GDF until episode 4 when they rescued Team Rabbits from a Wulgaru squadron. Their mecha are called Rhinos, which served as prototypes for the AHSMB. In the movie, its sole surviving pilot joins with a new partner to form Team Fox.
;Randy Maxwell
;Rakesh Chandrasekhar
;Patrick Hoyle
;Patricia Hoyle

Wulgaru

The Wulgaru, also known as the United Pan-Galactic Empire, are an alien race that serves as the antagonists in the series. Although they don't have the numbers as the Earth forces, they are extremely fast and fierce. Concerned that their species is too weak to sustain themselves, they embarked on a project in which they sent out genetic material to planets all over the universe with the hopes that some of the material would be able to evolve and adapt to new conditions. They would then "harvest" the genetic material as lamata, with hopes that it would improve their own genes. The main characters among the Wulgaru include the ruling nobility as well as the Legatus or military commanders.
;Galkie
;Dolgana
;Rada
;Lumes
;Lutiel
;Diorna

Team Fawn

Team Fawn is a new group of MJP students from Granzere City Academy introduced in the bonus episode 25 and are featured in the film.
;Ahn Medikum
;Yui Magalanes
;Sei Yuzuriha
;Chris Solfelino

Media

Manga

The first chapter of the Majestic Prince manga, written by Rando Ayamine and illustrated by Hikaru Niijima, was first published in Shogakukan's Monthly Hero's magazine on November 1, 2011 and ended on March 1, 2019. The first tankōbon of the series was released on October 5, 2012; the sixteenth and last was released on May 2, 2019.
Yūsuke Ozaki serialized a parallel manga, Galactic Armored Fleet Majestic Prince, initially in Kadokawa Shoten's Newtype Ace, starting on April 4, 2013. On July 10, 2013, Kadokawa ceased Newtype Ace; the manga restarted on August 20 in Kadokawa Niconico Ace, where it was published until October 18, 2013. The manga was compiled into two volumes were released by Kadokawa on July 6, 2013 and November 9, 2013.

Anime

The opening theme for episodes 2 through 12 is "Watashi wa Sōzō-suru" performed by Natsumi Kon. The ending theme for episodes 1 to 12 is "Sayonara tte Iu" performed by Chiaki Ishikawa. Ishikawa also wrote and composed both songs. The opening and ending themes change on episode 13 to "PROMPT", performed by Kon, and "Arigatō. Tadaima." performed by Yōko Hikasa and Yuka Iguchi as their characters Kei Kugimiya and Tamaki Irie, respectively. Episode 6 also features an insert song written by Ishikawa and performed by Kon titled "Kokoro". "Bokutachi wa Ikiteiru " by Izuru Hitachi, Toshikaze Asagi, Ataru Suruga is the 3rd ending, and runs in episode 16 and episodes 20-22. The second ending returns for episodes 13-15, 17-18 and 23. "Respect Me" by Chiaki Ishikawa is the ending for episode 19 and "Watashi wa Souzousuru " by Natsumi Kon is the ending for episode 24. The anime was rebroadcast from July to September 2016, two episodes per week in a special programming block titled "Majestic Hour". On September 29, 2016, a 25th episode aired, with serves as a lead-in to a feature film released in November 2016.

Episode list

Bonus episode

Works cited