On Saturday, 18 July 2026, together with Studio MAHO FILM we present the anime premiere of "The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for The Throne" at the Anime Messe Babelsberg 2026. The premiere takes place at 12:10 in the grand hall of the Metropolis Halle at Filmpark Babelsberg near Berlin. The animators Ms Yuko Oba and Ms Manami Inose will join us on stage.
Those who are dismissed as incompetent can change everything from the shadows. "The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for The Throne" builds its entire universe around that very tension, and we are bringing this premiere to Potsdam for the Anime Messe Babelsberg 2026. Joining us are the animators Ms Yuko Oba and Ms Manami Inose from the Japanese studio MAHO FILM, who have accompanied the project from the very beginning.
The mighty Aldrasian Empire commands a level of military strength that few can rival, and at the heart of its capital an entire generation of imperial siblings is jostling for the throne. The seventh prince Arnold is widely considered the most hopeless of them all: a seemingly talentless shadow beside his brilliant twin brother Leonardt, branded the "drained-out prince" by the sneering courtiers. Yet when the designated crown prince dies unexpectedly and the succession battle escalates, Arnold reaches a fateful decision: "I don't want to die, so I'll just make my brother emperor." While he continues to play the gifted-of-nothing prince on the surface, in secret he operates under the name "Silver" as one of only five SS-rank adventurers known across the entire continent, steering the succession battle from the shadows.
The light novel has long since become a phenomenon, with more than 570 million page views on Shōsetsuka ni Narō and over 1.8 million copies sold across the series. Anyone who loves high-stakes court intrigue, multilayered characters and the constant interplay between mask and truth will find this series the perfect way to dive into the universe.
An official trailer is already waiting for you on YouTube and on the official website. We are very much looking forward to experiencing the latest episode together with you on the big screen, and afterwards talking with Ms Inose and Ms Oba about how the series came to be. If you have not yet caught up on the opening of our MAHO FILM programme, the premiere of "The World's Strongest Rearguard" the day before offers the perfect way in.