Nina the Starry Bride Vol. 12 (Kodansha, 2024)

Anime adaptation announced!! Winner of the 46th Kodansha Manga Award, Shojo Category!! The super popular romantic fantasy series that has sold over 1.5 million copies!! The girl with lapis lazuli eyes, Nina, is chosen to act as a double for Fortna's Princess Alisha by the second prince, Azure, but then she falls in love with him. In order to save him from a plot against his life, she leaves for the country of Galgada to be married off to their crown prince Sett. But diplomatic relations are broken off between the two countries, and newly crowned King Azure convinces Nina to return to Fortna. As he considers how to free her from her role as “Princess Alisha,” the real Alisha shows up and throws the situation into chaos. When the dust settles, Nina is banished from Fortna as punishment for her deception. Evading those trying to help her and those trying to eliminate her, Nina chooses solitude. After three months of wandering the wilderness and wanting to end things, she encounters Sett, who asks her, “What is your desire? Wish for whatever you want.” Reunited, the pair searches for a way to fight destiny itself?! Watch them forge their own path away from cruel fate in the 12th volume of this royal fantasy tale!!