'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess

• Ja Kanji — 姫様"拷問"の時間です • Ja Romaji — Hime-sama "Gōmon" no Jikan desu • Genre — Fantasy comedy

• Type — manga • Author — Robinson Haruhara • Illustrator — Hirakei • Publisher — Shueisha • Imprint — Jump Comics+ • Magazine — Shōnen Jump+ • First — April 4, 2019 • Last — August 19, 2025 • Volumes — 19

• Type — tv series • Director — Yōko Kanemori • Writer — Kazuyuki Fudeyasu • Music — Masaru Yokoyama • Studio — Pine Jam • Licensee — * Crunchyroll • Network — Tokyo MX, BS11, Kansai TV, AT-X, TVh (S1 & 2 Seasons 1 and 2) NBC (S1 Season 1) • First — 2024 1 9 • Last — March 30, 2026 • Episodes — 24

• Portal — yes Tis Time for "Torture," Princess is a Japanese manga series written by Robinson Haruhara and illustrated by Hirakei. It was serialized on the Shōnen Jump+ manga website from April 2019 to August 2025. It has been published in nineteen tankōbon volumes as of January 2026. An anime television series adaptation produced by Pine Jam aired from January to March 2024. A second season aired from January to March 2026.

In an ongoing battle between the humanity's Imperial Army and the demonic Hell-hordes, the princess from the army has been captured along with her holy sword Ex. Since regular torture is prohibited by the prisoner of war treaty between the two parties, the grand inquisitor, Torture Tortura, employs unusual "torture" (in air quotes) techniques, usually in the form of tempting foods and snacks from Japanese culture. The princess relents, but gives information that is usually trivial in nature, and the few times she does give useful information, the Hell-Lord does not take advantage of it.

• Hime-sama • Haruka Shiraishi • The commander of the Third Order of the Imperial Army, and the princess of the Human World's kingdom. She is a formidable fighter but a food lover, thus is highly susceptible to the "torture" tactics employed by Tortura. • Ekusukaribā • Chikahiro Kobayashi • Nicknamed "Ex", is the legendary holy sword that belongs to the Princess, who acts as a straight man. He often tries to advise the Princess not to submit to the Hellhorde's tortures to avoid her from sharing the imperial secrets, but just as often his attempts fails as Princess ends up giving in anyway. • Torture Tortura • Shizuka Itō • The Hellhorde's Grand Inquisitor (the highest-ranking chief interrogator), and the Princess' main torturer. She specializes in food type "torture", utilizing the appetizing, irresistible aspects of foods and snacks to entice her interrogation target into spilling their secrets.

• Datama • The primary assistant of Torture Tortura who is depicted with a hand-painted star on his face and an intimidating stature. He usually helps with the cooking and presentation aspects of her food-based "torture". • Youki and Inki • Anna Nagase (Youki), Honoka Inoue (Inki) • Two-horned Youki and one-horned Inki are the Oni sisters (actually cousins) that hold the rank of "Lieutorments" (the intermediate-level torturers). They are good in friendship-bonding activity "torture", and seems to be genuinely interested in making friends with the Princess. • Kuroru • Aya Yamane • Top combatant and senior torturer, Beast Tamer Krall specializes in zoo-type "torture", employing many ferocious beasts and cute animals in her possession as her interrogation methods. • Jaianto • Ai Kayano • A gentle giantess, who the Princess calls "Master Mama". She seems more interested in relaxing activities and moderate leisure rather than tortures. • Maomao-chan • Rina Hidaka • The Hell-Lord's cute and pure young daughter, who employs innocent and childish "torture" methods to tempt the Princess into sharing her secrets. Her "torture" is not effective enough to break the Princess into talking; however, Mao-Mao's sheer cuteness makes the Princess unable to resist revealing secrets to her anyway. • Giruga • Sayaka Senbongi • The Hell-hordes' weaponsmith, and Tortura's close friend. Although she's not an official torturer, she does help in a few of the Princess' torture sessions. • Vanilla Peschutz • Miyu Tomita • A prideful yet immature young vampire of the Hellholm's noble clan "Peschutz". She holds the rank of the "Harm-Marshal" (the advanced-level torturers), but she is still inexperienced in tortures. Despite her repeated failures, she is able to bond with the Princess. • Sakura Heartrock • Mutsumi Tamura

• Hell-Lord • Tesshō Genda • The king of the Hell-hordes. A demon conqueror who wishes to subjugate the human world, he employs various torturers to interrogate the Princess and gain secrets of the Human World's kingdom for his army's invasion. However, oftentimes he ended up not using it due to his selfish excuses. He is also a family man, and he enjoys Japanese culture as well. • Lulune • Mai Nakahara • The Hell-Lord's wife, and the queen of the Hell-Hordes. Even though she holds the position of the queen in the Hellholm, she lives a modest life alongside the Hell-Lord and her daughter, Maomao. She is mature, smart and beautiful. • Canadge • Jun Fukushima • A dwarf humanoid pig who acts as the Hell-Lord's assistant.

• Louch Brittan • A Holy White Knight employed by the imperial army to save Princess from the Hellhorde's captivity, he is a powerful combatant but is quite unattractive. • Jimochi • Hōchū Ōtsuka • The imperial's honored former knight turned Princess' imperial butler who always appeared in her flashbacks. He was a strict supervisor of the Princess' training regimens, but he secretly treated her with the commoner's cheap snacks and Chinese restaurant foods after her trainings.

Written by Robinson Haruhara and illustrated by Hirakei, 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess was serialized on the Shōnen Jump+ manga website from April 4, 2019, to August 19, 2025. The first tankōbon volume was released on September 4, 2019. As of January 2026, nineteen volumes have been released. In October 2019, Manga Plus announced they would start publishing the series on their app and website.

An anime television series adaptation was announced on June 27, 2023. It is produced by Pine Jam and directed by Yōko Kanemori, with scripts written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, character designs handled by Toshiya Kōno and Satoshi Furuhashi, and music composed by Masaru Yokoyama. The series aired from January 9 to March 26, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is "Massakasa Magic!", performed by Shallm, while the ending theme song is "Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku" performed by Leevelles. Crunchyroll streamed the series outside of East Asia. Medialink licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel. After the airing of the final episode, a second season was announced, which premiered on January 12, 2026. The opening theme song is "Sunday Morning", performed by Illit, while the ending theme song is 4='I Can't Become a Princess', performed by Yuika.

The Princess is featured as one of the playable characters in the video game Captain Velvet Meteor: The Jump+ Dimensions that was released on the Nintendo Switch on July 28, 2022.