Series synopsis
The Royal Tutor, also known as 王室教師ハイネ is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2017. It ended on June 21, 2017. It stars Keisuke Ueda, Yūya Asato, Yuuto Adachi and Daisuke Hirose.
Heine Wittgenstein is a pint-sized man given a monumental task. He's recently hired by the King of Grannzreich to whip four of his five sons into royalty material as their tutor. At first glance, the princes have all the allure and refinement Heine would expect but underneath their manicured exteriors are four potentially terrible tyrants.
Premise
Heine Wittgenstein is a pint-sized man given a monumental task. He's recently hired by the King of Grannzreich to whip four of his five sons into royalty material as their tutor. At first glance, the princes have all the allure and refinement Heine would expect but underneath their manicured exteriors are four potentially terrible tyrants.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Keisuke Ueda as Heine Wittgenstein (Voice)
- Yūya Asato as Kai von Glanzreich (Voice)
- Yuuto Adachi as Bruno von Glanzreich (Voice)
- Daisuke Hirose as Leonhard von Glanzreich (Voice)
- Shouta Aoi as Licht von Glanzreich (Voice)
- Daisuke Namikawa as Ludwig (Voice)
- Shinnosuke Tachibana as Maximilian (Voice)
- Toshiyuki Morikawa as Viktor von Glanzreich (Voice)
Supporting cast
- Kazuko Sugiyama as Maria von Glanzreich (Voice)
- Hiroki Takahashi as Dmitri (Voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | February 16, 2019 | February 16, 2019 |
| Season 1 | 12 | April 5, 2017 | June 21, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Royal Tutor Movie Princes clash, but find common ground through music, forming an unexpected bond despite their differences. |
February 16, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Royal Tutor Arrives The kingdom of Glanzreich is at the height of prosperity. The palace employs a tutor to give its princelings an exhaustive education and groom them into fit candidates for the throne, and the prestigious post of royal tutor is bestowed upon only the best and brightest teachers from throughout the kingdom. When Heine Wittgenstein arrives at Weisburg Palace to take charge of four picture-perfect princes as the new royal tutor, he quickly learns that he’ll have his work cut out for him--for looks and reputations can be most deceiving indeed. Can Heine whip them into shape? |
April 5, 2017 |
| 2 |
The Prince Interviews Royal tutor Heine has been tasked with grooming four princes into potential kings. He’s interviewed the proud Prince Leonhard, but three more princes await: the highly intelligent Bruno, freewheeling Licht, and perpetually-glaring Kai. With each prince's personality as unique as the last, interviewing them will prove to be anything but straightforward... |
April 12, 2017 |
| 3 |
You Don't Need to Accept Me Heine has finished interviewing all four princes and is ready to begin his first lesson, but will his young charges all assemble for it? And how did they do on their tests?! |
April 19, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 5, 2017 |
| Last aired | June 21, 2017 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |