The Remarried Empress Gets TV Anime Adaptation by TROYCA for 2027

The Remarried Empress is officially becoming a TV anime. The adaptation of the work by Alphatart, SUMPUL and HereLee is scheduled for 2027, with TROYCA handling animation production and HAYATE leading production.

A special promo trailer and character art for the four central characters were unveiled alongside the announcement. The story centers on Navier after her marriage to Sovieshu collapses, only for the empress to reclaim control of her future by requesting permission to remarry Heinrey.

Quick Summary

• Global title: The Remarried Empress
• Japanese title: 再婚承認を要求します
• Japanese romanization: Saikon Shonin o Yokyu Shimasu
• Original Korean title: 재혼 황후
• Korean romanization: Jaehon Hwanghu
• Indonesian LINE WEBTOON title: The Second Marriage (The Remarried Empress)
• Format: TV anime
• Status: in production
• Broadcast year: 2027
• Broadcast month: unannounced
• Exact premiere date: unannounced
• Episode count: unannounced
• Source: webtoon / web novel
• Original story: Alphatart
• Webtoon art: SUMPUL
• Webtoon adaptation / script: HereLee
• Primary genre: romance fantasy
• Story focus: palace intrigue, divorce, remarriage, and Navier reclaiming her future
• Protagonist: Navier
• Navier: Empress of the Eastern Empire
• Sovieshu: Emperor of the Eastern Empire and Navier's husband
• Rashta: the woman Sovieshu takes as his concubine
• Heinrey: Prince of the Western Kingdom
• Core conflict: Sovieshu demands a divorce
• Navier's response: accepts the divorce and requests approval to remarry
• Navier's chosen partner: Heinrey
• Navier: Yoko Hikasa
• Heinrey: Ryohei Kimura
• Sovieshu: Tomoaki Maeno
• Rashta: Reina Ueda
• Director: Tetsuya Yanagisawa
• Series composition: Akiko Inoue
• Script: Akiko Inoue
• Character design: Jun Nakai
• Music: Yuki Fukazawa
• Animation production: TROYCA
• Production: HAYATE
• Anime announcement: October 2026
• NYCC reveal: October 8, 2026 local New York time
• Japanese announcement: October 9, 2026
• Initial material: special promo trailer
• Initial material: anime announcement visual
• Initial material: character art
• Character voices: revealed
• Global webtoon views: approximately 2.97 billion
• Global view data: as of July 2026
• Japanese cumulative views: approximately 630 million
• Japanese platform: LINE Manga
• Crunchyroll: part of the WEBTOON anime co-production partnership with HAYATE and LINE Digital Frontier
• Anime streaming: Crunchyroll in select territories
• Territory list: not yet detailed
• Opening theme: unannounced
• Ending theme: unannounced
• Japanese broadcaster: unannounced
• Anime production committee: The Remarried Empress Animation Project
• Korean live-action adaptation: separate production
• Live-action platform: Disney+ / Hulu depending on region
• Live-action launch: November 4, 2026
• Current status: awaiting detailed 2027 broadcast information

Special Promo Trailer and Anime Visual

Navier Takes Control of Her Own Future

Navier was raised to be an empress and entered a political marriage with Sovieshu. Their relationship begins to collapse after Sovieshu brings Rashta into the palace and makes her his concubine.

When Sovieshu eventually demands a divorce, Navier does not fight to preserve the marriage. She accepts—but asks for approval to remarry Heinrey, a decision that reshapes both the personal and political balance surrounding the four central characters.

Yoko Hikasa Leads the Main Cast

Yoko Hikasa voices Navier, while Ryohei Kimura plays Heinrey. Tomoaki Maeno voices Sovieshu and Reina Ueda takes the role of Rashta.

The first special promo trailer already features all four voices. Tetsuya Yanagisawa directs, Akiko Inoue handles series composition and scripts, Jun Nakai serves as character designer, and Yuki Fukazawa composes the music.

TROYCA Handles Animation Production

TROYCA is responsible for animation production, with HAYATE producing the project.

The anime is also part of a broader partnership between HAYATE, LINE Digital Frontier and Crunchyroll to develop anime adaptations based on WEBTOON titles. Crunchyroll plans to stream the resulting projects in select territories, although the specific regions for The Remarried Empress have not yet been detailed.

The Webtoon Has Reached 2.97 Billion Views

The original series brings significant scale into the anime project. LINE Digital Frontier reports approximately 630 million views in Japan and 2.97 billion global views as of July 2026.

A Japanese print edition is published by Shueisha, while Ize Press publishes the English physical edition. The 2027 anime arrives while a separate Korean live-action adaptation is also expanding the franchise.

Why This Matters

1) A major WEBTOON title is receiving a Japanese TV anime

TROYCA is adapting one of the platform's most widely viewed romance-fantasy series.

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2) The four central characters already have their voice cast

Yoko Hikasa, Ryohei Kimura, Tomoaki Maeno and Reina Ueda were all introduced with the first announcement.

3) The franchise is expanding through two adaptations

The Korean live-action version arrives in 2026, while the separate Japanese anime follows in 2027.

The Remarried Empress Anime and Webtoon Information

For now, the additional important information currently known includes:

• the anime uses The Remarried Empress as its global title
• the official Japanese title is 『再婚承認を要求します』
• the work originates from South Korea
• the original Korean title is 『재혼 황후』
• the Korean title can be romanized as Jaehon Hwanghu
• the Japanese title can be romanized as Saikon Shonin o Yokyu Shimasu
• LINE WEBTOON Indonesia uses The Second Marriage (The Remarried Empress)
• Alphatart is the original creator
• SUMPUL provides the webtoon artwork
• HereLee handles the webtoon adaptation
• LINE Manga is the primary Japanese digital platform
• the series has accumulated approximately 630 million views in Japan
• global views have reached approximately 2.97 billion
• those figures use data through July 2026
• the anime was officially announced in October 2026
• the international reveal took place during the Crunchyroll Showcase at NYCC 2026
• the Japanese announcement was published on October 9, 2026
• the anime is scheduled for 2027
• an exact premiere date remains unannounced
• the broadcast season remains unannounced
• the episode count remains unannounced
• episode length remains unannounced
• Japanese broadcasters remain unannounced
• exact Crunchyroll territories remain unannounced
• Navier is the Empress of the Eastern Empire
• Sovieshu is Navier's childhood friend and husband
• their marriage is political
• Rashta later gains Sovieshu's affection
• Sovieshu makes Rashta his concubine
• Navier and Sovieshu's relationship deteriorates
• Sovieshu eventually demands a divorce
• Navier accepts the divorce
• Navier requests approval for remarriage
• Heinrey is a prince of the Western Kingdom
• Yoko Hikasa voices Navier
• Ryohei Kimura voices Heinrey
• Tomoaki Maeno voices Sovieshu
• Reina Ueda voices Rashta
• Tetsuya Yanagisawa directs the anime
• Akiko Inoue handles series composition
• Akiko Inoue also handles scripts
• Jun Nakai handles character design
• Yuki Fukazawa composes the music
• TROYCA handles animation production
• HAYATE produces the project
• a special promo trailer has been released
• character art for the four main characters has been released
• an anime announcement visual has also been unveiled
• the opening theme remains unannounced
• the ending theme remains unannounced
• additional cast remains unannounced
• physical home-video plans remain unannounced
• the anime is separate from the Korean live-action drama
• Shin Mina plays Navier in the live-action version
• Ju Jihoon plays Sovieshu in the live-action version
• Lee Jongsuk plays Heinrey in the live-action version
• Lee Seyoung plays Rashta in the live-action version
• the live-action adaptation begins streaming November 4, 2026
• Shueisha publishes the Japanese print edition
• Japanese Volume 1 was released July 4, 2024
• Japanese Volume 1 contains 176 pages
• its original retail price is 990 yen including tax
• its ISBN is 978-4-08-884204-2
• anime information is available through the Official Anime Website
• official updates are available through Official Anime X
• the international trailer is available through the Crunchyroll Special Promo Trailer
• the Japanese PV is available through the Official Japanese Promo Video
• the global webtoon is available through WEBTOON
• the Japanese print edition is available through Shueisha

Closing

The Remarried Empress is officially heading to television with TROYCA, HAYATE and its four main cast members already confirmed from the first reveal.

The anime is scheduled for 2027, but its premiere month, episode count, broadcaster, theme songs and detailed international distribution remain to be announced.