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The Royal Tutor

TV·2017–2017·1 season, 12 episodes·TV Tokyo·Animation, Comedy·24m

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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.

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  1. 01The Royal Tutor S01E01The Royal Tutor ArrivesS01E01 · 9.0The 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?
  2. 02The Royal Tutor S01E02The Prince InterviewsS01E02 · 9.0Royal 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...
  3. 03The Royal Tutor S01E03You Don't Need to Accept MeS01E03 · 9.0Heine 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?!

Castfull cast & details

Keisuke UedaKeisuke UedaHeine Wittgenstein (Voice)Yūya AsatoYūya AsatoKai von Glanzreich (Voice)Yuuto AdachiYuuto AdachiBruno von Glanzreich (Voice)Daisuke HiroseDaisuke HiroseLeonhard von Glanzreich (Voice)Shouta AoiShouta AoiLicht von Glanzreich (Voice)Daisuke NamikawaDaisuke NamikawaLudwig (Voice)Shinnosuke TachibanaShinnosuke TachibanaMaximilian (Voice)Toshiyuki MorikawaToshiyuki MorikawaViktor von Glanzreich (Voice)

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode12Episodes2017Aired 9.0Season avg
  1. S01E01The Royal Tutor S01E01Season's bestThe Royal Tutor ArrivesApril 5, 2017 9.0The kingdom of Glanzreich is at the height of prosperity. The palace employs a tutor to give its princelings an exhaustive education and gro
  2. S01E02The Royal Tutor S01E02The Prince InterviewsApril 12, 2017 9.0Royal tutor Heine has been tasked with grooming four princes into potential kings. He’s interviewed the proud Prince Leonhard, but three mor
  3. S01E03The Royal Tutor S01E03You Don't Need to Accept MeApril 19, 2017 9.0Heine has finished interviewing all four princes and is ready to begin his first lesson, but will his young charges all assemble for it? And
  4. S01E04The Royal Tutor S01E04The Princes Go to TownApril 26, 2017 9.0Today's lesson: an incognito field trip into the royal capital! The sheltered princes are excited right out of the gate, but it looks like t
  5. S01E05The Royal Tutor S01E05Assailed by the Greatest of TrialsMay 3, 2017 9.0When King Viktor--also known as the war hero king--returns to the palace after a long time away, he summons Heine and the princes for an aud
  6. S01E06The Royal Tutor S01E06At Cafe Mitter MeyerMay 10, 2017 9.0When he was a sickly child, Licht was always waiting in his bed for a certain person to visit... While strolling about the city one day, Hei
  7. S01E07The Royal Tutor S01E07The Whereabouts of a DreamMay 17, 2017 9.0From a young age, Prince Bruno has poured his utmost efforts into his studies to catch up with the crown prince who everyone saw as a genius
  8. S01E08The Royal Tutor S01E08A Timid HeartMay 24, 2017 9.0Ever since the king pointed out Prince Kai's communication problems, the second prince has been confused about how exactly to go about impro
  9. S01E09The Royal Tutor S01E09The Price of the PastMay 31, 2017 9.0One year ago, Prince Kai was suspended from military school for violent misconduct. Now the incident is back to haunt him in the form of a t
  10. S01E10The Royal Tutor S01E10The Professor I Don't KnowJune 7, 2017 9.0Little by little, the problem princes have been facing their flaws and learning more about themselves as Professor Heine grooms them for the
  11. S01E11The Royal Tutor S01E11The Pair's PromiseJune 14, 2017 9.0Professor Heine sends the princes on an assignment to investigate rumors of a criminal in the palace, and the truth shocks them.
  12. S01E12The Royal Tutor S01E12The Last LessonJune 21, 2017 9.0Heine has resigned from the post of royal tutor, and the search for his replacement is underway. Can the princes prove that they’ve matured

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