Oukoku no Ko

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From Love Scanlations:
One country's cruel custom: "leading the life of a stand-in" Away from the center of the city in a theater, an actor, a boy called Robert, is asked to become the stand-in of Elisabeth who has the right of succeeding to the throne. "I will definitely survive and come back". Is Robert to be swallowed by the things to come as the wheel of fortune starts to spin?

Type

Manga

Related Series

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Associated Names

Child of the Kingdom

บัลลังก์เงา

王国の子

王國之子

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BluWacky

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Latest Release(s)

c.33-36 by BluWacky 7 months ago

c.33a by Dayment scans 2 years ago

c.32b by Dayment scans 2 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

9 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

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User Rating

Average: 8.3 / 10.0 (21 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.11 / 10.0

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Last Updated

May 4th, 2025 11:42am PDT - 7 months ago

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Genre

Drama Gender Bender Historical Josei Mystery Romance Tragedy
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Recommendations

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Author(s)

Bikke

Artist(s)

Bikke

Year

2011

Original Publisher

Kodansha

Serialized In (magazine)

Itan (Kodansha)

Licensed (in English)

English Publisher

N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #799

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Monthly Pos #2043 (No change)

3 Month Pos #3722 (No change)

6 Month Pos #5553 (No change)

Year Pos #7589

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List Stats

On 140 reading lists

On 216 wish lists

On 31 completed lists

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Children of the Kingdom

by AndelMartina
2 months ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Beautiful, absolutely beautiful! ♥️ The story is full of political / family plotting, all of the characters are memorable and well writen and the ending [spoiler] leaves you in tears. [/spoiler]

[spoiler] The story is about a kingdom, where the King/Queen + the 1., 2. and 3. Royal Heir keep secret body doubles, who occasionally replace them in their duties. Only a select few know about the existence of body doubles, and only those closest to the King/Queen/Royal Heir know about their body double (if they have one and who it is). The plot then is quite simple: everyone wants the throne and there's a lot of plotting, back stabbing, assassinations etc. Very interesting read, seeing who makes what move. Loved the main characters! Elizabeth is the icon of all princesses - beautiful, smart, kind. Robert is the "people's" icon - with a realistic view on the world, handsome, loyal. There was a close relationship developing between the two. The ending made me cry though 😭 As soon as it looked like the story is moving to a happy ending, the rug got pulled from under our feet and we're left with a tragic ending - Elizabeth's death. I really cried 😭 [/spoiler]

Great story, memorable characters, good length 👍 Absolutely recommended! 👍👍

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Oh boy, what to say about this story

by Orionthehunter
2 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

The male lead (princess's double) is quite smart and quick on his feet. The female lead (the princess) also appreciates his insight and while being well educated herself, can be a bit unwise outside of her elements.

They're both a bit too mature for their age, and perhaps it can feel wrong at times, especially when it's about the guy who married the widowed queen, her previous lover. He's quite creepy, I wonder what his goal is.

I love how both of the leads respect and care about each other. I don't know if the romance is going to be about them, but I do hope so, they're both cute together and have great chemistry. I really hope the tragedy elements of this story don't separate the two.

In terms of the story, a lot of events happen rather quickly and there's certainly a lot of political intrigue and disputes springing up. I look forward to reading this in it's entirety once it's complete!

Edit: Welp, spoke too soon. The way this is just seemingly unpredictable is one of this manga's best parts. I was surprised at the developments in only 5 additional chapters. Definitely a 10/10.

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