Can a reader change the tragic fate of a character they once read about?
In short: In the fantasy webtoon Who Made Me a Princess, a modern woman wakes up as Athanasia, a young princess destined for execution by her father, Emperor Claude de Alger Obelia. To survive, she must navigate palace politics and attempt to reshape a destiny that was written long before she arrived.
The narrative follows Athanasia, who finds herself trapped in the body of a character from a novel she once read. Her primary goal is survival, which she attempts through various strategies: avoiding attention, saving enough money to escape the imperial palace, or attempting to win over the cold and ruthless Emperor Claude de Alger Obelia to alter her predetermined fate.
As the story progresses, Athanasia’s presence causes significant deviations from the original text. Her early encounters with Claude, which occurred sooner than they did in the original novel, begin to shift the emperor's temperament. Through cautious behavior and deliberate efforts to build a connection, she fosters a fragile father-daughter bond, fundamentally changing the trajectory of the imperial family.
The series has seen significant global expansion. Originally a South Korean fantasy web novel by Plutus, the story was adapted into a webtoon by illustrator Spoon, which first serialized on Ridi on December 20, 2017. The webtoon's popularity is reflected in its rankings, including fourth place in AnimeJapan's 2022 poll for desired anime adaptations and fourth place in the 2024 Vertical Manga Award for completed comics.
The franchise has expanded into animation, with a Chinese animated series produced by Colored Pencil Animation released in late 2025. This adaptation, titled The Fated Magical Princess: Who Made Me a Princess on Crunchyroll, features a Japanese dub with music by Daoko and XAI. The English market has seen various releases, including collected volumes from Seven Seas Entertainment and digital versions via Tappytoon and Tapas.
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