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The Duke’s Mercenary Girl
The body of a princess., the mind of a mercenary. Trending on Shortcat!
Romance Fantasy
50 episodes
~90s per episode
9:16 vertical
- Studio
- Shortcat Studio
- Format
- Short vertical anime
- Genre
- Romance Fantasy
- Episodes
- 50
- Platform
- Shortcat, iOS & Android
- Episode length
- ~90 seconds
- Language
- English
- Status
- Now streaming
Synopsis
After a near-death escape, mercenary Ilian Heinrich wakes up ten years earlier as Haven Winter, a debt-ridden young noble determined to save her family. To survive, she takes a job under the cold Duke Richard and risks rewriting both their destinies.
Why watch The Duke’s Mercenary Girl on Shortcat?
Bingeable by design
90-second episodes end on a beat that makes the next one feel necessary.
Exclusive production
The Duke’s Mercenary Girl is a Shortcat exclusive, produced in native vertical format by Shortcat Studio artists and writers.
Hand-drawn quality
Every key frame is drawn by human illustrators. Animation is produced with Shortcat Frames, Shortcat's proprietary AI-assisted tool.
Credits
Shortcat Studio / ⓒEAST & GECHA & ASIS & ONEHIT / MSTORYHUB
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About Shortcat
Shortcat is a mobile-first streaming app dedicated to exclusive short-form vertical anime. Every series on Shortcat is produced by Shortcat Studio artists for romance, fantasy, and supernatural fans who watch on their phones.