Manga author Tachibana Oreco confirmed today on their Twitter account that their Hotaru no Yomeiri (Firefly Wedding/ ホタルの嫁入り) manga will end in four chapters. The latest chapter, number 75, was released on December 1st, 2025, which will make chapter 79 the finale.
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The manga chapters are released bi-weekly, and while chapter 76 will officially be released on December 15th, it is available now under early access.
Tachibana (Promise Cinderella) started the manga in January 2023 on Shogakukan’s Manga ONE platform, and Shogakukan published the manga’s first tankoubon volume in June 2023. The manga’s ninth volume was released in September 2025, and the 10th volume is scheduled for release on December 19th, 2025.
The manga was nominated in the Best Shojo Manga category of Kodansha’s 48th annual Manga Awards in 2024.
Viz Media and Comikey both release the manga in English under the name Firefly Wedding, Viz Media releases the manga volumes both digitally and in print, while Comikey releases the manga chapters digitally. Viz Media will publish the manga’s fifth volume on January 27th, 2026, and it describes the manga story below:
“On the surface, Satoko has it all—she’s beautiful, the daughter of a nobleman, and at a prime age for marriage. Unfortunately, she is also quite ill and only has a short time left to live. Before she can secure a marriage that will redeem her worth in her family’s eyes, she finds herself the target of the mysterious assassin Shinpei, and her plans are put in jeopardy. In order to save herself, she makes a desperate proposal—of marriage! When it comes to love, however, Shinpei takes “until death do we part” seriously.”
