The 13th and final tankoubon volume of the Hotaru no Yomeiri (Firefly Wedding/ ホタルの嫁入り) manga by Tachibana Oreco was released on October 19th, 2026, along with a collection of side stories titled Hotaru no Yomeiri Gaiden – Hitokiri to Youdou.
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 series 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 volumes both digitally and in print, while Comikey releases the chapters digitally.
Viz Media published the manga’s eighth volume on October 13th, 2026, and it describes the 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.”
The manga was adapted into a TV anime, which premiered on October 9th, 2026. The anime can be streamed on the Crunchyroll website under the name Firefly Wedding.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GfOA15WDhQ]
