Staff for the Hotaru no Yomeiri (Firefly Wedding/ホタルの嫁入り) TV anime have revealed a second teaser video and confirmed that the anime will premiere on October 9th, 2026, on Fuji TV’s Noitamunia programming block at 11:30 p.m. Crunchyroll will stream the anime as it airs.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GfOA15WDhQ]
Kamei Takahiro is directing the anime at David Production studio, and the anime will star Lynn as Satoko Kirigaya and Uchiyama Kouki as Shinpei Goto.
Newly confirmed cast members are listed below:
- Itou Kent as Kotaro Ogawa
- Tsuda Kenjirou as Mitsueda
The anime is based on the Hotaru no Yomeiri manga by Tachibana Oreco. Manga author Tachibana (Promise Cinderella) started the manga in January 2023 on Shogakukan’s Manga ONE platform and ended it in February 2026. The manga was nominated in the Best Shojo Manga category of Kodansha’s 48th annual Manga Awards in 2024.
Shogakukan published the manga’s first tankoubon volume in June 2023 and the 12th and final volume in June 2026.
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 eighth volume on October 13th, 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.”
