Publishing company Shogakukan opened an official website for a television anime adaptation of Oreco Tachibana's Hotaru no Yomeiri (Firefly Wedding) on Monday, revealing the main staff and a teaser visual (pictured). The anime is scheduled to premiere on Fuji TV's noitaminA programming block in October 2026.

Staff
Director: Takahiro Kamei (Urusei Yatsura (2022), JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 5: Ougon no Kaze episode director)
Character Design: Yukiko Aikyou (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, Cider no You ni Kotoba ga Wakiagaru)
Studio: David Production

Tachibana began drawing the historical romance manga on the MangaONE platform in January 2023. The tenth volume went on sale on December 19. Hotaru no Yomeiri has a cumulative 3.5 million copies in circulation.

Comikey began publishing the series in English in June 2023. Viz Media licensed the series in May 2024. The fourth volume went on sale on October 14, with the fifth scheduled to be released on January 27.

Hotaru no Yomeiri ranked tenth in the web category of the 10th Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Taisho in 2023 and ranked ninth in the Female Readers division in the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2024 rankings. It was also nominated in the Shoujo category of the 48th Kodansha Manga Awards and nominated for the 71st Shogakugan Manga Awards.

Synopsis
Satoko, the eldest daughter of the honorable Kirigaya family, has received many marriage proposals from men captivated by her beauty and grace. However, she has turned them all down due to her secret heart defect. Despite her condition, Satoko is still willing to find a husband to ease her beloved father's concerns.

While on a stroll, Satoko is kidnapped by a group of mercenaries, one of them being Shinpei Gotou—a legendary assassin tasked with executing her. Satoko tries to bribe Gotou into freeing her, but it proves unsuccessful. Out of options, Satoko makes a desperate gamble: under the pretense of love at first sight, she asks him to marry her.

Unexpectedly, Gotou takes the bait and vows to protect her. As the couple escapes to freedom, Satoko struggles to keep up the ruse and make sense of the mysterious man she has eloped with. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Official site: https://hotaru-anime.com/
Official X: @hotaru_anime_pr

Source: PR Times

Hotaru no Yomeiri on MAL