Firefly Wedding Anime Premiere Draws Full House at Anime Expo
The premiere's strong attendance and audience reaction signal that a dark historical romance with graphic violence can find a broad audience, building on David Production's recent successes.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
The first episode of the Firefly Wedding anime adaptation premiered at Anime Expo 2026 to a packed venue. David Production's adaptation of Oreco Tachibana's Meiji-era romance features violent content and a yandere lead. Voice actors Lynn and Koki Uchiyama star. The series debuts in October 2026.
Attendees skipped dinner to fill the room for the first episode of the Firefly Wedding anime at Anime Expo. David Production, the studio behind Undead Unluck and Urusei Yatsura, is adapting Oreco Tachibana's Meiji-era manga. The episode opens with an elderly woman reading a letter by firelight, then cuts to Satoko Kirigaya, a young woman with a heart condition who wants to marry before her time runs out. The adaptation keeps the manga's violent scenes intact: Satoko is abducted, and the assassin Shinpei Goto hacks off the limbs of men who disobeyed orders not to touch her. Lynn voices Satoko as a reserved but sharp-witted heroine, while Koki Uchiyama gives Shinpei a light, sharp tone that turns manic when he promises to make her happy while covered in blood. The crowd cheered. The series is set for an October 2026 debut.
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