Hotaru no Yomeiri is airing on Fuji TV's Noitamina block, with episode 1, "Unwanted Repayment," premiering Friday, October 9, 2026. The anime adapts Oreco Tachibana's manga, which has five million copies in circulation.
The anime adaptation of Oreco Tachibana's manga Hotaru no Yomeiri began airing on October 9, 2026 on Fuji TV's Noitamina block. Episode 1, titled "Unwanted Repayment," puts the story's premise on screen immediately: Satoko Kirigaya is targeted and kidnapped, and she proposes marriage to the hitman Shinpei Goto to survive. Noitamina carries the series as a romance suspense title with an established readership behind it.
david production animates, with Takahiro Kamei directing. Lynn voices Satoko and Koki Uchiyama voices Shinpei. Ahead of the premiere, the production held a preview screening on September 6 at United Cinemas Toyosu, showing episodes 1 through 3. Lynn, Uchiyama, and Kento Itou appeared in kimono, discussed their auditions, and played a game guessing which scene Lynn found most romantic. The answer was an episode 2 scene in which Shinpei shows Satoko fireflies and confesses his love.
In an interview published before the premiere, Lynn and Uchiyama described how the manga's five million copies in circulation and its existing fanbase shaped their approach to the roles. Lynn pointed to Satoko's resolve to return home for her father. Uchiyama said the adaptation should not betray the expectations of the manga's original fans. Coverage has centered on the cast and the premiere date; no further episodes beyond the previewed first three have been described.
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Episode 1 of Hotaru's Marriage, "Unwanted Repayment," airs Friday, October 9 on Fuji TV's Noitamina block. Satoko Kirigaya, voiced by Lynn, is targeted and kidnapped, and proposes marriage to the hitman Shinpei Goto, voiced by Koki Uchiyama, to survive. david production animates the adaptation of Oreko Tachibana's manga, directed by Takahiro Kamei.
The TV anime Hotaru no Yomeiri, adapted from Oreco Tachibana's manga, begins airing on October 9, 2026. In an interview, Lynn, who plays Satoko Kirigaya, and Koki Uchiyama, who plays Shinpei Goto, said the source manga's five million copies in circulation and its established readership shaped how they approached the roles. Lynn described Satoko's resolve to return home for her father; Uchiyama said the adaptation should not betray the expectations of original fans.
The TV anime Hotaru no Yomeiri held a preview screening on September 6 at United Cinemas Toyosu, showing episodes 1 through 3 ahead of its October 9 premiere on Fuji TV's noitamina block. Voice actors Lynn, Kouki Uchiyama, and Kento Itou appeared in kimono, discussed their auditions, and played a game guessing which scene Lynn found most romantic. The answer was the episode 2 scene where Shinpei shows Satsuko fireflies and confesses his love.