Airs later year in October 2026. English title is Firefly Wedding
Plot Synopsis from MAL
> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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]
Torque-A2026-01-11 16:55
Extra details from the article:
Director: Takahiro Kamei (chief director of Urusei Ysatsura S3, directed some Jojo Golden Wind episodes)
Character Designer: Yukiko Aikei (Your Lie in April, Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop, Accel World)
Animated by David Production
mr_beanoz2026-01-11 21:41
Whoa, another David show? Thought they only just did Fire Force and Steel Ball Run for this year.
gvon892026-01-12 02:08
>Animated by David Productions
NO. MY UNDEAD UNLUCK SHAYLA. WHY DP GOTTA DO THIS TO ME.
Korkez112026-01-11 17:38
Is this another 50 Shades/365 Days type of story? Ugh...
_Ridley2026-01-11 18:27
What do you mean?
Korkez112026-01-11 19:05
"I was kidnapped but soon developed ~~Stockholm syndrome~~ deep feelings for my kidnapper because he's ~~very hot~~ secretly very noble and gentle and I can totally fix him!"
At least that was my first impression from that synopsis.
_Ridley2026-01-11 19:19
Well, for one, he's not her kidnapper, and on the second point, he's neither noble nor gentle. He's protective, but he's kinda psycho about it.
And if you think this is a common character type, I'm going to need you to drop some titles. I love a good yandere guy, but they're virtually absent from anime, and not terribly common in manga. I generally get my red flag ML fix from Korean BL manhwa.
Korkez112026-01-11 19:21
There's Diabolik Lovers but I really don't recommend that.
_Ridley2026-01-11 19:25
If all you can think of is one 15-year old title, what's the exasperated "is this another..." about?
Korkez112026-01-11 19:31
Started writing long reply but erased it. Not worth it. Not in the mood.
Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-12 00:11
(hopping into the conversation)
>Well, for one, he's not her kidnapper, and on the second point, he's neither noble nor gentle. He's protective, but he's kinda psycho about it.
Gave me some Yakuza Fiancé vibes; Would that be closer?
_Ridley2026-01-12 00:24
That's not a bad comparison. These two are also kind of using each other like those two were, but Shinpei is way less mysterious than Kirishima. He's very open about his feelings, for better or worse, lol.
Ardie_BlackWood2026-01-11 16:15
Im so seated i am the seat
sleek_assassin2026-01-11 16:17
Great news ngl. I am waiting for manga to be finished so that i can binge read last remaining chapters
particledamage2026-01-11 16:24
Is it close to finishing?? I’m surprised!
sleek_assassin2026-01-11 16:25
Iirc yes it was close to ending. But i haven’t read it after chapter 45 so i could be wrong
particledamage2026-01-11 16:29
Oh wow I need to catch up! I had been just catching volumes as they came out at my local library cause I thought this would be a long running series. Time to lock in
dododomo2026-01-12 00:09
It ended recently ( a couple of days ago, if I remember correctly)
kajnlol2026-01-12 00:19
Yep, 79 as the final chapter
particledamage2026-01-12 00:19
oh wow! time to dive into the seven seas
lord_ne2026-01-11 16:24
It definitely seems like it's ending soon, but is there any confirmation of how many chapters there will be?
sleek_assassin2026-01-11 16:25
No idea unfortunately
No-Spray57952026-01-11 16:47
I think the last chapter is out tomorrow if I remember correctly
BaytaCosmico2026-01-12 03:35
Oh, time to get back on this then. I too was waiting for it to get close to ending so I could binge. The wait was too painful as the story got to the last arc.
alconnow2026-01-11 18:25
79 chapters and there’ll be some bonus chapters too
alconnow2026-01-11 16:24
Finally. Looking forward to seeing Shinpei’s faces animated
Wonder if it’ll be a complete adaptation?
Mami-kouga2026-01-11 16:31
While I lost a bit of interest as I was reading along upon realising that the guy was way too palatable for my taste in crazy anime boys, the story itself was pretty enjoyable so I'm happy it's getting an anime. Didn't expect Davidpro though but I guess they've always been pretty flexible
_Ridley2026-01-11 16:59
> the guy was way too palatable for my taste in crazy anime boys
Nice to meet a fellow sicko.
Mami-kouga2026-01-11 17:48
🤝
RadiantVes2026-01-11 23:13
So hard to find yandere ML that arent in smut manga or otome games. Shinpei doesnt compare to those but hes so fun!
Fun-Sea-77532026-01-11 18:02
How's the actual relationship in this, because a lot of these kinds of dynamics have the guy crazy and obsessed and the girl just there barely doing anything romance wise. I like my couples to be unhinged about each other no matter the romance genre.
Mami-kouga2026-01-11 18:08
While I wouldn't say the dynamic is mutually unhinged (at least as far as I read), the circumstances of them meeting basically has her try to actively take advantage of his fascination with her for the sake of her end goal of getting home safe. While I don't think it really maintained that tension on account of him being pretty well behaved (by my standards at least), I did like the vibe of both of them being at least generally aware that they wanted something out of eachother even as they try to make a romance out of it.
tripleaamin2026-01-11 16:37
Oh I have this manga. I been planning to read it.
_Ridley2026-01-11 17:05
Oh my god. A Firefly Wedding anime? And it's by David Production? So I'm going to get my sweet yandere Shinpei *and* nicely animated action scenes?
Oh wow. This is the greed they talked about in the bible.
yusuchii2026-01-11 17:20
LET’S FUCKING GOOOOO!!! excited to see my shinpei in animation 😌
EyeDeeAh_422026-01-11 18:44
Huh, I thought Promise Cinderella will get an adaptation first, given that it already has a live-action.
Good enough, I think the romance-enjoyers of this sub will love this one. Oreco Tachibana writes character drama pretty well.
zairaner2026-01-11 18:45
Have heard a lot of great things about this!
iamstillhereafterall2026-01-11 18:49
After the final chapter i‘m definitely not going to watch this trainwreck.
HikkingOutpit2026-01-12 02:18
Wait what? This manga's only 3 years old and it's already ending?!?!
iamstillhereafterall2026-01-12 06:52
Yeah, just ended with chapter 79 and the most ridiculous plot twist, ruining pretty much everything with plotholes and out of character bullshit.
Mina_chama12026-01-11 19:13
You know I just started reading it today and right about half way through volume one I said to myself "There is no way they make anime adaptation". I am so glad when I am wrong. The character designs look great, as expected from Yukiko Aikei
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Plot Synopsis from MAL
> 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]
Director: Takahiro Kamei (chief director of Urusei Ysatsura S3, directed some Jojo Golden Wind episodes)
Character Designer: Yukiko Aikei (Your Lie in April, Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop, Accel World)
Animated by David Production
NO. MY UNDEAD UNLUCK SHAYLA. WHY DP GOTTA DO THIS TO ME.
At least that was my first impression from that synopsis.
And if you think this is a common character type, I'm going to need you to drop some titles. I love a good yandere guy, but they're virtually absent from anime, and not terribly common in manga. I generally get my red flag ML fix from Korean BL manhwa.
>Well, for one, he's not her kidnapper, and on the second point, he's neither noble nor gentle. He's protective, but he's kinda psycho about it.
Gave me some Yakuza Fiancé vibes; Would that be closer?
Wonder if it’ll be a complete adaptation?
Nice to meet a fellow sicko.
Oh wow. This is the greed they talked about in the bible.
Good enough, I think the romance-enjoyers of this sub will love this one. Oreco Tachibana writes character drama pretty well.