The official website for the television anime adaptation of Kureha’s Oni no Hanayome (The Ogre’s Bride) novel revealed additional cast and the second character promotional video on Saturday. The anime series is scheduled to premiere in July 2026.
Cast
Takamichi Araki: Taito Ban (Akujiki Reijou to Kyouketsu Koushaku)
Ouga Kiyama: Nobunaga Shimazaki (Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan)
Sakurako Kiyama: Aya Endou (Date A Live)
Kazuhito Oomiya (Chou Shounen Tanteidan Neo) is directing the anime at Colored Pencil Animation Japan, with Yumi Kamakura (Working!!! director) handling the series composition. Hikari Tanaka (Obey Me!) is in charge of the main character design, while Hiroko Shigekuni (Fruits Basket: Prelude chief animation director) serves as character designer. Masaru Yokoyama (Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko!) is composing the music.
Kureha originally began penning the fantasy romance novel on the Novema! website in 2019. Starts Shuppan began publishing the novel under its Starts Shuppan Bunko imprint with illustrations by Yuu Shiratani in October 2020 and released the ninth volume in May 2024.
Jun Togashi began drawing a manga adaptation on the Star Shuppan’s noicomi web magazine in December 2021. Star Shuppan published the ninth volume on March 27.
NTT Solmare began publishing the manga in English on its Manga Plaza platform in March 2025.
Character Promo 2
Source: Comic Natalie
