The official website for the television anime adaptation of Kureha’s Oni no Hanayome (The Ogre’s Bride) novel unveiled additional cast and the first promotional video on Sunday. The anime series is scheduled to premiere in 2026.
Cast
Karin Shinonome: Manaka Iwami ([Oshi no Ko])
Yota Kogetsu: Ryouta Oosaka (Hataraku Maou-sama!)
Toko: Sayaka Senbongi (Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken)
Tokichi Nekota: Natsuki Hanae (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
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 eighth volume in December 2025.
NTT Solmare began publishing the manga in English on its Manga Plaza platform on March 6.
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Source: Comic Natalie
