Hikaru’s quest for his bride continues in Season 2.
Marriagetoxin dropped a Season 2 announcement after its final episode aired on June 30. The announcement comes in the form of a brief PV which doesn’t tell viewers much of anything except that it’s premiering sometime in January 2027. Writer Joumyaku was grateful, writing: “No amount of thanks could ever be enough, but this is all thanks to everyone who has cheered us on. I’m hella grateful (hella grateful…)!!” They also promised that Season 2 would have “charming and wildly unpredictable new characters join the mix and run rampant every which way.” Artist Mizuki Yoda loved the opening and ending theme songs and was looking forward to the second season which would have “more of my favorite characters.”
Joumyaku and Mizuki Yoda’s manga first launched on Shonen Jump+ app and website on April 20, 2022. Viz Media later licensed the series for an English print release.
The anime adaptation was produced by Bones Film with Motonobu Hori directing and Kimiko Ueno writing the scripts and series composition. Kohei Tokuoka designed the characters and served as the chief animation director. Taisei Iwaksaki and Yuma Yamaguchi worked on the music together.
Hikaru Gero has never known normalcy. Not since he was a child, born into the Poison Clan, one of the Five Great Families of assassins. As the heir to the clan, he has never had any expectations of love or a relationship but the Poison Clan throws down an ultimatum: if he doesn’t get married and produce an heir, they’ll force his sister to do it against her wishes. Desperate, Gero decides to propose to the next person he sees: his target, the marriage swindler Mei Kinosaki who promptly rejects him. It does little to deter Gero who switches gears and asks Kinosaki to train him and help him find a bride—someone who truly loves.
The anime premiered on April 7, with all thirteen episodes streaming on Crunchyroll. The manga can be read on Manga Plus and Viz Media.
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