If you bookmark one spring opener this week, make it Always a Catch!. TROYCA returns April 2, 2026 with 12 episodes locked in, and the early read is everything except ordinary.
The hook
Maria, the daughter of a duke, grew up believing she would one day inherit her father's dukedom. Accordingly, she focused her attentions on honing her martial arts prowess, while thoughts of marriage fell by the wayside. But the arrival of a baby brother in her family means she's losing her role as heir! Now that she's decided it's time to marry after all, she's arrived a little late to the game! Are there even any eligible bachelors left? Source readers already know the cliff this arc is walking off. Newcomers get the cleanest opening anywhere — the studio framed episode one for people who've never touched the light novel.
The hands on it
Production sits at TROYCA; TMS Entertainment, Pony Canyon, Magic Capsule handle the committee. The studio's track record on adjacent material is the reason fans of the source went from cautious to optimistic the moment the staff list dropped.
Where to catch it
Thursdays at 00:00 (JST). Episode count: 12. Same-day simulcast windows are on the usual Western streamers — check your local Crunchyroll, HIDIVE, or Hulu listing for the timed slot.
Should you actually watch
MAL has it at 7.27 off 4,685 ratings — not chart-topping, but the kind of number that holds when the rest of the season starts thinning out around week four. Slot it. Worst case you drop it episode four with a story still worth telling someone about.