Oni no Hanayome drops July 1, 2026. Colored Pencil Animation Japan on production, 12 eps, fantasy register.
What you're getting into
"You're the bride I've been searching for all this time."
A Japanese-style ayakashi Cinderella story! The ayakashi and humans coexist in harmony. The ayakashi, having superior abilities and beautiful appearances, sometimes find their partner among human women, making them their "bride." The bride, in exchange for bringing prosperity, receives absolute love from the ayakashi.
Behind the camera
Colored Pencil Animation Japan handles animation.
When you can watch it
Episode count: 12.
The read
Source readers will know whether the adaptation has the structural shape to land; for newcomers, the novel is the homework if you want to commit early. Slot it for the first three eps. If the production's holding, keep going.