During the Aniplex Online Festa 2025, the upcoming TV anime adaptation of The Ogre's Bride romantic fantasy light novel series created by Kureha (story) and Yu Shiroya (illustrations) released a teaser trailer and visual. The trailer also announced the anime's two main voice cast members: Saori Hayami as the main heroine Yuzu Shinonome and Yuichiro Umehara as Reiya Kiryuin. The anime's official website and X (formerly Twitter) also opened today, announcing the anime's 2026 premiere. The Ogre's Bride Teaser Trailer Teaser visual RELATED: The Ogre's Bride TV Anime Adaptation Announced Starts Publishing releases the original The Ogre's Bride light novel series, and series in Japan under their Starts Publishing Bunko imprint. The series began publication in 2020, and to date 9 volumes have been released. Starts Publishing also serializes a manga adaptation with artwork by Jun Togashi in their noicomi publication since 2022. MangaPlaza releases an English language version of the manga, and describes it as follows: A Japanese-style ayakashi Cinderella story! "You're the bride I've been searching for all this time." 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. Yuzu is constantly compared to her sister, a bride of a demon fox, and is resented by her family every day. One day, when Yuzu just couldn't take things anymore, a man appears before her on a bridge. This man is the most beautiful man Yuzu has ever seen… and he's calling her his wife?! "Just be quiet and let me hold you." The most powerful, "cold-hearted" ayakashi is pouring his heart out for Yuzu?! Source: Aniplex Online Festa 2025, "The Ogre's Bride" website and X (formerly Twitter)
