What is Firefly Wedding?
Firefly Wedding, known in Japan as Hotaru no Yomeiri, is a historical romance manga by Oreco Tachibana. It is set in Meiji-era Japan and follows Satoko Kirigaya, an earl’s daughter with a failing heart, and Shinpei Gotō, the assassin hired to kill her. Instead of begging for her life, Satoko proposes to him. The series ran on Shogakukan’s Ura Sunday site and the MangaONE app from January 2023, and the main story concluded in February 2026. Firefly Wedding has passed four million copies in print and has collected a string of reader awards, which is a big part of why the Firefly Wedding anime was one of the most anticipated adaptations of the year.
When does the Firefly Wedding anime air?
The Firefly Wedding anime premiered on October 9, 2026 on Fuji TV’s Noitamina block. New episodes air every Friday at 23:30 JST, AT-X joins from October 16, and Japanese streaming services follow from midnight. Outside Asia, Crunchyroll simulcasts the series. Schedule trackers currently list 12 episodes, which would put the finale in late December 2026.
Who is making it?
david production animates the Firefly Wedding anime. Takahiro Kamei directs, Yūko Kakihara handles series composition, Yukiko Aikei designs the characters and Nogrid writes the score. Lynn voices Satoko and Kōki Uchiyama voices Shinpei. iri sings the opening theme “Period,” her first anime tie-in, and TOOBOE performs the ending “Yumegokochi.”
