The Ogre's Bride: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In a world where humans and ayakashi–supernatural beings–coexist, being chosen as an ayakashi's bride is the ultimate honor. Yuzu, an ordinary schoolgirl, has been overlooked her whole life, eclipsed by the shadow of her sister Karin, a chosen bride. Just when Yuzu has had enough, she unexpectedly captures the heart of Reiya, a dashing ogre from a powerful clan who claims Yuzu as his own.

Series details

• Title: The Ogre's Bride
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime, Fantasy, Romance
• Premiere date: 2026-07-04
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 92627
• IMDb ID: tt39112665
• TVDB ID: 464625

Cast and credited roles

• Saori Hayami — Shinonome Yuzu
• Yuichiro Umehara — Kiryuuin Reiya
• Manaka Iwami — Shinonome Karin
• Ryōta Ōsaka — Kogetsu Youta
• Sayaka Senbongi — Touko
• Natsuki Hanae — Nekota Tokichi
• Saka Taito — Araki Takamichi
• Nobunaga Shimazaki — Oniyama Sakuragawa
• Aya Endo — Sakurako Oniyama
• Momoka Terasawa — Sou
• Miyu Kobashi — Blue

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-07-04; final listed air date 2026-09-19.

Source and licence

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