The staff of Shueisha and BONES Film’s TV anime adaptation of Joumyaku and Mizuki Yoda’s MARRIAGETOXIN manga series have announced that singer-songwriter AKASAKI will perform the ending theme song “Shake Na Baby.” AKASAKI’s song for MARRIAGETOXIN will be his first-ever ending theme song for a TV anime.
AKASAKI also shared the following message regarding his song:
Hello, I’m AKASAKI, a college student singer-songwriter. I am truly honored to be performing the ending theme song for a TV anime for the very first time. And on top of that, to be involved with the wonderful work of MARRIAGETOXIN which is a series I have loved and followed for a long time, is something I am incredibly grateful for.
The song “Shake Na Baby” carries the message of the strength to keep pushing forward in your own way, even in a love full of mistakes.
I hope you enjoy the catchy phrases, as well as the energetic and nostalgic sound that matches the speed of the series, all while savoring the lingering feeling of the anime. May this song, alongside TV anime MARRIAGETOXIN, become a “First prize” memory in everyone’s hearts!
MARRIAGETOXIN will premiere on April 7. Yurina Hirate performs opening theme song “Kill or Kiss.”
In addition the opening theme song, a new six-part behind-the-scenes video series titled “The Making of MARRIAGETOXIN” will be released in the lead-up to the premiere. A preview video was released as a teaser of what’s to come.
Motonobu Hori is directing the anime series. Kimiko Ueno is in charge of series composition and scripts, Kohei Tokuoka is the character designer and chief animation director, and Taisei Iwasaki and yuma yamaguchi are the music composers. BONES Animation is supervising the production by BONES Film and MARRIAGETOXIN Project.
Additional staff includes:
- Sub Character Design: Yurika Sako
- Costume Design: Kotono
- Prop Design: Ayumi Nagaki, Ryo Hirata
- Art Design: Toshiki Amata
- Art: Bihou
- Color Design: Hiroko Umezaki
- Photography Director: Go Kanbayashi
- 3DCG: SANZIGEN Inc.
- CG Animation Director: Taiki Nagashima
- Editing: Kumiko Sakamoto
- Sound Director: Haru Yamada
- Sound Effects: Tomokazu Mii
The confirmed cast of the anime includes:
- Hikaru Gero: Haruki Ishiya
- Mei Kinosaki: Shion Wakayama
- Kyoko Himekawa: Anna Nagase
- Shizuku Ushio: Mariya Ise
- Shiori Ureshino: Asaki Yuikawa
- Genya Naruko: Soma Saito
- Kimie Arashiyama: Hinano Shirahama
- Piichi Nakagawa: Simba Tsuchiya
- Akari Gero: Haruka Shiraishi
- Toshiki Hanamaki: Isamu Yusen
Here’s an overview of the anime, courtesy of Shueisha:
For centuries, the deadly arts have been perfected by those known as the Masters. Among them, the Poison Masters of the Five Great Families hold the most fearsome power and influence. Hikaru Gero, heir to the Poison Masters’ Gero Family, has lived his entire life in the underworld, far removed from love or marriage.
But when the Gero Family head decrees that Hikaru’s sister must bear an heir to preserve the bloodline – by force if necessary – Hikaru resolves to protect her at all costs. It is then that Hikaru encounters Mei Kinosaki, a brilliant marriage swindler who becomes the target of his latest job. Realizing that the only way of solving the family succession problem and protecting his sister is through marriage, Hikaru impulsively asks Mei for help in finding a bride.
“That’s the first time anyone’s ever proposed like that.”
And so, with the cunning marriage swindler Mei as his advisor, elite assassin Hikaru embarks on the most challenging mission of his life: finding a wife!
Their goal: the ultimate marriage.
This is the world’s toughest mission for love, brought to you by the ultimate duo – an assassin and a marriage swindler!
