Being chosen as an ayakashi’s bride isn’t the only way to find real love in the anime adaptation of Kureha’s The Ogre’s Bride (Oni no Hanayome) light novel series. Final Weapon has everything you need to know about The Ogre’s Bride, including the weekly schedule, release dates and timing for new episodes, and much more about the new anime.
The story of The Ogre’s Blade takes sees Yuzu, an ordinary schoolgirl, become chosen as the bride of Reiya, a dashing ogre from a powerful clan. Typically, only girls married to ayakashi would receive such an otherworldly honor as a bride, but Yuzu’s personality shines through to Reiya.
The Ogre’s Bride Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New episodes of The Ogre’s Bride will release on Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET on Crunchyroll. Episodes will be released with English subs. The Ogre’s Bride will feature 12 episodes in total.
Here are the release dates and schedule for The Ogre’s Bride (subject to change):
- Episode 1 – July 4 – OUT NOW
- Episode 2 – July 11 – OUT NOW
- Episode 3 – July 18 – OUT NOW
- Episode 4 – July 25
- Episode 5 – August 1
- Episode 6 – August 8
- Episode 7 – August 15
- Episode 8 – August 22
- Episode 9 – August 29
- Episode 10 – September 5
- Episode 11 – September 12
- Episode 12 – September 19
New episodes of The Ogre’s Bride will premiere at the following times (subject to change):
- Pacific Daylight Time: 10:00 a.m. PDT
- Mountain Daylight Time: 11:00 a.m. MDT
- Central Daylight Time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Eastern Daylight Time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Greenwich Mean Time: 5:00 p.m. GMT
OP/ED, Cast and Staff
ClariS performs the opening theme song “Hitokoto (A Word),” and Ikusaburō Yamazaki performs the ending theme song “Shinboshi.”
The cast members include:
- Saori Hayami as Yuzu Shinonome
- Yūichirō Umehara as Reiya Kiryuin
- Momoka Terasawa as Sou
- Miyu Kobashi as Ao
- Manaka Iwami as Karin Shinonome
- Ryōta Ōsaka as Yōta Kogetsu
- Sayaka Senbongi as Tōko
- Natsuki Hanae as Tōkichi Nekota
- Taito Ban as Takamichi Araki
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Ouga Kiyama
- Aya Endō as Sakurako Kiyama
Kazuhito Ōmiya is directing the anime at Colored Pencil Animation Japan. Yumi Kamakura is handling the series composition, while Hikari Tanaka is designing the characters. Masaru Yokoyama is composing the music.
Additional staff members include:
- Art Director, Art Setting: MAI MAI
- Color Key Artist: Akiko Shibata
- Compositing Director of Photography: Tomoyoshi Ishizuka
- Editing: Junichi Itou
- Sound Director: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi
- Sound Production: Rakuonsha
Where Can I Watch The Ogre’s Bride?
Crunchyroll is streaming The Ogre’s Bride worldwide excluding Japan, China, Korea and Mongolia. In Japan, the anime is airing on Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, BS11, Yomiuri TV, and several other channels and streaming services.
What is The Ogre’s Bride About?
Kureha first released the light novel series on Starts Publishing’s Novema! Platform in 2019 and Jun Togashi launched the manga adaptation in December 2021 on Starts Publishing’s Noicomi magazine.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the series via MyAnimeList:
“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.
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 appeared 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?!
