The website for the anime adaptation of the manga Firefly Wedding (Hotaru no Yomeiri) by Oreko Tachibana has announced an upcoming live action adaptation, set to release in 2027. It will air on Fuji TV, the same as the currently airing anime adaptation.
The website released a trailer to announce the upcoming live action series (though it is not available in all regions):
The anime began airing on October 9. Final Weapon reviewed the first episode, giving it 5 stars and saying “Episode 1 of Firefly Wedding is a twisted treat, and this anime is shaping up to be one you’ll want savor.” Iri performs the opening theme song “Period,” and TOOBOE performs the ending theme song “Yumegokochi (Trance).”
The main cast includes:
- Kent Itō as Kōtarō Ogawa
- Kenjirō Tsuda as Mitsueda
- Lynn as Satoko Kirigaya
- Kōki Uchiyama as Shinpei Gotō
Takahiro Kamei is directing the anime at david production—the studio known for animating the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure anime series. Yukiko Aikei is the character designer. Yūko Kakihara oversees and writes the series scripts, and NOGRID composes the music.
Oreko Tachibana launched the Firefly Wedding manga on Shogakukan’s Manga ONE app in January 2023. Shogakukan publishes the series in Japan, and VIZ Media publishes the manga in English.
Here’s a description of the manga’s story, via VIZ Media:
On the surface, Satoko has it all—she’s beautiful, the daughter of a nobleman, and at a prime age for marriage. Unfortunately, she is also quite ill and only has a short time left to live. Before she can secure a marriage that will redeem her worth in her family’s eyes, she finds herself the target of the mysterious assassin Shinpei, and her plans are put in jeopardy. In order to save herself, she makes a desperate proposal—of marriage! When it comes to love, however, Shinpei takes “until death do we part” seriously.
