Series light novel popular romantic comedy, Always a Catch!, was officially announced to be adapted into a series anime. The adaptation is scheduled to premiere in Spring 2026, bringing Maria's story to the screen.
Story and Trailer
Story Always a Catch centers on Maria, the daughter of a duke. She grew up believing she would inherit her father's title, so she focused on honing her martial arts and neglected marriage. However, her position as heiress was lost after the birth of her younger brother.
When Maria finally decides to find a partner, she realizes that she is too late. While studying abroad, a prince mistakenly breaks off an engagement with her-an engagement that never existed. After the misunderstanding is cleared up, the prince sees Maria's ability to defeat a group of bandits and becomes attracted to her. Trailer The premiere for the anime has also been released alongside the announcement.
Production Staff
The production of the anime will be handled by Studio Troyca with the following team of staff and voice actors.
- Director: Akira Oguro
- Scriptwriter: Michiko Yokoto
- Character Designer: Isamu Suzuki
The main voice acting lineup that has been announced is:
- Yu Serizawa as Maria Annovazzi
- Atsushi Tamaru as Renato di Rubini
- Saori Hayami as Aida Amethis
- Shuichiro Umeda as Placido di Rubini
- Taku Yashiro as Raimondo Cigata
About Always a Catch!
Always a Catch! (Nigashita Sakana wa Okikatta ga Tsuriageta Sakana ga Okisugita Ken) is a series light novel written by Mayo Momoyo and illustrated by Itsuki Mito. The series began as a short story on the publishing site Shosetsuka ni Naro in October 2020.
Later, the series was acquired by Square Enix, who began publishing it under their SQEX Novel label in August 2021. There is also a manga adaptation illustrated by Kaki Nagato, which began serialization on Square Enix's Manga Up! service in April 2022.
To celebrate the announcement of the anime adaptation and the series' sales milestone of surpassing 1 million copies, illustrator light novel Itsuki Mito and manga illustrator Kaki Nagato both released special illustrations.
More information regarding this anime will be announced in the future.
Source: Official Website
