The anime production team for the manga 'Tales of Wedding Rings' (Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari) by Maybe revealed the full promotional video along with a new key visual on Friday. This preview not only introduces new cast members and staff but also provides information about the musical themes and announces the anime's premiere on January 6.
Among the recent additions to the team are:
- Secondary character design: Kiyoshi Tateishi
- Chief animation directors: Saori Nakashiki, Sachiyo Komito, Toshimitsu Kobayashi, Atsushi Aono
- Prop design: Ayana Togashi
- Key color artist: Rina Horiuchi
- Art director: Hiroki Ozaki
- Computer-generated director: Hiroyuki Ikeda
- Composition and photography director: Ryōma Kudō
- Editing: Mai Hasegawa
- Sound director: Ryousuke Naya
- Sound production: Mausu Studio
- Music: Satoshi Hōno (Seventh Time Loop: The Villain Enjoys a Carefree Life, Aggretsuko, Parallel World Pharmacy)
- Music production: Pony Canyon, APDREAM
The opening theme, titled 'Lover's Eye,' will be performed by Sizuk, while AliA will handle the ending theme, 'Kokoro no Naka' (In the Heart).
The anime's release date is set for January 6 at 9:30 p.m. (7:30 a.m. EST) on the AT-X channel, and it will also be broadcast on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, and BS11, as well as on the Japanese streaming services ABEMA, U-NEXT, and Anime Hōdai.
The previously announced main cast includes:
- Gen Sato as Satō
- Akari Kitō as Hime
- Miyuri Shimabukuro as Nefritas
- Hitomi Ueda as Granart
- Ai Kakuma as Saphir
- Mikako Komatsu as Amber
The anime is directed by Takashi Naoya (Real Girl) at Staple Entertainment, with scripts by Deko Akao (After the Rain), and Saori Nakashiki (The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!) handling character design.
Crunchyroll provides the digital English version of the manga and offers the following description:
When Hime, Sato's childhood friend, suddenly disappears, he pursues her and finds himself in a fantasy world. There, Sato marries Hime and becomes the legendary hero, the Ring King! The romantic comedy of newlyweds by Maybe, the author of Dusk Maiden of Amnesia, brings you an out-of-this-world story.
The creator duo Maybe launched the manga in Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine in March 2014. The tenth compiled volume of the manga hinted in January 2021 that the series would continue 'just a little longer.' Square Enix then teased again in July 2021 that the manga would enter its climax in August 2021. The English print version of the manga is published by Yen Press.
