Collaboration visuals for the TV anime Bride of the Barrier Master and The Ogre’s Bride have been released.
Bride of the Barrier Master anime is scheduled to premiere in January 2027, while The Ogre’s Bride airs every Saturday. Both anime are based on original works by Kureha.
A special collaboration page has also been launched, featuring a short story written by Kureha. In addition, a clear bookmark featuring the collaboration visual will be distributed at Animate Ikebukuro Main Store in Tokyo on September 18.
KADOKAWA Shoten publishes the original Bride of the Barrier Master light novels in Japan under its KADOKAWA Bunko imprint.
Enterbrain is also serializing a manga adaptation, illustrated by Odayaka. The novel series is written by Kureha and illustrated by Bodax. English-language editions of both the Bride of the Barrier Master light novels and manga are published by Yen Press, which describes the story as:
For thousands of years, Japan has been protected by five clans wielding barrier-weaving magic. Born to a branch family of one such clan, eighteen-year-old Hana has always been stuck in the shadow of her more capable, beautiful, and popular twin sister. When a strong power awakens within Hana, she chooses to hide it so she can continue living a quiet life out of the spotlight. But that ideal lifestyle begins to slip out of reach when Saku Ichinomiya takes over as the new head of the Ichinomiya clan and sets out to find a bride strong enough to stand by his side. Eager to keep her abilities secret, Hana steers clear of Saku… but will she be tempted to sign a marriage contract if it guarantees the peaceful, quiet future of her dreams?
The The Ogre’s Bride manga adaptation by Jun Togashi launched in Noicomi magazine in December 2021 and won the magazine’s annual girl comics ranking in both 2022 and 2023.
The light novel, written by Kureha and illustrated by Yū Shiroya, began in 2019 on Starts Publishing’s Novema! platform. It won the grand prize at the First Novema! Character Short Story Contest.
INTRODUCTION:
In a world where humans and ayakashi–supernatural beings–coexist, being chosen as an ayakashi’s bride is the ultimate honor. Yuzu, an ordinary schoolgirl, has been overlooked her whole life, eclipsed by the shadow of her sister Karin, a chosen bride. Just when Yuzu has had enough, she unexpectedly captures the heart of Reiya, a dashing ogre from a powerful clan who claims Yuzu as his own.
Source: Comic Natalie
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