A key visual was also revealed featuring the main couple of the series.
The upcoming fantasy romance title The Barbarian’s Bride is set to premiere in Fall 2025, although no exact date has been revealed as of yet. The anime is based on a manga series written and illustrated by Noriaki Kotoba.
The announcement, which was reported on by Comic Natalie, also revealed the cast for the series. A key visual and promotional video was also featured.
The Barbarian’s Bride cast, plot, and other details
The main cast for The Barbarian’s Bride are as follows:
- Serafina de Lavillant - Sayumi Suzushiro
- Weor - Keiji Inomata
- Tsetsi - Kana Hishikawa
- Alyssa Marcias - Aki Toyosaki
The staff has not been revealed, although the animation studio slated to produce the adaptation is Jumondo.
The Barbarian’s Bride is based on the manga of the same title by Noriaki Kotoba, and serialised in Kodansha’s shonen manga magazine Bessatsu Shonen Magazine since 2021, and is still ongoing. As of 2024, eight volumes have been released. The Barbarian’s Bride English license is handled by Seven Seas Entertainment for both print and digital, the official website describes the plot of the story as:
A captured knight finds herself betrothed to the leader of the very tribe she was sent to fight in this fantasy manga.
Serafina de Lavillant, the strongest female knight in the West, was sent to subjugate the barbaric tribes of the East. But when her mission fails spectacularly, she’s captured alive and imprisoned. Humiliated and dreading what horrific torture she’ll endure, she asks to be put to death. To her surprise, rather than tearing her limb from limb, the tribe leader asks for her hand…in marriage! Will Serafina face a cruel and abusive arranged marriage? Or will she discover that these tribes aren’t as barbaric as she was led to believe?
