Summary
- My Happy Marriage Season 2 premieres January 6, 2025, adding to Netflix like the first season.
- The story of Miyo Saimori, a Cinderella-like tale in the Taisho Era, captivates fans with supernatural themes.
- Adapted from a novel by Akumi Agitogi, the anime’s staff includes Takehiro Kubota, Evan Call, and Reina Ueda.
The second My Happy Marriage season release date was finally revealed in a new trailer. Previous information had only slated the episodes for some point in January 2025.
This new trailer also previews the opening theme, “Shiawasena Yokusasoku” (A Promise of Happiness), performed by Riria. The ending theme, “Tsukikage Okuri” (Moonlight Sending), performed by Kashitaro Ito, is not previewed in the video.
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My Happy Marriage Season 1: A Genre-Bending Romance
Through its remarkable genre-bending approach, My Happy Marriage proved to be one of the best romance anime in recent years.
Season two is scheduled to premiere on January 6, 2025, and will likely be added simultaneously to Netflix, as happened to the first season.
A Cinderella-Like Story
My Happy Marriage hit the hearts of fans with its historical setting, supernatural themes, and a Cinderella-like story. The story is set during the Taisho Era (1912-1926) and follows Miyo Saimori, who is forced into servitude by her abusive stepmother. Dreaming this nightmare will end when she marries, Miyo soon finds out her family-arranged fiancée is Kiyoka Kudou, known to be cold and cruel. After moving to live at his house, Miyo starts discovering that her future husband might not be such a monster.
The anime is based on the same name novel written by Akumi Agitogi. It was first self-published online in Japan, and later acquired by Kadokawa in 2019. Eight volumes have been released under the Fushimi Shobo label since then, all illustrated by Tsukiho Tsukioka. Yen Press publishes the books in the US.
A manga adaptation by Rito Kohsaka is also ongoing since 2018, with five volumes so far. Square Enix publishes the manga both in Japan and in the US. A live-action movie was released exclusively in Japanese theaters in March 2023.
Where to Watch and What’s Next
My Happy Marriage premiered last year on July 5 and the first season ended with 12 episodes on September 20, 2023. Netflix streams the series, with subbed and dubbed options. Episodes were added simultaneously to their release in Japan.
A special episode premiered on Netflix last month. Despite being tagged as “episode 13”, it is actually an OVA originally released in Japan back in March, as part of a special bundle for the 8th volume of the novel. It is worth noticing that Netflix does not usually acquire rights to stream content originally meant to be only available to buyers of special bundle volumes — however, it would be too soon to know if this is only an exception or if it might mean Netflix is taking a different approach to anime.
Netflix already confirmed it will stream the new episodes.
My Happy Marriage Staff & Cast
There were a few changes in the main staff for both the OVA and the upcoming second season:
- Directors: Takehiro Kubota (S1, OVA, confirmed to S2), Naoya Murakama (OVA), Masayuki Kojima (confirmed to S2, directed S1E05)
- Writers: Ami Sato (S1, confirmed to S2), Takahito Onishi (S1), Momoka Toyoda (S1,OVA)
- Music: Evan Call
- Studio: Kinema Citrus (Made in Abyss, The Rising of the Shield Hero, Revue Starlight)
In the Japanese version, Reina Ueda (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, Blue Box) voices Miyo Saimori and Kaito Ishikawa (MF Ghost, Rent-A-Girlfriend) plays the role of Kiyoka Kudou. In the English dub, the main characters are voiced by Miranda Parkin (Akuma-kun) and Smosh member Damien Haas (Dungeon Meshi), respectively.
My Happy Marriage
is available to stream on Netflix, which will also stream the new season. The original novel is published in the US by Yen Press and the manga adaptation is licensed by Square Enix.
Source: AnimeTV