The I’m Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class (Class no Daikirai na Joshi to Kekkon) TV anime adaptation has received its first trailer. Fans of romantic comedies involving lead characters who initially dislike each other will get to see plenty of interpersonal friction in the preview, with glimpses of some cute romantic moments later on.
More cast members were also announced for I’m Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class. They include Sayumi Suzushiro as Himari Ishikura, Nene Hieda as Shisei Hojo, Hochu Otsuka as Tenryu Hojo, and Fumi Hirano as Chiyo Sakuramori.
Additionally, new theme song details reveal Hinaki Yano as the artist for ending theme song “Suki Kirai swmo Oikoshite.” Yano is performing in-character as female protagonist Akane Sakuramori.
I’m Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class, which premieres in January 2025, is based on the romantic comedy light novels written by Seiju Amano and illustrated by Nanami Narumi. The premise of the MF Bunko J series sees Saito Hojo being married to his classmate and worst enemy, Akane Sakuramori. The light novels started in December 2020 and have nine volumes as of August 2024.
There is also a manga adaptation by Mosukonbu and the original online voiced manga on YouTube. Narumi and Mosukonbu both have original character designer credits for the anime.
Update: Clarified that the online manga is the originator of the franchise.
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Staff
• Director: Hiroyuki Oshima (Black Butler: Public School Arc Episode 2 and Stardust Telepath Episode 10 storyboard artist)
• Series composer: Tatsuya Takahashi (The Faraway Paladin: The Lord of the Rust Mountains)
• Character designer: Nanako Tatsu (Date A Live V assistant character designer)
• Music composer: Arisa Okehazama (The Apothecary Diaries co-composer)
• Animation production: Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ
Cast
• Shogo Sakata as Saito Hojo
Sources: press release, Aniplex Online Fest 2024
