is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by the artist Itkz. It has been serialized in the web

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''Screamo'' since 2019, and has been collected into eight volumes by Suiseisha so far. The series follows the relationship between Kōichi Mizuki, a human student, and Caius Lao Bistail, a

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prince who summons Kōichi to his world. The series was adapted into a television

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series by Studio Hōkiboshi and Comet Company in 2020. Episodes stream on the digital distribution platform ComicFesta Anime; versions of each episode that are edited to remove sexually explicit content broadcast on

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, and stream on

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and

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. English-language translations of both the manga and anime are syndicated by the digital distribution platform Coolmic, which

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the anime series during its original broadcast run. On January 25, 2021, it was announced the anime will receive an anime dub produced by Ascendent Animation.

Synopsis

High school basketball player Kōichi Mizuki is suddenly summoned to a world populated by

s. He is met by Caius Lao Bistail, the prince of the world, who immediately asks Kōichi to marry him.

Characters

; : : A high school basketball player who is suddenly summoned to Tildant, a world populated by giants and other mythological creatures. ; : : The prince of Tildant, who asks Kōichi to be his bride. ; : : Caius's former fiancee. ; : : An

anthropomorphic Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. It is considered to be an innate tendency of human psychology. Personification is the related attribution of human form and characteristics to ...

wolf and drifter. ; : : An anthropomorphic tiger and tradesman.

Media

Manga

''The Titan's Bride'' is written and illustrated by Itkz. It has been serialized as a

digital comic Digital comics (also known as electronic comics,Ian Hague, ''Comics and the Senses: A Multisensory Approach to Comics and Graphic Novels'', Routledge, 2014, ch. 2: "Sight, or, the Ideal Perspective and the Physicality of Seeing". eComics, e-comi ...

by publisher Suieseisha under their Screamo label since 2019, and is published as collected volumes under their Glanz BL Comics

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. An English-language translation of the series is published by the digital distribution platform Coolmic. The series is published in print in English by

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since 2022. Seven Seas Entertainment states that the print editions "will feature the completely uncensored original art not available in other editions." As of October 2024, Seven Seas have published Volumes 1 to 5 of The Titan's Bride, with Volume 6 being released on January 14, 2025.

Anime

On March 18, 2020, ''The Titan's Bride'' publisher Suiseisha announced that the series would be adapted into a television

series. The series is produced by Studio Hōkiboshi and Comet Company, with the primary production staff composed of as director, Eeyo Kurosaki as scriptwriter, and Shinichi Yoshikawa as both character designer and chief animation director. ''The Titan's Bride'' stars as the voice of Kōichi and

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as the voice of Caius, who also perform the series'

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. The first trailer for the series was released on June 19, 2020. The series premiered on July 5, 2020. Two versions of each episode are produced: a "premium edition" that airs on the digital distribution platform ComicFesta Anime, which includes sexually explicit content, and an edited version that airs on

, and

which removes sexually explicit content. In English-language markets, the series is licensed by the digital distribution platform Coolmic.

Other media

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CD was included with the first ''tankōbon'' volume of the manga series, featuring Itō and Ono as Kōichi and Caius, respectively. A ''The Titan's Bride''

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series premiered on ComicFesta Radio on July 10, 2020. Episodes were released twice-weekly, and featured interviews with the series' voice cast.

References

External links

Official website
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