{"rewrite":{"id":"r_8174d180090f3a3ce564bcce","clusterId":"c_7a55518cd283e25829cea6fd","slug":"my-happy-marriage-anime-special-airs-on-october-25-with-all-3-episodes","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"My Happy Marriage Anime Special Airs on October 25 With All 3 Episodes","summary":"Kadokawa announced on Monday that all three episodes of the My Happy Marriage anime special will air and stream on October 25. The special airs on TV Tokyo and other stations at 7:00 p.m. JST, and streams on Netflix and other services starting at 8:30 p.m. JST the same day. The announcement came with a new teaser trailer, a new cast member, and the ending theme song artist. M.A.O joins the cast as Kimio Nagaba, a former elementary school classmate of Miyo who performs a charm intended to make Miyo happier. Reina Ueda and Kaito Ishikawa return as Miyo and Kudo. Takehiro Kubota, who directed the first season and co-directed the second, returns to direct the special at Kinema Citrus and handles series composition. Mika Tanaka and Ikuho Negi write the script. Shoko Yasuda returns as character designer alongside Hikaru Sato and Kuniyuki Ito. Evan Call returns to compose the music. The special continues the story after the conflict with Naoshi Usui and the Gifted Communion, as Miyo and Kudo look toward their wedding. The ending theme is \"Prelude no Temae ni ~for me\u0026you~\" by Kashitaro Ito.","whyItMatters":"The special marks the first new animated content for the franchise since the second season premiered in January 2025, and it introduces a new character voiced by M.A.O, signaling a fresh story arc beyond the source material's previous adaptation.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eM.A.O plays Kimio Nagaba, and her comments on joining the series: \u0026#34;I\u0026#39;m very happy to be able to take part in such a wonderful work that carefully portrays the emotions of its characters.\u0026#34; She described Kimio as carrying \u0026#34;a subtly unsettling atmosphere\u0026#34; and did her best \u0026#34;to properly express the complicated feelings she carries.\u0026#34;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe story picks up after Miyo awakens as the Maiden of Dream-Sight and reunites with Kiyoka. She attends a cooking class with Hazuki, where she reunites with Kimio.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKashitaro Ito previously performed ending themes for the TV anime, and his new song \u0026#34;Prelude no Temae ni ~for me\u0026amp;you~\u0026#34; is previewed in the teaser trailer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTakehiro Kubota directed the first season, the 2024 OVA, and co-directed the second season with Masayuki Kojima. He also handled series composition for the special.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReturning staff includes Anna Okamatsu as color designer, Yoshinori Hishinuma for art setting and supervision, Tsunetaka Ema as compositing director of photography, Yuji Koshida as 3D director, and Kisuke Koizumi as sound director.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVoice cast members returning from previous seasons include Ayane Sakura as Kaya Saimori, Yoko Hikasa as Hazuki Kudo, Hiro Shimono as Yoshito Godo, and Ryohei Kimura as Arata Tsuruki.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAkumi Agitogi and Tsukiho Tsukioka launched the novel series in January 2019 on Fujimi L Bunko, after it first appeared on the Shosetsuka ni Naro website. Yen Press licensed the light novels and Square Enix licensed Rito Kohsaka\u0026#39;s manga adaptation.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe live-action film opened in March 2023, ranked #1 in its opening weekend, and sold 479,700 tickets for 654 million yen (about US$4.97 million) in its first three days.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"M.A.O joins My Happy Marriage as Kimio Nagaba, a former classmate with a 'subtly unsettling atmosphere.' The three-episode special airs October 25.","twitterPost":"Kashitaro Ito returns for the My Happy Marriage special's ending theme. The three episodes drop on Netflix October 25 at 8:30 PM JST.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The My Happy Marriage anime returns with a three-episode special on October 25. A new trailer, a new cast member, and an ending theme from Kashitaro Ito were revealed. The special continues Miyo and Kudo's story as they prepare for their wedding.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-29/my-happy-marriage-anime-special-airs-on-october-25-with-all-3-episodes/.241115\",\"title\":\"My Happy Marriage Anime Special Airs on October 25 With All 3 Episodes\"},{\"source\":\"Anime Corner\",\"url\":\"https://animecorner.me/my-happy-marriage-special-episodes-reveal-trailer-new-cast-october-25-premiere/\",\"title\":\"My Happy Marriage Special Episodes Reveal Trailer, New Cast, October 25 Premiere\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":11132,"outputTokens":1585,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788157178,"createdAt":"2026-08-31T06:08:00.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-31T06:12:27.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-31T06:12:27.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_7a55518cd283e25829cea6fd","canonicalTitle":"News\nMy Happy Marriage Anime Special Airs on October 25 With All 3 Episodes","representativeArticleId":"a_7e62453580fbacc69b2ebfe9","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"My Happy Marriage\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-31T03:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-31T03:09:51.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-31T06:12:28.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-29/my-happy-marriage-anime-special-airs-on-october-25-with-all-3-episodes/.241115","title":"News\nMy Happy Marriage Anime Special Airs on October 25 With All 3 Episodes"},{"source":"Anime Corner","url":"https://animecorner.me/my-happy-marriage-special-episodes-reveal-trailer-new-cast-october-25-premiere/","title":"My Happy Marriage Special Episodes Reveal Trailer, New Cast, October 25 Premiere"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["My Happy Marriage"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The My Happy Marriage anime special of all three episodes airs on October 25 on TV Tokyo and other stations at 7:00 p.m. JST.","The special streams on Netflix and other services starting at 8:30 p.m. JST on October 25.","M.A.O joins the cast as Kimio Nagaba, a new character who reunites with Miyo at a cooking class.","Kashitaro Ito performs the ending theme \"Prelude no Temae ni ~for me\u0026you~.\"","Takehiro Kubota returns to direct the special at Kinema Citrus and handles series composition."]}