Tokyo Anime Dispatch

On July 4, 2026, Oni no Hanayome officially started airing in Japan. The official on-air page lists the first TV slot as 24:30 JST on July 4 , which is 00:30 JST on July 5 . The same page also confirms same-day simulcast and fastest streaming on d Anime Store, ABEMA, U-NEXT, and Anime Houdai , with other platforms rolling out afterward. At the same time, Sony Music announced that ClariS's opening theme, "Hitokoto" , would begin pre-streaming at 00:00 JST on July 5 . The press release also says a LINE MUSIC campaign runs from July 5 through July 18, and that the single itself is scheduled for August 19, 2026 . What Was Announced The news is really a two-part rollout. First, the anime itself has entered broadcast and streaming, which means the series is no longer just in the prelaunch cycle. Second, its opening song is being pushed as a separate music event, with a timed pre-stream and a campaign attached to it. That kind of coordination gives the show a cle...

The TV anime The Oni Bride ( 鬼の花嫁 ) is set to begin broadcasting on Saturday, July 4, 2026 at 24:30 JST, which is technically Sunday, July 5 at 00:30. The official site frames the series as an ayakashi x Japanese Cinderella story and says the source property has surpassed 6.5 million copies in circulation. That makes the launch more than a routine schedule update: it is the moment a well-established romance-fantasy property becomes a same-day streaming release that international viewers can actually follow without waiting long for an official platform rollout. What Was Announced The official site first highlighted the key visual and July 4 start date on June 14, then expanded the launch details across its home page, on-air page, and music page. The release window is straightforward: the first episode begins at 24:30 JST on July 4, and the site lists same-night streaming on dAnime Store, ABEMA, U-NEXT, and Anime Hodai. The wording matters because it signals a release designed to ...