The Titan's Bride

The Titan's Bride (巨人族の花嫁) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the artist Itkz. It has been serialized in the web manga magazine Screamo since 2019, and has been collected into two tankōbon volumes by Suiseisha. The series follows the relationship between Kōichi Mizuki, a human student, and Caius Lao Bistail, a giant prince who summons Kōichi to his world.

The series was adapted into a television anime 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 Tokyo MX, and stream on YouTube and Niconico. English-language translations of both the manga and anime are syndicated by the digital distribution platform Coolmic, which simulcast 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 giants. He is met by Caius Lao Bistail, the prince of the world, who immediately asks Kōichi to marry him.

Characters

 * Kōichi Mizuki (水樹 晃一)
 * A high school basketball player who is suddenly summoned to Tildant, a world populated by giants and other mythological creatures.
 * A high school basketball player who is suddenly summoned to Tildant, a world populated by giants and other mythological creatures.


 * Caius Lao Bistail (カイウス・ラオ・ビステイル)
 * The prince of Tildant, who asks Kōichi to be his bride.
 * The prince of Tildant, who asks Kōichi to be his bride.


 * Medina Nall Rosas (メディナ・ナル・ローザス)
 * Caius's former fiancee.
 * Caius's former fiancee.


 * Baro Barows (バロ・バロウズ)
 * An anthropomorphic wolf and drifter.
 * An anthropomorphic wolf and drifter.


 * Beri Berinal (ベリ・ベリナル)
 * An anthropomorphic tiger and tradesman.
 * An anthropomorphic tiger and tradesman.

Manga
The Titan's Bride is written and illustrated by Itkz. It has been serialized as a digital comic by publisher Suieseisha under their Screamo label since 2019, and is published as collected tankōbon volumes under their Glanz BL Comics imprint. An English-language translation of the series is published by the digital distribution platform Coolmic. The series will be receiving a print publication by Seven Seas Entertainment in October 2022. Seven Seas Entertainment boasts that the print edition "will feature the completely uncensored original art not available in other editions." As of April 2024, Seven Seas have published Volumes 1 to 3 of Titan's Bride, with Vol. 4 and Vol. 5 being released on July 30, 2024 and October 15, 2024 respectively.

Anime
On March 18, 2020, The Titan's Bride publisher Suiseisha announced that the series would be adapted into a television anime series. The series is produced by Studio Hōkiboshi and Comet Company, with the primary production staff composed of Rei Ishikura as director, Eeyo Kurosaki as scriptwriter, and Shinichi Yoshikawa as both character designer and chief animation director. The Titan's Bride stars Kento Itō as the voice of Kōichi and Yūki Ono as the voice of Caius, who also perform the series' theme song. 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 Tokyo MX, YouTube, and Niconico which removes sexually explicit content. In English-language markets, the series is licensed by the digital distribution platform Coolmic.

Other media
An audio drama 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 web radio series premiered on ComicFesta Radio on July 10, 2020. Episodes were released twice-weekly, and featured interviews with the series' voice cast.