Always a Catch!

Details

Also known as: Nigashita Sakana wa Ookikatta ga Tsuriageta Sakana ga Ookisugita Ken, 逃がした魚は大きかったが釣りあげた魚が大きすぎた件, 逃がした魚は大きかったが釣り上げた魚が大きすぎた件, Always a Catch!: How I Punched My Way into Marrying a Prince, The Fish I Missed Was Big, but the Fish I Caught Was Too Big, Nigetsuri, 逃げ釣り
Type: TV
Status: Finished Airing
Score: 7.1
Episodes: 12
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Studio: TROYCA, TMS Entertainment, Square Enix, DMM.com, Pony Canyon, BS11, Tokyo MX
Aired: 2026-04-02 to 2026-06-18
Season: Spring 2026

Where to watch (US)

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Synopsis

Born into a legendary ducal family, martial prodigy Maria “Mimi” Annovazzi loses her claim as heir and is suddenly ordered to marry into prestige. With no options left in her homeland, she transfers to a neighboring kingdom—only to be publicly dumped at graduation by a prince she’s never met over an engagement she didn’t even know she had! Will Maria be doomed to the life of a spinster?!

Episodes

Episode 1: How I Searched for a Promising Catch (2026-04-02)
Episode 2: How I Caught the One That Got Away (2026-04-09)
Episode 3: How I Trained to Become a Lady (2026-04-16)
Episode 4: How the One That Got Away Was Troubled (2026-04-23)
Episode 5: How the One That Got Away Visited Home (2026-04-30)
Episode 6: How the One That Got Away Fought with Her Father (2026-05-07)
Episode 7: The Fists of the One That Got Away (2026-05-14)
Episode 8: The Secret Date of the One That Got Away (2026-05-21)
Episode 9: The One Who Got Away Plays Cupid (2026-05-28)
Episode 10: The One Who Got Away Prepares For a Ball (2026-06-04)
Episode 11: The One That Got Away Gets Dragged Into Romantic Trouble (2026-06-11)
Episode 12: How I Punched My Way into Marrying a Prince (2026-06-18)

Characters and voice actors

Maria Annovazzi (main character) · Japanese voice: Yuu Serizawa
Renato di Rubini (main character) · Japanese voice: Atsushi Tamaru
Aida Amethis (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Saori Hayami
Goffredo (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Daiki Hamano
Teodorico Annovazzi (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Asaki Yuikawa
Bartolomey (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Haruki Ishiya
Eleonora Casciari (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Kaori Maeda
Raimondo Cigata (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Taku Yashiro
Dario (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Takayuki Miyamoto
Placido di Rubini (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Shuuichirou Umeda
Duke Amethis (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Junichi Yanagita
Gionna (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Yurie Funato
Idea (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Kiyono Yasuno
King Rubini (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Takumu Miyazono
Macchio (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Wataru Komada
Ireneo Marque (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Natsuki Hanae
Marquis Pinotti (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Kouichi Souma
Mimi's Father (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Tetsu Inada
Mimi's Mother (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Harumi Sakurai
Hugo Nardi (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Katsumi Fukuhara

Opening and ending songs

Opening 1: Chikai wa Kyun to. · HoneyWorks feat. Airi Suzuki
Ending 1: DEAD OR LOVE · Yoshino