Firefly Wedding

Firefly Wedding
First tankōbon volume cover
ホタルの嫁入り
(Hotaru no Yomeiri)
GenreHistorical, romance[1]
Manga
Written byOreco Tachibana
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
ImprintUra Sunday Comics
Magazine
  • MangaONE
  • Ura Sunday
DemographicShōjo
Original runJanuary 1, 2023 – present
Volumes5

Firefly Wedding (ホタルの嫁入り, Hotaru no Yomeiri) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Oreco Tachibana. It began serialization on Shogakukan's Ura Sunday manga website and MangaONE app in January 2023.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Oreco Tachibana, Firefly Wedding began serialization on Shogakukan's Ura Sunday manga website and MangaONE app on January 1, 2023.[2] The series is licensed in English by Comikey.[3] Its chapters have been collected into five tankōbon volumes as of August 2024.[4] In May 2024, Viz Media announced that they would release volumes of the series in Q2 2025.[5]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 June 19, 2023[6]978-4-09-852147-0January 14, 2025[7]978-1-9747-5151-8
2 September 12, 2023[8]978-4-09-852825-7——
3 December 19, 2023[9]978-4-09-853064-9——
4 April 18, 2024[10]978-4-09-853211-7——
5 August 19, 2024[4]978-4-09-853526-2——
6 December 19, 2024[11]978-4-09-853762-4——

Other media

A voice comic commemorating the release of the first volume was released on Flower Comics' YouTube channel on June 19, 2023.[1] A television commercial and promotional video commemorating the release of the second volume was released on MangaONE's YouTube channel on September 12, 2023.[12] The voice comic features the performances of Yui Ishikawa as Satoko Kirigaya and Koki Uchiyama as Shinpei Goto, while the promotional video and commercial features only Uchiyama reprising his role as Shinpei.[1][12]

Reception

The series had 2 million copies in circulation by August 2024.[4]

The series was ranked fifth for the Tsutaya Comic Award.[13] The series also ranked ninth in the 2024 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook for the best manga for female readers.[14] The series won the grand prize at NTT Solmare's "Minna ga Erabu!! Denshi Comic Taishō 2024" competition in 2024.[15] The series was ranked first in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics list of 2024.[16] The series was also nominated for the 48th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōjo category.[17] The manga was ranked tenth in the web category for the 2024 Next Manga Awards.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c 橘オレコ「ホタルの嫁入り」1巻発売、石川由依＆内山昂輝のボイスコミック公開. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 19, 2023. Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  2. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (December 20, 2022). "Promise Cinderella's Oreco Tachibana Launches New Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  3. ^ Hazra, Adriana (June 18, 2023). "Comikey Adds Oreco Tachibana's Firefly Wedding Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 14, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c ホタルの嫁入り ５ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  5. ^ Luster, Joseph (May 31, 2024). "VIZ Media Announces Vagabond Definitive Edition, One Piece: Heroines and More". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  6. ^ ホタルの嫁入り １ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  7. ^ "Firefly Wedding, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  8. ^ ホタルの嫁入り ２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  9. ^ ホタルの嫁入り ３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  10. ^ ホタルの嫁入り ４ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  11. ^ ホタルの嫁入り ６ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  12. ^ a b 「ホタルの嫁入り」2巻発売 内山昂輝が愛が重い殺し屋演じるテレビCMとPV公開. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 12, 2023. Archived from the original on October 16, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  13. ^ 荒川弘「黄泉のツガイ」が「みんなが選ぶTSUTAYAコミック大賞」の大賞に. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 27, 2023. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  14. ^ Cayanan, Joanna; Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 11, 2023). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2024 Rankings". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  15. ^ 橘オレコ「ホタルの嫁入り」が電子コミック大賞2024の大賞に. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 25, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  16. ^ 橘オレコ「ホタルの嫁入り」が全国書店員が選んだおすすめコミック2024の第1位に. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  17. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (April 8, 2024). "48th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  18. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (August 28, 2024). "Kagurabachi Tops Print Category, Girl Meets Rock! Wins in Web Category of Next Manga Awards 2024". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 31, 2024.