Hot on the heels of its April 7 debut, the anime adaptation of Joumyaku and Mizuki Yoda’s "Marriagetoxin" has unveiled a first look at Episode 2, "What is "Charm," Anyway", alongside a sleek new "Mission Visual" highlighting the series' Water User.
New episodes are scheduled to drop every Tuesday and currently is available to stream on Crunchyroll.
<The following content is quoted from the official announcement>
First Look: The Water User Mission Visual
Ahead of the Episode 2 broadcast, a brand-new "Mission Visual - Water User Arc" has been unveiled. This special piece was personally illustrated by the series’ Character Designer and Chief Animation Director, Kohei Tokuoka.
The marriage-hunting mission of Gero Hikaru, the "Poison User," is finally in full swing. This visual depicts Kyoko Himekawa, a beautiful art thief who specializes in high-end masterpieces, trapped within a picture frame. To rescue her, Gero and Kinosaki must leap into action. But what is the true identity of the new "User" standing in their way...? Don't miss the start of the "Water User Arc" beginning in Episode 2!
Episode 2: "What is "Charm," Anyway?"
With the legendary marriage swindler Kinosaki acting as his advisor, Gero's quest for a wife officially begins. Kinosaki, who claims to be able to seduce anyone in just 30 seconds, insists that the best way for Gero to shine is through "helping people." A perplexed Gero wonders, "How is an assassin supposed to help people?" In response, Kinosaki suggests using an underworld job-matching site.
One day, while the two are visiting a luxury cruise ship for a "dating practice" session, a high-profile painting theft occurs. It is there that Gero crosses paths with Kyoko Himekawa, an art thief notorious within the criminal underworld.
Staff
Script: Kimiko Ueno
Storyboard: Shunsuke Okubo
Episode Director: Motonobu Hori
Animation Directors: Kohei Tokuoka, Yurika Sako, Rei Kuroe, Zain Chaudhry, Niii, Tsukasa Izunsaka
About "Marriagetoxin"
Synopsis
For hundreds of years, the "Users" have honed the ultimate arts of assassination. Among them, the "Poison Users" of the Five Great Families hold the most absolute power and authority. Hikaru Gero is the young heir to this lethal bloodline. Having spent his life in the shadows of the underworld, he has had zero experience with women—making "marriage" a concept from a different universe.
However, to ensure the Poison User lineage does not die out, the head of the Gero clan issues an ultimatum: Gero’s younger sister will be forced to produce an heir against her will.
Desperate to protect his sister and resolve the succession crisis, Gero encounters his latest target—Mei Kinosaki, a master marriage swindler. Realizing this is his only chance, Gero decides to get married himself and recruits Kinosaki as his coach right then and there.
"That's... the first time anyone has ever proposed to me like that."
With a professional con artist as his advisor, the elite assassin embarks on the most difficult mission of his life: marriage hunting. The curtains rise on the world’s most intense matchmaking battle action, featuring the ultimate assassin-swindler duo!
Cast
Gero Hikaru: Haruki Ishiya
Mei Kinosaki: Shion Wakayama
Kyoko Himekawa: Anna Nagase
Shizuku Ushio: Mariya Ise
Shiori Ureshino: Asaki Yuikawa
Genya Naruko: Soma Saito
Kimie Arashiyama: Hinano Shirahama
Piichi Nakagawa: Shimba Tsuchiya
Akari Gero: Haruka Shiraishi
Toshiki Hanamaki: Isamu Yusen
©Joumyaku, Mizuki Yoda/SHUEISHA, Marriage Toxin Project
© Animate Times
*Some parts of this text have been translated using machine translation
