The world of anime is particularly secretive. Leaks are not very common and animators and directors usually don’t talk to the press in general. This leads to a great lack of knowledge about the internal workings of the industry, but also to very few occasions when big surprises are revealed in advance. However, that doesn’t mean it never happens.
In November 2022, a patent was registered to direct and produce a television program related to the animation of Marriage Toxin. Marriage Toxin is a manga by Sueisha that, to this day, not only does not have an anime, but has not even been announced yet.
Marriage Toxin is a manga written by Joumyaku and illustrated by Mizuki Yoda, which is published in Shonen Jump+. With its first issue released on April 20, 2022, it has been one of the most successful series on Manga Plus, where it is published for free and translated into English, Spanish, and other languages. To date, 9 volumes have been published and it is considered one of the highest-rated mangas in Japan in recent years.
Its premise is very particular, especially for what one expects from a shonen. The protagonist of the story is named Hikaru Gero and he is a professional assassin. Because he belongs to a family of professional assassins with hundreds of years of history, he is forced to marry and have children in order to continue the dynasty of assassins specialized in the use of poisons to which he belongs. Shy and unable to talk to women, he will have the help of Mei Kinosaki, a transvestite who will help him find his ideal partner while trying to become a bodyguard to achieve it.
With extraordinary action scenes, very interesting supernatural touches, and well-executed touches of humor and romance, Marriage Toxin is an excellent manga with good drawings and a remarkable page composition. Considering that the patent has been registered since November 2022, that means that the manga has been successful from the beginning. Therefore, it is only a matter of time before this anime materializes.
