Always a Catch!
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
Always a Catch! is a TV series by TROYCA that premiered in Spring 2026. It is finished airing with 12 episodes of about 24 minutes each. Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance. Average AniList score: 7.1/10.
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?!
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Always a Catch! episodes
- Episode 1: How I Searched for a Promising Catch — aired April 1, 2026
- Episode 2: How I Caught the One That Got Away — aired April 8, 2026
- Episode 3: How I Trained to Become a Lady — aired April 15, 2026
- Episode 4: How the One That Got Away Was Troubled — aired April 22, 2026
- Episode 5: How the One That Got Away Visited Home — aired April 29, 2026
- Episode 6: How the One That Got Away Fought with Her Father — aired May 6, 2026
- Episode 7: The Fists of the One That Got Away — aired May 13, 2026
- Episode 8: The Secret Date of the One That Got Away — aired May 20, 2026
- Episode 9: The One Who Got Away Plays Cupid — aired May 27, 2026
- Episode 10: The One Who Got Away Prepares for a Ball — aired June 3, 2026
- Episode 11: The One That Got Away Gets Dragged Into Romantic Trouble — aired June 10, 2026
- Episode 12: How I Punched My Way into Marrying a Prince — aired June 17, 2026
Main characters
- Maria Annovazzi (Main) — voiced by Yuu Serizawa
- Renato di Rubini (Main) — voiced by Atsushi Tamaru
- Aida Amethis (Supporting) — voiced by Saori Hayami
- Placido di Rubini (Supporting) — voiced by Shuuichirou Umeda
- Raimondo Cigata (Supporting) — voiced by Taku Yashiro
- Ireneo Marchei (Supporting) — voiced by Natsuki Hanae
- Rosalia Pinotti (Supporting) — voiced by Rumi Ookubo
- Eleonora Casciari (Supporting) — voiced by Kaori Maeda
- Mimi Chichi (Supporting) — voiced by Tetsu Inada
- Rubini Ouhi (Supporting) — voiced by Yuuko Kaida
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- An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess (2026) — ONA
- Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! (2025) — TV series
- Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion (2023) — TV series
- Betrothed to My Sister's Ex (2025) — TV series
- The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom (2025) — ONA
- Secrets of the Silent Witch (2025) — TV series
- Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord (2024) — TV series
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance · Season: Spring 2026