Marriagetoxin
Japanese manga series by Joumyaku and Mizuki Yoda
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Marriagetoxin (Japanese: マリッジトキシン, Hepburn: Marijjitokishin; stylized in all caps) is a Japanese web manga series written by Joumyaku and illustrated by Mizuki Yoda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ app and website since April 2022, with its chapters collected in 17 tankōbon volumes as of April 2026. Viz Media licensed the series for English release. An anime television series adaptation produced by Bones Film premiered in April 2026.
| Marriagetoxin | |
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Hikaru Gero (left) and Mei Kinosaki (right) | |
| マリッジトキシン (Marijjitokishin) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Joumyaku |
| Illustrated by | Mizuki Yoda |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Jump Comics+ |
| Magazine | Shōnen Jump+ |
| Original run | April 20, 2022 – present |
| Volumes | 17 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Motonobu Hori |
| Written by | Kimiko Ueno |
| Music by |
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| Studio | Bones Film |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | FNS (Kansai TV, Fuji TV) |
| Original run | April 7, 2026 – present |
| Episodes | 3 |
Plot
Hikaru Gero is a young man from the Poison Clan of professional assassins, which has been in existence for hundreds of years. Because he deals in the dark side of society and has never lived a "normal life", he considers himself to have no prospects with women and has no interest in marriage. However, one day, the Poison Clan states that if Gero does not marry and produce a heir to carry on their lineage, they will force his sister into bearing a child against her wishes. Wanting to save his younger sister from such a fate, Gero asks one of his assassination targets to marry him. When the cross-dressing marriage swindler Mei Kinosaki declines, Gero instead has Kinosaki train him to date and how to appeal to women with the goal of finding someone he truly wants to marry.
Characters
Protagonists
- Hikaru Gero (下呂 ヒカル, Gero Hikaru)
- Voiced by: Kent Itō (PV),[2] Haruki Ishiya (anime)[3] (Japanese); Ethan Gallardo[4] (English)
- Gero is the designated heir of the Poison Clan, one of the Five Great Families of assassins. Under pressure to produce an heir to the Poison Clan, he vows to protect Kinosaki in exchange for his help in finding a bride.
- Mei Kinosaki (城崎 メイ, Kinosaki Mei)
- Voiced by: Reina Ueda (PV),[2] Shion Wakayama (anime)[3] (Japanese); Brittney Karbowski[4] (English)
- Kinosaki is a marriage swindler who has made countless men and women fall for him. Although Kinosaki dresses as a woman and is perceived by others as female, he is actually a guy[5] and claims to be irresistible while dressed as a man.[6]
Prospective partners
- Kyoko Himekawa (姫川 杏子, Himekawa Kyoko)
- Voiced by: Anna Nagase[7]
- A thief who returns stolen art to its rightful owners.
- Shiori Ureshino (嬉野 シオリ, Ureshino Shiori)
- Voiced by: Asaki Yuikawa[7]
- A college student who will one day take over her family's party supply company.
- Kimie Arashiyama (嵐山 キミ恵, Arashiyama Kimie)
- Voiced by: Hinano Shirahama[7]
- The Hamster Master, whose family is a branch subordinate to the Beast Clan.
- Chinatsu Akakura (赤倉 ちなつ, Akakura Chinatsu)
- A "protector" who has skills similar to the assassin clans, but more useful for defense, as they have not specialized. Her weapon of choice is a metal-alloy barrier tape.
- Makoto Himi (氷見 マコト, Himi Makoto)
- Ureshino's friend, who can change her attitude from meek and mild to aggressive to suit the audience. Her father Yukio has made many sacrifices after the death of her mother.
- Shizuku Ushio (潮 雫, Ushio Shizuku)
- Voiced by: Mariya Ise[7]
- The Water User, who comes from the Fire Clan.
- Genya Naruko (鳴子 弦弥, Naruko Genya)
- Voiced by: Soma Saito[7]
Friends
- Piichi Nakagawa (中川 桃壱, Nakagawa Piichi)
- Voiced by: Shimba Tsuchiya[7]
- The Hit Man Hunter, an "ordinary guy" who has great talent with a knife. He wants to open a cafe with his girlfriend Marin and has decided to kill the assassins, starting with the Beast Clan, because he feels his potential patrons would not be able to dine in peace otherwise.
- Akari Gero (下呂 アカリ, Gero Akari)
- Voiced by: Haruka Shiraishi[7] (Japanese); Taylor Murphy[4] (English)
- Sister to Hikaru Gero. Pressured by the family to produce an heir, she begins to give in, but her brother takes on the task himself, so she can continue living happily with her girlfriend.
- Toshiki Hanamaki (花巻 トシキ, Hanamaki Toshiki)
- Voiced by: Isamu Yūsen[7]
- Erina Zao (蔵王 エリナ, Zao Erina)
- The only daughter of the head of a criminal organization; after he left, he was betrayed by his former colleagues and killed, and they now pursue Erina.
Other Masters
- Toshiro Dogo (道後 十四郎, Dogo Toshiro) (Beast)
- Head of the Beast Clan and one of the Five Great Families. His animal partner species is a bat.
- Tonako Dogo (道後 十七子, Dogo Tonako) (Beast)
- New head of the Beast Clan and sister of Toshiro. Her animal partner species is a wolf.
- Toshiki Hanamaki (花巻 トシキ, Hanamaki Toshiki) (Bug)
- His family is a branch subordinate to the Poison Clan. He is married to Anna Kawakita.
- Tsunagi Hayato (繋 ハヤト, Hayato Tsunagi) (Needle)
- His family is a branch subordinate to the Poison Clan.
- Nagihiko Kushima (串間 薙彦, Kushima Nagihiko) (Spear)
- Killed by Piichi; he was infamous for indiscriminate killing.
- Byakko (白狐) (Bear)
- From a family subordinate to the Beast Clan which are shunned as the "impure masters" because they skin their bear partners rather than control them.
- Kazuma Kannawa (鉄輪 カズマ, Kannawa Kazuma) (Wind-Wheel)
- The Kannawa family was thought to have died out before a trio of siblings, led by Kazuma, were hired to capture Erina Zao. He has a sister (Mitsuba) and brother (Kojiro).
- Reiji Sakazuki (盃 レイジ, Sakazuki Reiji) (Ghost)
- He uses weapons and belongings possessed by ghosts, either forcing humans to attack with cursed weapons or debuffing their abilities with spiritual mementoes.
Media
Manga
Marriagetoxin is written by Joumyaku and illustrated by Mizuki Yoda.[8] The manga was officially announced by Shueisha on April 11, 2022,[9] and began its weekly serialization for free on the Shōnen Jump+ app and website on the 20th of the same month.[10][11] Shueisha also simultaneously publishes the series in English for free on its Manga Plus platform.[12]
In June 2023, Viz Media announced that they licensed the series for English release under the name Marriage Toxin.[13]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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| 1 | August 4, 2022[14] | 978-4-08-883213-5 | January 2, 2024[15] | 978-1-9747-4352-0 | ||
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| Poison Clan Master Hikaru Gero is a killer with morals, targeting only what he calls "human scum", people who have ruined other people's lives; his emotional detachment makes him believe he must remain single, dooming the family line. However, after learning his friend, the Bug Master, has found love, and upon hearing his grandmother is forcing his younger sister Akari to marry against her wishes, he rescues his next target, Mei Kinosaki, rather than killing her. Kinosaki is a marriage swindler who has made countless men and women fall for her, and Gero asks her to help him find a wife. Initially, Gero's lack of personal charisma leads to numerous rejections, but after rescuing Kinosaki from a kidnapper, she realizes his charm lies in his assassin talents, and coaches him to save people as a meet cute. Gero takes a commission to rescue the thief Kyoko Himekawa, who is famous for returning art to its rightful owners; during her latest heist, she was kidnapped. The rescue goes awry when Gero faces Water Master Ushio and a fierce fight ensues. | ||||||
| 2 | November 4, 2022[16] | 978-4-08-883323-1 | April 2, 2024[17] | 978-1-9747-4372-8 | ||
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| After the mission, Gero and Himekawa go on a date; he relates a story from his childhood, as coached by Kinosaki, and after she reciprocates, he asks to start out as friends. For his next gig, Gero becomes "Daigo Oshima", a bodyguard for Shiori Ureshino, the designated heir to a family party supply company, at the request of her uncle. Ureshino has social anxiety, making an awkward introduction at a college party; she is targeted by Naruko, a Sound Master hitman hired by her aunt. After an attack in the classroom fails, Naruko's next attempt takes place during an off-campus camping trip where Gero shows off his cooking skills and Ureshino charms the other students with close-up magic. Local legends state "Lord Chladni" protected the village from disasters in exchange for child sacrifices; Gero saves Ureshino from a hallucination which would have had fatal consequences at the sacrificial shrine. Although Gero upsets Naruko's hallucinogenic stringed instrument, Naruko makes a realistic "Lord Chladni" giant, convincing the other students to sacrifice Ureshino.
In the bonus chapter, Kinosaki explains they dress as a woman because the clothes are more fun, and they would be irresistible as a man. | ||||||
| 3 | February 3, 2023[18] | 978-4-08-883333-0 | July 2, 2024[19] | 978-1-9747-4612-5 | ||
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| Naruko is defeated by Gero's poison trap and Ureshino uses illusions to dispel "Lord Chladni". She asks her aunt for her help to run the company and then invites Gero for a drink. Kinosaki and Gero attend the wedding of Bug Master Toshiki Hanamaki and Anna Kawakita, where they meet Needle Master Tsunagi and his three sons. During the ceremony, Gero fends off the Puppet Master's minion Yamada, who holds a grudge against Hanamaki, and the Bug Master explains how his branch family is subordinate to the Geros, one of the Five Great Families. After the wedding, Hamster Master Kimie Arashiyama hires Gero to protect her against the "Hit Man Hunter", who has killed the other masters in the Beast Clan. While Arashiyama introduces Gero to the Beast Clan, the Hunter takes Gero by surprise and stabs him.
In the bonus chapters, Gero uses a toxin for more fun while Kinosaki sings karaoke, and he prepares a bento lunch for Himekawa. | ||||||
| 4 | April 4, 2023[20] | 978-4-08-883511-2 | October 1, 2024[21] | 978-1-9747-4904-1 | ||
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| Gero is overwhelmed by Piichi, the Hit Man Hunter, but when Arashiyama leaps to Gero's defense, Piichi stops, saying they are different than the other Masters he had killed before. Piichi has targeted the Beast Clan (led by Toshiro Dogo, head of one of the Five Great Families); after Dogo activates Arashiyama's collar, it starts a three-day countdown to her doom. Approaching the Beast Clan's island, Arashiyama and Gero are split from Piichi and Kinosaki. After Gero defeats the Bird Master, Dogo challenges Gero and reveals his "cross sanguination" program to join strong bloodlines together; the Bird Master revives and adds the abilities of Spear Master Nagihiko Kushima, then collects a sample of Gero's blood before being defeated again. Meanwhile, Dogo's assistant Byakko collects a blood sample from Piichi. After resting and eating a meal prepared by Arashiyama, Gero defeats the Koala Master, but Dogo spirits Arashiyama away during the distraction and Gero is beaten by Dogo's innumerable goons until Water Master Ushio arrives to defend him.
In the bonus chapters, Gero goes on a romantic fantasy date with Ureshino and Naruko reveals what is inside his unusually large backpack. | ||||||
| 5 | July 4, 2023[22] | 978-4-08-883581-5 | January 7, 2025[23] | 978-1-9747-5159-4 | ||
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| Gero and Ushio combine their attacks to defeat the remaining Beast Clan members. Arashiyama has a flashback to her first encounter with Gero, when he rescued her from a failed mission, and calls together rats and hamsters to help her in the present. When Piichi and Kinosaki reach Dogo, Byakko delays them and Dogo transforms Byakko into "frankenbeast" Hyakko, using a bloodline combining 93 Beast Clan branch families. Hyakko beats down Piichi until his spirits are revived by an unexpected call from his girlfriend and he prevails; while Piichi recovers from the fight, Gero and Ushio finally join the others at the hideout. However, Dogo powers up with Hyakko's blood and knocks out the two masters and Piichi; pushed to the limit and realizing that he needs other people to achieve his goal for a happy, ordinary life, Gero reaches a new level.
In the bonus chapter, Tsunagi's fear that Gero has a weird wedding gift is allayed when Hanamaki opens it, revealing towels folded as flowers, on Kinosaki's recommendation. | ||||||
| 6 | September 4, 2023[24] | 978-4-08-883704-8 | April 1, 2025[25] | 978-1-9747-5230-0 | ||
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| Gero defeats Dogo with a refined poison which cannot be neutralized; in a last-ditch effort, Dogo attacks Kinosaki, but is paralyzed by Arashiyama, who rallies other Beast Clan branch families to control the beast partners in Dogo's blood. Byakko tries to escape with Dogo, but both are seized by a great wolf, the partner of Dogo's sister Tonako, who promises to punish them as the new head of the Beast Clan, then proposes marriage to Gero. During their victorious return, Piichi explains his strength comes from love and Arashiyama confesses she likes Gero but currently is not his equal, vowing to become stronger and win his heart; inspired by the women he has met, Gero also promises to work on himself. He struggles socially while Kinosaki dispenses love advice, but she says he is making steady progress. When Akari warns him about Teruaki Gero, a cousin who was engaged to her, Teruaki poisons the crowd around them and attacks Kinosaki while they visit their younger brother Okuto; during their fight, Teruaki begs Gero to kill him and concentrate on being the head of the Poison Clan, forgetting the distraction of marriage.
In the bonus chapters, Himekawa flusters Gero with bikini photos, Ureshino bonds with him over the manga Ropes of Fate, Kinosaki hires Ushio for the fight against Dogo, and Piichi watches a movie with Marin. | ||||||
| 7 | December 4, 2023[26] | 978-4-08-883749-9 | June 3, 2025[27] | 978-1-9747-5605-6 | ||
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| Gero weathers Teruaki's attacks, proving he has retained his strength, and earns Teruaki's blessing. Gero's next assignment, to drive Erina Zao to safety, accompanied by her charismatic protector Chinatsu Akakura, introduce themselves with a car crash. Zao is being targeted by Namegawa, her father's former criminal associate, who has hired three siblings (Kazuma, Mitsuba, and Kojiro Kannawa) from the Wind-Wheel Clan, previously thought extinct. Erina initially warns Gero not to fall in love with Akakura, but after seeing his abilities, encourages their match. As Erina is about to fly to safety, the Kannawa trio attack and Erina is kidnapped by Namegawa, but Akakura bursts into the compound to rescue her, boosted by Gero's toxin, and Gero stays behind to fight the Wind-Wheel users to facilitate the escape of Erina, Akakura and Kinosaki, but each eventually rejoins Gero to help him. | ||||||
| 8 | March 4, 2024[28] | 978-4-08-883873-1 | August 5, 2025[29] | 978-1-9747-5597-4 | ||
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| In the past, the Wind Clan declared war on the other specialist assassins, and the Five Great Families allied to wipe them out; Kazuma was saved by the sacrifice of the patriarch of the Wheels Clan. Erina beats Namegawa and the Wind-Wheel Clan take him away. Gero cooks a celebratory meal with Akakura as part of Erina's plan to bring them together, who orders them to share a passionate kiss. Ureshino introduces Gero to her friend Makoto Himi, who asks him to be a rental boyfriend to avoid an arranged marriage to Takeo Heiwajima, the son of a member of the National Diet. While Himi coaches Gero to meet her father Yukio, Heiwajima "marries" her without her consent in a dubious ceremony led by Ghost Master Sakazuki. At the Himi mansion, Sakazuki overpowers Gero and forces a confrontation between Himi and Yukio; he says she has not been grateful for his sacrifices, and she responds she never showed her true emotions to help ease his burden. Although they reconcile, Heiwajima forces her to agree to marry him to save her father's memories. Before the wedding, Naruko helps Gero recover from Sakazuki's debuff. | ||||||
| 9 | June 4, 2024[30] | 978-4-08-884036-9 | October 7, 2025[31] | 978-1-9747-5808-1 | ||
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| With Naruko's help, Gero interrupts the wedding and stops Heiwajima from kissing Himi. Heiwajima had chosen Himi as a form of revenge, but is flabbergasted when she apologizes. Sakazuki throws off a shirt laden with debuffs and punches Gero unconscious; Gero is rescued by the spirit that had possessed him before, and she convinces other spirits to ally against Sakazuki. Defeated, his suicide attempt is thwarted by a compassionate Gero. Kinosaki's leaked information results in the downfall of Heiwajima's father. Himi is literally swept off her feet by Gero, and as thanks she takes him to a concert for Naruko's band, Bourgeoizie. Kinosaki teaches Gero about at-home dating strategies, and takes him to a high-end singles mixer to check his progress, where Leo Beppu crashes the party and proposes to her, but she is unmoved by his cliched dating tactics. Gero's latest investigation has led him to Gun Clan chairman Masato Shiragane, who admits the mixer is a ruse to gather extortion victims. Leo fights Gun Clan leader Miyuki, to stop the raid and protect Kinosaki, but Miyuki prevails.
In the bonus chapter, Gero goes on a date with Arashiyama to a cat cafe. | ||||||
| 10 | August 2, 2024[32] | 978-4-08-884156-4 | December 2, 2025[33] | 978-1-9747-5809-8 | ||
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| 11 | November 1, 2024[34] | 978-4-08-884302-5 | February 3, 2026[35] | 978-1-9747-6106-7 | ||
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| 12 | February 4, 2025[36] | 978-4-08-884434-3 | April 7, 2026[37] | 978-1-9747-6107-4 | ||
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| 13 | May 2, 2025[38] | 978-4-08-884544-9 | June 9, 2026[39] | 978-1-9747-6576-8 | ||
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| 14 | August 4, 2025[40] | 978-4-08-884679-8 | — | — | ||
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| 15 | October 3, 2025[41] | 978-4-08-884781-8 | — | — | ||
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| 16 | January 5, 2026[42] | 978-4-08-884854-9 | — | — | ||
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| 17 | April 3, 2026[43] | 978-4-08-885061-0 | — | — | ||
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Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.
- Chapters 156–162
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on October 1, 2025. It will be produced by Bones Film and directed by Motonobu Hori, with series composition and scripts handled by Kimiko Ueno, characters designed by Kōhei Tokuoka, who will also serve as chief animation director, and music composed by Taisei Iwasaki and Yuma Yamaguchi.[3] The series premiered on April 7, 2026, on the brand new Ka-Anival!! programming block on Kansai TV, Fuji TV, and their affiliates.[44][45][46] The opening theme song is "Kill or Kiss" performed by Yurina Hirate,[47] while the ending theme song is "Shake Na Baby" performed by AKASAKI.[48] Crunchyroll is streaming the series.[49] Muse Communication licensed the series in Southeast Asia.[50]
Episodes
| No. | Title [51][52] | Directed by [51] | Storyboarded by [51] | Original release date [53] | |
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| 1 | "The Poison Master's Search for a Bride" Transliteration: "Dokuzukai no kon Katsu" (Japanese: 毒使いの婚活) | Motonobu Hori | Motonobu Hori | April 7, 2026 | |
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Assassin Hikaru Gero is told to marry and produce heirs for the Gero Poison Clan, but due to his reserved personality he insists on remaining single. He is hired to poison Mei Kinosaki, a swindler who targets rich men in marriage scams. As Mei is dying, Hikaru's sister Akari calls to inform him their grandmother is forcing her to leave her girlfriend to marry a man and produce the next heir instead of Hikaru. Wanting to help Akari, Hikaru impulsively offers to let Mei live in exchange for becoming his personal matchmaker to find a wife. Amused, Mei agrees, so Hikaru cures the poison and incapacitates the gangster that paid to have Mei killed. Akari is allowed to stay with her girlfriend and Hikaru is shocked to learn the real scam Mei pulls on victims is that he is actually a man who excels at scamming both men and women. Mei signs Hikaru onto dating services, but his awkward personality and assassin instincts repel every woman he meets. Mei decides to focus on finding anything remotely charming about him. On the way home, Mei is kidnapped by a gangster demanding to know why his brother, the man who paid to have Mei poisoned, suddenly retired. Hikaru saves Mei using acid to destroy the gangster’s car, who decides to retire alongside his brother. As Hikaru carries him to safety, Mei realizes he has found Hikaru’s charm. | |||||
| 2 | "What is "Charm," Anyway?" Transliteration: "Miryokutte Nani?" (Japanese: 魅力って何?) | Motonobu Hori | Shunsuke Okubo | April 14, 2026 | |
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Mei takes Hikaru to an art gallery on a cruise liner so he can practise first date etiquette. They spot artist Takeru Shiratori whose talent makes him popular despite his odd personality. Mei then reveals Hikaru’s charm is how his heroic side emerges when helping people, so if he can save a woman from danger, she might fall in love with him. A painting is stolen by master thief Kyoko Himekawa, who specialises in returning stolen art to the real owners. Kyoko is captured by Shizuku Ushio, an assassin with water manipulation skills. Mei advises Hikaru to accept jobs where women are in trouble and rescue them. As Kyoko is being held hostage in exchange for the rest of the artwork she has stolen, Hikaru accepts the job of rescuing her. During the rescue Hikaru battles Shizuku, but on realising they are both Masters Shizuku offers him a large bribe instead, as a battle between Masters could be devastating for both their clans. Hikaru refuses as his primary goal is impressing Kyoko. Shizuku scoffs at Hikaru’s desire for a normal married life, so in response he shatters her diving suits bulletproof glass helmet with his bare hands. | |||||
| 3 | "My First" Transliteration: "Hajimete no Aite" (Japanese: 初めての相手) | Yutaka Kagawa | Yutaka Kagawa | April 21, 2026 | |
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Kyoko jumps into the fight with Hikaru’s last remaining syringe, which Hikaru injects into Shizuku, paralysing her. From the rash on Shizuku’s face Hikaru realises she is allergic to oxygen, explaining why she lives inside a water-filled suit, so he mixes a curative cream for her, angering her. Kyoko returns the painting to the owners, the husband and daughter of the woman in the painting. Mei invites Kyoko to celebrate with him and Hikaru, but cancels at the last second so it is just Hikaru and Kyoko by themselves. Hikaru is so nervous Mei is forced to send him helpful text messages. Hikaru shares details of his lonely childhood training in poisons. Kyoko reveals she was an orphan until a rich, terminally ill man adopted her. When she discovered his art collection was all stolen, she spent her inherited fortune returning them to the rightful owners. Sensing the moment is perfect, Mei urges him to ask Kyoko to be his girlfriend, but Hikaru asks her to be his friend, explaining they barely know each other, but if they are friends then maybe love will come in time. Mei admits he did well but then claims finding a wife requires meeting multiple women, so he gets Hikaru a job guarding a CEO’s daughter. | |||||
| 4 | "The Sound Master" Transliteration: "Oto Tsukai" (Japanese: 音使い) | Shin'ichirō Ushijima | Shin'ichirō Ushijima | April 28, 2026 | |
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Hikaru accompanies his client, Shiori Ureshino, to a college mixer but finds she is so introverted talking to anyone makes her cry. Her uncle Mitsuhito reveals Shiori's deceased father Kazuhito designated her the next CEO of Balzak Party Supplies, but her aunt Futae wants Balzak for herself and hired an assassin. Hikaru goes undercover as Shiori's classmate and takes note of her suspicious classmate Naruko. Shiori admits she went to the mixer because she promised her father she would make friends. A month later Futae is furious Naruko has still not killed Shiori, though Naruko insists Hikaru is always in the way. He later uses a soundwave manipulation ability ability to collapse Shiori's college, with Hikaru barely saving her. Hikaru and Naruko both deduce their opponents are a Poison Master and a Sound Master respectively. Shiori still goes on her class camping trip, though several classmates are influenced by Naruko's mind-control soundwaves. Shiori has some success talking to people using magic tricks she learned working at Balzak. A classmate reveals the campground has a legend of Lord Chladni, a baby-eating deity in a nearby shrine. Naruko is shown setting up wires all throughout the forest. | |||||
| 5 | "Lord Chladni" Transliteration: "Kuradoni yō" (Japanese: くらどに様) | Daisuke Inoue | Hiroshi Hara & Yutaka Kagawa | May 5, 2026 | |
Reception
Marriagetoxin was nominated for the Next Manga Award in the Best Web Manga category in June 2022,[54] and ranked eighth out of 50 nominees.[55] It also ranked fifth in the Nationwide Publishers Recommended Comics of 2023.[56] The series was recommended by Koyoharu Gotouge,[57] Gege Akutami[58] and Mogumo, the character designer for the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury.[59]
The first volume received positive reviews for its art and action sequences.[60][61] Hikaru Gero has been singled out as a "[v]ery relatable lead"[60] with praise aimed at his design and his relationship with the "bubbly and energetic" Mei Kinosaki.[61] Some criticism was aimed at Kinosaki's supporting role in the story rather than being a "fully realized character."[60]
In Anime News Network's year-end retrospective, Lucas DeRuyter wrote that: "Marriagetoxin's attitude towards dating is so healthy, and it was considered a shoo-in for my pick for the best new manga of the year."[62]