Always a Catch!
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
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! is a tv with 12 episodes, from Spring 2026, produced by TROYCA, rated 7.1/10 on AniList.
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)
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Tags
- Royal Affairs — Features nobility, alliances, arranged marriage, succession disputes, religious orders and other elements of royal politics.
- Heterosexual — Prominently features a romance between a man and a woman, not inherently sexual.
- Shoujo — Target demographic is teenage and young adult females.
- Female Protagonist — Main character is female.
- Tomboy — Features a girl who exhibits characteristics or behaviors considered in many cultures to be typical of boys.
- Ojou-sama — Features a wealthy, high-class, oftentimes stuck up and demanding female character.
- Martial Arts — Centers around the use of traditional hand-to-hand combat.
- Parody — Features deliberate exaggeration of popular tropes or a particular genre to comedic effect.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.