Noble Girl Punches Her Way into Prince's Heart in Always a Catch!

A young noblewoman trained to succeed her father and rule their territory as duchess. However, their plans changed when her baby brother was born. The duke passed her over as the successor despite her prodigious academic and martial talent. She now races to find a husband before it’s too late. We’ll see if she manages to avoid the loner ending when Always a Catch!: How I Punched My Way into Marrying a Prince (Nigashita Sakana wa Okikatta ga Tsuriageta Sakana ga Okisugita Ken) premieres sometime in 2026.

Mayo Momoyo and Itsuki Mito released the original Always a Catch!: How I Punched My Way into Marrying a Prince light novel on August 6th, 2021. Square Enix has since published five volumes in the SQEX Novel imprint.

Always a Catch!: How I Punched My Way into Marrying a Prince Cast

The passed-over noblewoman, her new princess, and his former princess are as follows:

Maria Annovazzi — Yu Serizawa (Mini Yaemori from Rent-A-Girlfriend). Maria was in line to become the duchess of Emor. She trained hard to fulfill her role.
Renato di Rubini — Atsushi Tamaru (Talken from Sword Art Online). Renato is the crown prince of Rubini. He falls in love with Maria after witnessing her fight.
Aida Ametis — Saori Hayami (Yor Forger from Spy × Family). Aida is Renato’s former fiancée.

Troyca and TMS Entertainment maintain a home page, a TikTok page, and a Twitter (X) page to promote Always a Catch!: How I Punched My Way into Marrying a Prince. You can find more information about the series and the key visuals there.

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Maria Annovazzi has long been seen as the next duchess of Emor. Her father had only daughters, and she was the most talented among them despite being the youngest. Maria trained and mastered her family’s unique martial arts style to become the next duchess. However, her mother gave birth to a younger brother, which immediately upset her plans. Her father declared there and then that she must wed while her new brother inherits her father’s title.

Maria has since traveled to the neighboring Kingdom of Rubini to find a groom. She enrolled in the Royal Peerage Academy to help her achieve her goal. Maria meets with her relative and the crown prince’s fiancée, Aida Ametis. Maria finds herself in the middle of something complicated when Prince Renato accuses Aida of assaulting another girl and annuls their engagement while speaking directly to Maria. Her prospects of finding a good man are looking poor.

Will you watch Always a Catch!: How I Punched My Way into Marrying a Prince after the series premieres next year? Have you read the original light novel? Will Maria ever find a match? Let us know in the comments below.

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