A New Name Joins the Nige Tsuri Anime Cast: Asaki Yuikawa as Theodorico!
The romantic comedy anime Nigashita Sakana wa Ōkikatta ga Tsuriageta Sakana ga Ōkisugita Ken, which met audiences in April 2026 and has already garnered significant interest, is now in the spotlight with an exciting new cast announcement for its fans. The anime has added talented voice actress Asaki Yuikawa to its cast for the role of Theodorico, the younger brother of the main character Maria Annovazzi.
The long Japanese title, Nigashita Sakana wa Ōkikatta ga Tsuriageta Sakana ga Ōkisugita Ken, is commonly known as Nige Tsuri or by its English title, Always a Catch! It is based on a light novel series written by Mayo Momoyo and illustrated by Itsuki Mito. The story originally began as a web novel on the user-generated novel publishing platform Shōsetsuka ni Narō in October 2020. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Kaki Nagato, then began serialization in April 2022. The anime is being produced by TMS Entertainment and Troyca studios, with Akira Oguro directing.
So, what is this exciting romantic comedy about? The story revolves around Maria Annovazzi, a duke's daughter skilled in martial arts. While Maria was raised as her family's heir, she loses this status with the birth of her younger brother, Theodorico, and is tasked with finding a husband. Traveling to a neighboring kingdom, Maria learns that her engagement has been canceled by a prince she has never met. However, Maria's martial arts prowess unexpectedly catches the prince's attention, and events unfold. Asaki Yuikawa will bring the character of Theodorico to life with her voice. Yuikawa joined I'm Enterprise in 2022 and has voiced Hōjō Tokiyuki in The Elusive Samurai, Mut in Tonari no Yōkai-san
