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Always a Catch!

TV anime20261 season12 episodesOriginal: light novelMayo Momoyo

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?!

After Season 1, continue with Vol. 2

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Book languageJapanese
EditionSquare Enix
Always a Catch! Season 1 anime poster

Season 1

Medium confidence

12 episodesApr 2026 – Jun 2026

Anime ends at
Ep 12Original: Vol. 1

The anime’s continuation point is Vol. 2 of the original. This is the book that contains it.

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（2）

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All 6 books from Vol. 2 to Vol. 7
  1. Vol. 2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（2）Buy on Amazon
  2. Vol. 3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（3）Buy on Amazon
  3. Vol. 4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（4）Buy on Amazon
  4. Vol. 5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（5）Buy on Amazon
  5. Vol. 6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（6）Buy on Amazon
  6. Vol. 7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（7）Buy on Amazon
  • BackfillOptionalVol. 1 · 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（1）Read Maria and Renato’s engagement and his visit to Muro in the original novel.Buy on Amazon

Also in manga:

Where it stops:

Original · Light novel

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

Mayo MomoyoSquare EnixOngoing7 volumes so far

  • JapaneseSquare Enix7 volumes so farsince Aug 2021

All volumes

  • AdaptationmangaSquare Enix

Before you read

Suggested reading (Japanese · Square Enix): Season 1 ends at Ep 12. Continue with Vol. 2.

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