Facts
- Announced
- presented at the Crunchyroll Showcase at New York Comic Con as part of HAYATE, LINE Digital Frontier, and Crunchyroll co-production partnership · 2026-10-13
- Announced
- first teaser poster · 2026-07-27
- Release
- tv · 2027 · global · 2026-10-09
- Release
- live_action · November 4 · Disney+ and Hulu · 2026-09-17
- Release
- live_action · fall 2026 · Korea · 2026-07-27
- Licensed by
- Disney+ (unspecified) · 2026-09-17
- Licensed by
- Hulu (unspecified) · 2026-09-17
Connections
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Oct 13
HAYATE, LINE Digital Frontier, and Crunchyroll announced a co-production partnership on October 9 to adapt LINE Manga original webtoon works into anime, targeting 15 titles. The three companies will work together from the planning and development stage, with Crunchyroll streaming the finished works in certain regions. Three titles were presented at the Crunchyroll Showcase at New York Comic Con: The Remarried Empress, Enrolling in the Mercenary Corps, and The Boxer.
Oct 12
Crunchyroll's New York Comic Con showcase included a development deal with Hayate and Line Digital Frontier for around 15 webcomic adaptations, plus adaptations of The Remarried Empress and The Boxer. Sekiro: No Defeat will debut in January 2027 as an eight-episode series, and Ghost of Tsushima Legends targets a 2028 release.
Oct 9
Crunchyroll announced at New York Comic Con that The Remarried Empress webtoon is getting a television anime from TROYCA, for broadcast next year. Yoko Hikasa plays Navier, Ryōhei Kimura is Heinrey, Tomoaki Maeno is Sovieshu, and Reina Ueda is Rashta. Tetsuya Yanagisawa directs, with Akiko Inoue on series scripts, Jun Nakai on character design, and Yūki Fukazawa composing.
Sep 17
Disney+ and Hulu released the main trailer and key visual on Wednesday for the live-action series The Remarried Empress, ahead of its November 4 debut. The trailer introduces the four central characters through dialogue. The first four episodes arrive on November 4, with two new episodes every Wednesday through the November 25 finale, for 10 episodes total. Min-A Shin, Ji-Hoon Ju, Se Young Lee, and Jong Suk Lee star.
Jul 27
Disney+ and Hulu released the first teaser poster for their upcoming Korean original series The Remarried Empress, based on the web novel and webtoon. The poster shows Min-a Shin as Empress Navier in a red gown inside a church, with a key line from the webtoon. The series premieres this fall.
Jun 30
Beneath the Tangles' Reader's Corner column covers new volumes of The Fake Alchemist, The Remarried Empress, Vagabond Definitive Edition, Insomniacs After School, Blade & Bastard, Girl Crush, and Lycoris Recoil. The review highlights Vagabond Definitive Edition Vol. 5 as a standout, praising its artwork and storytelling.