There is a
type of male character in Japanese romance that never goes out of style: the
one who says one thing and does the exact opposite. The Duke's Son
Claims He Won't Love Me Yet Showers Me with Adoration carries that
concept in the title itself, and now it has a trailer, theme music and a
confirmed release date: July 4, 2026.
The opening
is called "Itsuka Chanto." (which would be something
like "Someday, as it should be") and is performed by Riria, while
the ending "Saishukai" is performed by sorato.
Both songs can be heard in the trailer.
The
voice cast
- Yui Ishikawa as Elsa Eukrainen (The
unmistakable Mikasa Ackerman in Shingeki no Kyojin and
Violet Evergarden in Violet Evergarden).
- Soma Saito as Julius Royus. (Kenshin
Himura in Rurouni Kenshin (2023) and Tadashi Yamaguchi
in Haikyuu!!).
- Kaito Ishikawa as Jarmo Parnilla (Tobio
Kageyama in Haikyuu!! and Naofumi Iwatani in The
Rising of the Shield Hero).
- Chika Anzai as Serafiina
Parnilla (The explosive Chisato Nishikigi in Lycoris
Recoil and Queen Kosaka in Hibike! Euphonium).
- Hibiku Yamamura as Rebeka
Rikkonen (Known for Nagatoro in Don't Toy with Me,
Miss Nagatoro and Alice Asmodeus in Welcome to Demon
School! Iruma-kun).
- Junya Enoki as Hannes
Eukrainen (Megumi Fushiguro in Jujutsu Kaisen and
Nagi Taira in Tank Chair).
- Ryohei Kimura as Aleksis Josef
Ralt (Kotaro Bokuto in Haikyuu!! and Ryota
Kise in Kuroko no Basket).
- Daisuke Namikawa as Lucas
Eukrainen (The fearsome Hisoka Morow in Hunter x
Hunter and Ulquiorra Cifer in Bleach).
- Maaya Uchida as Tanja (Rikka
Takarada in SSSS. Gridman and Hiyori Iki in Noragami).
Directed
by Hitoyuki Matsui at Studio
Zero-G, with Tomoko Konparu overseeing the series scripts.
The character design is the work of Yuko Yahiro, while the music is
by MICHIRU. Sound production is in charge of Saber
Links.
About
The Duke's Son Claims He Won't Love Me
The
Duke's Son Claims He Won't Love Me Yet Showers Me with Adoration (Kimi o Koi
Suru Ki wa Nai to Itta Jiki Kosaku-sama ga Nazeka Dekiai Shitekimasu) is a manga by Kei
Misawa and Natsu Mizuno that debuted on the digital
BookLive in February 2021. Flex Comix has published five volumes until March
2026. The story follows Elsa, the daughter of a fallen aristocrat,
who receives a surprise marriage proposal from Julius, a nobleman
of the highest society. What Elsa doesn't understand is why someone like that
would choose her. After the wedding, Julius—who had been kind and gentle during
the courtship—suddenly changes his attitude and declares in a cold tone that he
has no intention of loving her. The problem is that his actions tell a
completely different story, and that contradiction is exactly the
driving force of the whole series.
