
Nigashita Sakana wa Ookikatta ga Tsuriageta Sakana ga Ookisugita Ken
From a very young age, people noticed that Maria, the youngest daughter of a duke, was filled with potential. She was raised as the heiress of her house, until the birth of her baby brother relieves her of her duties. She scrambles to find a husband, but all the eligible bachelors in her duchy are taken!
At this rate, she's doomed to the life of a spinster!
Maria decides to study abroad in Rubini in hopes of finding a husband, with the help of her distant relative, Aida. But in a twist of fate, the Crown Prince breaks off his engagement with Maria, even though they've never met before!
"Huh?! I don't remember getting engaged!?"
Enjoy this fluffy romcom with a late-blooming villainess!
(Source: Manga UP! Global)
Rankings
#23 most popular of SPRING 2026
Data
Format
TV
Status
NOT_YET_RELEASED
Season
SPRING 2026
Popularity
888
Favourites
11
Studios
Producers
Source
LIGHT_NOVEL
Genres
Fantasy, RomanceRomaji
Nigashita Sakana wa Ookikatta ga Tsuriageta Sakana ga Ookisugita Ken
Native
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
Synonyms
The Fish I Missed Was Big, but the Fish I Caught Was Too Big
Always a Catch!: How I Punched My Way into Marrying a Prince
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ALTERNATIVE
Nigashita Sakana wa Ookikatta ga Tsuriageta Sakana ga Ookisugita Ken
MANGA · RELEASING

SOURCE
Nigashita Sakana wa Ookikatta ga Tsuriageta Sakana ga Ookisugita Ken
NOVEL · RELEASING
Characters

Maria Annovazzi
MAIN
Yuu Serizawa
JAPANESE


Renato di Rubini
MAIN
Atsushi Tamaru
JAPANESE


Aida Amethis
SUPPORTING
Saori Hayami
JAPANESE


Placido di Rubini
SUPPORTING
Shuichirou Umeda
JAPANESE


Raimondo Cigata
SUPPORTING
Taku Yashiro
JAPANESE

Staff

Michiko Yokote
Series Composition

Akira Oguro
Director

Isamu Suzuki
Character Design

Itsuki Mito
Original Character Design

Mayo Momoyo
Original Story
Status Distribution
- CURRENT
21 Users
- PLANNING
853 Users
- DROPPED
7 Users
- PAUSED
7 Users