Yowaki MAX anime confirms 4 October debut and theme songs by Konomi Suzuki and Miku Itō
The romantic fantasy anime has revealed its opening and ending performers alongside three new cast members and a 4 October Japanese debut.
Yowaki MAX Reijō nanoni, Ratsuwan Konyakusha-sama no Kake ni Notte Shimatta has locked in its Japanese debut for 4 October, alongside the reveal of its opening and ending theme performers.
Konomi Suzuki performs the opening theme “Gōki MAX Sengen” (“Grand MAX Declaration”), while Miku Itō performs the ending theme “Yoake Made ni” (“Before Dawn”).
A bet over a broken engagement
Haruka Shiraishi joins as Amelia Keys, Shōgo Sakata plays Phillip and Shōya Ishige plays Mike. They join Miku Itō as Pia Rockwell, Ryōta Ōsaka as Rufus Stan, Rina Hidaka as Caroline Ramsey, Sora Amamiya as Erin White and Haruki Ishiya as Henry Cox.
The story follows Pia, an ordinary graduate student reincarnated as a ten-year-old background villainess in an otome game. Remembering that her engagement to prime minister’s son Rufus will end in banishment, she asks him to break it early. Instead, her request sparks his interest and a seven-year bet.
When and where to watch
Nobuaki Nakanishi directs at Jumondo, with Hiroko Fukuda overseeing the scripts. Moe Hyūga and Natsuki Hamada compose the music at Kadokawa, while Hyun Sik Choi handles character designs.
The anime premieres on AT-X on 4 October at 11:30 p.m., with later broadcasts on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto and BS Asahi. Japanese streaming services d Anime Store, Hulu, U-NEXT and Anime Hōdai start at 24:00 on 4 October, effectively midnight on 5 October. No international streaming or licence announcement was verified.
Our opinion
The premise knows exactly what it is: a doomed engagement, a suspiciously interested prince and a heroine trying to outsmart a story she remembers. It is familiar otome-game territory, but the seven-year bet gives the setup a useful ticking clock.
Suzuki and Itō add a strong musical hook, while the cast expansion gives the romance more room to breathe. Japanese viewers have a firm October appointment; everyone else should wait for a regional streaming announcement.