Hotaru no Yomeiri anime series begins broadcast on 9 October

• ·The TV anime Hotaru no Yomeiri starts on 9 October, with the first episode depicting the protagonist proposing "marriage" to an assassin after falling into crisis, centring on the "mad love" between a dying noblewoman and the assassin.
• ·iri, who sings the opening theme "Period", will release a new single with advance distribution starting 9 October; the jacket art shows the protagonist Satoko depicted in ukiyo-e style, looking back.