The romantic fantasy anime The Duke’s Son Claims He Won’t Love Me Yet Showers Me with Adoration is moving forward with its weekly broadcast. Episode 3 is set to arrive soon, and viewers are eager to see what happens next between Elsa and Julius.
The series, which started airing in July 2026, has already introduced audiences to a political marriage that quickly turns complicated. The show follows Elsa Eukrainen, a noblewoman from a fallen family, and Julius Royus, a duke’s son who proposed to her for reasons that are not yet clear.
After a warm and gentle courtship, Julius changed completely right after the wedding. He told Elsa in a cold voice that he had no intention of loving her. This sudden shift created the central conflict of the story, leaving Elsa to navigate her new life with a husband who claims he will never care for her.
Episode 3 Release Date and Time
The Duke’s Son Claims He Won’t Love Me Yet Showers Me with Adoration Episode 3 is scheduled to release on Saturday, July 18, 2026.
New episodes come out every Saturday. The release times are as follows:
- Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): 10:00 a.m.
- Mountain Daylight Time (MDT): 11:00 a.m.
- Central Daylight Time (CDT): 12:00 p.m.
- Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): 1:00 p.m.
- Greenwich Mean Time (GMT): 5:00 p.m.
The series will have a total of 12 episodes. The full schedule for upcoming episodes is:
- Episode 1 – July 4 (already aired)
- Episode 2 – July 11 (already aired)
- Episode 3 – July 18
- Episode 4 – July 25
- Episode 5 – August 1
- Episode 6 – August 8
- Episode 7 – August 15
- Episode 8 – August 22
- Episode 9 – August 29
- Episode 10 – September 5
- Episode 11 – September 12
- Episode 12 – September 19
What Happened So Far
The story begins with Elsa Eukrainen, the daughter of a poor aristocratic family. Her family struggles with basic needs like food and warmth. When she receives a marriage proposal from Julius Royus, a very elite nobleman, she cannot understand why such a distinguished man would want to marry her.
Before the wedding, Julius appeared kind and gentle. But after they got married, his behavior changed completely. He spoke to her with coldness and made it clear that he had no plans to love her.
Episode 1 showed Elsa’s life before marriage and the beginning of her new life as a married woman. She works hard and cares for others, even harvesting vegetables for an orphanage. Julius, despite his cold words, showed a hint of his true feelings when he looked at his wedding ring at the end of the episode.
Episode 2 continued to explore the awkward relationship between the two. Julius continues to act distant, but his actions sometimes suggest he might care more than he admits. The show is building toward a slow romance where the two strangers might actually fall in love.
Where to Watch
The Duke’s Son Claims He Won’t Love Me Yet Showers Me with Adoration streams on Crunchyroll. The platform offers the anime with English subtitles and an English dub.
The anime also airs on television in Japan on TV Asahi and BS Asahi. For viewers outside Japan, Crunchyroll remains the primary streaming option.
Cast and Voice Actors
The anime features a talented voice cast:
- Yui Ishikawa as Elsa Eukrainen
- Soma Saito as Julius Royus
- Kaito Ishikawa as Yalmo Parnila
- Chika Anzai as Serafina Parnila
- Hibiku Yamamura as Rebeka Rikkonen
- Junya Enoki as Hannes Eukrainen
- Ryohei Kimura as Aleksis Josef Ralt
- Ryota Suzuki as Jere Ekrous
- Daisuke Namikawa as Lucas Eukrainen
- Mariko Kouda as Sofia Eukrainen
- Maaya Uchida as Tanja
- Makoto Tamura as Stim
Yui Ishikawa is known for her roles as Mikasa Ackerman in Attack on Titan and Violet Evergarden in Violet Evergarden. Soma Saito has voiced William James Moriarty in Moriarty the Patriot.
Production Team
The anime is produced by studios Zero-G and Grass. The production team includes:
- Director: Hitoyuki Matsui
- Series Composition: Tomoko Konparu
- Character Design: Yuko Yahiro
- Music: MICHIRU
The opening theme song “Itsuka Chanto. (Sometime, Properly.)” is performed by Riria. The ending theme song “Saishūkai (Final Episode)” is performed by sorato.
About the Original Manga
The anime is based on a web manga written by Kei Misawa and illustrated by Natsu Mizuno. The series began serialization on Flex Comix’s COMIC Polaris platform on February 24, 2021.
As of March 2026, five tankobon volumes have been released in Japan. A light novel adaptation also came out in October 2021. The manga is available digitally in English through MangaPlaza.
The series is known in Japanese as Kimi wo Aisuru Ki wa Nai to Itta Jiki Koushaku-sama ga Nazeka Dekiai Shitekimasu.
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What to Expect in Episode 3
Episode 3 will likely continue developing the relationship between Elsa and Julius. With Julius’s cold attitude and Elsa’s kind nature, the show is expected to explore more of their daily life together. The misunderstandings and small gestures between them are building toward a possible romance, even though Julius has said he will not love her.
Fans of romantic fantasy anime will find this series appealing because of its mix of political marriage, slow-burn romance, and the emotional complexity of two people learning to understand each other.
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