Firefly Wedding (Hotaru no Yomeiri) returns with Episode 4 on Friday, October 30, 2026, and the new chapter picks up directly after the violent brothel standoff that left Satoko Kirigaya unconscious and Shinpei Goto carrying a bullet wound. The episode is titled “I’ll Set You Free” and arrives one week after Episode 3’s cliffhanger, which ended with police chief’s son Eishin Nitobe attacking Satoko and Shinpei taking a shot to the shoulder. Official preview stills and a synopsis have confirmed what viewers can expect: Satoko wakes up after collapsing, tells Shinpei about a childhood dream, and Shinpei bolts out of the room to bring her a gift.
Firefly Wedding Episode 4 Release Date and Time for USA, UK, India and Global Audiences
Episode 4 airs first in Japan on Fuji TV’s Noitamina block at 11:30 p.m. JST on Friday, October 30, 2026, which effectively lands in the early hours of Saturday, October 31 for Japanese viewers counting past midnight. International streaming follows on Crunchyroll the same day. The confirmed global time slots are:
- Pacific Time (USA): 9:00 a.m. PDT
- Central Time (USA): 11:00 a.m. CDT
- Eastern Time (USA): 12:00 p.m. EDT
- British Time (UK): 4:00 p.m. GMT
- Central European Time: 5:00 p.m. CET
- Indian Standard Time (India): 9:30 p.m. IST
- Philippine Time: 12:00 a.m. PHT on October 31
- Japan Standard Time: 1:00 a.m. JST on October 31
Crunchyroll streams the series in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent. Episodes carry English subtitles at launch. The English dub began on October 23, 2026, and also releases weekly. Rowan Gilvie voices Satoko in the dub, with Kieran Flitton as Shinpei.
What Happened in Episode 3: Nitobe’s Attack and Shinpei’s Injury
Episode 3, titled “A Watchful Rat,” moved Satoko and Shinpei to a low-class brothel where Satoko was set to meet her first client, Eishin Nitobe, the son of the police chief. Nitobe presented himself as shy and inexperienced, admitting he had never had a girlfriend and drank to manage stress. He offered to buy Satoko’s contract, proposed marriage, and promised to arrange a doctor for her illness.
The meeting turned violent after Nitobe drank sake handed to him by the brothel staff. He became aggressive, insulted Satoko, and moved to strangle her when she refused him. Shinpei intervened, taking a bullet to the shoulder while protecting Satoko. The episode closed with a standoff: Nitobe with a sliced arm and Shinpei with a gunshot wound, while the brothel owners refused to get involved. Satoko was left facing the possibility of losing the person who had been protecting her on the island.
Episode 4 Story: Satoko Wakes Up, Shinpei Brings a Gift
The official synopsis for Episode 4 confirms that Satoko collapses after the Nitobe incident. She stays in bed for several days and dreams about her childhood, a period when her weak body kept her from going outside. When she wakes up, she tells Shinpei about the dream. Shinpei suddenly rushes out of the room and returns with a gift meant to lift her spirits.
Preview stills released by the production show Shinpei putting his body on the line to protect Satoko, and Satoko visibly shaken by the scale of his love for her. The episode title, “I’ll Set You Free,” points toward a shift in the relationship: Satoko has repeatedly told Shinpei to stop solving every problem with a sword, and the aftermath of the Nitobe fight may push both characters to rethink how they are bound to each other.
Firefly Wedding Cast: Japanese and English Voice Actors
The Japanese voice cast for Firefly Wedding includes Lynn as Satoko Kirigaya and Koki Uchiyama as Shinpei Goto. Kento Ito voices Kotaro Ogawa, and Kenjiro Tsuda voices Mitsueda. Kazuyuki Okitsu voices Eishin Nitobe, the police chief’s son whose attack drives the events of Episode 4. Natsuko Abe joined the cast as the courtesan Aoi, a role announced alongside the Episode 4 preview.
The English dub cast features Rowan Gilvie as Satoko, Kieran Flitton as Shinpei, Jason Douglas as Mitsueda, Ben Stegmair as Kotaro, R Bruce Elliott as Jubei, Jordan Colea as Miwako, Chris Rager as Ozoe, and additional voices from Weston Loy and James Marler.
Staff and Production: David Production Behind the Meiji-Era Romance
David Production animates the series, with Takahiro Kamei directing. Kamei’s previous credits include Urusei Yatsura and JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Golden Wind. Yuko Kakihara handles series composition and scripts, Yukiko Aikei designs the characters, and NOGRID composes the music. The opening theme is “Period” by iri, and the ending theme is “Yumegokochi” by TOOBOE.
The anime adapts Oreco Tachibana’s manga, which ran from 2023 to January 12, 2026, and ended with eleven volumes. The series has over five million copies in circulation and won the 2024 Electronic Comic Award. A live-action adaptation was announced in October 2026 and is set to air on Fuji TV in 2027.
Where to Watch Firefly Wedding Episodes Online
Crunchyroll is the main streaming home for Firefly Wedding outside Japan, carrying both the subtitled and dubbed versions. In Japan, the series airs on Fuji TV’s Noitamina block and streams on U-NEXT, Hulu, and ABEMA. Episode 4 will be available on Crunchyroll at the global times listed above, with the English dub following its weekly schedule.
What Episode 3 Set Up for Episode 4
Episode 3 left three threads open. Nitobe’s dual nature as a seemingly polite man who turns violent under alcohol remains unresolved, and his police connections could surface again. The three courtesans who replaced Nitobe’s water with sake faced no consequences yet, leaving room for that detail to return. The old woman at the brothel also told Satoko that Shinpei was trying to make her depend on him more and more, a claim that hangs over Satoko as she recovers in Episode 4.
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Episode 4’s title and synopsis suggest the story is moving toward a quieter, more emotional chapter after the violence of Episode 3. Satoko’s childhood dream and Shinpei’s gift place the focus on what the two characters mean to each other, rather than on the next external threat.
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