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
Always a Catch!
Born into a legendary ducal family, martial prodigy Maria “Mimi” Annovazzi loses her claim as heir and is suddenly ordered to marry into prestige. With no options left in her homeland, she transfers to a neighboring kingdom—only to be publicly dumped at graduation by a prince she’s never met over an engagement she didn’t even know she had! Will Maria be doomed to the life of a spinster?! (Source: Crunchyroll)
Names
| Original | 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 (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Nigashita Sakana wa Ookikatta ga Tsuriageta Sakana ga Ookisugita Ken |
| English | Always a Catch! |
| Chinese | 关于虽然逃走的鱼很大、但钓上来的鱼却太大了这件事 (simplified · via bangumi) |
| Also known as | 逃がした魚は大きかったが釣り上げた魚が大きすぎた件 · Always a Catch!: How I Punched My Way into Marrying a Prince · The Fish I Missed Was Big, but the Fish I Caught Was Too Big · Nigetsuri · 逃げ釣り · Ikan yang Lepas Dari Pancingku Memang Besar, Tapi Ikan yang Kutangkap Setelahnya Malah Terlalu Besar · ปล่อยปลาตัวใหญ่หลุดมือไปก็จริง แต่ไหงถึงได้ปลาตัวใหญ่กว่ามาแทนกันล่ะคะ · Để xổng mất là cá to, nhưng cá tôi câu được lại còn to hơn |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2026-04-02 → 2026-06-18 (Spring 2026) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | TROYCA |
| Source | Light novel |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Shoujo |
| Genres | ComedyFantasyRomance |
| Themes | Royal AffairsHeterosexualFemale ProtagonistShoujoTomboyMartial ArtsOjou-sama |
| Streaming | iQ · Bilibili TV · YouTube · Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 7.27 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.35 / 10 |
| Composite | 51.8 |
| On lists | 21,662 |
| Favourited | 376 (1.7%) |
| Completion | 54.4% |
| Drop rate | 6.5% |
| In backlog | 31.1% |
| Score spread σ | 1.52 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | TROYCA | — | 14 of 22 |
| Broadcast season | Spring 2026 | C | 33 of 70 |
| Year | 2026 | C | 90 of 203 |
| Demographic | Shoujo | C | 146 of 297 |
| Era | Mid 2020s | C | 223 of 487 |
| Source material | Light novel | C | 363 of 927 |
| Genre | Romance | C | 671 of 1,687 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | C | 721 of 1,868 |
| Genre | Fantasy | C | 847 of 2,142 |
| Length | Single-cour | C | 1,049 of 2,668 |
| Genre | Comedy | C | 1,245 of 3,488 |
| Format | TV series | C | 1,412 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | C | 2,596 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Akira Oguro, Xiaomiao Li, Asami Kawai |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Michiko Yokote |
| Character design | Itsuki Mito, Isamu Suzuki |
| Original creator | Mayo Momoyo, Itsuki Mito |
AniList id 201817 · MAL id 62893 · Bangumi 604307 · record updated 2026-08-27