Ikusaburo Yamazaki Drops The Ogre's Bride Anime Ending Song Music Video

The official YouTube channel for musical actor Ikusaburo Yamazaki started streaming the music video for his latest song, "Shinboshi" (A New Star), which is featured as the ending theme for the summer 2026 TV anime The Ogre's Bride.

Ikusaburo Yamazaki "Shinboshi" Music Video

The Ogre's Bride Anime Creditless Ending Video

Ikusaburo Yamazaki was born in Tokyo on January 18, 1986, and has established a solid position as a musical actor in the Japanese theater world. On the other hand, in addition to live-action TV dramas and movies, he sang theme songs for Ojarumaru (2023) and Twilight Out of Focus (2024), and also made a guest voice appearance as Leon Lau in Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire (2019).**"Shinboshi" **released digitally first on June 24, and the CD single followed on August 19. Yamazaki shared the following comment about the song on the anime's official website:

I am deeply honored to be performing the theme song for the TV anime "The Ogre's Bride." I was profoundly moved by the strength within the sadness that the work possesses, as well as the beauty of "loving someone." As the characters' fates and emotions come through even more clearly, I am delighted that the song "Shinboshi" can be close to the world of this work. I hope that this anime, along with the song, will leave a deep impression on the hearts of everyone who watches it.

The Ogre's Bride Anime Trailer

Following the live-action film adaptation in March, the TV anime adaptation of The Ogre's Bride romance fantasy light novel series created by Kureha (story) and Yu Shiroya (art) premiered in Japan on July 4, 2026. Kazuhito Omiya directs the anime Colored Pencil Animation Japan, with series composition by Yumi Kamakura, character designs by Hikari Tanaka and Hiroko Shigekuni and music by Masaru Yokoyama.Crunchyroll streams ***The Ogre's Bride ***TV anime for members worldwide excluding Japan, China, Korea, and Mongolia, and describes the story as follows:

In a world where humans and ayakashi–supernatural beings–coexist, being chosen as an ayakashi’s bride is the ultimate honor. Yuzu, an ordinary schoolgirl, has been overlooked her whole life, eclipsed by the shadow of her sister Karin, a chosen bride. Just when Yuzu has had enough, she unexpectedly captures the heart of Reiya, a dashing ogre from a powerful clan who claims Yuzu as his own.

Source: Ikusaburo Yamazaki official YouTube channel