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Today’s Manga: "My Happy Marriage" ("Watashi no shiwase na kekkon")

Story by Akumi Agitogi and Art by Rito Kousaka

Localized by Square Enix Books

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Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon[わたしの幸せな結婚]

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o°✥ 𝙼𝚢 𝙷𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚢 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚐𝚎 ✥°o

Alternate Titles: My Blissful Marriage/  Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon

Genre: Drama, Historical, Romance, Shoujo, Supernatural 

Author: Agitogi Akumi || Artist: Kousaka Rito

Status: 

Manga: ongoing; 3+ volumes (2018 - current)

Novel: ongoing; 6 volumes and is being translated into English

Anime: adaptation predicted to release in 2022 or 2023 and a live-action film in 2023!!

Summary: Born talentless to a noble family famous for their supernatural abilities, Miyo Saimori is forced into an existence of servitude by her abusive stepmother and stepsister. Miyo dreams of being whisked away to a better life however when finally comes of marriageable age, her hopes crumble as she discovers her new fiancé’s identity: Kiyoka Kudou. Kiyoka is a commander apparently so cold and cruel that his previous would-be brides all fled within three days of their engagements. With no home to return to, Miyo resigns herself to her fate-- and soon finds that her pale and beautiful husband-to-be is anything but the monster she expected. As they navigate their new lives together, they slowly learn to open their hearts to each other and find that love can be found in places you least expect. 

My Thoughts:

8/10

At a first glance, it looks a Cinderella-type story (sort of but not really)

I appreciate how Miyo isn’t your average useless MC and how resilient and realistic her character is written

Story is set in the Meiji era (love me a historical setting), with some supernatural elements added to the story ⛩

I really enjoyed reading how the relationship between Miyo and Kiyoka developed and how their characters grow while navigating their new lives together

The relationship is a slowww burnnn and has a cold, quiet man x shy, insecure female troupe ❣️

the plot does have a good amount of cliches and troupes (but I’m a person who likes them :P ) 

MC’s family is trash and it was rewarding to see Miyo’s development as a person who can have more confidence ❤️‍🩹

I will literally fight MC’s sister  🤜🏼 🤛🏼

Art for the manga and novel cover is very nice and the ML and MC are both very pretty ✨

Conclusion: I want to note that in this post I am mainly referring to the novel. Overall, I think the novel is still better than the manga, but I do want to say that the manga follows the source light novel pretty well. Despite the story being relatively short, it is nonetheless a sweet read. The author knows how to stir emotions in the reader’s heart and I will admit I cried a little at some parts. I loved the portrayal of characters, specifically Miyo as I felt that her character development and her relationship with Kiyoka were realistically and well written. This novel was just really fulfilling and wholesome to read, especially reading how much Miyo had to go through. A really great hurt-to-comfort type story you should definitely try. ❣️❣️

Where to read: The English translation of the novel is being released currently. You can buy the first novel here, and pre-orders for the second volume are out as well. The official English manga will be released on September 13, 2022 (can order through Amazon), and don’t forget to watch out for the anime adaptation coming soon! Watch the trailer for it here. 

Posted on: 07.31.22

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