Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon

Misery seems everlasting in Miyo Saimori's life. Born from an arranged marriage, she was quickly discarded after her mother's tragic death. Her father remarried, and her younger half-sister Kaya received all the affection, while Miyo was degraded to a lowly servant. Lacking the strength to fight against her family's abuse, Miyo loses hope that her luck will ever turn.

Unexpectedly, Miyo's father summons her to deliver surprising news: she is to marry Kiyoka Kudou, the head of the distinguished Kudou family. Despite his noble background, Kiyoka is known to be a callous man who has thus far dismissed all of his former fiancées.

Upon arriving at the Kudou household, Miyo expects coarse treatment and to be tossed aside. However, contrary to her assumptions, Kiyoka shows her the kindness and love that she has desperately needed. Marrying Kiyoka may be Miyo's one chance to break free from her neglectful family and embrace a life of happiness.

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Kudou, Kiyoka Main

Ishikawa, Kaito Japanese

Saimori, Miyo Main

Ueda, Reina Japanese

Yurie Supporting

Kuwashima, Houko Japanese

Tatsuishi, Kazushi Supporting

Fukamachi, Toshinari Japanese

Godou, Yoshito Supporting

Shimono, Hiro Japanese

Usuba, Sumi Supporting

Hidaka, Noriko Japanese

Tatsuishi, Kouji Supporting

Nishiyama, Koutarou Japanese

Saimori, Kaya Supporting

Sakura, Ayane Japanese

Takaihito Supporting

Ishida, Akira Japanese

Kudou, Hazuki Supporting

Hikasa, Youko Japanese

Yoshioka, Takuya Producer

Komatsu, Shouta Producer

Kimura, Manabu Producer

Kasahara, Shuuzou Producer

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Apr 10, 2025

Avengers007

Recommended

(Watched: 6th–8th April 2025)
I recently got to watch this Shojo anime as lots of posts flooded social media about it and I wanted to try something romantic. Well, it was basically the Cinderella story by reference.

💞 Story Summary:
It is about Miyo and her soon-to-be husband Kiyoka Kudou, slowly falling for each other.
Not only is it a historical romance, but there is something more to it: fantasy.

✨ What to Expect:
Strong female lead
Slow-burning romance
... Emotional depth
Supernatural aspects like magic and psychic powers

Family drama and personal growth

🎯 Final Thoughts:
This one is mainly geared toward the girl demographic. Nevertheless, anyone who enjoys a soft, emotional romance with fantasy woven in should give this a try. Definitely a one-time watch.

Rating: 7/10.
Try it out if you're looking for a peaceful and heartfelt story. 🌸

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Oct 13, 2024

Carchanime

Mixed Feelings

Music (1/2) : At first music didn't strike that much, you almost don't realize it exists until you start thinking about it. Then you realize it goes smoothly, it is rare but always nicely done. The opening and ending are not very memorable but it grows slowly but surely when watching and it leaves a good trace. Not so impressive but afterwards it is well done.

Animation (2/2) : Probably the biggest positive point of the anime is indeed the animation. Details are great, lights and shades are mastered by the team. The design of the characters is very impressive and the supernatural powers are so ... great to see. It is a delight for the eye on most cases.

Story (3/6) : The story itself is a bit boring and has a lot of things lacking. Character development, bar the one of Miyo, is really low level and it feels like they changee when the plot needs it without any important interaction or change. The supernatural part is the core of the story but for some reason you do not hear about it until episode 2, and the theory about it is not really explained apart what is reaaally needed for the plot. It is a bit out of the blue and not so well done.

The good old families and the politics around it is also almost not touched appart to explain why someone is important or not, why a character is strong or not.

Overall it is a love story where the main character needs to be showed love and the lover is someone that usually rejects every woman but for some reason got interested in her. It's about family, love, power, but too much story in 12 episodes made it difficult.

As it is an adaptation of something I didn't read, I cannot state if this was too rushed or not, but I found it a bit boring.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Nov 24, 2024

Dan_imals

Not Recommended

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This anime feels like a typical Cinderella story but with strange powers that seem completely unnecessary. The inclusion of these powers caught me off guard and cheapened the overall experience, making the characters seem one-dimensional. Beyond the main character's trauma, she lacks any real personality, and there's nothing to make her stand out. While the animation and music are impressive, they can't fully redeem the weak plot. The story is unoriginal, and the characters have no depth, which made the experience frustrating. The music is the only thing that somewhat compensates for the lack of substance in the narrative and character development.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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	Poll: Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon Episode 12 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 ) _MushiRock11_ - Sep 20, 2023	186 replies	by LorelayM »» Apr 2, 3:56 AM
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	Poll: Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon Episode 8 Discussion ( 1 2 ) Stark700 - Aug 23, 2023	80 replies	by --Yellow-- »» Feb 15, 2:46 PM