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

Tatsuishi, Kouji Supporting

Nishiyama, Koutarou Japanese

Usuba, Sumi Supporting

Hidaka, Noriko Japanese

Saimori, Kaya Supporting

Sakura, Ayane Japanese

Godou, Yoshito Supporting

Shimono, Hiro Japanese

Takaihito Supporting

Ishida, Akira Japanese

Kudou, Hazuki Supporting

Hikasa, Youko Japanese

Komatsu, Shouta Producer

Yoshioka, Takuya Producer

Kasahara, Shuuzou Producer

Hirata, Hideo Producer

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Nov 15, 2024

TheNawab

Recommended

I picked this anime up because it was my comfort genre, a period romance with a bit of magic and duels. what more could you want?
But it far exceeded my expectations, both in terms of its writing and production.

The story is yet another adaptation of a Cinderella-esque structure with an overpowered Male lead who swoops in to save the Female lead from the clutches of abuse and unhappiness. But here it diverts from the tropes a bit and we are presented with a story, although quite simple but more dramatic and political at its roots. It starts slow, but the story quickly picks up a ... plot that spans a political motive, negotiations between noble families, and pretty good action set pieces for a romance-drama anime. The characters are simple, rememberable, and conveyed very aptly. I like that most of the screen time is given to exploring the Female lead and her perspective rather than other events that happen in tandem. I wish though, that we get more about the Male lead as well in the second season.

The production is excellent. With the budget they were given, the studio has put out beautiful animated sequences and the character designs are pleasing to look at, to say the least. The sound design and the soundtrack itself are great as well. It lacks a bit in its thematic areas but overall the music goes pretty well in most of the episodes.

It's a really easy watch for those who like this genre but I would not recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone not accustomed to the genre and its slow progression of plot. Eager to see how they improve in the second season.

8/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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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

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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