Otoyomegatari
A Bride's Story

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Both mangas feature older brides of much younger husbands. Both gave me the same feel of sweetness and happiness, although the settings and characters are quite different. I love them both and recommend them strongly! 

The concept of marriage is adapted cleverly in both series. As such, I recommend both series for its humorous dialogues and story. The main female characters gets involved with a guy who turns out to be a lot younger than she imagined. Despite their rocky start, both series focuses on their relationship development that evolves throughout each day. There is romance in both series although the tone somewhat contrasts; Soredemo has more comedy while Otoyomegatari contains more mature themes.  

Slice of Life mangas about strong female protagonist that are still young, and follow them as they grow up and understand better what is to be an adult. The authors bring it to the reader in a heart warming way. Ran to haiiro is inside a magical world, while otoyomegatari is closer to the reality of some real cultures.  

In addition to likable characters and enjoyable stories, both have absolutely stunning art and incredible world-building.  

They are both seinen with a lot of character development, and they both seem to have the same feel to it, altough Vinland Saga has more action and Otoyomegatari is more romance focused. 

Both are historical fiction manga with incredibly beautiful, detailed, and well-researched artwork and strong character development. However, they are also radically different works as well. 'Vinland Saga' is brooding, philosophical, and violent- every bit the 'Saga' it claims to be. Meanwhile 'A Bride's Story' is a far more relaxed 'Slice of Life' romance with only occasional visits into more dramatic territory (the difference being that we're getting a slice of life in 19th century Central Asia). Both will be enjoyable to fans of historical fiction who appreciate authors that clearly spent considerable time doing their research. Yukimura Makoto and Mori Kaoru need to have a manga-baby. read more 

Both stories have a historical setting and are set in countries with different cultures and beliefs. And both are centered around strong-willed female protagonists. 

Both manga are historical fiction/romance set in central Asia a couple hundred years ago. Although, between the two, I'd say Otoyomegatari's breathtakingly beautiful artwork makes it the better series. 

The story is very different, calm and without the violence and suspense of golden kamui, however there is something that I find very similar between the two. The beauty of the little moments, the magnificent drawings and the interest brought to a culture ares points that we find in these two mangas. If you liked golden kamui, you will surely like oyomegatari! 

"Otoyomegatari is set in central asia and "Fushigi no Kuni no Bird" is set in Meiji Japan. Both of them show the amazing culture of different places in 19th century, exploring their daily customs in a very natural way. Both of them have female protagonists who have to adapt in a new ambient. Artstyle is vivid and detailed. 

Both have historical settings and strong female protagonists. The artwork is similar and very detailed. These stories show the cultural and societal challenges faced by women in historical contexts. 

Both stories are slice of life, wholesome tales about family life. They give off the same warm feeling. Otoyome-gatari has more focus on history and various cultures shown via various brides in Central Asia. Hokuou Kizoku focuses only on one couple living in the cold northern countryside. It is really cute and focuses a lot on day to day life. Mainly cooking, hunting. It has a pioneer like feel to it. Overall I loved both the stories. Check them out!  

Both have beautiful art and strong heroines that are supported by the people around them. Great main and supporting characters showing varying classes of the time and their individual struggles. Detailed and interesting descriptions of the time period including customs, daily household chores and whatever art they’re involved in (otome = carving, bread making etc. Arte = painting, food, bread, etc)  

They because both they have a woman being married off to a boy younger than them. In The Bride of Water God as a sacrifice and Otoyomegatari as an arranged marriage to link their clans. Both of them have strong independent female leads who must get used to a new environment and struggle with loving someone younger than them. The artwork in both is just breath taking. 

If you were a fan of how magi was able to breathe to life different countries with their own cultures but also felt like you wanted more focus on the adventurous aspect of magi that was prevalent in the beginning than look no further than Otoyomegatari a historical, romance, and seinen but the artwork is as gorgeous in magi especially how they're able to add variety to clothing and character designs 

Song of the Long March and Otoyomegatari are both iconic manga detailing the life of those who have historically lived in Central Asia. Both series take great care with how they characterize their female characters with good attention to historical context and interesting relationship exploration. Politics? Drama? Memorable side characters that leave you aching for a spin off? They both have them! The light-hearted yet serious nature of Otoyomegatari is a welcome respite after the strong emotion evoked in Song of the Long March. For those who're tired of worrying about the Russian invasion knowing how the Russian invasion historically ended and ruined the Aral Sea... well, Song of the Long March has plenty of nitty gritty and dark themes for you to angst your heart out over to forget about the unfortunate realities of colonialism. Just a bit, since colonialism is also somewhat touched on in Song of the Long March. Really, I find both series very good at giving solace about the other. I cannot highly recommend both these series enough. Strong female readers and attention to detail will appeal to female readers, the intrigue and cute relationships with cute girls definitely speak to dudes and other sapphics, and enbies can enjoy the in-depth characterization for sure. There's a little something for everyone in both series, and there's a bit of overlap in setting. My recommended reading order? Song of the Long March and then Otoyomegatari. Amir is like a healing potion for the heart. read more