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Brides Stories, Vol. 02 (2014)

by Kaoru Mori(Favorite Author)

4.32 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Norma Editorial

series

Otoyomegatari

review 1: The story continues! The main source of drama here is that the girl Amira's tribe of origin sent to another rival tribe to seal an alliance has died (under suspicious circumstances, as it turns out) and her brother and uncle are sent to fetch her away from Karluk's tribe and dissolve the marriage. Fortunately for Amira, her new family are having none of that...I know some reviewers are squicked by the age difference between Amira and Karluk, but I'm finding myself able to roll with it. I like that in this volume, we're seeing Amira's emotions shift from something almost sisterly toward something more romantic in her dealings with Karluk.I think the reason I don't find it objectionable is that I know that these situations must have arisen quite frequently, and I'm very inte... morerested in one author's take on how the couples involved worked through this.
review 2: I am truly in awe of this series. A Bride's Story is a historical slice of life manga with beautiful artwork and wonderful characters. The love story between Amir and Karluk is sweet and genuine. In this volume, Amir's clan attempts to take her back to marry her off to another family. The village comes together to protect Amir and their land. We also get to meet Pariya, a young girl from the village who is having trouble finding a husband. There are also some great culture clash moments, as Mr. Smith, the European linguist studying the region, finally breaks out of his relatively minor role from the first volume.I'm so happy to see unique and beautiful manga like this finding some success in the United States. Completely different than almost everything on the American market today, A Bride's Story is a treasure for all fans of slice of life style manga. less

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