Tales of Wedding Rings
Cover of the first volume
結婚指輪物語
(Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari)
GenreRomantic fantasy[1]
Manga
Written byMaybe
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Big Gangan
DemographicSeinen
Original runMarch 25, 2014 – present
Volumes14
Anime television series
Directed byTakashi Naoya
Produced by
  • Yoshihiro Ishikawa
  • Tsugu Ochiai
  • Yuusuke Oonuko
  • Tomoyuki Oowada
  • Shouta Watase
  • Kouji Sawahata
  • Shuuta Sasaki
  • Fumihiro Ozawa
  • Kouhei Yamada
Written byDeko Akao
Music bySatoshi Hōno
StudioStaple Entertainment
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, SUN, BS11
Original run January 6, 2024 – present
Episodes2

Tales of Wedding Rings (Japanese: 結婚指輪物語, Hepburn: Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Maybe. It started serialization in Monthly Big Gangan in March 2014 and has been published in fourteen volumes thus far. An anime television series adaptation by Staple Entertainment premiered in January 2024.

Plot

Satou pines for his childhood friend, Hime. One day, she says she is moving away, so he follows her into a portal where she is about to be married to a prince. When a demon attacks, Hime kisses him and gives him the wedding ring she carries, granting him light-based powers he uses to defeat the demon. She explains she is a princess from another world who lived on Earth for her own safety. Her world is under attack by demons and she was destined to marry a hero and pass her ring to grant him power. The prince was supposed to be the hero, but Satou usurped his position. The ring was one out of a set of five. To become powerful enough to save the world, he must marry four other princesses and gain their rings to get power over earth, fire, wind, and water.

Characters

Satou (サトウ, Satō)
Voiced by: Gen Satō[2]
Hime (ヒメ)
Voiced by: Akari Kitō[2]
Nephrites (ネフリティス, Nefuritisu)
Voiced by: Miyuri Shimabukuro[3]
Granart (グラナート, Guranāto)
Voiced by: Hitomi Ueda[3]
Saphir (サフィール, Safīru)
Voiced by: Ai Kakuma[3]
Amber (アンバル, Anbaru)
Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu[3]
Marse (マルス, Marusu)
Voiced by: Shōgo Sakata[4]
Alabaster (アラバスタ, Arabasuta)
Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba[4]

Media

Manga

The series is written and illustrated by Maybe, and started serialization in Monthly Big Gangan on March 25, 2014.[5] In the tenth tankōbon volume, it was revealed the series would continue "for just a little longer".[6] In July 2021, it was revealed that it would reach its climax in the next issue of the magazine, which will be released on August 25, 2021.[7] As of December 2023, the series' individual chapters have been collected into fourteen tankōbon volumes.[8]

In May 2015, Crunchyroll announced they would add the series to their digital manga service Crunchyroll Manga.[9] At Anime Expo 2017, Yen Press announced they licensed the series for English publication.[10]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 December 9, 2014[11]978-4-75-754430-7March 6, 2018[12]978-0-31-641616-0
2 May 25, 2015[13]978-4-75-754654-7May 22, 2018[14]978-1-97-532654-8
3 December 25, 2015[15]978-4-75-754848-0August 21, 2018[16]978-1-97-535408-4
4 October 25, 2016[17]978-4-75-755140-4November 13, 2018[18]978-1-97-535409-1
5 June 24, 2017[19]978-4-75-755392-7February 19, 2019[20]978-1-97-535410-7
6 February 24, 2018[21]978-4-75-755638-6May 28, 2019[22]978-1-97-530422-5
7 September 25, 2018[23]978-4-75-755859-5August 27, 2019[24]978-1-97-538508-8
8 July 9, 2019[25]978-4-75-756192-2February 18, 2020[26]978-1-97-530670-0
9 May 25, 2020[27]978-4-75-756626-2June 8, 2021[28]978-1-97-532450-6
10 January 25, 2021[29]978-4-75-757059-7May 3, 2022[30]978-1-97-534076-6
11 August 25, 2021[31]978-4-7575-7437-3September 20, 2022[32]978-1-9753-4739-0
12 March 25, 2022[33]978-4-7575-7843-2August 22, 2023[34]978-1-9753-7185-2
13 January 25, 2023[35]978-4-7575-8358-0December 12, 2023[36]978-1-9753-7533-1
14 December 25, 2023[8]978-4-7575-8977-3——

Virtual reality

In November 2017, it was announced that a virtual reality version of the manga was in development.[37] The adaptation was first released in March 2018 at Square Enix's AnimeJapan booth.[38] It was made available on the HTC Vive on September 25, 2018.[39]

Anime

In January 2023, an anime television series adaptation was announced.[2] It is produced by Staple Entertainment and directed by Takashi Naoya, with scripts written by Deko Akao, character designs handled by Saori Nakashiki, and music composed by Satoshi Hōno.[3] The series is set to premiere on January 6, 2024, on AT-X and other networks. The opening theme song is "Lover's Eye" by Sizuk, while the ending theme song is "Kokoro no Naka" (ココロノナカ, "In the Heart") by AliA.[4] Crunchyroll licensed the series.[40] Medialink licensed the series in South, Southeast Asia and Oceania (except Australia and New Zealand) and is streaming it on the Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.[41]

Episodes

No.Title [42][lower-alpha 1]Directed by [42]Written by [42]Storyboarded by [42]Original air date [44]
1"Episode 1"Matsuo AsamiDeko AkaoTakashi NaoyaJanuary 6, 2024 (2024-01-06)
Ten years ago Satou witnessed Hime and her grandfather Alabaster teleport to Japan from another world. In the present Satou and Hime are best friends, though Satou has secretly fallen in love with Hime. However, he fears confessing his love as Hime possesses a wedding ring meant for her future husband. Hime abruptly reveals she is returning home. Unable to accept her absence Satou follows her to the teleportation circle where she reveals her real name is Princess Krystal of Light Kingdom and she is returning for an arranged marriage. Impulsively he follows her to the world of Arnalus and interrupts her wedding to Imperial Prince Marmarugius. The wedding is attacked by an Abyssal Demon seeking to assassinate Hime. Only Hime’s Ring of Light can defeat it, so she quickly saves Satou’s life by giving him the ring and a kiss. Marmarugius throws Satou a sword, causing him to instinctively slay the demon with Light magic. Satou is alarmed to learn he has unintentionally become Hime’s husband, Hero of Light and King of Light Kingdom. Despite the danger he decides to continue protecting Hime. Hime starts to develop her own feelings for Satou but reminds him their marriage is a formality so they will not be sharing a bed. More demons attack so Alabaster, revealed as Great Sage of the Light Kingdom, prepares Satou to fight once more.
2"Episode 2"Matsuo AsamiDeko AkaoTakashi NaoyaJanuary 13, 2024 (2024-01-13)
A knight of the Abyss King injures Satou. Alabaster explains the ring draws power from Satou and Hime’s marriage, and since their marriage is only a formality Satou is almost powerless. Satou is forced to flee the kingdom with Alabaster, Hime and Marmarugius. Alabaster reveals Satou will need four more rings to achieve his full powers, so Satou will need to marry four princesses with rings from other kingdoms. Hime is not happy at this. The rings were crafted by the first Ring King to seal away the Abyss King generations ago. Each of his five wives received one ring each and founded the five kingdoms. Hime blames herself for Satou’s lack of power, but Satou finally confesses to her and Hime admits she loves him back. As they are too nervous to have sex they decide to date first. Alabaster is disappointed by their decision. Their first destination is Romka, kingdom of the elves whose princess holds the Wind Ring. Unfortunately 50 years ago a wind barrier appeared around Romca that prevents entry by any species except elves. Elven hunters show them an underground passage so they can meet the princess. Unfortunately, Princess Nephrites is terrified by anything from outside Romka, and when she learns Satou and Hime are married she runs away to be sick.

Reception

Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network praised the characters, fan service, and use of body language, while criticizing characters' facial expressions and the story's direction.[1] Brandon Varnell from The Fandom Post also praised the series, especially the plot due to it not sticking to trends established by other works.[45] Takato from Manga News also offered praise for the story, calling it a promising start.[46] Aurélien Pigeat from Actua BD was more critical, fearing the series would abuse other plot elements common in this type of work.[47]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.[43]

References

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