Tales of Wedding Rings

Template:Nihongo is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Maybe. It was serialized in Monthly Big Gangan from March 2014 to August 2024 and has been published in fifteen Template:Transl volumes as of September 2024. The series tells a story of a high school boy, Haruto Satou who falls in love with a young woman named Hime from another realm who moves back to her home world to get married and he crashes the wedding.

An anime television series adaptation produced by Staple Entertainment aired from January to March 2024. A second season has been announced.

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 gives Satou her ring, 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 is 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 four of the elements: earth, fire, air, and water.

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Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Maybe, Tales of Wedding Rings was serialized in Monthly Big Gangan from March 25, 2014, to August 23, 2024. As of September 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected into fifteen Template:Transl volumes.

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

Virtual reality

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

Anime

In January 2023, an anime television series adaptation was announced. 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. The series aired from January 6 to March 23, 2024, on AT-X and other networks. The opening theme song is "Lover's Eye", performed by Sizuk, while the ending theme song is Template:Nihongo, performed by AliA. Crunchyroll streamed the series. 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.

A second season was announced after the airing of the twelfth and final episode on March 23, 2024.

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. Brandon Varnell from The Fandom Post also praised the series, especially the plot due to it not sticking to trends established by other works. Takato from Manga News also offered praise for the story, calling it a promising start. Aurélien Pigeat from Template:Ill was more critical, fearing the series would abuse other plot elements common in this type of work.

See also

• Dusk Maiden of Amnesia, another manga series with the same creator
• To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts, another manga series with the same creator

External links

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