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Title: Happy Negative Marriage; Summary: Keitaro Satou is 30, successful at his job.and single. With worries about his future, he decides to have an arranged marriage to satisfy himself and his family, yet while his prospective 'wife' is a beauty, problems are bound to pop up! Happy Negative Marriage Vol.3 Ch.18: May 11, 2016 Happy Negative Marriage Vol.3 Ch.17: Mar 14, 2016 Happy Negative Marriage Vol.3 Ch.16: May 4, 2015 Happy Negative Marriage Vol.3 Ch.15: May 4, 2015 Happy Negative Marriage Vol.2 Ch.14: Jan 14, 2011 Happy Negative Marriage Vol.2 Ch.13.5: Nov 22, 2015.
Happy Marriage?! Volume 5 Story and Art by Maki Enjoji Review by Mara Wood Imagine how much drama can be avoided when people communicate with each other. Hours of confusion, longing, and anger can be avoided. Unfortunately, it wouldn’t make for a good story, especially a romantic shōjo story like Happy Marriage?! To recap, Chiwa is a 22-year-old office worker who worked extra jobs to help her father make ends meet. Hokuto is a nearly-30 CEO of a prominent company who, despite being a very eligible bachelor in the business world, is standoffish and selfish. His grandfather, the chairman of the company, asks Hokuto and Chiwa to marry to honor Chiwa’s grandmother’s memory, who he loved very much.
Fast forward four volumes, and we have two adults who are struggling to live together. Hokuto has difficulty opening up to Chiwa, Chiwa has difficulty deciphering Hokuto’s emotions. Did I mention Hokuto wants to keep this relationship a secret?
After finally reaching the level of physical intimacy typical of happily married couples, Chiwa is trying her best to be the best wife possible for Hokuto. She cooks a balanced breakfast every morning, creates healthy bento lunches for Hokuto, cleans his home, and obsesses over his feelings. Hokuto, on the other hand, is isolated emotionally, unable to reciprocate Chiwa’s feelings. Chiwa is left feeling rejected, which causes her to doubt her strange arranged marriage. Hokuto carries his own set of insecurities. Years of being rejected by the family he strives to honor has left him unable to freely express his love.
Instead, his true feelings come out when he is most unstable, such as times of anger or depression. It’s hard to tell what Hokuto’s true feelings towards Chiwa, especially when he refuses to tell her important things happening in his life. Speaking of communication, nine major miscommunications happen in this volume that lead to arguments or insecurities. The drama is fantastic to read, but you can’t help but feel pity for these two as they navigate the end of the first year of their marriage.
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THE VERDICT Happy Marriage?! Is a great manga for older readers. It’s fun, full of romance and drama reminiscent of school drama shōjo for younger readers. It can be frustrating at times, but Happy Marriage?! Is a series where readers need to roll with all the punches. Mara Wood holds a Ph.
In School Psychology. Currently, she works for a public school system assessing students for educational placement.
Her research focus is comic books and how they can be used in therapy and educational settings. She tends to spend most of her day reading comic books, writing about them, and thinking about comic books (kind of a one-track mind). Mara’s other hobbies include reading manga and Star Wars novels, and playing Dungeons & Dragons. She co-hosts Talking Comics and Talking Shojo, and you can find her on twitter (@megamaramon) or on her blog, marawoodblog.com.