A Bride’s Story tells the tale of a beautiful young bride in nineteenth-century Asia. At the age of twenty, Amir is sent to a neighboring town to be wed. But her surprise at learning her new husband, Karluk, is eight years younger than her is quickly replaced by a deep affection for the boy and his family. Though she hails from just beyond the mountains, Amir’s clan had very different customs, foods, and clothes from what Karluk is used to. As the two of them learn more about each other through their day-to-day lives, the bond of respect and love grows stronger.
A Bride's Story is currently publishing . It is also Known as: 乙嫁語り, Young Bride's Story, Otoyome-gatari, The Bride's Stories, Pariya-san wa Otoshigoro
Genres: Historical, Drama, Romance, Middle East
Top 10 Manga Like Otoyomegatari [2022 List]
10. Ran to Haiiro no Sekai
Meet the Urumas, a slightly dysfunctional family of four sorcerers. Mom, being the most powerful sorceress around, works away from home keeping the world safe. Dad picks up the slack and takes care of the family. Except when he's out, which is when the older brother Jin finds himself in the unenviable position of keeping tabs on his sister Ran. And Ran, the youngest, is a willful girl with too much power and too little wisdom. Let's take a look at Ran's everyday misadventures, shall we?
Ran and the Grey World is finished and has 7 Volumes and 52 Chapters. It is also Known as: 乱と灰色の世界, Gray And Wonder Around Her, Ran and the Ash-Coloured World, Ran and the Grey World
9. Tenju no Kuni
Eighteenth century, Tibet. Kang Shiva, a thirteen-year-old doctor-apprentice boy, lives in a mountain village. One day, when he came home from the herb collection, the bride and the party who was marrying were staying in his house. The bride's name is Moshi-La. She is the bride of Kang Shiva, and came all the way from a foreign country...! A heartwarming story of the daily life in Tibet of a gentle boy and his mysterious bride is woven.
Blissful Land is currently publishing . It is also Known as: テンジュの国, Tenju no Kuni
8. Song of the Long March
Chang An in the Tang Dynasty of China : The demon star is passing through the sky, calamity is about to befall the Tang Dynasty—because of a woman. Skilled in martial arts and war tactics, Princess Chang Ge Li sets out to avenge her family and take back the throne.
Song of the Long March is finished and has 11 Volumes and 61 Chapters. It is also Known as: 長歌行, Choukakou, Chang Ge Xing
7. Hokuou Kizoku to Moukinzuma no Yukiguni Karigurashi
A touching story of hunting and romance takes place in the vast expanses of Nature.
Ritzhardt governs a wintry territory far to the north. Sieglinde is a soldier with nicknamed the "Crimson Eagle". Ritzhardt falls in love at first sight with her, and they begin their life together... for a trial marriage of one year!?
Hunting reindeer, snacking on nuts, making traditional handicrafts...
In their peaceful and modest life in the land of winter, will the couple truly become husband and wife?
The Snow Country Hunting Life of the Northern Nobleman and the Raptor Wife is finished and has 10 Volumes and 100 Chapters. It is also Known as: 北欧貴族と猛禽妻の雪国狩り暮らし, Hokuou Kizoku to Moukinzuma no Yukiguni Karigurashi
6. Arte
Arte was born into an aristocratic family in Florence during the 16th century Renaissance era. Being female, it was unheard of for one to become an artist. Driven by her love of art, Arte is willing to cast aside her aristocratic lifestyle to become an artist.
Arte is currently publishing . It is also Known as: アルテ, Arte
5. Vinland Saga
As a child, Thorfinn sat at the feet of the great Leif Ericson and thrilled to wild tales of a land far to the west. But his youthful fantasies were shattered by a mercenary raid. Raised by the Vikings who murdered his father, Thorfinn became a terrifying warrior, forever seeking to kill the band's leader, Askeladd, and avenge his father. Sustaining Thorfinn through his ordeal are his pride in his family and his dreams of a fertile westward land, a land without war or slavery … the land Leif called Vinland.
Notes:
- Won the Grand Prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2009.
- Winner of the 36th Kodansha Manga Award in the General category in 2012.
Vinland Saga is currently publishing . It is also Known as: ヴィンランド・サガ, Vinland Saga
4. Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii
Nike, the fourth princess of the Rain Dukedom and one who holds the power to call forth the rain, travels to the Sun Kingdom to marry Sun King Livius for her country, despite her own reluctance. She soon discovers that the King, who conquered the world in only three years after his ascendance to the throne, is still a child!! Furthermore, for trivial reasons, he has demanded that Nike call forth the rain…!?
Note: Chapter count includes 7 extra chapters
Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii is finished and has 25 Volumes and 150 Chapters. It is also Known as: それでも世界は美しい, Sore demo Sekai wa Utsukushii, Even So, the World is Beautiful, The World Is Still Beautiful, SoreSeka
3. Golden Kamuy
In the early twentieth century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi Sugimoto searches the wilderness of the Japanese frontier of Hokkaido for a hoard of hidden gold. With only a cryptic map and a native Ainu girl to help him, Saichi must also deal with every murderous cutthroat, bandit and rogue who knows about the treasure!
Golden Kamuy is finished and has 31 Volumes and 314 Chapters. It is also Known as: ゴールデンカムイ, Golden Kamui
2. The Bride of the Water God
Soah is a girl from a small village. The Water God is upset and so a long drought has been devastating the village people. In order to appease the god, they marry Soah off to him by sacrificing her to the Water God in exchange for rain. The Water God rescues her to his Water Kingdom, where her new life begins. For Soah, this is a story of her faith...her life...her love...
Bride of the Water God is finished and has 24 Volumes and 176 Chapters. It is also Known as: 하백의 신부, The Bride of the Water God
1. Fushigi no Kuni no Bird
Similar anime like Fushigi no Kuni no Bird
Isabella Bird in Wonderland is currently publishing . It is also Known as: ふしぎの国のバード, Fushigi no Kuni no Bird
