Tales of Wedding Rings (manga/anime)

Tales of Wedding Rings (Japanese結婚指輪物語HepburnKekkon 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 thirteen volumes thus far. An anime television series adaptation by Staple Entertainment is set to premiere in 2024.

Characters

Satou (サトウSatō)
Voiced by: Gen Satō
Hime (ヒメ)
Voiced by: Akari Kitō
Nephrites (ネフリティスNefuritisu)
Voiced by: Miyuri Shimabukuro
Granart (グラナートGuranāto)
Voiced by: Hitomi Ueda
Saphir (サフィールSafīru)
Voiced by: Ai Kakuma
Amber (アンバルAnbaru)
Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu

Manga

The series is written and illustrated by Maybe, and started serialization in Monthly Big Gangan on March 25, 2014. In the tenth tankōbon volume, it was revealed the series would continue “for just a little longer”. 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. As of January 2023, the series’ individual chapters have been collected into thirteen tankōbon 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 also licensed the series for English publication.

Volume list

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

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, and character designs handled by Saori Nakashiki. The series is set to premiere in 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 Actua BD [fr] was more critical, fearing the series would abuse other plot elements common in this type of work.

See also

 

Tales of Wedding Rings

Cover of the first volume
結婚指輪物語
(Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari)
Genre Romantic fantasy
Manga
Written by Maybe
Published by Square Enix
English publisher
Magazine Monthly Big Gangan
Demographic Seinen
Original run March 25, 2014 – present
Volumes 13 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by Takashi Naoya
Written by Deko Akao
Studio Staple Entertainment
Original run 2024 – scheduled
icon Anime and manga portal

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