Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari

Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari (結婚指輪物語, Tales of Wedding Rings) is a Japanese manga by Meibii. Serialized from Vol.04 in 2014 in the manga magazine "Monthly Big Gangan" (Square Enix The tail that is published in the book is "Isekai Newlywed Romantic Comedy". Although the title includes "The Lord of the Rings", it is not a parody of The Lord of the Rings. In May 2018, a VR manga "Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari VR" was released that allows you to read manga in VR.

Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari has been published digitally in English as Tales of Wedding Rings by Crunchyroll since June 1, 2015, and physically by Yen Press since March 6, 2018. It has also been published digitally in Square Enix English through Manga UP!

Synopsis
Satou has been in love with his childhood friend and neighbor, Hime, ever since she and her grandfather appeared out of nowhere 10 years ago. Now a dazzling, yet mysterious high school beauty, she makes it more and more difficult for him to confess his feelings. As the anniversary of their first meeting is nearing, will he muster up his courage to transform their friendship into something more? Or will an entirely different fate await this tightly bonded pair?

(Source: MU)

List of Published Books
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 March 2022, the series' individual chapters have been collected into twelve 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.

Character
A normal high school boy who has feelings for his childhood friend Himeno "Hime" Nonaka (Krystal Novaty Nokanatika). He leads a mediocre life, but he follows Hime, who suddenly said goodbye, into the light and arrives in another world, Arnullus. Therefore, for some reason, he decided to marry Hime, and by obtaining the ring of light, which is a wedding ring, he became the King of the Rings. After that, he will go on a journey to collect the four rings from the remaining four princesses in order to fight the Abyss King who will destroy the world. Although he is puzzled by the magnitude of his fate, he accepts it for the sake of his precious Hime, and gradually acquires strength both physically and mentally during his journey.

While feeling the joy of having Hime as his wife, who has been in love with him since childhood, he wants to wait until he returns to his own world before hugging her. He decides to make a woman his "wife" in the true sense of the word only after hugging Hime. Therefore, every day with the wife of the King of the Ring, who increases one by one as the journey progresses, gradually becomes a battle against abstinence.

There, the wedding between Hime and a prince from another country was about to take place. However, due to the sudden invasion of monsters, a critical situation comes. In the midst of this, Hime entrusts her own ring to Sato, who has followed him, instead of the prince who was supposed to marry her and kisses her. As a result, the hero who will save the world, the King of the Rings, was born. Sato, who became the King of the Ring, uses the power of the ring and succeeds in repelling the monster.

After that, Sato grasps the situation, but Sato and Hime, who jumped from being childhood friends who had a crush on each other to becoming a couple in a single leap, are confused with each other. Hime feels responsible for choosing Sato as the King of the Ring, and Sato realizes the magnitude of his destiny. And Sato learns that he must marry four princesses as a ring king and obtain four more rings. Sato and Hime, who have decided to surrender themselves to this fate, set out on an adventure to find the new owner of the ring.

Abilities
Satou has any ability or talent. He forces his way into the portal to Hime's world as she and Gramps are returning to their world to fight the Abyss. He ends up "married" to her and obtains the Ring of Light, becoming the new Ring King. Prince Marse friend of his and his companion teach Satou martial arts while on their journey to find the other ring.

Because of Satou as a New Ring King and became a King of Nokatika, he study diligent in both history and politics to gained their trust.
 * The Ring King - A person who is said to save the world from the legend of salvation in the other world Arnullus. Long ago, due to the dark power of the Abyss King, many nations were covered in dark clouds of death. The King of the Rings defeated the King of the Abyss with the power of the five magical rings of light, wind, fire, water, and earth created to dispel the darkness. After that, the five rings were handed down to five countries by five princesses who were the wives of the King of the Rings. It is said that the person who will become the next King of the Rings will marry five princesses and receive a total of five rings as wedding rings, strengthening their ties and perfecting their power.

TV 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.

Staff

 * Original - Meibii
 * Director - Takashi Naotani
 * Series composition - Deko Akao
 * Character Design - Saori Nakashiki
 * Animation Production - Staple Entertainment

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.

Reception
Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network praised the characters, fan service, and use of body language while criticizing the 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.

External Link

 * Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari ─ Official Manga Website | Monthly Big Gangan (in Japanese)
 * Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari ─ Official Website VR
 * TV Anime "Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari" ─ Official Website (in Japanese)
 * Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari Official (@weddingringsPR) - Twitter
 * Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari ─ Wikipedia (in Japanese)
 * Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari ─ Wikipedia (in English)

Trivia
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