The comparison to My Happy Marriage was a good one. This manga has lovely art and a compelling story. For someone as abused and neglected as Nanao, it would be hard to trust anyone right away. I love the care and consideration Yako is showing for her. I imagine this will be a very good love story as this manga continues and I’m very excited to read the next volume!

For a first volume this manga doesn't present anything out of the ordinary for this kind of story. We have a paper heroine who has no personality traits, likely because she's been abused for years. Then we have a hero who is taken in by her looks and who turns out to be a bad guy who isn't bad. While he's a bit of a jerk, making her marry him, he did save her from a somehow even worse man. But, really, these characters don't show any redeeming qualities within this volume.
The art style is beautiful, as expected from the artist.
The only thing I really enjoyed about the story was the ayakashi characters. Specifically Goki. They were all very fun and vibrant; a quality the main characters could use more of.
I might read the next volume to see if the characters improve. Or I might read it just to see more of the ayakashi.

Thank you to Kodansha and Netgalley for the ARC.

I really enjoyed this one! Great story, beautiful art and great way to learn about ayakahi. If you’re fans of My Happy Marriage and Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits, definitely a manga to pick up. Set in the Meiji Era ❤️

Thank you NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for the ARC in exchange for an honest review

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Nanao has strong dark spiritual energy and one small mistake landed her to be marked by a vengeful yokai and becomes “tainted”

Years later she suffers abuse by her cousin, ex fiancé and everyone in the clan she lives in. Until one day, while completing her cleansing ritual a stranger with crimson eyes, stumbles upon her. Though the interaction was brief, this sparked the change in Nanao’s life…
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Overall, I loved it. Definitely need to read the next volume.

The artwork is lovely, I will forever read everything Japanese culture! All those flowers and the cute little creatures have my heart. Alsoo vampire demon-hunter? We are talking. Goki is so cute lol I love the interactions b/w Goki and his master.

Is it My Happy Marriage? Yeah, probably. Did I still love it to pieces? Of course I did! C'mon, it's got a girl that's been tainted by Ayakashi, her husband who is basically a vampire, and their entire army of ayakashi; this was clearly written with me in mind!

Overall, it's a super cute fun read with lovable characters so far and fantastic art. And yup, if you like My Happy Marriage, Noragami, or, Kamisama Kiss, this is definitely for you!

As always, thanks to NetGalley and Kodansha!