Otoyomegatari
Alternative Titles
Otoyomegatari, 乙嫁物语, 乙嫁語り (Japanese), 姊嫁物語, 少女新娘物语 (Chinese), เจ้าสาวแห่งทางสายไหม (Thai), 신부이야기 (Korean), A Bride's Story, Bride Stories (French), Otoyome Gatari, Otoyome Katari, Otoyome-gatari, Strange Bride Story, The Bride's Stories, Young Bride's Story (English), Aron morsiamet (Finnish), Opowieść Panny Młodej (Polish), Otome-Katari, Otomegatari, Young Bride's Story, Pariya-san wa Otoshigoro, 乙嫁語り
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Synopsis
Set in Central Asia in a rural town near the Caspian Sea during the early 19th century, the story revolves around a young woman, Amir, who arrives from a distant village across the mountains to marry Karluk, a boy eight years her junior. The story unfolds among details of everyday family and community life. However, the peaceful atmosphere is disturbed when Amir’s family demands to take her back to their village. Note: Won the 7th annual Manga Taishou Award in 2014 and the intergénérations prize at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2012.