Zihvuda's manga / #Arranged Marriage(1)

My Blissful Marriage

Ongoing | Akumi agitogi,Rito kohsaka | 2019 released
2023-08-14 16:58 marked

I'm sure this gets really fluffy in the future, but I can't help with how it raised my hackles. I watched this on netflix and then came to read the manga to see if the portrayal is different but it's the same. People (at the beginning) seem to immediately think she's perfect for ML, hell HE thinks she's not like other girls. And yeah.. cause she's an abuse victim who's had all her self worth stamped out of her. Also the fact that ML decided to receive a new potential fiance by "basically ignoring her", and then accusing her of trying to poison him for no reason. Like the story tells you how he's put up with other noble fiances and implyed they've been spoiled, but honestly with that kind of reception, it doesn't come off as a dude who's just tired of trying to find a suitable fiance, but as an incel getting spurned by girls raised with self worth and not having time for his bullshit. Which gives further creepy vibes to this whole, "Oh! Miyo's perfect! She keeps her gaze low, is extremely obedient, doesn't get angry at being treated badly, and is constantly on full alert in case she does something wrong and is kicked out" thing. Yeah, I'm probably getting way too worked up over this, but it really feels to me, that this story was (accidentally?) framed badly, which doesn't look good for how well the story's plot was thought out. Miyo's obvious PTSD doesn't come off to these people as concerning but "interesting" and "curious", which further solidifies this as a "Oooh! She's not like other girls!" trope, now with added abuse riddled backstory! =D Nope, NOPE, can't stand how this makes me feel, gonna give this a miss.