Ethingan's manga / #marriage(2)

Okusama wa Alpha

Complete | fuyu natsushita | 2000 released

alpha x alpha After an arranged marriage the question arises of who will be the top when no-one wants to bottom. What I like about this is that they actually talk about it like real adults and both are willing to compromise. I otherwise hate this fight-for-the-top stories when the most selfish one gets what he wants and the other one has to yield. Not reversible unfortunately but they did tease us with the info that the other one will be pregnant next time hohoho

Reimei No Arcana

Complete | toma rei | 2009 released

Good story with a surprisingly sad ending! Seems kinda generic at first with the heroine having an arranged marriage with a prince, but it actually pretty deep and deals with some serious issues like slavery and discrimination. The heroine is strong-minded and mature. Don't really remember the one she married tough even though he's also one of the main characters. But I do remember her friend/attendant Loki, very good character! There is also a small side story about a snake girl I think and even years after I read it it still haunts me. The ending is very sad. In a way I'm frustrated because it felt like it didn't have to end that way, but in another sense I applaud it for being able to make me cry.