#otoyomegatari

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Some cleaned up frames without text and some personal favorite panels from Otoyomegatari by Mori Kaoru.

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Azel

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Otoyomegatari - A Bride's Tale - Mori Kaoru

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Otoyomegatari Vol.15

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Happy late-Valentine's! , this is for the 5 people who cares about Henry and Talas

Idea by this post

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Pariya 

A Bride's Story

by Kaoru Mori

Yen Press

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Pariya compilation

Please I need everyone to look at her. She's my angel

Pariya is a character from Kaoru Mori's manga A Bride's story/Otoyomegatari. She is of age where getting married is a big topic in her life but there hasn't been luck yet because she is very blunt and has poor social skills and is considered as rude. For the same reason she doesn't have any friends either. She becomes the first friend of the main character, Amir as Amir is new to the village

Pariya: Let's open a bread shop!

Her mother: A way this would help you in getting a spouse (Don't give up yet!)

(They were talking about what to do with Pariya's breadmaking abilities)

Pariya: THAT'S JUST A STUPID GRUDGE! WHY WOULD SOMEONE REPORT SOMEONE FOR A REASON LIKE THAT!

(A family friend had been in jail because someone had told the authorities he was a russian spy (he was not)) (The reason he was reported was because he was close with a woman the reporter wanted to marry)

SHE'S SO CUTE (She got so flustered she passed out because romace was discussed and two characters basically got engaged)

Yes girl! Eat!

Tl: Thank you (her skills were complimented)

Their little :0 :0 faces

She is so beautiful

Tl: Even if I were to get married, the groom would change his mind, the musicians would get lost in the way, the food would get cold and be ruined and all the donkey's in the neighborhood would get stomach problems at the same time!

Umar: How good! I didn't know you were this good at embroidery.

Umar: Whoever gets to marry you is a lucky boy! Would you be my wife? I will wait however long it takes

Man: What an amazing bride you got. Makes jealous to think about it! A capable girl...

(This was her fantasy that kept her going from when she was embroidering the cloths women were expected to make before marriage. She lost her old ones when her house got destroyed and making them will take time. (That's why Umar said he will wait as long as it takes))

Pariya: No,no. You shouldn't aim THAT high...

Amir: There, there

(Pariya was wondering how to improve herself as a person and who to strive to be like. Amir came to mind)

Kid Pariya...

Tl: If I wish to be like Kamoula I have to be patient, modest, kind to animals, polite, intelligent and good at getting sellers to lower the prices!!

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(She landed on a different role model. Not that she's any easier to be like)

Pariya: Let's be friends

Text square: Pariya gained one friend more

(The friend is Kamoula, that Pariya strived to be like)

Pariya with her hair open

Tl: I'm going now

She was flabbergasted

She is extremely happy here

One of my fav panels

Pariya: I'm so happy...

Umar: Wake up now!

Pariya and her cat's first meeting

They should make a Pariya fan club and let me be the president

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otoyomegatari was really like 'we would be gay in every life <3'

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YOU HAVE BEEN VISITED BY THE OTOYOMEGATARI BREAD PAGE. NUTRITIOUS LOVINGLY MADE BREAD WILL FIND ITS WAY TO YOU. THIS IS A THREAT.

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I am thinking about posting at some point of time analysis of certain characters or certain elements from Bride Stories that interest me. I'd like to re-read it from the beginning and observe in more details the different protrayals of (marital) love, how relationships can be thought of and constructed, how gender is taught and performed as well as highlight narrative choices (such as showing much more positive love relationships than abusive ones even though they ought to be common at the time). I think it's fascinating to see how love is showed through little actions that vary greatly and how it helps to characterize different chracters and how it echoes or breaks traditional gender norms. And just general thoughts I'd have while reading.

I think it's just so interesting to see how Karluk's and Amir's clan's structure were build and how it affects them and their relationship (see how Karluk's father chastizes him for not being mainly enough and worrying Amir even though he's still a child, to how Amir encompasses both very feminine and masculine traits, in opposition to other women in her new village and how it worsens Karluk's confidence even if he does not want her to change), or how Pariya feels like she just can't fit the norms even if she aspires to be a good wife, how the twins cry and grieve when they have to leave their family even if they are still close, or how Smith apprehends his relationship with Talas and how his upbringing, personality and position as a the younger son shapes his experiences differently from that of his brother, the portrayal of nudity and sexual intimacy in the story, or simply the different desires and preferences portrayed (from Bekhe's uncompromising criteria based on traditional harsh masculine traits to Talas' fondness for Henry's softness and vulnerability etc.), characters are simply not looking for the same thing and I think it's interesting to take the time and observe it.

If you have any thoughts, remarks or elements that particularly touched you in the story I would love to read about it ! <3 I would also love to know if you'd be interested to read my posts and if you'd have any elements you'd like to see mentioned perhaps ? Thank you <3

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New Life

- Kaoru Mori, Bride's Tale

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Otoyomegatari - A Bride's Tale - Mori Kaoru

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Love the way they draw women

🦊 Kannou Sensei - Motoi Yoshida

🌆 Kowloon Generic Romance - Jun Mayuzuki

🌾 Otoyomegatari - Kaoru Mori

👟 Ran To Haiiro No Sekai - Aki Irie

⚔️ X - CLAMP

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Glamorous Fellows! - Ame No Uzume self color