Harem Marriage Explained
Ja Kanji: | ハレ婚。 |
Ja Romaji: | Hare-Kon |
Genre: | Drama, romance[1] |
Type: | drama |
Network: | ABC |
First: | January 16, 2022 |
Last: | March 13, 2022 |
Episodes: | 9 |
Type: | manga |
Harem Marriage seconds! |
Author: | NON |
Publisher: | Kodansha |
Demographic: | Seinen |
Magazine: | Weekly Young Magazine |
First: | January 17, 2022 |
Last: | March 19, 2022 |
Volumes: | 1 |
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by NON. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine from July 2014 to June 2019, with its chapters collected in nineteen tankōbon volumes. A nine-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast from January to March 2022.
Plot
Koharu finds that her boyfriend was a married man, who was cheating on his wife with her, and was the third guy to do so in a row. Desolate, Koharu decides to leave Tokyo and move back home, rejecting a future of love and marriage for simpler life. However, once she arrives, she discovers that the café that her parents ran is closed and they are heavily in debt. A man, Ryunosuke Date, who was following Koharu, offers her to pay their debt, but Koharu has to marry him. Koharu learns that her hometown has legalized polygamous marriages to counter declining birth rates and becomes Ryunosuke's third wife.
Characters
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Koharu Date (née) is the 22-year-old third wife of Ryunosuke. To save her family's home and café, she marries Ryunosuke and becomes his third wife. Koharu is short-tempered and often lashes out at slight annoyances. She was at first against polygamy and sexual intimacy due to past trauma caused by her exes, but she gradually resolves her issues as she comes to terms with her feelings for Ryunosuke, begins to get along with his other wives and becomes a bonding pillar in the Date family.
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Ryunosuke Date is the 25-year-old husband of Yuzu, Madoka and Koharu. He is a former celebrity pianist and is currently unemployed due to quitting the stage from anxiety. He is greedy and is not willing to settle for less than what he desires, including his three wives whom he wants all at once.
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Yuzu Date (née Ōtsu (大津)) is the 26-year-old first wife of Ryunosuke and is also the daughter of the town mayor who legalized polygamy. She has a typical gyaru look with notable large breasts. Despite her appearance, she does the majority of the domestic chores in the Date family and is a good cook. She is the mother of Ryunosuke's first child, Rinnosuke.
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Madoka Date (née Saijō (西條)) is the 21-year-old second wife of Ryunosuke. She is a quiet beauty with short hair and often wears a kimono at home. Although she is the second wife, she has been with Ryunosuke the longest. She manages the family's financial allocations and spending habits. Madoka is the most jealous amongst Ryunosuke's wives and yearns the most for exclusivity with him.Media
Manga
Harem Marriage is written and illustrated by . It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine from July 23, 2014, to June 17, 2019.[6] [7] [8] Kodansha collected its chapters in nineteen tankōbon volumes, released from November 6, 2014, to August 6, 2019.
In November 2020, Kodansha USA started the digital publication of the manga on January 5, 2021.[9]
An epilogue mini series started in Weekly Young Magazine on January 17, 2022.[10] [11] The mini-series will last eight chapters.[12]
Volumes
Drama
In October 2021, it was announced that the manga would be adapted into a television drama. The series is directed by Takashi Ninomiya and Kana Yamada, with Yamada also writing scripts for the series. It was broadcast for nine episodes on ABC from January 16 to March 13, 2022.[13] [14] [15] The theme song is "Final Piece" by Hyde.[16]
Reception
In 2018, the manga was nominated for the 42nd Kodansha Manga Award in the General category.[17]
See also
Further reading
Notes and References
- Web site: Harem Marriage Vol. 1. Kodansha USA. December 25, 2021. December 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211225151036/https://kodansha.us/volume/harem-marriage-1/. live.
- Web site: Mateo. Alex. Harem Marriage Live-Action Series Casts Haruka Shimazaki. Anime News Network. November 11, 2021. November 11, 2021. November 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211111213217/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-11-11/harem-marriage-live-action-series-casts-haruka-shimazaki/.179473. live.
- Web site: ja:ドラマ「ハレ婚。」3人の妻を手に入れるハレ婚夫・龍之介役は稲葉友に決定. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/453822. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. ja. December 12, 2021. November 17, 2021. November 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211128132246/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/453822. live.
- Web site: ja:ドラマ「ハレ婚。」セクシーで家事上手な“1人目の妻”ゆず役は柳ゆり菜. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/454743. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. ja. December 12, 2021. November 24, 2021. December 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211212054617/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/454743. live.
- Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Harem Marriage Live-Action Series Casts Nana Asakawa. Anime News Network. December 5, 2021. December 5, 2021. December 5, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211205010804/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-04/harem-marriage-live-action-series-casts-nana-asakawa/.180270. live.
- Web site: ja:デリバリーシンデレラのNON、特殊な結婚描くヤンマガ連載. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/119538. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. November 28, 2020. ja. June 23, 2014. November 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211124131347/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/119538. live.
- Web site: ja:週刊ヤングマガジン 2014年30号. https://magazine.yanmaga.jp/ym/2014/2014-30.html. Kodansha. November 28, 2020. https://archive.today/20201128042528/https://magazine.yanmaga.jp/ym/2014/2014-30.html. November 28, 2020. ja. live.
- Web site: ja:週刊ヤングマガジン 2019年29号. https://magazine.yanmaga.jp/ym/2019/2019-29.html. Kodansha. November 28, 2020. https://archive.today/20201128042325/https://magazine.yanmaga.jp/ym/2019/2019-29.html. November 28, 2020. ja. live.
- Web site: Hazra. Adriana. Kodansha Comics Licenses 8 New Manga by Miki Yoshikawa, Kanae Hazuki, More. Anime News Network. November 28, 2020. November 27, 2020. November 27, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201127180840/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-27/kodansha-comics-licenses-8-new-manga-by-miki-yoshikawa-kanae-hazuki-more/.166776. live.
- Web site: Pineda. Rafael. Harem Marriage Manga Gets Epilogue Mini-Series. Anime News Network. January 11, 2022. January 10, 2022. January 10, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220110233142/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-10/harem-marriage-manga-gets-epilogue-mini-series/.181372. live.
- Web site: ja:伊達家のその後を描く短期集中連載「ハレ婚。おかわり!」がヤンマガでスタート. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/461962. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. January 25, 2022. ja. January 17, 2022. January 25, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220125182026/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/461962. live.
- Web site: Mateo. Alex. Harem Marriage Manga's Epilogue Mini-Series Has 8 Chapters. Anime News Network. February 12, 2022. February 22, 2022. February 11, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220211205119/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-11/harem-marriage-manga-epilogue-mini-series-has-8-chapters/.182536. live.
- Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Non's Harem Marriage Manga Gets Live-Action Series in January. Anime News Network. October 18, 2021. October 18, 2021. October 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211018095222/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-18/non-harem-marriage-manga-gets-live-action-series-in-january/.178567. live.
- Web site: ja:注目ドラマ紹介:「ハレ婚。」 島崎遥香主演の一夫多妻制ドラマ 1、2人目の妻役で柳ゆり菜&浅川梨奈. https://mantan-web.jp/article/20220115dog00m200033000c.html. Mantan Web. January 25, 2022. ja. January 16, 2022. January 25, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220125025523/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20220115dog00m200033000c.html. live.
- Web site: ja:最終回 “小春”島崎遥香がたどり着いた答えは「離婚」 伊達家に別れ告げ. https://mantan-web.jp/article/20220313dog00m200000000c.html. Mantan Web. November 21, 2022. ja. March 13, 2022. November 21, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221121023650/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20220313dog00m200000000c.html. live.
- Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Harem Marriage Live-Action Series Reveals Teaser Video, New Visual, Theme Song Artist. Anime News Network. December 12, 2021. December 12, 2021. December 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211212050719/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-12/harem-marriage-live-action-series-reveals-teaser-video-new-visual-theme-song-artist/.180541. live.
- Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. 42nd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced. Anime News Network. November 28, 2020. April 5, 2018. November 9, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109033118/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-05/42nd-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-nominees-announced/.129986. live.