My Happy Marriage manga returns from hiatus

Modified Jan 01, 2025 10:39 GMT

My Happy Marriage manga returns from hiatus (Image via Akumi Agitogi and Rito Kousaka/Square Enix)

On December 30, 2024, the official website of Square Enix's Gangan Online released a new chapter of My Happy Marriage manga, marking the series' return from its eight-month hiatus. The series went on a hiatus for the illustrator to work on the series' artbook.

My Happy Marriage manga is based on a light novel series written by Akumi Agitogi and illustrated by Tsukiho Tsukioka. The light novel series has serialized eight volumes in Japanese (seven in English, with the latest set to be released on January 21, 2025). The manga series has published five volumes (four in English, with the latest set to be released on April 1, 2025).

My Happy Marriage returns after an 8-month hiatus on December 30, 2024

Miyo and Kiyoka as seen in a manga cover (Image via Akumi Agitogi and Rito Kousaka/Square Enix)

In April 2024, the My Happy Marriage manga went on a hiatus as the illustrator, Kousaka Rito, had to work on the series' artbook. The art book was released on August 10, 2024, by Square Enix (the same publisher as the manga).

Four months after the release of the art book, My Happy Marriage manga returned with its latest chapter, making its hiatus almost eight months long.

My Happy Marriage's light novel series has inspired many media projects, other than the manga adaptation, including a live-action (released on March 17, 2023) and a stage-play (released between August 11–20, 2023 in Japan).

However, the series' most famous media project is the anime adaptation. The first season of the anime adaptation was released in the summer of 2023, and it was animated by Kinema Citrus Animation Studio (famous for animating Made in Abyss). The season had 12 episodes, with its sequel set to start airing on January 6, 2025.

The main voice cast for the anime series includes Kaito Ishikawa (Jiji from Dandadan), who voices Kiyoka Kudou, and Reina Ueda (Haein Cha from Solo Leveling), who voices Miyo Saimori. Evan Call, the series' music composer, is famous for his music in anime like Violet Evergarden and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End.

My Happy Marriage manga synopsis

My Happy Marriage manga is a romance-drama anime series centered around the unfortunate life of Miyo Saimori, whose mother died while giving birth to her. The female protagonist has no affinity with magic, which leads to her becoming an outcast in society.

After her birth, Mio's father remarries, and her step-sister, Kaya Saimori, becomes the center of affection for her parents. Meanwhile, Miyo was set to marry Kiyoka Kudou to send her away from home. However, Kiyoka's household might give Miyo the love she has yearned for since her mother died.

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Edited by Shreya Das