Gimai ni Oshitsukerareta Totsugisaki wa, Norowareta Koushaku Kakka deshita

machiabeeli Apr 24, 2022

8

We only have three translated chapters so far but this!! is!! what!! I want!!  This is like Beauty and the Beast meets Howl's Moving Castle. And this manga isn't playing around. When they said cursed duke, they really said we'll give him the full Howl's Moving Castle treatment. Make him look grotesque but still somewhat attractive aesthetic. Get rid of most of his human features - I'm talking Cthulu as the ML of a Japanese romance manga.  That's what I want. I want a cursed ML that would make me think - hmmm, maybe I WOULDN't fall in love with him because he really looks like a monster. Unless you're into that. Which is fine. No judgement here, this is a safe space.  Anyways, the FL was brutally gaslighted and used by her own family which ended up in her being sent to marry the powerful duke, who was severely cursed in a previous campaign. The slow growth of their relationship is something that I want to see develop; from being afraid of being rejected to learning how to accept each other's differences, that's the plot of a romance manga I want to see. I wish there were more chapters but if this is interesting to you so far, I definitely recommend it!  Reviewed at Chapter 3

ArtistMugi Aug 16, 2022

8.5

As of right now, there are only 5 chapters, but it's still worth reading. (Light spoilers) Overall, there aren't any issues i can find with the manga's story, it's your classic "beauty and the beast" scenario you find with manhwa like Beauty And The Beast Girl. There's a slight comedic sense to Miltia's antics, due to her being unfazed and even jealous of the duke's curse (which makes him infinitely create seafood using his body). Although there is a bit of an issue with chapter 3 or 4, with the letter being disregarded, that's the only insance of a plot error i can find. It may not even be one, because of how few chapters there are in the manga (it may be addressed later on). The art is great, there's a lot of detail to the Duke, as well as his little fishy friends. That level of detail remains consistant, and kinda cute. For characters, the 3 main characters are appealing. The duke isn't necessarily ugly, his design reminds me a lot of Davy Jones from the Pirates Of The Carribean movies, but with a bit of a goat muzzle going on. I love when characters are given weird shapes and designs, and he is a good example of that, with big fat octopus tentacles that look like a pair of horns, a mustache, and a flowing epaulettes. He even has a massive mane of barnacles, which is an interesting detail.  The female lead is somewhat cute, with short green hair and a small stature, although nothing to really write home about. Her head is a bit more round, and her eyes tend to give a more innocent look, which goes well with her unfazed and home-oriented character. The third character (or characters?) Is the maid robot (although the voice isn't the robot, but a guy talking through it). The designs are very cute, with a stubby design with big alien eyes, and the futuristic rabbit ear look that is often seen on cute robots, there isn't anything that can be seen as inherently bad about it. Although, it may not be the most convenient for cleaning, whcih is confusing since they're maids, i cant blame someone for wanting a robot that cute. Overall, the manga gets an 8.5