“Orphaned Sachi marries landlord Kouichi for security; strangers wed, hoping love might bloom.”
Konyakusei
婚約生
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Synopsis
Orphaned Sachi marries landlord Kouichi for security; strangers wed, hoping love might bloom.
Sachi Hanaoka has just lost her parents to a traffic accident and her fear of living alone becomes reality. To add on to her troubles, Kouichi Saonji, the young landlord of her apartment, approaches her and requests that she prepare to vacate since she is now be unable to pay rent. Alternatively, Kouichi proposes a solution: he and Sachi will get married and she will act as his caretaker. Not only will her expenses be covered, but it would also serve as a method to quell his family's nagging for him to find a wife. Despite the lack of genuine feelings between them, Sachi finds herself drawn to Kouichi and accepts his offer. But will the newly wed couple be able to fall in love, or will they remain strangers forever?Included one-shot: Volume 2: Sayonarakakushi
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
What 2 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 3.00 · split reception
6.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 3.0
↓ 3.00
Running avg · Jul 2018 → Apr 2019
- 9 “This manga is an incredibly adorable and emotional journey that consistently brought a smile to my face through its expressive art style and meaningful, slow-burn romance. While I am a first-time...”
- 3 “The art is initially quite cute and pleasing to the eye, and the manga serves as an easy, quick read. However, the story is a bottomless pit of illogical plot holes and cringe-worthy, cliché...”
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Konyakusei begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 20 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 40m approx
- Published Mar 2015 – Mar 2016
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M36147 catalog