Review of My Happy Marriage

It’s not hard to see why this became such a break-out hit of the season. This anime features what is easily the most adorable romance of the season. It has some of the sweetest moments I’ve seen in a long time, and I spent a lot of the early series grinning ear to ear as I watched. So goddamn cute. Miyo’s development over the series makes her an easy stand-out as well, showing her conquering personal demons in a way that felt real despite the fantasy world. The rest of the series is a bit more of a mixed bag for me tbh. I foundmost of the villains to be very one-note and we never got to see any of them become something more. Even antagonists that I thought the series was telegraphing as more complex and interesting ended up being pretty basic, minus one of the later ones. That being said, when this series pushes the comeuppance button, the catharsis is awesome. I loved watching it play out.

And speaking of that, the animation in this series is beautiful and the magic on display, though little explained, is pretty great to watch. The few times it’s used with high technical expertise are a real treat. Conversely, I found the grosesqueries, a sort of everyone villain, to be rather poorly explained and largely just there as an excuse to give Kudo something to do, establish his power and put him in danger. And speaking of Kudo, even if even though he comes off a bit too much as the knight in shining armor for much of the series, I think he gets enough interesting development to make him distinct and interesting.

Overall, it’s a really good series, just feels like it’s missing a little too much for me to call it great. Right on the border with it, though.