The Ayakashi Hunter's Tainted Bride 7

傷モノの花嫁～虐げられた私が、皇國の鬼神に見初められた理由～ [Kizumono no Hanayome: Shiitagerareta Watashi ga, Kōkoku no Kijin ni Misomerareta Riyū] #7

by Mamenosuke Fujimaru, Midori Yuma (Creator)

隊長会議にて行われた霊力値の測定で、菜々緒は歴代最高数値を叩き出し、隊長たちは大妖怪の気配をも纏う彼女の霊力に驚愕する。「彼女は何かしらの才を備えている可能性がある」と議論がなされる中、菜々緒を会議から連れ出したのはかつてこの国に五行結界を張った参番隊隊長・黒条卑弥子だった。
卑弥子の勧めで、才を知るため呪術の修行を始めた菜々緒。一方の夜行も、何があっても菜々緒を守るとの誓いを新たにする。お互いを想い合う夫婦の傍ら、皇都を混乱に陥れた謎の存在・武井の捜索を急ぐ陰陽寮。そして皇都は、「大江戸花火大会」を迎える―――。
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Genres: Manga, Romance, Fantasy, Vampires

208 pages, Paperback

First published April 30, 2025

About the author

FUJIMARU Mamenosuke
Name (in native language): 藤丸豆ノ介

Reviews

[Thedisreputabledog · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a fun series. We get more fleshing out of the side characters in this one. And more plot build up.

The Mom continues to be psychotic ass crazy and needs to be locked up. The Dad should have shut her down a long time ago.

I wish there had been more relationship building. I love a slow burn but this felt more like stalling. I hate situational obliviousness. Nanao is an intelligent woman who spent her entire life preparing for marriage and motherhood. She would know a sexually charged moment! Ugh, I hate the pure oblivious virgin trope! You can be pure, a virgin, and still have desires!

[Kelli · Rating 3 out of 5]

per usual, it’s a fine volume, I guess—but I wish our female characters had storylines that transcended squabbling over relationships with men and their proximity to male power

[Ari's library · Rating 3 out of 5]

The serie is still very enjoyable but I did find this volume and its adventures a little bit less interesting.

[Emi · Rating 4 out of 5]

La trama de los Yokai toma protagonismo, Nanao empieza a averiguar en qué puede ayudar con sus poderes, la madre de Yako no tiene arreglo y a pesar de todo, parece que el tono es un poco más ligero, ahora los compañeros se meten con el enamorado Yako y Yako se porta más como una persona joven, no tanto como un comandante

[Heather’s Reading Bubble · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m still really enjoying this series. The mother is an absolute psychopath and I’m here for it. We’re slowly learning more about Nanao’s powers and I’m very interested.

[Megan Collins · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a rather intense volume. We meet more characters and I am happy some of them seem to be mentally stable, functional adults. Former classmates, friends, and coworkers give some depth to Yoko and provide a few laughs before the upcoming battle. Yet, as we learn more about the world certain key plot elements make less and less sense. You can’t have someone hate a person for demonic influences work with multiple demons to take them down. You can’t say someone loves their family greatly, give them power and authority, and NOT have them stop a clearly crazy person who routinely attacks their children. I understand that Byakurenji was a conservative clan—but to sell off their ladies they would need to be informed of customs. Yet Nanao reacts naively to everything (spells, sexual tension, street food, alcohol, etc.). Part of this is cultural. Passivity and demureness is a valued womanly trait in Japan, but the oblivious virgin trope is annoying. Part of it is just formatting. The five chapter volumes tend to make the narrative choppy and eventually more of these moments or ideas will be more cohesive.
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Following Nanao’s forced testimony and spiritual testing at the Emergency Commander’s conference, she is taken away by Himiko Kokujo. The creator of the elemental barrier asks Nanao to use her talents to help the people and turns her over to (Yoko’s sister) Sayko for testing. Initial efforts show no gift in barriers, healing, star-reading, possession, or seal spells, but the lady pledges to train until her specialty is revealed. Most of the Onmyo forces head to the Oedo Fireworks Festival in Asakusa hoping to spring a trap on Takei. The former illegitimate son of the Daidain clan was abducted by Tengus now works with monsters to destabilize the barrier and abduct females with powerful magic and has been using Nurarihyon’s artifacts to conceal himself. Meanwhile Takaya gets stabbed by his mother while protecting his research assistant.

[Bibliothecat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review to be adjusted once series is complete

Once the fiancée of the Byakurenji family, Nanao is now considered tainted after being attacked by an ayakashi. She is shunned and abused until Yako, head of another family, decides to take her for his bride. Yako's motives are unclear but for Nanao this is a way out.

The art is beautiful and it doesn't shy away from depicting the scars Nanao carries. There is a fair bit of world building. At first it seemed as if the romance may be progressing too quickly for my liking, but it seems more transactional at this point and I imagine actual romance will come later down the line. It's definitely an interesting start and I look forward to where this story is headed.

[Cassandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this volume more than previous cause we got to see a different side of Yako and there was more positive representation of women other than just our MC. I thought the discussion around why the women who are strong protectors have no hope of getting married cause they aren't homemakers was interesting honestly. I would love to see more from their perspective. His brother stood up for himself and his mother just gets worser and worser every volume.

5/6 stars

[Andreea · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5

Oh, how could it end on such a cliffhanger and what do you mean I have to wait now?

Anyway, I enjoyed pretty much everything in this volume - from the growth of secondary characters to the growth of out FMC, plus the villains were a lot of fun!

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

their mother is actually insane lol. also I am so curious to know what Nanao's special power thing is!!!

[Stephanie G · Rating 5 out of 5]

Definitely one of my favorite Manga right now can't wait for the next one

[R. · Rating 4 out of 5]

The captains can be rather intimidating, but seem to mean well enough. Not too surprising that when the dust settles, everyone seems to adore Nanao, though it now seems like there's hinting at some purpose or need in her abnormally large amount of spirit power. Everyone seems to be trying to do the right thing aside from Takei and Yako's mother as far as we currently know, though Yako's mother seems to suffer under delusions not entirely dissimilar from Akemi and Shinobu. Why are there so many crazy women in this series? The sane ones at least all seem to agree that it would be nice if Yako and Nanao could enjoy their new happiness together.