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I married a girl to shut my parents up
Morimoto è continuamente pressata dai suoi genitori, che vogliono che si sposi (con un uomo). La sua kohai le suggerisce di sposarsi, così da zittire finalmente i genitori. La kohai, innamorata da tanto tempo della senpai, alla quale si era già dichiarata una volta, decide di proporre se stessa come sposa, dato che in Giappone è possibile sposarsi in determinate condizioni anche se si è una coppia omosessuale. Cosa riserverà la vita di coppia a queste due giovani donne? Un'opera frizzante che denuncia in chiave comica le anacronistiche pressioni e aspettative che numerose donne adulte si trovano ad affrontare da parte di famiglia e società.
160 pages, Paperback
First published July 18, 2018
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Naoko Kodama
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January 22, 2020
This book really surprised me! I was expecting a guilty pleasure, but I just genuinely enjoyed this story, and I appreciated reading a yuri manga that began with an out lesbian character, and takes queer relationships and identities seriously. Despite the silly title, this has some depth to it. I highly recommend it, whether you’re already a fan of yuri manga, or if you’re looking for a place to get started.
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July 21, 202021/7/20
This was pretty good actually. I enjoyed the story line and the characters made me chuckle now and then. However, I wasn't very fond of the execution of the flashbacks of the main characters' time in secondary school together. It didn't feel very grounded to me and since the frequency of these flashbacks only increased as time progressed -- the ending was a bit lacklustre for me. A highlight for me definitely was how these characters took a stand against societal rules and also how sexuality was explored in relation to society. Pff, I fail to understand why people are always so concerned with other people's relationships.
Also, why did one of the girls have to have such big boobs 😅
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This was pretty good actually. I enjoyed the story line and the characters made me chuckle now and then. However, I wasn't very fond of the execution of the flashbacks of the main characters' time in secondary school together. It didn't feel very grounded to me and since the frequency of these flashbacks only increased as time progressed -- the ending was a bit lacklustre for me. A highlight for me definitely was how these characters took a stand against societal rules and also how sexuality was explored in relation to society. Pff, I fail to understand why people are always so concerned with other people's relationships.
Also, why did one of the girls have to have such big boobs 😅
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September 25, 2019
I mean, if you need something cute & gay, that's perfect manga for you (3.5)
December 30, 2020
If i read the word Senpai one more fucking time i will stab myself in the eye. The cringiest shit I've read in my life. Bitch has a name.
It's surprisingly not bad BUT i can't get past the fucking senpai shit so it's getting a 3... dude the fuck why?
The story is kinda underdeveloped, the ending also is kinda abrupt and after that there are 2 extra? scenes. Not 100% sure what they are but they are there. They are useless but they aren't bad.
It kinda brings up some serious topics but they are never mentioned again or get resolved. Sexism in the work place, homophobia, parents being cunts to their lgbt kids... these are all things that are mentioned like once by someone but no one else comments on it or really challenges it. What was the reason hoe?
''When they hear you married a girl, i betcha they'd back off.''
Bulletproof plan. I see no flaws in it only useless lesbians.
July 31, 2022
Cute, cringey and stereotypical
September 14, 2019
A mixed bag - let’s start with the fact that the English title is misleading. In The Japanese version, the word translated as “best friend” is kouhai, which is more typically translated as “underclassman” or “junior”. The sempai/kouhai (upperclassman/underclassman) relationship is a popular subject in manga, anime, and J-drama, partially because of its versatility. You can have sempai/kouhai at school, at work, in your martial arts or sports club, and the relationship can be flexed to demonstrate everything from deep loyalty to actual romantic love.
I am...not necessarily a fan of the latter, because I dislike mismatched power dynamics in my fictional romantic relationships and this often edges a little too close to teacher/student romantic relationships, which I absolutely despise.
This contains some of that: Hana is clearly not Morimoto’s best friend, they’re just graduates from the same high school, where Hana once asked Morimoto out and was rebuffed. Hana’s apartment is undergoing renovations, however, and Morimoto’s controlling parents are constantly hassling her about marriage, so Hana offers a solution: a “partnership certificate” of the sort issued by Shibuya, the ward in which Morimoto lives. (Another translation note: the word in the Japanese title is “gisou kekkon” = sham marriage. Not very romantic, no?)
Let’s be clear; at the start of this Morimoto is not interested in being Hana’s romantic partner, wife or no. It’s only after she realizes that she’s feeling more confident after standing up to her parents and an old girlfriend makes a play for Hana that she realizes, yeah, okay, maybe?
There’s some good stuff here: Morimoto is career-driven and this doesn’t shy away from how women are discriminated against professionally, partially due to the assumption that they’re just going to get married and have babies. Even though she’s not interested in Hana romantically at first, she doesn’t hesitate to defend her against her mother. The book ends with a, “I think I want to try to make this real” from Morimoto and some sweet, consensual kissing.
Still. I don’t like the imbalance at the beginning. Morimoto is Hana’s senior and they’re not even particularly friends. Hana suggests the sham marriage (which...doesn’t even shut Morimoto’s parents up?) and basically makes Morimoto uncomfortable for the first half by constantly suggesting they bathe together and “accidentally” falling asleep on her boobs. If Hana were a guy, this would be all those uncomfortable “we have to pretend to be married while undercover” TV episodes from the 90s and early naughts, is what I’m saying.
I am...not necessarily a fan of the latter, because I dislike mismatched power dynamics in my fictional romantic relationships and this often edges a little too close to teacher/student romantic relationships, which I absolutely despise.
This contains some of that: Hana is clearly not Morimoto’s best friend, they’re just graduates from the same high school, where Hana once asked Morimoto out and was rebuffed. Hana’s apartment is undergoing renovations, however, and Morimoto’s controlling parents are constantly hassling her about marriage, so Hana offers a solution: a “partnership certificate” of the sort issued by Shibuya, the ward in which Morimoto lives. (Another translation note: the word in the Japanese title is “gisou kekkon” = sham marriage. Not very romantic, no?)
Let’s be clear; at the start of this Morimoto is not interested in being Hana’s romantic partner, wife or no. It’s only after she realizes that she’s feeling more confident after standing up to her parents and an old girlfriend makes a play for Hana that she realizes, yeah, okay, maybe?
There’s some good stuff here: Morimoto is career-driven and this doesn’t shy away from how women are discriminated against professionally, partially due to the assumption that they’re just going to get married and have babies. Even though she’s not interested in Hana romantically at first, she doesn’t hesitate to defend her against her mother. The book ends with a, “I think I want to try to make this real” from Morimoto and some sweet, consensual kissing.
Still. I don’t like the imbalance at the beginning. Morimoto is Hana’s senior and they’re not even particularly friends. Hana suggests the sham marriage (which...doesn’t even shut Morimoto’s parents up?) and basically makes Morimoto uncomfortable for the first half by constantly suggesting they bathe together and “accidentally” falling asleep on her boobs. If Hana were a guy, this would be all those uncomfortable “we have to pretend to be married while undercover” TV episodes from the 90s and early naughts, is what I’m saying.
June 13, 2019
This Yuri manga is super sweet!
I loved reading about these two friends. Morimoto is being hounded by her parents to get married to a man and start a family. She wants to focus on her career. Her dear friend Kouhai suggests that they have a fake marriage. She needs somewhere to live while her place is getting renovated, so its a win win.
Kouhai has been open to Morimoto about being a lesbian for years.
I loved this sweet story of 2 women falling in love! Please give it a read!
I loved reading about these two friends. Morimoto is being hounded by her parents to get married to a man and start a family. She wants to focus on her career. Her dear friend Kouhai suggests that they have a fake marriage. She needs somewhere to live while her place is getting renovated, so its a win win.
Kouhai has been open to Morimoto about being a lesbian for years.
I loved this sweet story of 2 women falling in love! Please give it a read!
August 22, 2020
2020 Women In Translation Readathon Book #4. Translated from the Japanese by Amber Tamosaitis.
This is a cute f/f romance manga. Morimoto is tired of her parents always on her case to get married, so when her friend (who is out) suggests they get a marriage of convenience, it seems like the ideal solution. Things go from there.
I liked the illustrations here, but this was too short a story to really develop the relationship between these women. I did appreciate that despite the light tone, there are some real familial and cultural prejudices addressed. First comes marriage, then comes love - sounds like an arranged marriage no? A quick read that didn't dive deep enough into any of the themes for my tastes, and I don't expect it'll stay with me.
This is a cute f/f romance manga. Morimoto is tired of her parents always on her case to get married, so when her friend (who is out) suggests they get a marriage of convenience, it seems like the ideal solution. Things go from there.
I liked the illustrations here, but this was too short a story to really develop the relationship between these women. I did appreciate that despite the light tone, there are some real familial and cultural prejudices addressed. First comes marriage, then comes love - sounds like an arranged marriage no? A quick read that didn't dive deep enough into any of the themes for my tastes, and I don't expect it'll stay with me.
May 4, 2021
Short and cute!!!
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August 27, 2022
A bit boring, but still cute 🙌🏻
October 22, 2021
2.5 ⭐️ this was fun to read but just..... not very good imo
June 3, 2021
i think the title is pretty misleading. the two main characters seem like they aren't close at all, definitely not best friends. they have no chemistry. i feel like the backstories included added nothing to the characterization of the main characters. i know manga/graphic novels are typically short, but if this book was longer and the characters were more fleshed out, it could be so much better.
also, i've only seen two other reviews mention this, but it felt like this fed into the predatory lesbian stereotype, especially at the beginning. the out lesbian crosses multiple boundaries but it's seen as no big deal because we know the other woman is going to come out of the closet by the end of the story.
also, i've only seen two other reviews mention this, but it felt like this fed into the predatory lesbian stereotype, especially at the beginning. the out lesbian crosses multiple boundaries but it's seen as no big deal because we know the other woman is going to come out of the closet by the end of the story.
March 25, 2022
OMG this was so adorable! I wish it was longer
September 14, 2019
3.5 stars
I really liked this manga and appreciated the shunning of societal expectations depicted - the characters were very cute (especially Hana) and I was also fixated my Morimoto’s huge boobs!!!
More to come
I really liked this manga and appreciated the shunning of societal expectations depicted - the characters were very cute (especially Hana) and I was also fixated my Morimoto’s huge boobs!!!
More to come
July 22, 2019
cute and gay.
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October 23, 2021
Really cute! Another quick story that I really enjoyed. I would say simple yet adorable and I definitely recommend if you're looking for something a little silly and sapphic!
August 21, 2021
"I Now Pronounced You Chuck & Larry" gets gender-swapped? But here the same-sex marriage of convenience -- one wants her parents to stop arranging dates for her and the other needs a place to crash -- becomes something more for two these two former high school classmates. The story was almost cute but not strong enough to overcome some problems with consent and homophobia.
And the back-up story was a bit of nothing told in an unnecessarily vague manner.
And the back-up story was a bit of nothing told in an unnecessarily vague manner.
March 1, 2020
i had some problems with this manga, mainly how I felt it played into the predatory lesbian trope as a joke a bit in the beginning.
other than that is was part silly and cute, and part way more real than I expected. overall it was a solid fun read for when you just want some light gay content.
other than that is was part silly and cute, and part way more real than I expected. overall it was a solid fun read for when you just want some light gay content.
November 8, 2019
wish it was longer :((
December 19, 2020
I read a manga! I read a manga!
Usually I don't read them but this was cute and sapphic although I hate her parents.
(and i too have an intense love for big boobs)
Usually I don't read them but this was cute and sapphic although I hate her parents.
(and i too have an intense love for big boobs)
July 6, 2021
I wish I could buy a physical copy of this...
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June 20, 2022I'm not a fan of the fake marriage trope... (The US government trying to deport you because they claim your queer marriage cannot possibly be real will do that to you.) But I was willing to give this a try because there aren't that many manga titles about adult queer women in English.
My issue actually didn't end up being with the fake-marriage setup at all, but more with how one of the characters was so pushy toward the other that it was a turn-off for me.
There were pluses. I liked that their jobs were discussed, and who gets to do the cooking, etc. :) This would fit nicely into the new-adult bracket.
But overall it was too short - I knew it'd be a oneshot, but I didn't expect that it would share the volume with another oneshot, "Anaerobic Love," a sports story. After "Anaerobic Love", there is also a bonus scene at the end about the not-so-fake-marriage, I was glad to have a bit more.
The length combined with the pushy attitude meant that this manga didn't win me over, but it was a narrower miss than I would've thought.
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Source of the book: Lawrence Public Library
My issue actually didn't end up being with the fake-marriage setup at all, but more with how one of the characters was so pushy toward the other that it was a turn-off for me.
There were pluses. I liked that their jobs were discussed, and who gets to do the cooking, etc. :) This would fit nicely into the new-adult bracket.
But overall it was too short - I knew it'd be a oneshot, but I didn't expect that it would share the volume with another oneshot, "Anaerobic Love," a sports story. After "Anaerobic Love", there is also a bonus scene at the end about the not-so-fake-marriage, I was glad to have a bit more.
The length combined with the pushy attitude meant that this manga didn't win me over, but it was a narrower miss than I would've thought.
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Source of the book: Lawrence Public Library
January 21, 2026
The library at my work was giving this away, so I decided to give it a go. Not a huge fan of the continuous focus on the boobs, but whatever. It was alright, the story was even a little sweet at times, but ultimately not really for me.
July 12, 2020
Morimoto is a young professional in Japan, tired of fending off her parents who are constantly questioning her being single. They want her to marry a well-off man and settle down. But in an unexpected move - and a desperate attempt to get her parents to back off - Morimoto marries her high school friend in a sham marriage.
This sorry was cute. I appreciate there being an already out, queer character in this. I liked how it dipped a bit into shunning societal expectations and what it's like for a woman in the professional field that Morimoto was in. And I really liked the artwork.
But this was really short ... even for a manga. And it was difficult to really get to know and feel for either of the characters (especially since it starts later in their lives, so we don't get any time seeing them develop their friendship -> relationship). The deeper themes and things in this were just barely touched on and hinted on - which is not necessarily a bad thing - but the romance in this wasn't really dived into either so the whole manga just felt like everything was lightly touched on. ALSO, I did feel like the love interest was a little pushy with certain things and toeing the line.
Overall, this was just okay. If you want something quick, cute, and queer, this may be nice but there isn't much depth to it.
This sorry was cute. I appreciate there being an already out, queer character in this. I liked how it dipped a bit into shunning societal expectations and what it's like for a woman in the professional field that Morimoto was in. And I really liked the artwork.
But this was really short ... even for a manga. And it was difficult to really get to know and feel for either of the characters (especially since it starts later in their lives, so we don't get any time seeing them develop their friendship -> relationship). The deeper themes and things in this were just barely touched on and hinted on - which is not necessarily a bad thing - but the romance in this wasn't really dived into either so the whole manga just felt like everything was lightly touched on. ALSO, I did feel like the love interest was a little pushy with certain things and toeing the line.
Overall, this was just okay. If you want something quick, cute, and queer, this may be nice but there isn't much depth to it.
May 1, 2020
I think this is a 3.5 star read, but I'm bumping it up on Goodreads because I don't want this manga to have a low-ish average rating. At first, I was scared this would go into the "predatory lesbian best friend" stereotype that never seems disappear, but I'm glad to say that feeling went away as the story developed. I loved that these two have been friends since high school, and that Hana has been out to her since then.
Was this adorable? Yes.
It's described as "gentle romance, silly humor, and boobs." Is that accurate? Yes.
Do I wish this were a lot longer so we could see their relationship develop more? Yes.
I think this manga was a bit too short to truly build up to their relationship in only one volume, but I enjoyed it nonetheless!
Was this adorable? Yes.
It's described as "gentle romance, silly humor, and boobs." Is that accurate? Yes.
Do I wish this were a lot longer so we could see their relationship develop more? Yes.
I think this manga was a bit too short to truly build up to their relationship in only one volume, but I enjoyed it nonetheless!
June 8, 2019
I love fake dating so I was psyched for this book to come out. It was super fun and flirty. My only disappointment is that I wish there had been more. The premise gives enough that it could have been fleshed out better over a few volumes and then we could have gotten more from each character and see their relationship grow. As is, it feels like it’s missing something. Still, it’s a fun and fluffy read and a nice representation of yuri in manga that isn’t sexualizing women for men.
April 8, 2022
DNF
I’m like 30 pages in and the one girl tricks her bestfriend into marrying her for a place to stay AND because she’s been in love with her forever. The one MC makes it clear she’s never been interested in her, forces her to bathe with her even after the girl says no she gaslights into it, and then the girl asks her to sleep in a different bed and the MC wakes up because the other girl sneaks into her bed because she wanted to use her boobs as a pillow?????
I’m like 30 pages in and the one girl tricks her bestfriend into marrying her for a place to stay AND because she’s been in love with her forever. The one MC makes it clear she’s never been interested in her, forces her to bathe with her even after the girl says no she gaslights into it, and then the girl asks her to sleep in a different bed and the MC wakes up because the other girl sneaks into her bed because she wanted to use her boobs as a pillow?????
March 22, 2021
3 stars
It is pretty okay I guess? The story has not a lot offer, but it is cute and a thing for the starved gays. I expected a lot more from the story and a lot of it feels rushed because it is so short.
TW: homophobia
- marriage trope (very wholesome)
- MC realising she is a lesbian and struggles
- gay panic
- best friends to lovers
It is pretty okay I guess? The story has not a lot offer, but it is cute and a thing for the starved gays. I expected a lot more from the story and a lot of it feels rushed because it is so short.
TW: homophobia
- marriage trope (very wholesome)
- MC realising she is a lesbian and struggles
- gay panic
- best friends to lovers
April 22, 2021
Deludente... la premessa era interessante ma gli spunti non sono approfonditi. In favore invece di una banale storia d’amore.
July 16, 2025
3.5⭐️
Super cute! I loved Morimoto's journey to self-acceptance and standing up for herself. Her struggles to know what she wants and to get out of her impervious isolating bubble are relatable, and seeing her blossom and become happy at the contact of Hana was very nice!
It was too short though, I would have loved to see more of them as they explored their feelings! I found the high school entire flashback chapter quite jarring, they didn't feel like themselves as much as the rest of the manga (Morimoto for instance is not rude or brash, she's quiet and unassuming). Otherwise very cute and enjoyable standalone manga!
Super cute! I loved Morimoto's journey to self-acceptance and standing up for herself. Her struggles to know what she wants and to get out of her impervious isolating bubble are relatable, and seeing her blossom and become happy at the contact of Hana was very nice!
It was too short though, I would have loved to see more of them as they explored their feelings! I found the high school entire flashback chapter quite jarring, they didn't feel like themselves as much as the rest of the manga (Morimoto for instance is not rude or brash, she's quiet and unassuming). Otherwise very cute and enjoyable standalone manga!
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