Verlobt mit Atsumori-kun 01

あつもりくんのお嫁さん（←未定）[Atsumori-kun no Oyome-san (←Mitei)] #1

by Taamo

Nishiki ist ein sehr ehrgeiziges Mädchen und lebt mit ihrer Familie auf dem Land. Wie oft sie sich schon danach gesehnt hat, in die Großstadt zu ziehen, um dort ein Studium anzufangen! Ihr Traum scheint jedoch außer Reichweite zu sein, denn ihr Vater hat bereits einen Verlobten für sie ausgeguckt: der Sohn seines besten Freundes. Als Nishiki eines Tages Atsumori aus Tokyo kennenlernt und sich die beiden über ihre Zukunftspläne unterhalten, fasst sie einen Entschluss: Sie will ihre Eltern davon überzeugen, dass es langsam Zeit für sie wird, ihre Zukunft selbst in die Hand zu nehmen … Der neue Manga von der Autorin von "Wo die Liebe anfängt …" in sechs Bänden. Mit ShoCo Card in der Erstauflage

Genres: Manga, Romance, Young Adult, Comics, Shojo, Comics Manga, Bande Dessinée

192 pages, Paperback

First published September 13, 2018

About the author

Japanese name: タアモ

Reviews

[Phoenix2 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Taamo san did it again!! The art was wonderfull, as well as the story. I really liked the girl, who was cute and funny. I also like her love interest, he seems promising. However, at least for me, the story moves kind of fast and I was hoping for at least five volumes of this.

[nelly_tales · Rating 4 out of 5]

EXCUSE ME? I was expecting a typical shoujo but bruuuuhh it's GOOD 💕 probably because I love the FL character? She's so honest with her feelings and HER GUTS 👌✨ cannot relate but it's so refreshing to look at.

The progress of their relationship is really smooth tho 😳

[Marta Varela · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5*

[Jessica Calaway · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[D E N Z · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ok so, I reread this series again after almost 2 years and honestly, I'm quite surprised at how indifferent I was with this when I read it before. Upon reading it now, it's actually a pretty good start. Nishiki is strong-willed and isn't like some of those shojo leads who are dumb or annoying. She actually knows what she wants and what she needs to do which is laudable actually! As for Atsumori, he's a bit tsun but you can also see how he cares for Nishiki. I actually like this start upon reading it now and am kinda looking forward to re/reading the rest again. :)


OLD REVIEW:

I'm reading this because I wanna take a break from Taiyou no Ie for a while and this series was written by the same mangaka so I decided to give this a try.

NGL this series is so-so, it's not bad but it's not that good either. I'm probably going to give the next a volume a try but if it's still so-so, I might not continue with this series.

[Forthright . · Rating 4 out of 5]

She's from a small town in the middle of nowhere. When he visits as a guest of her grandfather, she coaxes for stories of Tokyo & talks of her dream to go there. He dares her to elope with him. Then challenges her to get into a good high school in Tokyo. She chooses his. But when she finally finds him again, he (initially) feigns ignorance. But maybe (just maybe) he'll take responsibility and make her his bride-to-be.

I like their dynamic. Atsumori has that whole Mr. Darcy thing going for him. Snappish and standoffish at first blush, but capable of real kindness, usually when no one's looking. And Nishiki might have a crush, but she also has a lot of work to do because this school's academic rigor outstrips her small town school's. Studying gives them some common ground, a starting point. I'll continue the series to see where it leads them.

[Zaira's Bookshelf · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the introduction to our two leads in this book! Nishiki is so forthright and hilarious in her optimism, and and Ataomari is… not super lovable in this first volume (I’m reviewing after reading Vol 3, and he gets better lol).

I love how studious Nishiki is and how loyal she is to her friend Kano. There’s nothing like a good female friendship! Nishiki is definitely my favorite character so far, and I know I’ll be cheering her on this whole series.

[Ris Sasaki · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm conflicted because Atsumori-kun is definitely not like any other main male leads that Taamo-sensei wrote before and I kinda miss those sweet, simple and thoughtful guys.
But I'm truly intrigued of how things are going to turn out so I'll continue reading until the end or until I get sick of it 🙈

[Novita Dwi Riyanti · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ndase mumet mmg pasnya baca yang manis bikin mesem-mesem☺️🤍

[Carrie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Atsumori-kun's Bride-to-Be
More shojo which I love but this is the weakest of Taamo's work for me. I'd suggest House of The Sun (3 stars) or the newer I'm in Love and It's The End Of The World (4 stars). A country girl wants to escape her hometown and have her own life in the city and not be married off and have her life dictated to her. A chance meeting with a handsome city boy and a pact that they make helps push her to commit to leaving home for Tokyo to go to school there and work to have better and more. I was with this volume until the second half---it fell flat for me and any blossoming agency the main character had evaporated. Very disappointing. I understand the flaws in characters--that a female lead character is working to figure out who she is with having a personality and navigating the world as a teenager but I just couldn't get into this one.

[Jillian -always aspiring- · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have some issues with Taamo’s works. The heroines always seem to fall hard and fast for very little reason. This time, I just feel like the heroine is trying to escape a life she doesn’t want by any means necessary. And she falls in love with the guy immediately almost as soon as she meets him? Come on, he was just barely nice to you! I mean, the art is cute, but the story is nonsense, to be honest. I’m a little reminded of Itazura na Kiss, so readers who enjoyed that may find some familiarity here.

[Jennifer]

I love Taamo’s artwork, and her characters are always so adorably awkward yet straightforward. So far the story is messy, with Atsumori blowing hot and cold and Nishiki declaring her love out of nowhere. Her dad seems like a PITA living in a past century, and I wish she’d stand up to him more. He can’t actually force her to marry, he can just pressure her. I understand that seems like a big thing to a teenager. But if her mom and grandfather are willing to support her, that’s not even a huge threat.

[Hisgirl85 · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars. Different beginning, but I'm intrigued. I love the heroine already. She loves to study.

[Zian B. · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to like this but as interesting as the story sounded, it fell flat towards the latter half of this volume.

[Ya Boi Be Reading · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this sooo much. So much of this is from the fun dynamic of Atsumori and Nishiki. The at-times scrappy nature of Nishiki and Atsumori can be really enjoyable. Hopefully as the series continues that portion of their dynamic is kept! I like the concept of two people unhappy in their situations due to having parts of their lives and futures already planned ahead. You can tell in the first chapter it lead to a fun dynamic with Atsumori seemingly both happy for and resentful of Nishiki’s resolve.
Atsumori is a fun male lead. He is sort of like only the tsun part of a tsundere. I really enjoy he seems uninterested in love and as such is unimpressed and laughs at Nishiki's declaration. I also like that it’s not love at first sight. It seems to more of interest on Atsumori’s side due to Nishiki also being constrained with a pre-chosen future but it’s not love and having shared sympathy turned into genuine care for her.
Taamo's art is alright. Taamo's art often feels like one of two kinds. You have her sketchy style and then you have her soft and glow-light-heavy style. I enjoy when she uses scratchy dark screentones and fluffy balls of light make certain emotional scenes have an aesthetic of a moody galaxy print. Her art is not my favorite but it's clearly a chosen style and I appreciate it. I find it really suits her drawing of Atsumori as she draws his "princeliness" very well with sharp eyes and like he's sort of looking through someone. She also draws this really cool shot where he glares down while staring which really just exudes so much haughtiness and attitude and it's great.
Regarding the end with Atsumori's declaration of Nishiki being the best bride candidate I feel like its still not love from him. He said he's uninterested in love. I would imagine its more that he cares for and is interested/intrigued at Nishiki so he enjoys spending time with her.
Hopefully it doesn't rush the romance and we get to see a nice stretch of Atsumori and Nishiki commiserating in their shared pre-planned fates with some friction between them (although Atsumori seems to not mind his parent's expectations as much as Nishiki which makes sense since one is actually a forced marriage) and Atsumori still having his moments of being slightly diminutive to Nishiki in such a princely heir way. It looks like Taamo is creating space for a love triangle also with Nishiki admitting having past feelings for her forced partner which I think could lead to some cool space of her relationship with her friend Kano and some dissonance with dealing with her new love for Atsumori and her hushed away initial feelings for her fiance.

[NerdyKino · Rating 3 out of 5]

My first time reading Taamo works and she has a nag for creating cute characters. While I did enjoy this read towards end more, at beginning it’s hard to take it seriously. Usually I’m all for stupidness in shoujo but this title took a bit for me to feel any latch on. Nishiki main female she is adorable from her love of studying and dedication, but Atsumori main male took complete presence fast to break away from her arranged marriage to her fathers deceased friend son.

Atsumori reminds me a lot like Naru from ghost hunt but on tamer level, naru was way more cynical. Atsumori isn’t totally unlikable which is a plus because there were a few glimpses of a sensitive side. You can call nishiki a fool for following atsumori all the way Tokyo but that determination of hers becomes more, her feelings growing for Atsumori. The pace is pretty quick In this one but it suited to the plot as Nishiki was only in junior high deciding to go to Tokyo to follow Atsumori. The set up felt better him being third year and her first year in high school.

I didn’t crazy love this like majority of shoujo I’ve read but it was enjoyable and makes me curious enough to continue this interesting plot dynamic specially in nishiki case.

[Joe Kerr · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well this is interesting. I just love school-life rom-coms!

Nishiki is a good girl, mostly, but a wee bit obsessive. All that trouble to run off to Tokyo from a small, isolated Northern town to pursue a guy who likely will not marry her? Yet Atsumori is being really nice. At first he tried to pretend that he didn't remember her, but then he slipped up and called her by an old nickname. Now, he's going out of his way to help her, in school, and to help her learn how to get around Tokyo. After the two are caught in a downpour, he's brought her to his home, a high-rise condo! Oh did I mention that Atsumori's family is loaded? He lets her bathe and gives her clothes of his own to wear. Then, while sharing a tender moment in his room, the two are surprised by Atsumori's often-away Mother walking in on them! Needless to say, she's shocked! But nowhere NEAR as shocked as by what Atsumori tells her about Nishiki! Wow. What a way to end the volume. I am enjoying this, so I'll be picking up consecutive volumes. Give this one a read. The art is good, the story decent (but a bit of a trope), and the characters are engaging.

[Enairolf · Rating 4 out of 5]

J’en ai déjà parler sur le blog et même plus d’une fois, je ne suis pas la plus fervente admiratrice des shojos de base. Mais j’élargis mes horizons et j’en lis tout de même de plus en plus. Je dois bien avouer que je prend beaucoup de plaisir à découvrir ce genre. J’avais pas mal de préjugés, comme quoi de temps en temps ça fait du bien de changer d’opinion. Bon soyons honnête, je n’en lirais pas non plus des tonnes à longueur de journées mais de temps en temps ça fait tout de même du bien.

Dans ce premier tome, on va suivre le personnage de Nishiki, une jeune collégienne dont la seule passion est d’étudier. Depuis son plus jeune âge, son père a planifié tout son avenir, de son fiancé jusqu’au nombre d’enfants qu’elle aura! Mais ce destin tout tracé rebut la jeune fille qui rêve d’ailleurs. Elle va faire la rencontre de Atsumori, un charmant lycéen tokyoïte aux idées bien arrêtées, qui lui suggère de s’enfuir à ses côtés pour se marier.. Mais Nishiki décide de le prendre au mot! Sauf que lorsqu’elle parvient à le rejoindre à Tokyo en intégrant son prestigieux lycée d’élite, Atsumori semble n’avoir aucun souvenir de son existence..

J’ai beaucoup aimé ce premier tome. Le cas de Nishiki m’a faut beaucoup de peine tout de même. Je ne comprends pas comment on peut vouloir d’une vie pareille pour son propre enfant. Son père a décidé avec qui elle va se marier et même le nombre d’enfants qu’elle aura. Mais Nishiki n’est seulement qu’en quatrième.. Il ne prend pas en compte les envies de sa fille et je trouve ça vraiment affreux.. Elle, tout ce qu’elle veut, c’est faire des études parce qu’elle aime énormément ça, elle veut aller à la fac et compagnie et non pas se marier… Mais elle finit par tenir tête à son père et va tout faire pour rejoindre un lycée d’élite de Tokyo. Elle peine tout de même à trouver ses marques dans cette grande ville. Elle a des difficultés à suivre ses cours, elle a du mal à se faire à cette si grande ville. Mais elle tient le coup et finit par s’y faire.

J’ai adoré la relation entre Nishiki et Atsumori. Lui qui a lancé cette idée pour le rire, il ne s’attendait pas le moins du monde à découvrir Nishiki dans son lycée deux ans plus tard. Alors il finit par faire croire qu’il ne la connaît pas mais finit par se trahir un jour.. Il va donc aider du mieux qu’il peut Nishiki a prendre ses marques, à lui donner un coup de main pour les cours etc. Petit à petit un vrai lien se met en place entre les deux. Il me tarde de découvrir la suite de cette histoire, surtout avec cette fin! Je sens que l’on va encore beaucoup rire et que cette histoire n’a pas fini de nous surprendre. Je dois bien avouer que cette lecture m’a vraiment beaucoup plu et m’a agréablement surprise. Il me tarde d’avoir la suite!

[Patti · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rating: 4.5 stars
I’m really enjoying the story so far and can’t wait to see where it goes!

I really like Nishiki so far, she works hard and also cares a lot for her friend that she was willing to go to Tokyo for her sake. Atsumori is kind of tsundere but also I think he helps out Nishiki a lot. I do like Nishiki more so far. It’s nice to see Nishiki being so honest and open about her feelings and how Atsumori gets embarrassed from it.

The story did move pretty fast and it’s not realistic but that doesn’t really matter. They’re both still so young… It is weird how Nishiki says she went to Tokyo because she loves Atsumori when they barely spoke the last time they met…

I’m still loving the story though and all the cute moments! I wonder how Nishiki’s gonna get out of her marriage and how the story will progress!

[Cassandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

The pacing feels a little odd. I don’t know how I feel about it. I’m a little confused too. So she did like the fiancé at one time but forced herself to get over him? And now is into this new guy which is fine but she made it sound like going to Tokyo and finding someone she liked was for her to take control of her future but then plans her whole future around this guy so she is essentially doing what she didn’t want to do?? One more volume then I will know.

[Juliana Pappas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good points:

Wholesome dialogue. The author did not fall in to the typical cliché of male lead creating problems because he didnt/couldnt express his love.

Ending was not rushed.

Likable characters. Growth was noticeable in the two main characters

Small jokes making fun of the series or herself as an author. They were easy to miss.

Character parents looked like the characters.

Characters well thought out.

My gripe: Main lead female was too good for main lead male. 🤷‍♀️

[Malea Mandoki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute and Refreshing

Very cute style and a protagonist that goes after what she wants and is very honest about it. She and the main love interest have a very fun back and forth too. I'd love to see that adapted into a live action show or movie, it feels very organic. Glad I picked this up :)

[Shannyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Atsumori strikes me as a bit of a tsundere character (nothing against that but just saying in case you aren’t into it) and let’s be real Nishiki’s not really in love yet, she just wants out of her situation. But it’s cute enough to see where it goes. I like the art better than the previous series I read by this author (House of Sun).

[Ren (A Bookish Balance)]

Oct 30, 2023
DNF after chapter 2

This was doing nothing for me. Taamo's art style is super cute, but I wasn't into the personality of the male lead, and I don't find the female lead particularly compelling. The setting also isn't super interesting either, just feels like I've read it before but done in a more interesting way.

[Latifah S Ningrum · Rating 4 out of 5]

This manga tells the story of a girl who looks for a Tokyo boy to fail her fiancé. The story still has a school theme. When I read it, I felt a little less relatable. Maybe it feels more interesting if high school kids read it. Even so, Atsumori's interaction with Nisiki makes the story in this manga more fun to follow.

[Arielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the art style

Cute story so far it just catches my attention wondering what's going to happen next. I love how the characters expressions show perfectly and you just feel for them.

[Jolly Per · Rating 4 out of 5]

So many words

There are so many words swimming and I feel like it's going here and there. I mean, some panels doesn't make sense at all. It's like jumping or skipping some. I don't know if that makes sense but I hope it does. Lol

[B. Jean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay, so the original fiance is super creepy for pursuing this arranged engagement.

But otherwise this is a super cute manga, I much prefer Atsumori as the love interest vs the older dude. Cus, yikes!

[Ris Sasaki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Atsumori-kun gives me Kurosaki-kun from Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai.
Definitely will not be my favourite work from Taamo-sensei, but still a enjoyable manga.

[scarlettraces · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ahaha I kind of love how events bear no relation to anything that would ever be feasible in real life without going for, say, the Hana yori Dango vibe.

Also love: Taamo's art.