ホタルの嫁入り

HOTARU NO YOMEIRI

MANGA

STATUS
COMPLETE
VOLUMES
Not Available
RELEASE
January 12, 2026
CHAPTERS
79

DESCRIPTION

On the surface, Satoko has it all—she’s beautiful, the daughter of a nobleman, and at a prime age for marriage. Unfortunately, she is also quite ill and only has a short time left to live. Before she can secure a marriage that will redeem her worth in her family’s eyes, she finds herself the target of the mysterious assassin Shinpei, and her plans are put in jeopardy. In order to save herself, she makes a desperate proposal—of marriage! When it comes to love, however, Shinpei takes “until death do we part” seriously.

(Source: VIZ Media)

CAST

Shinpei Gotou
Satoko Kirigaya

CHAPTERS

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REVIEWS

eeazybreezy
73/100
for those who like their MLs devoted and FLs with some spunk!
oof, yeah, that ending's as bad as people say. i SOBBED.
i was surprised when i saw no reviews, so here's my humble opinion as a new user of this site and a longtime shojosei fan :D

firstly, just to to make it clear, i actually really liked this one! i'd say that if you can handle some really contrived plot points near the end, it is an enjoyable experience overall.

furthermore, i am a sucker for male yanderes. i wanna make this known because if you are not a sucker for male yanderes, this one's probably not for you. goto, the ML, never hurts the female lead but others are fair game for him. he's also just very obsessive, which i understand may be a turn-off for some people. i'd say he's the opposite of tsubasa of hana yori dango, or nathaniel from obey me, in terms of how he treats FL.

HOWEVER, if you are a sucker for male yanderes, and especially for soft yanderes, this is the one for you.

goto is cray-cray. definitely not sangwoo or anything (killing stalking still haunts my nightmares), but he is CRAY-CRAY. lemme tell you, this man had me fangirling. he loves satoko and only only satoko, and you can tell lol.
and unlike a lot of FLs, satoko's a very strong character, and the relationship is not one-sided. one-sided relationships are a big turn-off for me personally, because it just creates this power dynamic that icks me out (e.g. - your average ceo/yn, or duke of the north/villainess). although goto is physically stronger than satoko, the relationship is very equal compared to a lot of other romances because he reveres satoko so much. likewise, satoko's decisions are made with goto in mind. it's not exactly fluffy sweet healthy relationship either, but it isn't a situation where you're like "why is she even with him if he treats her like that?"

plot-wise, i definitely had my issues. i disliked some of the strange plot twists near the end, which really messed with the story. the major plot twist is ok, i didn't mind it, but some other ones i was just like "was there any need?"
i feel like in the middle, there are also some sideplots added to pad out the story, which were annoying at times, but also allowed for cute FL-ML moments, so i'm neutral.

now for the infamous ending. i don't think the ending was as bad as it could've been. yes, satoko and goto are seperated for many years, and it's implied that goto dies and they're reunited in death. it is very sad and honestly out of the blue, but we knew since the beginning that she was sick. however...as a reader, you just want them to be happy. and with how much they struggled, it feels very unsatisfying to have satoko die just like that. if we got some happy moments between the two as satoko gets sicker and sicker before dying...i feel like that could've been a good ending. but either way, i think the ending is okay. not great, but not disgusting either. it's not wonder egg priority by any means.

overall, for my final rating, i thought the character work in this manga was very good. i definitely got attached to every character, especially FL and ML. the plotting could've been tighter and more logical, and the ending definitely threw me off, but it's not a bad manga by any means. a comfortable 7.3/10, and a recommend for those who like their MLs with a screw loose!
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