Tales of Wedding Rings

Tales of Wedding Rings (Japanese: 結婚指輪物語, Hepburn: Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Maybe. It started serialization in Monthly Big Gangan in March 2014 and has been published in twelve volumes thus far.

Tales of Wedding Rings
Cover of the first volume
結婚指輪物語
(Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari)
GenreRomantic fantasy[1]
Manga
Written byMaybe
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Big Gangan
DemographicSeinen
Original runMarch 25, 2014 – present
Volumes12

Media

Manga

The series is written and illustrated by Maybe, and started serialization in Monthly Big Gangan on March 25, 2014.[2] In the tenth tankōbon volume, it was revealed the series would continue "for just a little longer".[3] In July 2021, it was revealed that it would reach its climax in the next issue of the magazine, which will be released on August 25, 2021.[4] As of March 2022, the series' individual chapters have been collected into twelve tankōbon volumes.[5]

In May 2015, Crunchyroll announced they would add the series to their digital manga service Crunchyroll Manga.[6] At Anime Expo 2017, Yen Press announced they also licensed the series for English publication.[7]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 December 9, 2014[8]978-4-75-754430-7March 6, 2018[9]978-0-31-641616-0
2 May 25, 2015[10]978-4-75-754654-7May 22, 2018[11]978-1-97-532654-8
3 December 25, 2015[12]978-4-75-754848-0August 21, 2018[13]978-1-97-535408-4
4 October 25, 2016[14]978-4-75-755140-4November 13, 2018[15]978-1-97-535409-1
5 June 24, 2017[16]978-4-75-755392-7February 19, 2019[17]978-1-97-535410-7
6 February 24, 2018[18]978-4-75-755638-6May 28, 2019[19]978-1-97-530422-5
7 September 25, 2018[20]978-4-75-755859-5August 27, 2019[21]978-1-97-538508-8
8 July 9, 2019[22]978-4-75-756192-2February 18, 2020[23]978-1-97-530670-0
9 May 25, 2020[24]978-4-75-756626-2June 8, 2021[25]978-1-97-532450-6
10 January 25, 2021[26]978-4-75-757059-7May 3, 2022[27]978-1-97-534076-6
11 August 25, 2021[28]978-4-7575-7437-3July 19, 2022[29]978-1-9753-4739-0
12 March 25, 2022[5]978-4-7575-7843-2——

Virtual reality

In November 2017, it was announced that a virtual reality version of the manga was in development.[30] The adaptation was first released in March 2018 at Square Enix's AnimeJapan booth.[31] It was made available on the HTC Vive on September 25, 2018.[32]

Reception

Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network praised the characters, fan service, and use of body language, while criticizing characters' facial expressions and the story's direction.[1] Brandon Varnell from The Fandom Post also praised the series, especially the plot due to it not sticking to trends established by other works.[33] Takato from Manga News also offered praise for the story, calling it a promising start.[34] Aurélien Pigeat from Actua BD was more critical, featuring the series would abuse other plot elements common in this type of work.[35]

References
  1. Silverman, Rebecca (February 25, 2018). "Tales of Wedding Rings GN 1 Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  2. Loveridge, Lynzee (January 21, 2014). "Dusk maiden of Amnesia Creator Starts 'Wedding Ring Story' Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  3. Antonio Pineda, Rafael (January 26, 2021). "Maybe's Tales of Wedding Rings Manga to Continue 'For Just a Little Longer'". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  4. Antonio Pineda, Rafael (July 27, 2021). "Maybe's Tales of Wedding Rings Manga Enters Climax". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  5. "結婚指輪物語　12巻" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  6. Loo, Egan (May 29, 2015). "Crunchyroll Manga Adds Donyatsu, Tales of Wedding Rings, Father and Son, Aizawa-san Multiplies". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  7. Ressler, Karen (July 1, 2017). "Yen Press Licenses Silver Spoon, Kemono Friends Manga, A Sister's All You Need, Reborn as a Vending Machine Light Novels, More". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  8. "結婚指輪物語　1巻" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  9. "Tales of Wedding Rings, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  10. "結婚指輪物語　2巻" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  11. "Tales of Wedding Rings, Vol. 2". Yen Press. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  12. "結婚指輪物語　3巻" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  13. "Tales of Wedding Rings, Vol. 3". Yen Press. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  14. "結婚指輪物語　4巻" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  15. "Tales of Wedding Rings, Vol. 4". Yen Press. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  16. "結婚指輪物語　5巻" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  17. "Tales of Wedding Rings, Vol. 5". Yen Press. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  18. "結婚指輪物語　6巻" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  19. "Tales of Wedding Rings, Vol. 6". Yen Press. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  20. "結婚指輪物語　7巻" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  21. "Tales of Wedding Rings, Vol. 7". Yen Press. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  22. "結婚指輪物語　8巻" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  23. "Tales of Wedding Rings, Vol. 8". Yen Press. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  24. "結婚指輪物語　9巻" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  25. "Tales of Wedding Rings, Vol. 9". Yen Press. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  26. "結婚指輪物語　10巻" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  27. "Tales of Wedding Rings, Vol. 10". Yen Press. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  28. "結婚指輪物語　11巻" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  29. "Tales of Wedding Rings, Vol. 11". Yen Press. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  30. Antonio Pineda, Rafael (November 24, 2017). "Tales of Wedding Rings Manga Gets VR Experience". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  31. Loveridge, Lynzee (February 22, 2018). "Jump Inside the Tales of Wedding Rings Manga at AnimeJapan". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  32. Loveridge, Lynzee (July 28, 2021). "Virtual Reality Lets Readers Dive Deeper into Tales of Wedding Rings Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  33. Varnell, Brandon (June 12, 2018). "Tales Of Wedding Rings Vol. #01 Manga Review". The Fandom Post. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  34. Takato (February 3, 2017). "Tales of Wedding Rings Vol.1". Manga News (in French). Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  35. Pigeat, Aurélien (March 13, 2017). "Tales of Wedding Rings T1 - Par Maybe - Kana". Actua BD (in French). Retrieved February 28, 2021.
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