Suzette Ser

Love manifest in different forms

I finally finished watching this and honestly I don't think this deserves a 7.2 rating, it should be like 7.5. A lot of comments are saying like oh its boring, its not as good as "As Long as we both shall live" or the anime was better.

While yes, both stories is about 2 ill-treated heroines who find salvation in an unforeseen circumstance with the Male Lead I feel that Oni no Hanayome is also a great story on its own.

The story itself is not new, but it shines in the acting in cinematography, the lead actress Yoshikawa Ai, is great and you can really feel her anguish and heartache in wanting to find someone to love and tell her I love you, she and Nagase Ren had great chemistry.

It was also nice to see them journeying to figure out their feelings for one another and I liked it when Yuzu's friend told her she didn't need to force herself to love Reiya just because he deemed her his bride but she eventually did and Reiya also had his own journey to figure out what it was like loving someone. I really loved the dance scene they had and while I know it took a huge part of the movie, it was so sweet seeing how much love Reiya had in his eyes for Yuzu.

And oh that climax when Yuzu was shot with the fox fire and Reiya was desperately calling out to her, he did not hesitate to give up his power if it meant it could save the person he loved.

I wished there was at least 1 scene of them confiding in their loneliness to one another and them bonding over it, that last part where they kissed and smiling at each other with their foreheads presses in the gorgeous autumn back drop was so sweet I had to rewatch that scene a few times.

I hate to say it but Karin and Yota almost stole the show. Karin in the anime while she was a spoiled brat, I don't think she would ever want to kill Yuzu but Karin in the movie is VINDICTIVE. Just because Yuzu accidentally pushes her and is the Ogre Bride which is much higher prestige than Yota, she makes it her personal mission to destroy Yuzu both physically and mentally even manipulating her by bringing Yuzu back to the mountain where they had their last happy memories as a normal family and convincing her to reject Reiya and then even ordering Yota to kill Yuzu. She is basically a sociopath and I cant tell if she loved Yota or just relies on him like a drug.

Yota was also an interesting character, while Yota in the anime towards the end still had some sense and told Karin to stop bothering Yuzu, Yota in the movie felt it was his sole purpose in life to obey Karin's every order and when he was attacking Reiya, it seemed more of anger and frustration that he knew it was wrong but he felt he needed to do it to make Karin happy and seeing how Yuzu and Reiya were willing to sacrifice for each other really gutted him.

That last confrontation between Reiya and Yota was awesome, even after being stripped of his power, Reiya confronted Yota saying that destiny was something they had control and he shouldn't be blaming the Demons Bride as a curse. It was basically confronting Yota that he always had the choice loving someone wasn't indulging them all the time but to learn and grow with them. Even at the end when Nadeshiko-sama denounced Karin as a bride, you could see the sense of relief from Yota.

Overall I think its a good story if your into Romance drama like me or just need a simple story to watch before you go to bed.

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