Tying The Knot With An Amagami Sister is harem romance that will hook you

Tying The Knot With An Amagami Sister – Vol. 1
Written & Illustrated by: Marcey Naito
Translated by: Devon Corwin
Lettered by: Arbash Mughal
Published by: Kodansha (print/digital)
Genre: Manga (Japan), Romance, Harem, Comedy, Drama

When it involves harem manga, it has develop into more and more tough to create an impression on manga readers. There are solely so many instructions the creator can go along with one of these story, solely so many tropes to construct characters out of, and solely so many hooks they will use to seize the reader’s consideration. That mentioned, reinventing the wheel isn’t all the time crucial. Manga creators can use tried-and-true plot instructions, tropes, and hooks and nonetheless make the sequence really feel recent. Tying The Knot With An Amagami Sister, a brand new sequence by Marcey Naito  occurs to be a kind of harem manga sequence that doesn’t attempt to revamp this tried-and-true story style, however as a substitute focuses on bringing out the very best out of the elements it has.

With harem romance sequence, one of many newer – and one in every of my private favourite – tropes on the market is the speedy revelation of the top results of the sequence initially of the story. Tying The Knot With An Amagami Sister begins us off by introducing us to our protagonist, Uryu Kamihate as he approaching an altar. The narration (presumably his internal ideas) clarify that marriage is a bond that ties two folks collectively. This just about confirms that Uryu will actually marry one of many three Amagami sisters, however which one? That key aspect of future, or destiny, is what drives the complete plot of the story, in addition to serving as a vital and fascinating hook that grabs the readers from the very first pages.

Now, even with an interesting preliminary hook to seize the readers, it is nonetheless very attainable to lose a reader’s consideration. That’s why a powerful follow-up is all the time essential, and in Tying The Knot With An Amagami Sister, Naito does precisely that. While many harem manga sequence choose preserve readers engaged with issues like screwball comedy or saucy fanservice, this sequence as a substitute chooses to concentrate on the characters, their motivations, and their improvement. 

This begins at first with our most important character, Uryu Kamihate, an orphan who is dead-set on graduating from a prestigious Kyoto highschool to offer himself the very best shot attainable at making it into the highest medical faculty in Japan. Uryu is so decided to perform his targets that he might be fairly blunt. This typically crosses that skinny line between being simple and being downright impolite to others. He’s additionally so targeted on his research that he tends to push folks round him out of his life. Luckily for Uryu, the three Amagami sisters may simply be capable to heat Uryu’s chilly and lonely coronary heart.

That mentioned, the three Amagami sisters every have their very own “issues” that are holding them again from being the very best they are often. Uryu takes it upon himself to assist them with their numerous shortcomings.

Yae Amagami, the eldest sister, is a slipshod airhead who is so disorganized that it’s exhausting for her to remain on process, aside from in relation to a sure interest. Then there’s Asahi Amagami, the youngest sister, who comes throughout as a mischievous and stereotypical “brat” who needs to do nothing greater than tease Uryu and her elder sisters relentlessly. Finally, there is Yuna Amagami, the center sister, who is a through-and-through tsundere, a prickly standoffish lady who additionally has a smooth facet that she tries to maintain hidden from everybody, even her sisters.

Throughout the early a part of these first 5 chapters of Vol. 1, readers are given a fairly thorough introduction to all 4 most important characters. It’s sufficient for us to get a style of what these characters are actually like and to see what makes them tick, however not a lot that it might spoil what’s to return for them in future volumes. 

Character improvement apart, Tying The Knot With An Amagami Sister has one other factor that bought me hooked on this first quantity: its completely beautiful paintings. There are some very detailed character designs and panels, plus some completely breathtaking double-page spreads, as seen above. It is evident that Naito actually takes pleasure of their work and takes their time to ensure every panel is meticulously drawn and polished to perfection.

Tying The Knot With An Amagami Sister has three issues going for it: intriguing plot, sturdy character improvement, and beautiful paintings. This is sufficient for me to enthusiastically advocate this sequence, particularly for followers of different harem romantic comedy sequence like The Quintessential Quintuplets, Tenpuru: No One Can Live on Loneliness, or The Cafe Terrace and Its Goddesses (all three are additionally accessible from Kodansha). If this appears like you, take a look at Vol.1 of Tying The Knot With An Amagami Sister and see if it hooks you in too.

Tying The Knot With An Amagami Sister vol. 1 by Marcey Naito is accessible in print and digital from Kodansha. There’s additionally a free preview of chapter 1 on Kodansha.us.

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