A Bride's Story
Set in a rural town near the Caspian Sea during the Russian conquest of Central Asia in the late 19th century, "A Bride's Story" revolves around a young woman, Amir, who travels from a distant village across the mountains to marry Karluk, a young man eight years her junior. The series follows their relationship as it develops, while introducing storylines about other young women and their daily lives with their respective fiancés and husbands along the Silk Road. Characters. Eihon family. The Eihon family descended from nomads, but have lived in a village for several  generations. The family is largely patrilocal, but Yusuf, a son-in-law, married into the family. Halgal family. The family Amir was born into. They are nomadic during the summer. Introduced in chapter 4. Publication. "A Bride's Story" is written and illustrated by Kaoru Mori. It was first serialized in Enterbrain's manga magazine "Harta" (formerly known as "Fellows!") from 14 October 2008 to 13 November 2020. It transferred to Kadokawa's manga magazine on 18 June 2021. The series' chapters have been collected into thirteen volumes by Kadokawa as of 15 March 2021. The first nine volumes were  published under Enterbrain's Beam Comix imprint; subsequent volumes have been published under Kadokawa's Harta Comix imprint. In addition to the release, a "wide-ban" collector's edition of the manga has been issued by Kadokawa since 20 August 2021. The "wide-ban" features large pages, high-quality paper, fold-out color illustrations, and special boxes to store each volume in. "A Bride's Story" is also available in digital e-book format in Japan. Yen Press licensed the series for an English-language release in North America. The first volume was published on 31 May 2011; the thirteenth  and most recent volume was published on 19 April 2022. The series received a digital release starting on 25 September 2018. "A Bride's Story" is also licensed for regional language releases by Ki-oon in France, Tokyopop Germany in Germany, J-Pop Manga in Italy, Norma Editorial in Spain, Studio JG in Poland, Punainen jättiläinen in Finland, Level Comics in Indonesia, Daewon C.I. in Korea, Kadokawa Taiwan in Taiwan, Siam Inter Comics in Thailand, and IPM in Vietnam. Reception. "A Bride's Story" won the Manga Taishō Award in 2014. It was previously nominated for the award in 2011  and 2013. The series also won the ("Intergenerational Award") at France's Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2012. It was nominated for an Eisner Award in 2012 and 2016. The American Library Association's YALSA division included the first volume on its list of Great Graphic Novels For Teens in 2012.