History Manga / ABridesStory

* AccidentalTruth: Joruk's little CryingWolf joke ends up as this when it turns out there really ''is'' a wolf attaking the clan's flock of sheep.

* AcceptableBreaksFromReality: A minor one, [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in the afterword of volume two: getting a lot of bricks dumped over your head will kill you, even if the bricks are only made from mud and sun-dried (rather than fired in a kiln).

* MeaningfulName: Quite a few of the characters' names have a significant meaning. Some of these are hard to place, due to [[SpellMyNameWithAnS transliteration difficulties,]] however, some are clear enough.

** Children have to pay complete obedience to their fathers, people come-of-age a lot earlier, and most marriages are to some extent if not completely [[ArrangedMarriage arranged]].

* {{Hunk}}: Many characters tote the line on this one. Azel and Joruk, Amir’s elder brother and cousin respectively, fit this category, as does Mr. Smith’s guide, Ali, to a lesser extent. Yusuf and Mr. Smith (when you can actually see his face) are regular {{Pretty Boy}}s, while Amir’s cousin, Baimat, is kind of a {{Hunk}}.

* CryingWolf: Played with when a bored Joruk tells Azel that he saw a wolf out near the sheep for a laugh. When Azel promptly [[SeriousBusiness gets all the men together to go hunt it before it kills any of the sheep]], Joruk realises he did something ''really'' stupid... only for it to turn out that there ''is'' a wolf out there and it's already killed a lamb. Joruk is so relieved to be off the hook that he exclaims "WHAT A RELIEF!" and in response to everyone's [[DeathGlare glares]] is forced to amend it to [[VerbalBackspace "...that we found them?"]]

* AnachronismStew: Anis owns a Persian cat which has the ultra-typed flat face created by American breeders since the 1950s, rather than the short-muzzled look of traditional Persians.

* {{Bishonen}}: Karluk and, to a lesser extent, [[spoiler:Pariya’s fiancé]], Umar.

* ChristmasCake:
** Invoked and discussed. Some characters mention Amir being old for a bride (she's married at twenty, but her family started looking for a husband for her from the time she was thirteen), especially considering the eight-year age gap between her and Karluk.
** [[{{Tomboy}} Pariya]] is terrified at becoming one. So she becomes very nervous around her husband-to-be, trying to show him what she believes is the perfect wife. [[BeYourself Luckily, he prefers her more gruff and relaxed personality.]]

* BeautifulSingingVoice: Both Amir and Pariya as good singers, as is Karluk. Anis' husband may be another example, given her compliments.

* NeverMessWithGranny: Karluk's grandmother Balkirsh fires an arrow at Azel as a warning shot when he comes to retrieve Amir and successfully bluffs him out of the village. In a side story she rides up a mountain on a goat to rescue a little boy. At the end of the chapter she is deemed the strongest and coolest woman in the whole manga. She even [[spoiler:''kills Azel's father personally'']], even though he's Amir's father too.

* AnachronismStew: Anis owns a Persian cat, due to foreshortening, it ''[[SubvertedTrope appears to have]]'' the ultra-typed flat face created by American breeders since the 1950s rather than the short-muzzled look of traditional Persians.

--> '''Leili:''' You know, I think that when I grow up some more, my chest will get bigger. Would you be happy about that?\\

* OppositesAttract: Anis and Sherine in a way that could be platonic or romantic, depending on how you look at it. Sherine is quiet and stoic while Anis is blithe and innocent. They look [[ACupAngst very]] [[BuxomIsBetter different]] and come from different stations. Each one seems hooked on the other because they'd never met anyone like that before: Anis can't resist how Sherine is aloof, yet teasing like her cat, while Sherine is moved by how Anis comes running to her like a lost child to its mother every time she sees her at the baths.

* BuxomIsBetter:
** Sahmi has developed a reputation for preferring women with large boobs, which embarrasses him whenever it's brought up. Especially funny once Leili starts feeling more attraction towards Sahmi:

'''Sahmi:''' [blushing] I told you to forget about that!

* MeddlingParents: Talas' mother-in-law does everything she can to convince her to remarry, even though she's already accepted her lonely fate. Later [[spoiler:the man Talas' mother-in-law marries in order to try and assure Talas finds a bridegroom too. The step-father-in-law even more meddlesome, being absolutely against ''hearing'' anything about Talas' own arrangements]]. Of course this is all {{justified|Trope}} seeing how going against your parents [[spoiler:and especially the male head of your family]] was unthinkable for ''anyone'' in that time and place.

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* AnachronismStew: Anis owns a Persian cat, but it has the ultra-typed flat face created by American breeders since the 1950s rather than the short-muzzled look of traditional Persians.

* SacredHospitality: Fitting for the period. At one point when a messenger delivers letters to Mr. Smith, many of the villagers fight over who he gets to stay with until Akunbek declares him as his guest.

* TearsOfJoy: Pariya gets these a couple of times in response to other people's kindness, specifically that of [[spoiler:her fiancé]], who she thanks ''God'' for, and [[spoiler:her embroidery circle friends]].

* MrFanservice: Hey, remember Amir's brother, Azel? He's kinda hot, right? Now, let's get him soaking wet and watch him strip. Oh, so you enjoyed that last part? Well, I guess it wouldn't be too much trouble for him to take his shirt off again. And let's give him a few bruises and bandages, why not?

* LikeFatherLikeSon / LikeFatherUnlikeSon: While Azel shares Belqat’s battle prowess (and then some), [[{{Determinator}} determination,]] and [[HotBlooded quick temper]], the two men are in sharp contrast. Azel is [[TheStoic usually calm,]] thinks before he acts, and deeply cares about his family; Belqat is rash, [[{{Pride}} arrogant,]] and puts his goals before his family members. Azel’s grandfather completes this picture, largely sharing Azel’s temperament (rather than Belqat) and with only half the [[HotBlooded temper.]]

* NiceHat:
** A lot of the adults have hats and headdresses, many ornate and detailed. Balkirsh's is the largest.
** There are also the wedding crowns that women wear during their weddings; like the wedding gowns to daily clothes, these are similarly more elaborate.

* BigEater: Anis’s new friend, Sherine, takes this to incredible heights with no detriment to her waistline. She clears a loaded plate, including a whole chicken, in the time it takes for Anis to look away and back. She also likes to eat entire watermelons by herself, as a ''[[UpToEleven snack]]''.

* BornInTheSaddle: Almost any group native to Central Asia is this, although this is truer with the more nomadic groups. They fight, hunt, travel, eat, and even flirt on horseback. A few characters end up eating and sleeping while ridding, too. This is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in chapter 83: according to Talas, equestrianism is practiced by both sexes even [[UpToEleven before learning how to walk.]]
* BowAndSwordInAccord: The Halgal men are this. Yet again, Azel [[UpToEleven excels at this]]; on top of nearly ImprobableAimingSkills, his swordsmanship is no joke.

* HotBlooded: Underneath his quiet and calm exterior, Azel has quite the temper and can be ''very'' bloodthirsty when provoked. He gets this from his father, Belqat, who [[UpToEleven takes it up a notch.]]

** The story has a heavy ethnographic focus, and it is Creator/KaoruMori, so taking this UpToEleven is ''par for the course.'' She’s even published a book of just her research for the series.

* TextileWorkIsFeminine: Along with [[FeminineWomenCanCook cooking]], this is one of the major tasks women have to do in the setting. This is ''especially'' true of embroidery, which the people of Central Asia take UpToEleven, sometimes prizing it above currency; a woman’s skill with the needle is a major factor in determining her marriageability, and not only are they expected to make their wedding dresses, they also make their trousseau which is a significant part of their dowry.

* {{Biseinen}} / {{Hunk}}: Many characters tote the line on this one. Azel and Joruk, Amir’s elder brother and cousin respectively, fit this category, as does Mr. Smith’s guide, Ali, to a lesser extent. Yusuf and Mr. Smith (when you can actually see his face) are regular {{Biseinen}}, while Amir’s cousin, Baimat, is kind of a {{Hunk}}.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Due to a case of RotatingProtagonist and Mr. Smith's journey, there are a ''lot'' of characters. Aside from the residents of Karluk's town, there are the Badan, the Halgals, Umar and his father, Ali, Talas and her family, the town on the shores of the Aral Sea, the residence in Persia, Nikolovsky, Mr. Hawking, and many others.

''A Bride's Story'' (乙嫁語り, ''Otoyomegatari'') is a {{seinen}} {{manga}} and yet another period romance from Creator/KaoruMori. This time the setting is Great Game-era Central Asia, at the time of UsefulNotes/TheCrimeanWar in the mid-19th century.

Set on UsefulNotes/TheSilkRoad that connected Asia with Europe before modern times, it is the SliceOfLife story of Amir, a nomadic tribeswoman skilled in archery and horsemanship, who is sent to marry Karluk, a boy from another village who is eight years younger than her. Despite their age difference, the newlyweds like each other very much and follow a patient path leading towards grown-up love. But all is not well: the Russians are expanding south, political unrest is brewing, and Amir's family now want to take her back. The narrative follows not just Karluk and Amir as they navigate these challenges, but also various characters around them who are engaged in trying to better their lives or end up finding their special someone.

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* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother:
** Due to [[DeliberateValuesDissonance the customs of the region and period]], this is played straight by Karluk’s sister, Seleke, who has four children, the eldest being eight (that said, the middle two, Torkcan and Chalg, seem to be twins). When Karluk and Amir visit his uncle’s place: one of the women has at least two children (a toddler and a baby) at age ''eighteen''.
** Most mothers in the story seem to have [[DeliberateValuesDissonance their first child ]][[ShownTheirWork in their late teens.]]

''A Bride's Story'' (''Otoyomegatari'') is a {{seinen}} {{manga}} and yet another period romance from Creator/KaoruMori. This time the setting is Great Game-era Central Asia, at the time of UsefulNotes/TheCrimeanWar in the mid-19th century.

* NotSoSimilar: Very subtly developed between Laila and Leyli, who initially seem to be SingleMindedTwins. Because they've lived their entire lives together and are never apart, they seem to be completely identical, and when they get engaged to marry the brothers Sarmaan and Farsami the boys say it doesn't even matter which girl each of them marries because they're the same anyway and the girls themselves can't even come up with any way in which they're different. However when the girls go on trial dates with their intended the differences become quite apparent. Laila (who goes with Sarm) is the dominant, bossy one who wants to guide her husband, while Leyli (who accompanies Sami) is the comparatively passive dreamer who wants to be doted on. Fortunately [[PerfectlyArrangedMarriage the boys match them perfectly]].