Taishou Itsuwari Bridal: Migawari Hanayome to Gunpuku no Mouai (translated as
The anime has been available on platforms like HIDIVE and Bilibili in certain regions, while the manga can be found on Coolmic.
During the Meiji and Taishō periods, actual migawari marriages occasionally occurred when a betrothed daughter fell ill, died, or fled, and a relative or servant took her place to preserve family honor ( kamen ). In literature, this evolved into a romantic device. Earlier Edo-period otogizōshi featured impersonation for survival, but Taishō authors like Tanizaki Jun’ichirō and Kikuchi Kan used it to explore psychological tension between duty ( giri ) and human feeling ( ninjō ).