My Happy Marriage OVA finally gets a Netflix release date

Netflix has, almost surprisingly, become a hub for upcoming shojo anime. Not only has the streaming service managed to bring back fan favorites like Kimi Ni Todoke and has allowed for shojo classics like Ouran High School host club to be instantly available to anime fans around the world.

One of the recent hits from streaming giants, the animated adaptation of My happy marriage took the shojo community by storm when it aired during the 2023 summer anime season. The series is set in a low-fantasy reinterpretation of the Taisho era, where the anime’s main character, Miyo, was born without any magic or supernatural talent. Her father is ridiculed by her family and eventually decides to marry her off to Kiyoka Kudou, a military commander who is said to be so cold that all his former brides fled shortly after meeting him. Miyo decides to make the best of her situation, but slowly discovers that Kudou’s reputation does not paint an accurate picture of him. While fans still are waiting for season 2 to come outNetflix recently announced this My happy marriageThe thirteenth episode of the series, an elusive OVA that some fans feared would only be available in Japan, is making its way to the platform.

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When can fans watch My happy marriage Episode 13?

Luckily, fans of Miyo and Kudou won’t have to wait much longer to see more of the couple’s unexpectedly heartwarming relationship. Netflix will fall My happy marriage‘s OVA on November 22, 2024. The episode was originally only available in the Japanese release of the eighth volume of the original light novel as a special bonus, so it’s an absolute treat to see the unreleased material actually on Netflix ends up. Interestingly enough, it is November 22nd actually known as “Good Couples/Spouses Day” in Japanwhich adds some adorable context to the episode finally available for streaming.

Episode 13 of My happy marriageor its proper title, “My Shape of Happiness”, follows the events at the party after Miyo completes her etiquette lessons in episode 12. Despite not being the official ending to the anime’s first season, episode 13 does a great job of setting the stage for the show’s second season, introducing a handful of new and returning characters for one final reunion before the episode comes to a close. At the time of writing, season 2 is over My happy marriage will begin streaming in January 2025, so the release of OVA on Netflix is ​​the perfect way to bridge fans into the final months of 2024.

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