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''Otoyomegatari'' (literally "Young Bride's Story") is a [[
Set on the Silk Road that connected Asia with Europe before the modern times, it is the story of Amir, a woman skilled in archery and horsemanship, who is sent to marry Karluk, a boy from another village who is 8 years younger than her. But all is not well, as her village decides to take her back...
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As with all of Mori's works, the art and attention to detail is extensive although Mori can put more effort with less pressure in this particular work, since it is a bimonthly publication.
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* [[Acceptable Breaks From Reality]]: A minor one, lampshaded in the afterword of the second tankoubon; Getting a lot of bricks dumped over your head will still kill you, even if the bricks are only made from mud and sun-dried (not kilned).
* [[Accidental Marriage]]:
* [[Action Girl]]: Amir. It's actually implied that this was part of a normal education for girls where she's from.
* [[Accidental Hero]]: As part of his cover to avoid being accosted on his travels, Smith pretends to be a doctor and helps a man with his dislocated shoulder.
* [[Adult Child]]: Amir, though it's more that she's innocent (and occasionally oblivious) rather than immature.
* [[Aloof Big Brother]]: Azel to Amir. And like her, he's a [[
* [[The Archer]]: Amir, as well as Great Grandmother. Amir even starts teaching the village children (and others) how to shoot a bow.
* [[Arranged Marriage]]: The story begins with one between Amir and Karluk. They get along pretty well despite the fact she's from another culture and the eight year age gap. By setting default, you can safely assume ''every'' couple you see are in an [[Arranged Marriage]].
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* [[Author Avatar]]: She portrays herself as messy haired caricature with bad manners in every afterword. She's also [[Big Eater|always eating something]].
* [[Badass]]: Azel [[Determinator|does NOT give up]] without a fight.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]:
* [[Bishonen]]: Azel and Joruk, Amir's elder brother and cousin respectively.
* [[Black Widow]]: Subverted. Talas ''is'' a serial widow for five brothers, but she did love some of them and had no part in their deaths. Also she or her family gained no extra dowries for the "bonus" marriages.
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* [[Long Hair Is Feminine]]: As is very fitting for the setting, it's said that most females never once cut their hair in their lifetime.
* [[May-December Romance]]: Nowadays, the marriage of Amir (20) and Karluk (12) would likely be considered this. For the setting, though, it's rather fitting... gender-flipped only though.
* [[Meddling Parents|Meddling Parents-In-Law]]: Talas' mother-in-law does everything she can to convince her to remarry even though she's already accepted as her fate to live alone. Later
* [[Meet Cute]]: The twins Layla and Leyli planned to do this on would-be suitors with their head coverings loosened. In their culture, touching a woman's uncovered head is seen as very intimate and was only allowed for those intending to marry, though it never goes right.
* [[The Messiah]]: Basically, everyone who Amir meets ends up loving her... but really, who could blame them?
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* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]: Karluk's [[Cheerful Child|niece and nephews]], [[Funny Foreigner|Smith]] and [[Big Eater|Joruk.]]
* [[Raven Hair, Ivory Skin]]: Amir.
* [[Reality Ensues]]: In book three,
* [[Relationship Upgrade]]: While Karluk and Amir are already married at the start of the story, it isn't until Karluk's [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment in chapter 8 that Amir moves away from being more of a [[Cool Big Sis]] to Karluk and starts to see him romantically and act like a newly smitten young woman (and awkwardly so).
* [[Rescue Romance]]: Layla and Leyli's mother apparently met and fell for their father after he rescued her from stormy waters by ''lifting her and her boat'' and carrying it all the way to land.
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* [[Sacred Hospitality]]: Fitting for the period. At one point when a messenger delivers letters to Smith, many of the villagers fight over who he gets to stay with until Akunbek declares him as his guest.
* '''[[Scenery Porn]]'''
* [[Shotacon]]: One of the few instances in
* [[Shown Their Work]]: Mori takes this to much extremes and her work is that much better for it.
* [[Single-Minded Twins]]: Layla and Leyli.
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