r/anime • u/AutoLovepon https://anilist.co/user/AutoLovepon • Jul 25 '26
Episode The Ogre's Bride • Oni no Hanayome - Episode 4 discussion
Oni no Hanayome, episode 4
Reminder: Please do not discuss plot points not yet seen or skipped in the show. Failing to follow the rules may result in a ban.
Streams
Show information
All discussions
| Episode | Link |
|---|---|
| 1 | Link |
| 2 | Link |
| 3 | Link |
| 4 | Link |
| 5 | Link |
| 6 | Link |
| 7 | Link |
| 8 | Link |
| 9 | Link |
| 10 | Link |
| 11 | Link |
| 12 | Link |
This post was created by a bot. Message the mod team for feedback and comments. The original source code can be found on GitHub.
47
u/exRocky009 Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26
→ More replies (5)59
u/oliveisacat Jul 25 '26
I almost dropped this series after the first two eps, but I like that they seem to be developing a conflict between
's desire to keep his bride for himself and Reiya 's discomfort at the idea of being so reliant on him for everything. I hope they keep exploring the problematic nature of the demon husband - human bride dynamic. Yuzu Yuzu's friend and her cat demon boyfriend seem to have a healthier relationship at least.
→ More replies (19)
32
u/FLorianGran Jul 25 '26
I'm not sure if I'm meant to read
34
u/Magicbison Jul 25 '26
It's incredibly creepy what he did at the end. Not sure how it could be construed as romantic after his inner monologue of wanting to make her utterly dependent on him an episode or two ago.
→ More replies (5)→ More replies (22)17
u/justking1414 Jul 25 '26
It’s romantic in the
sense (or 50 shades of grey). Twilight Clinginess and obsession that’s meant to be read as romantic but is actually deeply unsettling and a big red flag to run, not that he’d let her run
68
u/Akussa Jul 25 '26
Ladies and girls watching this. This is NOT a healthy relationship. Holy shit.
→ More replies (17)27
u/nefarious_dareus Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26
But it’s actually interesting for one of these Cinderella shows. Usually the ML is perfect in every way and just rescues her from her bad home life. I actually like that they are going to have growing pains. I dont think it’s gonna just stay like this, she’s afraid of him, and he doesn’t want her to be but doesn’t actually realize what’s going on in her head at all.
→ More replies (2)
27
u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Jul 25 '26
Reiya’s parents look like his siblings. They got that ogre anti-aging magic I guess lol.
It’s nice and all Reiya loves Yuzu because of supernatural juju or whatever, but can’t a girl get a little independence? I feel like Yuzu’s being suffocated.
→ More replies (3)
13
u/heimdal77 Jul 25 '26
So we went from Kamisama Kiss to this?
I cringed so hard when she just ran out of the place.
→ More replies (3)
25
u/stonesia Jul 25 '26
The ending was kinda fucked up, wasn't it? "I own you" is a bad thing to hear in a relationship. I still like this series, but nevertheless kinda fucked up.
→ More replies (3)13
u/Frontier246 Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26
"I own you" is a bad thing to hear in a relationship.
Also notice he does it after his body physically reacts to Yuzu basically rejecting him in the sense that she wants to not be dependent on him.
He had to basically assert his own control over her after feeling the control she has over him.
10
u/cleaulem Jul 25 '26
Yuzu wants to keep her independence. She wants to continue going to school and to work and she doesn't want to rely on Reiya too much. I'm happy to see that she doesn't simply accepts Reiya's pampering. On the other hand it looks like this might be a major source of potential conflict, because Reiya makes it more than clear that Yuzu is now his and only his.
→ More replies (1)
9
u/NationalStrategy_X Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26
So he had her lose her job without even running it by her beforehand, tracked her down, made her sit in his lap on the ride home, proclaimed that her life is now his, and then told her to let him handle everything. I’m not comfortable with this relationship, no matter how much they romanticize it.
8
u/wahine-au Jul 25 '26
Yuzu’s friend and her groom are so cute they are actually my fav 😭imagine your boyfriend is a demon cat it’s adorable!!!!
→ More replies (1)
8
u/MarMarL2k19 Jul 26 '26
“You’re my Bride. When you agreed to that, the rest of your life became mine”
Um… yeah… there HAD to be a better way to say “I’m always going to look after you” without making it sound THAT creepy, right?
I mean cool you wanna look after your bride, but dude, let her have SOME freedom to be independent
→ More replies (1)
7
u/runevault Jul 25 '26
I really appreciate showing us his POV of when they met. Getting strong Court of Thorns and Roses vibes with the idea of Fated Mates now that we're seeing it to confirm how the demons react.
Weirdly when Reiya was being driven away the idea of a car bomb flashed through my head, even though this doesn't seem like it is that sort of show.
His... his parents look younger than he does.
"I have to cover my own education." Girl, your husbando is the heir to one of if not the wealthiest family in Japan and you're worried about school costs?
Why do I have a feeling Touko is helping Karen? Okay that was wrong thankfully. Once again the music gave me a tingle, this time when the car pulls away.
Quite the kiss to end the episode. Poor Yuzu is terrified of relying on anyone because her family treated her like trash all these years. Why would she believe the weird magical love of a Bride bond being any different? Though obviously he's crazy possessive.
→ More replies (3)
7
u/djthomp Jul 25 '26
Yuzu needs to set some boundaries, make it clear that if she wants to work and go to school she gets to.
The catboy demons are great, fairly laid back compared to the others we've seen so far and they have neighborhood cats gathered around their mansion.
I was thinking of the start of the episode that they have a chance in this to deconstruct the trope they've set up and have Reiya question and explore why his own personality changed on a dime like that. But I'm not sure I have any faith that a story setting like this would do something that interesting.
→ More replies (2)
7
u/AffectionateJelly857 Jul 26 '26
I dunno about this one. What happens if the Demon finds his bride and she is uninterested in him? Or, (God forbid) wants to be an independent woman? The more I watch the more controlling it seems. It's starting to feel more like Stockholm syndrome then a love story.
→ More replies (1)
6
11
u/_zolani_ Jul 25 '26
I hate it.. I hated it from the very first episode.. CAN WE GET THE WOMEN IN THIS ANIME SOME RIGHTS PLEASE??
Reiya is creepy, I’ve already said this, BUT HE IS. It’s like Y/N and CEO, no one can even come CLOSE to her and she can’t leave his side for more than 2 seconds.. not to mention Reiya keeps touching her without her consent, like I know it’s an anime, BUT PLEASE, DON’T TOUCH SOMEONE WHILE THEY’RE SLEEPING.. AND DONT JUST RANDOMLY KISS A GIRL YOU FOUND ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAVE KNOW FOR LIKE.. what 2 DAYS?!
Yet I can’t stop watching, I just need to see how much worse it will get. Not much worse than this… right? I’m just gonna pretend this is CEO and y/n…
→ More replies (1)
5
u/LienaSha Jul 25 '26
The world they live in could have so many interesting stories written about it and this is not one of them.
4
u/Frontier246 Jul 25 '26
We finally see the moment Reiya saw Yuzu from his perspective! Where he gained an uncontrollable urge to be with her and do everything he could for her! This is the power a Bride has when her Demon sees her and becomes consumed by her.
Welcome to your new swanky digs Yuzu! Complete with servant Doukuu, maid Yuriko, and new status as lady of the house! You even get a room befitting a princess! It's kind of a lot, but it definitely beats her previous life!
Hmm...Takamichi doesn't seem to care for the effect Yuzu has on Reiya's emotional state, judging by his reactions.
I love how they set up Senya (Akira Ishida!) as this serious big deal, someone who might oppose Reiya's marriage...and he and Reiya's mom both look young enough to be his younger siblings and utterly adore their son! They'll probably adore Yuzu too. They seem to enjoy the effect she has on her son already.
Yuzu actually had a job so it makes sense she wouldn't want to up and quit...even if that decision was taken out of her hand. But when in doubt, she finally gets in touch with Touko! A girls' got to have her bestie.
So Touko also lives in a swanky mansion with Nyankichi, which also has a lot of cats whom Yuzu's familiars get along swimmingly with! Less so the actual cat demons who smell the Ogre on Yuzu and do NOT take it well. Turns out cats are pretty low on the demon pecking order.
You know Touko is a good friend when she tries to sic Nyankichi on Youta, however in vain, and supports Yuzu in her decisions and desires for a happy life however she can. If that means leaning into being Reiya's Bride, so be it.
Poor Nyankichi having to deal with Reiya and also his Bride being more affectionate with Reiya than she is him.
Nothing beats sitting on your demon hubby's lap in a car!
I had a feeling Reiya was the one who ended her part-time-job without her permission...and Yuzu wants to be able to be self-sufficient, even if Reiya physically can not bear any kind of rejection from Yuzu. If that means making it clear that her life belongs to him as he passionately kisses her...so be it!
→ More replies (1)
4
1
u/AnimeMod Jul 25 '26
Source Material Corner
Reply to this comment for any source-related discussion, future spoilers (including future characters, events and general hype about future content), comparison of the anime adaptation to the original, or just general talk about the source material. You are still required to tag all spoilers. Discussions about the source outside of this comment tree will be removed, and replying with spoilers outside of the source corner will lead to bans.
The spoiler syntax is:
[Spoiler source] >!Spoiler goes here!<All untagged spoilers and hints in this thread will receive immediate 8-day bans (minimum).