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Taisho Era Contract Marriage ~ The Substitute Bride and a Soldier's Fierce Love: Season 1

8 episodes Premiered Oct 6, 2024 Updated Jul 18, 2026
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S1·E2 Core

Wedding - You Are My Wife and No One Else

Oct 13, 2024 · 6 min

Concealing the real reason behind their marriage, Asako and Shintaro go to the Tono mansion to ask for the blessing of Asako's parents. Surprisingly, they welcome the idea with ope

S1·E3 Core

Newlyweds - If Only I Knew

Oct 20, 2024 · 6 min

Asako begins her new married life with the mysterious and frightening Shintaro, and things get off to a rocky start. Despite the challenges, the newlyweds persevere and head for an

S1·E4 Core

Readiness - Ready to Risk It All

Nov 3, 2024 · 6 min

Asako is more than happy to receive a surprise visit from her sister, Hiroko. However, when she overhears an unexpected exchange between her sister and her husband, she suddenly re

S1·E5 Core

Jealousy - Want Me All You Want, I'm Your Man

Nov 10, 2024 · 6 min

Asako and Shintaro are on their honeymoon in the seaside town of Atami.Despite being on vacation, they run into Shintaro's colleague Sasaki, who asks him to attend a banquet with m

S1·E6 Core

Friction - Not "Woman", She Is My Wife!

Nov 17, 2024 · 6 min

As Asako visits the Kido family home for the first time, she finds herself amid a conflict that has been ongoing for over twenty years between father and son. Displeased with Shint

S1·E7 Mytharc

Past - You Are Enough As You Are

Dec 1, 2024 · 7 min

Feeling dejected after the trouble with Shintaro's family, Asako is surprised by an unexpected visitor, a woman who used to be Shintaro's nanny! After talking with her, Asako learn

S1·E8 Mytharc

Future - I've Always Wanted to Be a Family

Dec 8, 2024 · 7 min

Shintaro, mentally and physically exhausted from the battlefield, meets Asako in a fateful encounter that changes everything. Even before she offered herself as a substitute bride,