It looks to be based on some Japanese light novels. It's definitely a classic Cinderella story in a lot of ways, but with some twists. I actually thought it was already complete...but it's still ongoing on Netflix.
Miyo is the Cinderella in question, complete with an evil stepmother and truly terrible stepsister and a dad that's nearly as bad (though he stops short of the actual violence they use). There's in only one bright spot in Miyo's life -- her friend Koji. Though she hopes to be promised to him in marriage, it instead turns out that her father sets up an engagement between Koji and evil sister and sends Miyo off to be the fiance of Kudo, who is supposed to be a cold man (but very accomplished magic user) who has been going through one engagement after another, either kicking out the girls or they leave on their own.
But he is, in fact, a decent guy who just has no patience for arrogant or stupid women. He soon starts to appreciate poor Miyo, who is the most timid rabbit of a woman ever due to all the abuse she has suffered. But, even so, her heart is just...pure. I mean, it's a little ridiculous, honestly. Anyway, as their relationship slowly progresses, things take a turn.
Apparently, Miyo's mother came from an almost mythical magical family, the Usuba. And, this poor girl, who has been unwanted and abused since she was a child, is suddenly a pawn in a lot of different people's games. Including Koji's dad, who now apparently wants to get her married into the family to him (or his brother?) because, even though she doesn't seem to have magic (but you KNOW she will), her kids might be very powerful. So he tricks Kaya, the evil sister, into wanting to swap fiances. Which is easy enough to do once Kaya sees a) her older sister looking happy and b) how handsome and powerful Kudo is.
This is the thing I don't understand though...Miyo would have been ecstatic to marry Koji before and Koji clearly would have been just as happy...so why did he get Koji engaged to Kaya?
Anyway, crazy shit happens and Kaya/Evil Stepmum kidnap Miyo and torture her basically to try and get her to give up the engagement. Koji, who IS a good guy, gets Kudo to help him stop them. The family house gets burned down. Miyo is reunited with Kudo. But there are hints that there are further forces at work in trying to get Miyo.
So...I am really liking it. Loving the relationship between Kudo and Miyo and Yuree (sp?) the housekeeper/long time servant. But totally not understanding why everyone suddenly wants her when she's literally been this abused servant girl for the last 16-18 years (guessing she was between 2 and 4 when her mom died). Why did they send her off to get married to Kudo in the first place? It just doesn't make a lot of sense.
Though with a name like "My Happy Marriage" you know it'll work out. Maybe there's a bunch of stuff in the light novels about her history that's left out of the anime. Either way, I am enjoying the show. I'll add to this once I've finished it.
Edit: Ok, finally finished it a blazing 8ish months later. I'd stopped to let the episodes release and then got busy with life. So finished the last 4 this week. It ended well, though it left a lot open (why was the Mikado trying to keep them separate / kill them exactly? Who was the androgynous higher up who seemed to know what was going on?) I imagine there's a lot more in the books than what wound up in the show. But, at any rate, it was good. Strangely, some of the art in the last two episodes in particular wasn't as good. Bad perspective, a bit choppy, the too-large head on a tiny body thing. I wonder what happened? Were they in a rush? A pity, as the art and character design in this one was so nice.
Anyway. It was good. I enjoyed it. Glad I watched it.
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