


This assassination would be the start of a martial artist war, which would be the seventh such war of the twelve zodiac Masters of Japan. The Dragon family is the head of the six families of the west, whereas the Dog family is the head of the six families of the east.īefore long, it is revealed to Kōshi and Momoko that five of the six western families are out on a plot to assassinate Kōshi to prevent him from marrying Momoko, which would cement the twelve families together by bonds of blood. Momoko's family is associated with the Dragon, while Kōshi's family is associated with the Dog. Each of these twelve families correlates with one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. After Kōshi and Momoko's initial meeting, Kōshi realizes that Momoko is not just a normal - albeit strange - girl, as she has been trained by her father in a special form of martial arts known only to twelve families in all of Japan. Apparently the betrothal resulted from Kōshi's and Momoko's fathers having arranged the marriage. One day, a strange girl named Momoko Kuzuryū approaches him, revealing that they are betrothed and expected to produce a strong child together, although Kōshi does not accept this odd notion. Kōshi Inuzuka is a normal high school student aspiring to become a prosecutor after graduating. The manga was licensed for English release in North America by Yen Press. A twenty-two episode anime television series adaptation by Studio Hibari was broadcast on TV Asahi from October 2006 to March 2007, with two additional original video animation (OVA) episodes released in August 2007. The story centers on a young girl, a strong martial artist, who wants to marry and bear a child with a boy that she believes to be a strong fighter. It was serialized in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Young Gangan (first named Gangan YG) from January 2004 to February 2009, with its chapters collected in twelve tankōbon volumes.

Sumomomo, Momomo: The Strongest Bride on Earth ( Japanese: すもももももも〜地上最強のヨメ〜, Hepburn: Sumomomo Momomo ~Chijō Saikyō no Yome~) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinobu Ohtaka.
