Our story kicks off with high school student Satou and his childhood friend/next-door neighbor Himeno about to get their summer vacation started. It’s quite clear to anyone with eyes and a pulse that these two have some chemistry, and Satou feels that the summer festival would be a great place to make his feelings known. However, during the fireworks show, our princess tells him that she is going to be moving back to her “grandpa’s homeland”. That night, Satou sees a giant pillar of light off in the woods like the one that Himeno and her grandfather appeared in 10 years earlier…and that he just conveniently forgot about until just now. OUR HERO, EVERYBODY!
When he arrives on the scene, Himeno explains she’s returning to her world to fulfill her duties as a literal Princess and be married. When she steps into the light, Satou decides to follow his princess and yeets himself into the pillar of light and right into the middle of the wedding ceremony. Before anyone has a chance to process this, a giant monster crashes the wedding and Himeno’s grandpa tells her to give the prince she was going to marry one of the two wedding rings she wears around her neck. HOWEVER, baby girl decides she wants to put a ring on Satou’s finger instead. This, plus a customary kiss, awakens a power in Satou who One Hit KOs the monster and passes out.
When Satou comes around, Himeno explains that she really didn’t wanna marry the prince and in the heat of the moment, picked Satou to be the Ring King—a legendary hero to save the world and unite the lands. Later in the bath (because of course) Himeno apologizes for dragging Satou into these shenanigans, but Satou brushes it off saying that he’ll stick around and be the Husband to the Maiden of Light, protecting her as he always has. However, before they really have a chance to admit their true feelings, there’s another attack incoming…because of course, Ring King Satou has to prove his worth.
So full disclosure, I have some history with this series. Back when Crunchyroll had a separate app where you could read manga, I stumbled across this one. Even though it was REALLY not in my wheelhouse as far as manga goes, there was still something…amusing about the story that made me keep reading. I think this anime is going to be the same way. It’s already ticked all the trope boxes for both isekai and harem shows—Childhood Friends who have underlying feelings for each other, absentee parents, a hapless yet well-meaning male lead character who has to rescue a blonde-haired blue-eyed princess from another world, and monster battles. This is not a show that is going to break the mold in any way from any other harem isekai that’s out there, ladies and gentlemen. Heck, even the SOUNDTRACK sounds like something that has been done in every single isekai anime for the last 10 or so years. But give the show credit—the ending credits are at least honest with what you should expect in later episodes—ECCHI AND PLENTY OF IT. Good grief, was this sponsored by Victoria’s Secret or something?
So where does that leave us with Tales of Wedding Rings? We have another romp, ladies and gentlemen. Another shameless, fanservice romp that combines all the tropes of an isekai with all the campiness of a harem sprinkled liberally with ecchi. You may as well call this show “The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love Satou in Another World.” And yet, maybe because this is a series I have some history with in manga form, I just can’t help but tune in to see, at least for a few more episodes. But other than that, unless you’re prodigiously curious, you don’t have to waste your time.
Tales of Wedding Rings is available for streaming on Crunchyroll.
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