If you're wondering about the status of Tales of Wedding Rings as a harem anime, look no further. Here's everything you need to know about the anime show's genre.
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What Is the Genre of Tales of Wedding Rings?
Anime databases such as MyAnimeList characterize Tales of Wedding Rings as an action, fantasy, romance, and ecchi anime.
The latter category refers to anime with sexually suggestive scenes or implications of nudity which are, however, not as strong to make an anime strictly R+ or 18+ rated.
The fantasy, action, and romance categories are easy to understand upon learning about the plot of the anime.
Ten years ago, Hime and her grandfather appeared out of nowhere in Satou's world.
Since then, Satou has been in love with Hime, but he finds it difficult to confess his feelings.
When Hime tells him that she's moving, Satou follows her and finds himself crashing her wedding in another world.
A series of misadventures put Satou in the place of the groom, and Hime kisses him. But this isn't the beginning of a blissful life.
A prophecy has foretold that Hime's husband is destined to become the hero known as Ring King — the only person capable of defeating the Abyss King and saving the world.
Satou's transportation also makes Tales of Wedding Rings an isekai anime. But the anime is also characterized as a harem, even though Satou and Hime are technically married. Why?
Exploring Tales of Wedding Rings' Harem Anime Elements
Watching a couple of episodes will reveal exactly why Tales of Wedding Rings is quite literally a harem anime.
Satou loves Hime, and she admits that she also has feelings for him, but the prophecy won't allow for this to be a monogamous union.
Satou is now the Ring King and the rings in question are wedding rings. Five of them, to be precise.
To reach his full powers, he will need all five rings, which means that he must marry four more princesses.
Most of the time, anime with harem elements only tease at the possibility of a male main character ending up with any of the girls surrounding him.
In Tales of Wedding Rings, Satou is literally required to form relationships with five different women.
Some of these relationships will likely be political matches, but the fact that Satou must marry five women makes the anime a representative of the harem sub-genre.
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