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A spoiler-light guide to Firefly Wedding: its survival marriage proposal, complicated leads, Meiji-era setting, 2026 anime, and official English manga.

Spoiler Warning: This character analysis contains major spoilers for all 14 volumes of Rainy Day Serenade, including its ending. If you have not read the manga yet, begin with our spoiler-free guide to Rainy Day Serenade—its story, characters, time-slip mystery, English release, and 2027 anime. At first glance, Takaaki Hongo appears to be a familiar kind of historical-romance hero. He is the heir to a wealthy family, possesses the social power Hina lacks, and repeatedly he...