Sumomomo Momomo

, also known as The World&apos;s Strongest Bride, is a manga series written and illustrated by Shinobu Ōtaka. Serialized in the manga magazine Young Gangan from 2004 to 2008, the individual chapters were collected and published into 12 tankōbon volumes by Square Enix. It was later adapted into an anime television series, that aired in Japan between October 5, 2006 and March 15, 2007 for 22 episodes, and two original video animations. The manga has been licensed by Yen Press for distribution in North America.

Plot
Kōshi Inuzuka is a normal high school student who is aspiring to become a prosecutor after graduating. One day, a strange girl named Momoko Kuzuryū approaches him and informs him that they are betrothed and expected to produce a strong child together, though Kōshi does not accept it. The betrothal came about after Kōshi's father and Momoko's father both arranged the marriage between their respective kids. After Kōshi and Momoko's initial meeting, Kōshi realizes that Momoko is not just a normal, though however strange, girl, as she has been trained by her father in a special form of martial arts that only twelve such families in all of Japan are able to possess. These twelve families coincide with the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, where Momoko is from the family associated with Dragons, while Kōshi is from the family associated with Dogs. 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.

Before 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. 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. Kōshi must now fight for his life as Momoko protects him, hoping he will return her affection.