Haikara-san ga Toru (1987)

Haikara-san ga Toru 1987 / はいからさんが通る 1987 / Haikarasan ga Tooru , Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern

Hanamura Benio, a transgressive girl, was sent to the house of Count Ijuin as an apprentice in the spring of Taisho's 7th year. There, she met a young man in a military uniform, Lieutenant Ijuin Shinobu, through her mishap. Little did she know that Shinobu was going to be her future husband, an arranged marriage decided by Shinobu's grandmother and Benio's grandfather. Shinobu genuinely loved Benio while she was resistant to the arranged marriage. Despite herself, Benio soon fell in love with Shinobu. The couple's fate encountered a major twist when Shinobu was sent to fight in Manchuria and later found out to be missing in action. ~~ Adapted from the manga ‟Haikara-san ga Toru‟ (はいからさんが通る) by Yamato Waki (大和和紀).