The Great Snake's Bride (2025)

For 500 years, a giant snake god has lived in the ancient mountain. Miyo, an unlucky young woman from the nearby village, has been offered as a tribute: she is to be the snake's bride. Miyo always feared that the enormous talking snake would devour her whole, but once she's taken in by the god, he treats her like a wife rather than a meal. His flicking tongue vibrates through gentle words, his powerful slithering body wraps around hers in an embrace. This god is kinder than his monstrous form implies, and Miyo thinks she could learn to appreciate the non-human form his love takes. What does it truly mean to be the bride of a beast?

Miyo and Daija have slowly grown closer as their unconventional relationship deepens. Now they feel ready to try and deepen their physical connection as well. But both bear scars from the past. Miyo shares her family's sad history and the source of her pain-before a mysterious monk hunting for Daija brings his own history to light. The gulf between species is a vast one, and dark clouds loom on the horizon, threatening what seemed so recently like a blissful relationship.

SHEDDING THE SKINS OF THE PASTMiyo and Daija have slowly grown closer as their unconventional relationship deepens. Now they feel ready to try and deepen their physical connection as well. But both bear scars from the past. Miyo shares her family's sad history and the source of her pain—before a mysterious monk hunting for Daija brings his own history to light. The gulf between species is a vast one, and dark clouds loom on the horizon, threatening what seemed so recently like a blissful relationship.

EXPECTING AND EXPECTATIONMiyo is content with her quiet life under the protection of Daija. She does wonder if it’s possible for her and Daija to have a child together, but she doesn’t have to wait long for an answer. Her belly starts to swell and with it so do thoughts of her own parents. Can she raise a child when her own childhood was so fraught with tragedy?

A PECULIAR PICTURE OF A FAMILYDaija and Miyo have overcome the barriers of their interspecies relationship, but the hurdle of becoming interspecies parents is the newest challenge! Their twins are both a different mixture of human and snake. They need to learn the ways of both worlds as they grow. And while no one minds the more human-looking Ina hunting and climbing trees, the more snake-like Tokitarou isn't very welcome at writing lessons in the village. When other children are so cruel, will Daija and Miyo find a safe, humane way to solve their problems? Or will they need a snake-like solution?

A SULKING HALF-SERPENT“Born in solitude and fated to die in that same solitude.” This is what people say about snakes. Solitude never bothered Lord Daija, but his son Tokitarou is half human. He may look cold-blooded, but it’s his human-looking sister who can brush off the other children’s looks. As he’s grown into his teens, Tokitarou has thrown himself into his art and claims that's all he needs. But when a newcomer visits the mountain with tales of the ocean, it reawakens Tokitarou’s desire for companionship…

KEEP MOVING FORWARDThe monk Ankei has been imprisoned in a country where the sun never sets. There, he continues an ongoing battle with immortal wolves. What could push him to persist, day after day?Meanwhile, Tokitarou, son of the giant snake, is worried about his friend Takahiko. Takahiko was his first friend, and now he’s leaving for another journey. How can he help his only comrade stay safe while traveling?