In the end, the show tells us that loving a wife isn't about possessing her, winning her, or controlling her. It is about understanding that she is a separate human being who, against all odds, might just choose to stay. Even so , the title whispers, I love my wife —not as a declaration of victory, but as a plea for another chance to get it right.
(それでも妻を愛してる), translated as "I Still Love My Wife," is a notable Japanese adult title that gained significant attention for its heavy emphasis on psychological drama and the emotional complexities of marriage. Originally released as a visual novel in 2011 by Lune Team Bitters, it was later adapted into a popular original video animation (OVA) series. Story Overview and Plot soredemo tsuma
While Kaoru is the chaotic engine of the plot, Hitomi Kuroki’s Rinko is its quiet heart. In a lesser show, she would be the shrewish wife or the innocent victim. Here, she is neither. In the end, the show tells us that
Kaoru hires a gigolo to seduce his wife, believing that if she falls for the gigolo, he can swoop in and "save" her, thereby reigniting the spark. It is a plan so convoluted and lacking in self-awareness that it borders on pathological. But it exposes a profound truth about male insecurity in modern Japan: the fear that one is no longer necessary. In a lesser show, she would be the
Hiroshi Tamaki plays the "nice guy" cheater perfectly—not a monster, just a coward. And Ryoko Hirosue will make your blood run cold as the wife who smiles while holding a knife (figuratively... mostly).
There is a running gag where Kaoru, confronted with the possibility that his wife is falling for another man, constantly threatens to jump off the balcony. It is played for laughs—the slapstick of a grown man throwing a tantrum. Yet, underneath the laughter, the show is asking a dark question: Is a marriage without intimacy a kind of death?
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