More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers
More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers

More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers

2022 1 Seasons 12 Episodes ⭐ 7.8 Animation Comedy Drama

The story centers on third-year high school student Jiro Yakuin, who gets saddled with his gyaru classmate Akari Watanabe for the class's "marriage training" project about practicing to be a married couple. Jiro is the complete opposite of Akari, but the two know that if they do well they will be able to switch partners to end up with their respective crushes, and so they force themselves to act like the perfect married couple.

The story centers on third-year high school student Jiro Yakuin, who gets saddled with his gyaru classmate Akari Watanabe for the class's "marriage training" project about practicing to be a married couple. Jiro is the complete opposite of Akari, but the two know that if they do well they will be able to switch partners to end up with their respective crushes, and so they force themselves to act like the perfect married couple.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Living in the Same Place, but Not Living Together.

Paired with beautiful, outgoing gyaru Watanabe Akari for his high school marriage practical course, introverted Yakuin J

EP 2

Imagined, but Not Real.

One stormy night, Akari and Jiro decide to watch a horror movie to earn some points. Akari pulls out matching pajamas to

EP 3

Broken Up, and Not Rekindled.

A comment from Jiro inspires Akari to give Minami a home cooked bento full of love. She half-forces Jiro to assist in he

EP 4

A Hero, but Not the Main Character.

Akari and Jiro each hear a rumor that Shiori and Minami won’t be switching pairs even though they’re A rank. Jiro as

EP 5

More than a Nosebleed, but Less than a Kiss.

Akari’s friends tease her, saying she’s been staring at Jiro a lot lately—an idea which she quickly denies. Meanwh

EP 6

A Male Virgin, but No Female Virgin.

Akari suddenly stops calling Jiro by his first name, calling him “Yakuin” instead. While he’s still puzzling over

EP 7

Fireworks, but No Embrace.

After seeing Shiori and Jiro together, Natsumi and Sachi try to ascertain Akari’s feelings, but she’s vague on the s

EP 8

An Entreaty, but No Reassurance.

Jiro is in the bath wondering what had made Akari cry like that. Suddenly, a frightened Akari bursts in and makes a huge

EP 9

More than a Childhood Friend, but Not True Love.

Jiro and Kamo get a live-in summer job at a seaside cafe, but Jiro isn’t excited about it until he finds out that Shio

EP 10

"Already" Has Passed, but Not "Yet".

Jiro is enjoying his time at the beach with Shiori, but seeing it makes Akari feel upset. Akari and Jiro are sent on a s

EP 11

More Than a Confession, but Not Yet a Broken Heart.

Their summer job ends with a test of courage event. But before that, Jiro’s kindness causes Shiori to let some of her

EP 12

Done, Being Less than Love.

Akari, with her renewed determination, Shiori, whose heart won't stop racing, and Jiro, who is unable to find his answer

Popular Cast

Seiichiro Yamashita
Seiichiro Yamashita
Jiro Yakuin (voice)
Saori Onishi
Saori Onishi
Akari Watanabe (voice)
Saki Miyashita
Saki Miyashita
Shiori Sakurazaka (voice)
Toshiki Masuda
Toshiki Masuda
Minami Tenjin (voice)
Sho Nogami
Sho Nogami
Sadaharu Kamo (voice)
Minami Takahashi
Minami Takahashi
Sachi Takamiya (voice)
Azumi Waki
Azumi Waki
Natsumi Ohashi (voice)
Yui Ogura
Yui Ogura
Mei Hamano (voice)
Shuichi Uchida
Shuichi Uchida
Shu Terafune (voice)