More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers

Overview

At Seishun Academy, third-year students take part in a very unusual class: the “marriage practical,” a course that pairs a boy and a girl together and has them live as a pretend married couple. Points earned in the course can be traded for a chance to switch partners, so everyone has a reason to play along. For gloomy, introverted Jiro Yakuin, the draw is a disaster: he is paired with Akari Watanabe, a bright and outgoing gyaru who could not be more different from him.

The catch is that both of them already have someone else in mind. Jiro has long admired his childhood friend Shiori Sakurazaka, while Akari is chasing the school’s popular heartthrob, Minami Tenjin. The two strike a deal: act like the perfect married couple, rack up the points, and then swap partners to be with their real crushes. But living under one roof has a way of blurring the line between pretending and feeling, and the longer the act goes on, the harder it becomes to tell which is which. Based on the manga by Yuki Kanamaru, the series is a warm, funny and occasionally awkward take on first love.

Quick facts

• Year: 2022
• Type: Series
• Seasons: 1
• Episodes: 12
• Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama
• Original language: Japanese
• Network: AT-X
• Status: Ended

Watch the Trailer

Watch the official trailer from KADOKAWAanime’s YouTube channel below.

Where to Watch

In India, More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers is currently streaming on Crunchyroll.

Frequently asked questions

What is More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers about? It follows high-school student Jiro Yakuin, who is paired with his classmate Akari Watanabe for a school “marriage practical” course. The two pretend to be a married couple to earn points, even though each of them has feelings for someone else.

How many episodes does it have? The series ran for one season of 12 episodes, airing from October 9, 2022 to December 25, 2022.

Is it based on a manga? Yes, it adapts the manga series by Yuki Kanamaru, which follows the same fake-marriage premise.

Where can I watch it in India? It is currently streaming on Crunchyroll in India, with both subbed and dubbed versions available there.