Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman.

Third-year high school student Jirou Yakuin is in love with his childhood friend and classmate, Shiori Sakurazaka. Thus, he hopes to be paired with her for the marriage practical: their school's practice of randomly selecting boy-girl pairs to live as pretend married couples while monitoring and rating them on how close they have gotten. Meanwhile, the lively Akari Watanabe wants to be assigned to her crush, the popular and good-looking Minami Tenjin.

Much to their dismay, Jirou and Akari find out that not only have they been paired together, but so have Shiori and Minami! Determined to be with their crushes, Jirou and Akari strive to earn as many points as possible, as the top 10 pairs earn the right to switch their partners—so long as both couples agree.

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Watanabe, Akari Main

Oonishi, Saori Japanese

Sakurazaka, Shiori Main

Miyashita, Saki Japanese

Yakuin, Jirou Main

Yamashita, Seiichirou Japanese

Kamo, Sadaharu Supporting

Nogami, Shou Japanese

Hamano, Mei Supporting

Ogura, Yui Japanese

Oohashi, Natsumi Supporting

Waki, Azumi Japanese

Tenjin, Minami Supporting

Masuda, Toshiki Japanese

Takamiya, Sachi Supporting

Takahashi, Minami Japanese

Manami Supporting

Yamada, Misuzu Japanese

Terafune, Shuu Supporting

Uchida, Shuuichi Japanese

Ozawa, Fumihiro Producer

Isogai, Noritomo Producer

Miichi, Toshiyuki Producer

Kanemaru, Yuu Producer

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Jul 26, 2024

AnimeExplorer21

Recommended

I just finished watching this anime and I'm still reeling from the experience. This anime was a wild ride from start to finish, and I'm not just saying that because of the adorable characters (although, let's be real, Akari is the ultimate girlfriend goals).

The premise of the show is unique - two high school students, Akari and Jiro, are paired together as "married couples" for a school project, but they're not actually dating. As they navigate their fake relationship, real feelings start to develop, and things get complicated.

What I loved most about this anime was the way it explored the complexities of relationships. Akari and ... Jiro's interactions were so natural and relatable, it felt like I was watching real people navigate love, friendship, and misunderstandings. The supporting characters added depth and humor to the story, and I found myself invested in their lives too.

Akari, in particular, stole my heart. Her kindness, empathy, and unwavering optimism made me wish I had a girlfriend like her in real life (no shame in admitting that!). The way she supported Jiro through thick and thin, even when he didn't deserve it, was truly inspiring.

The animation was beautiful, with vibrant colors and expressive character designs. The soundtrack was catchy and fitting, with opening and ending themes that I found myself humming long after the episodes ended.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Jun 13, 2024

lycoping

Mixed Feelings

This was a pretty good anime, I thought. It's a basic rom com, where two people who normally wouldn't even give each other the time of day are forced into a situation where they have to get to know each other, and well, eventually hormones take over and the inevitable might happen.

I say "might happen" because if I say anything definite, it's kind of a spoiler, even though being a romcom the probable outcome is pretty obvious. Most of the time, in these anime, the outcome in some form isn't in question, but the story is in how they get there.

This anime ticks ... all the boxes for high quality except for one. It's got good art, decent music, an interesting plot, good pacing... everything about it makes for a decent anime. Of course, the parents aren't really anywhere in the picture, but that's to be expected for an anime rom com (I actually hate this about anime, but it is what it is), especially because the plot kind of demands their lack of involvement.

No, the one criticism I have about this anime - and it's a honking *huge* one - is that the plot is not only unrealistic, it's pretty darn near impossible.

This plot follows a boy and a girl who know nothing about each other. They're put into a "marriage class" in their high school, where they have to live with the other person in a school supplied apartment for months in order to learn how to be a married couple. By doing things that married couples do, they earn points, which appear to be doled out by an AI behind a camera watching them all the time. They lose points by fighting or not acting like a married couple. (doing things that married people do seems to be related to physical intimacy in some form, which is, well.... we'll get into that right now.)

In what world would this even be a remote *possibility*? I mean, wow! Can you imagine the liability, the parental outcry (especially in Japan), the potential for *problems* that this would cause? I know that in any anime or fictional work you're supposed to be able to suspend disbelief, and even the most improbably of plots, when done right, can suspend disbelief and allow you to enjoy the story for what it is. This plot wasn't one of them. It was so far out there that multiple times each episode I found myself wondering what that school was smoking.

I actually did a google search in the middle of watching this to find out if this was actually a thing in Japan. The consensus was "hell no!".

That said, once I got past that and was able to force myself back into seeing the plot for what it is, actively ignoring the whale (not elephant) in the room, I thought it was pretty good, and actually somewhat enjoyed it.

In pretty much every way, it earns the rating I gave it, but I really don't know where to fit that massive criticism into the rating, so I think I'll do it by saying "mixed feelings" instead of "recommend". If you're the type of person who just likes a good rom com and doesn't really care whether a plot could actually happen in real life in any meaningful way, you'll enjoy this. If you're more like me and need some element of believability, well, it's a toss up. Maybe you'll like it, maybe you won't, maybe you'll mostly like it but have a hard time keeping in the story.. it could go in any direction. But at least now you know what you'll be up against.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Oct 13, 2024

bambooo_ooo

Not Recommended

I'll be quick here, time is precious.
Main premise - high school arranging a practical consisting of randomly chosen students set to live together as a married couple and being monitored and graded. Required to graduate. I'm not going to dive into that retarded concept, it's so obviously outlandish there's no point. It's just a vehicle for the plot. Anything can be, right?
Characters. Shy guy (Jirou), his childhood friend he loves (Shiori) and that popular girl (Akari). Well there's that other popular guy (Minami) Akari likes. So obviously they are randomly precisely mixed to live with NOT who they wanted. Quite a coincidence huh? Yeah... ... So there's the main conflict and the love polygon. And that living together -- you know what it will lead to. Well, partially, because Shiori and Minami seem not interested, keep distance and be reasonable.

Jirou is the standard shy, inexperienced, guy, blushing often and being terrified by Akari. I will give him credit for communicating atleast - this is too much, too close, please stop etc. Not like it has any effect of course.
Akari is huge-boobed (like, lower back pain very much), skimpy dressing, sharp toungued, jewelry wearing yolo chick.
Shiori was really alright. She was nice, smart, sensible. It was understandable Jirou could fall for her. Also her side of the polygon wasn't really a thing. Everything was revolving around Jirou and Akari flapping between their "spouse" roommate and their love interest.

Every show is a combination of different elements. Some could be subpar, but others may be exceptional and in overall may outweight the worse ones, creating a good experience. Here I felt the scale tipping again and again to bad side. I can accept the blunt (think hamfisted) fanservice from time to time (I mean non-stop) if there's something to make up for that. Here Akari's sharp tongue was really entertaining (eng dub mind you). She was alot of fun at times. But the whole concept was so far out. Students being watched and graded.. Oh, the things they've done being watched.. apparently by school employees.. I just can't even.. This requires so much of suspended disbelief, it's hard. Btw I don't recall any character saying a word about being watched 24/7.. Then you have Akari so fcking fickle, going from one extreme to the other in a whim. Sad and crying because she loves Minami, afraid it won't work out, and next second she's putting her body against Jirou and teasing him like reeeeally in the wrong way ("this is what you want from me" I think was her words..). Jirou felt asleep ? Yeah, I'll sleep on him, why the fuck not?
Jirou also can't make up his mind if he's gonna chase Shiori or commit to Akari. All the time, left, right, left, right.
Fanserviceeeee. The reason this show exists. "I'm going on a date but I'm feeling anxious, so could you kiss me?". A spider is a reason to barge in to the bathroom when he's naked. Food shown together with boobs for no reason (not once..). All that feels so synthetic like it's a video game. Comes out of nowhere for no reason and makes no sense except fanservice. Yeah it's that kind of a show. Fanservice first. Writers task - "for what reason we'll show boobs this time?". It cancels alot of whatever little good there is in there.

Sound and visuals are whatever.. Ok I guess, doesn't matter really.

Final note.
I gave up.. Fast forward to the end, no resolution, "see you next season". I'm posting this review and not thinking of this show ever again. It was a waste of my time.

You have been warned.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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