Japan Synopsis
夫婦以上、恋人未満。
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.
Also On AT-X
Other series that aired on AT-X.
Animation + Comedy in Japan
973 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers itself).
The 2021–2023 Japan Window
More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers holds position #157 of 389 Japan seriess in the 2021–2023 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Japan, 539 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers premiered alongside 131 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 131 other Japan seriess in 2022.
The 4468th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).
Audience Engagement
27 audience reviews — more than 47% of Japan seriess in our index.
Popularity (86th percentile) outruns review volume (47th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.
Broadcast Timeline
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,268 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (72nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #980 of 2,532 (top 39%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | studio MOTHER, KADOKAWA, Lantis |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 1 / 12 |
| Release Date | October 9, 2022 |
| Official Site | fuukoi-anime.com |
Questions Answered
When did More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers end?
More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers finished its run with its final episode airing on December 25, 2022.
Where did More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers air?
More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers aired on AT-X, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.