Jirou Yakuin, third-year high school student and otaku, has had a crush on his childhood friend, Shiori. He hopes to be paired with her for their school's
Nov 30, 2022 • Subscribe
Nisekoi, A Couple of Cuckoos, Engaged to the Unidentified, Golden Time, My First Girlfriend is a Gal
More like this
More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers
I was fully prepared to detest this anime. The premise is ridiculous. I ended up enjoying it. While it’s not the best rom-com ever made, it’s very sweet…
More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers
More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers is currently streaming on Crunchyroll....
More Than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers
More Than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers begins with a reality-TV premise. Shiori, Jiro, and Akari’s high school has implemented a couples-training practicum, which aims to have…
Episode 251 - More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers
This week, Shaun’s MILF-Hunter senses have been tingling, and his eyes are set on the relatively new studio MOTHER & 3 episodes of their romantic comedy More Than…
First Look: More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers
Nerdy loser Jiro must participate in the “marriage practical” at school: a test where a male and female student must live together as a married couple and score…
More Than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers – Episode 1
More Than a Married couple seems intent on being as dumb as its premise, refusing to use its school-mandated-fake-dating scenario for any interesting commentary or even any interesting…
More than a married couple, but not lovers. – 09 – Not Like That Other Summer
Summer Break has arrived, and Kamo has lined up a 3-day live-in beach resort job, both for himself and for Jirou. Jirou is not enthusiastic until he learns…
More than a married couple, but not lovers. – 07 – Okaeri, Akari
I just want to express my surprise and gratitude that Akari’s gyaru-friends Sachi and Natsumi are actually good people too! When they see Shiori with too many bags…
More than a married couple, but not lovers. – 06 – Hearts Racing Together
One morning, Akari is acting like a caring, loving wife, the kind that is again propelling her and Jirou into the top of the practical rankings (which are…
More than a married couple, but not lovers. – 01 (First Impressions) – Mismatch
Fuukoi, as it is also known, begins with the two female leads meeting at a shrine. The “plain” but cute Sakurazaka Shiori stumbles on the stairs and into…
More than a married couple, but not lovers. – 12 (Fin) – Double rainbow
Akari knew she faced an uphill battle to win Jirou’s heart before he and Shiori arrive back at the beach house looking very suspicious. As summer break continues after…
More than a married couple, but not lovers. – 05 – Sharing fabric softener
Akari’s crush continues to be supplanted by feelings for the mock husband right in front of her, and throughout the episode she expresses this though lots of teasing…
More Than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers Review: Rent-a-Girlfriend – Revengeance
There is an art to creating a title that might escape the average viewer. It’s not easy to devise a short handful of words that both tells the…
More than a married couple, but not lovers. – 11 – Giving Love A Try
Shiori may have been sacred by the voices she heard on the beach, but she’s even more troubled when she hears that both Akari and Jirou were on…
More than a married couple, but not lovers. – 10 – All the different parts
As expected, Shiori was not gesturing towards the love hotel, but the beach nearby to make a sand castle. She invites Jirou to make a tunnel through it like…
More than a married couple, but not lovers. – 03 – Starting over from zero
Akari knows Jirou is in love with Shiori, but wants to know specifically why he’s drawn to an earnest, family-oriented girl, and what he wants such a girl to…
More than a married couple, but not lovers. – 04 – Shoulder to cry on
During P.E. class when Minami is playing basketball and generally looking like a higher form of life, both Akari and Jirou hear from their friend(s) that he and…
First Impression: More Than a Couple But Not Lovers
Remember those classes in high school where you had to take care of a bag of flour or a baby doll for a couple of weeks to learn…
More than a married couple, but not lovers. – 02 – Hearing her out to the end
Jirou is having a lovely dream about Shiori visiting him in the night, only to be woken up by Akari wanting the same thing. Not so fast: she…
More than a married couple, but not lovers. – 08 – Lost in the forest of decision
This week was difficult at times, but also necessary in a satisfying way. We start with Shiori, Mei, Jirou, and Akari all alone, wondering how long things will…
More Than Married, Less Than a Couple #01 — Inappropriate Sex Ed
In my sex ed class, we competed over who got to give the grossest STI report. You know, because we were immature, idiot teenagers. Impressions: I'm deeply curious…
Tune of the Week(ish): Married Couple, but Not Lovers’ TRUE FOOL LOVE
I haven’t watched this show, but it’s got cute girls, so why not give it a listen! The Tune of the Week is the opening theme to the…
Anime Series Like A Couple of Cuckoos
Nagi Umino, a diligent student, and Erika Amano, a social media star, seemingly have nothing in common until they discovered that they were actually
A Couple of Cuckoos, Engaged to the Unidentified, Nisekoi, Oreshura, Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend
Anime Series Like Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie
Izumi is a normal guy, albeit with a predilection for attracting misfortune. However, the one piece of shining fortune in his life is his girlfriend,
Horimiya, Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Momokuri, Ouran High School Host Club, Revolutionary Girl Utena
Horimiya – 03 – Just a Couple of Hand-Lovers
Throughout elementary and middle school, Miyamura exuded a gloomy aura and was always the last to be picked for partners or groups, because everyone thought he was “weird”.…
What anime series have I watched more than 5 times?
Which anime did I watch 5 times or more?
How RahXephon is more like Gundam than Eva
One of the temptations I’ve faced as I’ve been watching RahXephon is to compare it to Neon Genesis Evangelion. There are two reasons for that. The first is…
Anime Series Like Rent a Girlfriend
Recently dumped by his girlfriend, college student Kazuya Kinoshita tries to fill the void with an app that lets him rent a girlfriend. While Chizuru seems like the…
Nisekoi, Oreshura, Scum's Wish, Domestic Girlfriend, His and Her Circumstances
A Couple of Cuckoos – 12 – Not Yet
With Nagi and Sachi successfully making up, Erika decides she wants to take Nagi shopping after school…only he already has “something important” to do. That consists of having…
Kimizero – 07 – Not Too Much and More than Enough
Ryuuto has a lovely dream where he’s living on the beach with Runa, only to wake up to find he’s actually living the dream. He also works with…
Not Anime, But It’s Free!
Not Anime But It's Free! Want a free science fiction/political thriller short story? Then I have some great news for you!
Billionaire Lovers Game Review – More Money, More Problems
Billionaire Lovers is a slow seduction, it uses our own preconceived notions and a host of hotties to pull you into it's web of deception.
Shirobako: More Than Just Anime Production
What literally, makes up a great anime?
Anime Series Like Another
Ever since 1972, class 3-3 in Yomiyama North Middle School has had a strange tradition of pretending that one of their students did not exist. When
The Promised Neverland, Umineko: When They Cry, When They Cry, Corpse Party, From the New World
Anime Series Like Horimiya
Although lauded for being likable and intelligent, Kyouko Hori hides the fact that she has to take care of her brother and the housework because her parents are…
Horimiya, Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, My Little Monster, Tsukigakirei, Tsuredure Children
Anime Series Like Arifureta
Otaku Hajime Nagumo and several of his classmates are summoned to a fantasy world and tasked with saving mankind. However, while his classmates are gifted with great abilities,…
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Overlord, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, GOBLIN SLAYER
Anime Series Like Baki
As the son of Hanma Yuujiro, Hanma Baki trains intensely every day in order to finally beat and surpass his father. However, at this very moment, five of…
Hinomaru Sumo, KENGAN ASHURA Part I, Megalobox, Time of Shura, BAKI
Anime Series Like Gleipnir
One morning, Shuichi Kagaya woke up as a monster. Complete with brute strength, a strong sense of smell, and big fluffy paws, he struggles to hold onto his…
Dororo, Gleipnir, Tokyo Ghoul, Blood Blockade Battlefront, Claymore
Anime Series Like Gibiate
In the year 2030, Earth has been overrun by a disease that turns humans into freakish monsters. Joining a small group searching for a cure are a samurai…
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet, Gate, GIBIATE, God Eater
Anime Series Like Gosick
Kujou Kazuya is a transfer student to the elite Saint Marguerite Academy in the Southern European country of Sauville. However, because of his Japanese
UN-GO, Ghost Hunt, Gosick, Heaven's Memo Pad, Holmes of Kyoto
Anime Series Like Shiki
The fifteen-year-old Megumi Shimizu dreamed of leaving her small country town behind for the big city, but those dreams died when she did. It was her
Ghost Hound, Kurozuka, The Lost Village, When They Cry, AJIN: Demi-Human
Anime Series Like Sakugan
The Labyrinth is an expansive space underground where humans live in colonies and many places remain unexplored. Due to the harsh conditions outside the colonies and the presence…
Golden Kamuy, Gurren Lagann, Made in Abyss, SAKUGAN, Ultramarine Magmell
Anime Series Like Aggretsuko
Between the condescension from her co-workers and the pressure from her boss, stress is life for 25-year-old office worker and red panda, Retsuko. Her meek attitude often causes…
Hataraki Man, Aggressive Retsuko, Aggretsuko, Detroit Metal City
Anime Series Like Claymore
In Claymore, the world is overcome with demons called Yoma that constantly plague humanity. After Raki's parents were killed by Yoma, he teams up with
Anime Series Like Orient
After their descent 150 years ago, the demons demanded reverence from humanity as gods. Standing up against these new overlords were the Bushi, who still
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings, Black Clover, Bleach, Blue Exorcist, Brave 10
Anime Series Like Bastard!!
The kingdom of Metallicana is just the latest kingdom to be imperiled by the Four Lords of Havoc. They seemingly desire only destruction and no power can
Bastard!!, Berserk, Berserk, Record of Lodoss War, Record of Ragnarok
Anime Series Like Kakushigoto
Kakushi Goto is relatively well known for the lewd manga that he creates. However, when his daughter Hime was born, he vowed to keep his profession a secret.…
HINAMATSURI, Kakushigoto, Bunny Drop, Dojin Work, Eromanga Sensei
Anime Series Like Gangsta
Nicholas Brown and Worick Arcangelo work as handymen, mercenaries that will do anything for the right price. Working for the mob and police alike, they
Blood Blockade Battlefront, Dorohedoro, Great Pretender, Gungrave, Jormungand
Anime Series Like Spriggan
The secret organization ARCAM operates independent of national loyalties and uses skilled special operatives known as Spriggan. It is these powerful super
Jormungand, Katanagatari, Sirius the Jaeger, Aldnoah.Zero, Black Lagoon