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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Dec 25, 2022

iHateAnimeBro

Recommended

The synopsis of "More than a married couple, but not lovers" suggests that this show probably won't be anything deep, but rather light, enjoyable, relaxing rom-com. For real - how can so ridiculous concepts like "marriage practical" be treated seriously? This premise, however, seems to be pretty original, comparing it to other similar shows. The closest matches are probably Nisekoi and Koi to Uso (forced marriage/pairing), but none of these shows treated this theme in this type of way.

[Story - 7]

I appreciate the original take when it comes to marriage practical theme. Even if it seems funny, or even stupid in the synopsis, it works ... pretty well in the show at the end. It allows the anime to take the path, many rom-com viewers are seeking - "enemies to lovers". The show isn't boring at all, even after a few episodes, which is pretty common for this type of anime. Each episode consists of something either funny or exciting for the viewer. It's really enjoyable. As far as I like the whole concept of the show, I also dislike it at the same level. This approach to the story makes the relationship between characters a bit meaningless and forced. Let's be real - Jirou and Akari pairing is pretty exotic, and most likely would have really low chances, without this forced pairing. I much more like the shows, where the relationship goes naturally. There are also a lot of lewd scenes, and in some moments, the show looks like Ecchi. There are also unbearable for me, ambiguous scenes, between Shiori and Jirou. These are not only cringe-worthy but also really tiring to watch - especially when it is repeatable (holidays - beach and restaurant scenes). The chemistry between many characters is weird and forced at times. That seems to be a positive thing in some ways, to show the character development in later episodes.

[Art - 7]

The colours in the show are vivid, bright, and really saturated, making the atmosphere nicer, and the show more interesting. Most of the time colours are matched correctly, and the art looks really good. In some scenes, the hue is really aggressive, and it may appear oversaturated, which causes the opposite effect from the planned.

[Sound - 8]

Not much to mention there. Music doesn't play a major role in this show. The opening is just okay. Ending on the other hand is a masterpiece. I loved it from the first time I heard it!

[Characters - 6]

The characters are really generic. The first episode and the viewer can already think "I saw that somewhere already". And obviously, those characters are widely copied in many anime, but the first suggestion that comes to head? Nisekoi. The main character is madly in love with his childhood friend. He starts to spend much more time with the main heroine, that is totally not his type. As they know each other better, it seems they are clicking quite well. MC starts to realize his feelings for the main heroine. Nothing new. MC is surprisingly not bad, and in some ways likable. It's still far from the really good male MCs, but I didn't feel the cringe, by looking at his actions. It's a good exception from the usual boring, useless rom-com MC. Side characters? Zero development, zero significance to the story. Basically, everyone besides Akari, Shiori, and Jirou "is just there" and that's it. Their personality is almost non-existent. The only side character viewers are about to know a bit better is Tenjin, and it's still really a surface knowledge level (and maybe that is better?)

[Enjoyment - 9]

I won't lie, this show is one of those I really enjoyed while watching it. I'm aware of its flaws. And I agree it's nothing special. But I still really liked it. Even if it has some elements suggesting it's a generic rom-com, I find the whole show idea pretty innovative. It was something I didn't experience before when it comes to anime. I had a lot of laughs, smiles, and excitement throughout those 12 episodes. I even picked up the manga, as I was curious about what will happen next. "More than a married couple, but not lovers" is doing a lot of things wrong, as long as the brightening up my day, can be counted as a wrong thing.

Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman. isn't a masterpiece. But it also not trying to be one. It's a lighthearted romance, with a good dose of comedy, and a pretty original idea for a storyline. The show isn't for everyone for sure. However, if you're looking for a decent rom-com, with a fair amount of lewdness, a great amount of laughter, and some cute moments, look no further.

"More than a married couple, but not lovers" anime gets more than I was expecting, before starting this show - 8/10.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jul 10, 2024

PanzerIV-J

Mixed Feelings

Well-written

The amount of internal brain hemorrhaging while watching this show is truly a testament to how annoying and critical the story is in making a decent show.

Best way to describe this show is like this, “Rent A Girlfriend Anime, With a Decent MC, with 2 characters that can be considered love interests.”
The problem is not that the story is horrible, it's just the fact that the “Marriages” are very cliché, like Romeo and Juliet, but the MC can't decide whether he wants one or the other, like he wants his cake and to eat it too. But at the same time the love interests ... keep on cheating on their partner because they really just want to be with a different person then that they are assigned with. But even that is a lie, because they can't go through with it, they just want to be with Jirou.

The Story plays out it 1 of 4 ways each episode:
First Type: MC falls in love with Childhood friend and wants to be with Shiori.
Second Type: MC falls in love with the set-up “Marriage” and wants Akari to show sympathy.
Third Type: MC gets in between the love interest and their “Marriage” for either his or for childhood friend.
Fourth Type: MC gets embarrassed somehow and is interrupted mid romantic event.

Basically somewhat like “Rent A Girlfriend” but better by far, without an incompetent MC, excessive heroines (Only 2), but it still is really slow and boring for the most part, not exactly distinctly captivating by any means.

7/10, The ending for the show though is fantastic and really makes the “mid” tier rest of the show worth it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Dec 25, 2022

Mcsuper

Not Recommended

I am minimally curious about how enjoyable this “marriage practical” thing would be if it actually was a real thing in real life. Things would be spicy in school, the tea would be spilling nonstop, and it would genuinely be really entertaining to watch the gong show unfold. Sadly, in this anime, this “spicy” premise of the marriage practical felt merely like a farce, and didn’t contribute much to the story other than the first few episodes. After that, it turned into a very generic romcom, but so, so frustrating to watch. Time after time I find myself pausing the episode just to facepalm and ... groan at how stupid it all felt. At least the bright colour palette looks good, just don’t watch it in a dark room unless you want to ruin your eyes.

STORY:

The premise of the marriage practical felt very dumb for a school to do, but the fact the show didn’t even use that premise a whole lot after the first few episodes really irked me. In a nutshell, high school students are paired up with people of the opposite gender and must live together and live as pretend married couple, getting monitored and graded in the process. It’s quite immoral, the fact that you’re getting monitored in your own house by your own school, while they expect the groups to do “married couple” things. The romcom elements feel like Toradora to some extent, as the two main characters Jirou and Akari like other people at the outset, but grow closer as the show goes along. Such an original show this is, but just to be even more tropey, let’s throw in a childhood friend trope as well.

It’s quite frustrating watching this show, because nothing notable happens for most of it other than random ecchi scenes, and whenever there’s a chance to make things a bit spicier, it just doesn’t happen most of the time. It’s simply a show built on ecchi scenes and misunderstandings.

ART:

It does look good, with the bright colours, and the animation is definitely the highlight of the show, though it’s a bit too bright sometimes, so make sure you watch the show in a well-lit room or only during daytime.

MUSIC:

The ED was very good, otherwise, not much notable music to note here.

CHARACTERS:

The characters are one of the most generic cast ever, and honestly, the side characters were more entertaining. Jirou is such a boring character, your typical protagonist who daydreams about romantic situations, but when there is one in front of him, he turns into a tomato and grows weak in the knees. Akari has some good moments, when she’s a bit more vulnerable around Jirou especially, though her initial first impression for the viewer leaves her looking like a very annoying and arrogant character, and she becomes more and more generic as we went along. Shiori is your typical shy childhood friend character, and I guess I just have a soft spot for childhood friends, since I always root for them to some extent, but she made it quite hard to cheer for her with how inconsistent her character was. Sometimes she’s indecisive, and sometimes she’s so bold.

As for the good characters, only Sadaharu comes to mind. He carries the comedy aspects of the show, and honestly carries the show on his back. All his moments are so out of place, but I laugh anyways.

ENJOYMENT:

I constantly paused the episodes to facepalm and sigh, so you can get a sense of how frustrating this was for me.

THEMATIC EXECUTION:

With some good background shots, any big moment in the show is executed effectively, but those felt so far and between. As for how the whole marriage practical is concerned, it was very disappointing to see how that whole theme became obsolete as the show went along.

OVERALL:

Just your typical trashy romcom hijinks, that could have been much more. The relationships could have been more interesting, the drama could have been way spicier, and the characters felt so flat throughout the show. The premise just felt like a huge mask behind what was just a generic romcom. There was a lot more they could have done with this premise, so it definitely was disappointing to me.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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