
The story
As a child, Raku Ichijo made a secret promise with his childhood sweetheart, keeping a pendant as a memento while his love took the key. He dreams of one day meeting his past love, but years later, reality smashes his hopes when Chitoge Kirisaki accidentally knees him in the face... Though Raku's a normal high schooler, his family heads the notorious yakuza gang the Shuei-Gumi faction! And he's dragged into family affairs when he's forced into a relationship with Chitoge, the daughter of a rival gang's boss! Despite their constant spats, the two somehow fool everyone with their false relationship. Raku then discovers that Chitoge has a mysterious key from her past, which she can't remember... Plus, two other girls appear with keys as well—Kosaki Onodera and Marika Tachibana! Caught in the midst of this love maelstrom, even more complications arise for Raku when his class decides on Romeo and Juliet as the class's play for the school festival. Can the two false lovebirds pull off the impossible and make the play a success?
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Kentarou YabukiEndcard (ep 18)
Kouhaku KuroboshiEndcard (ep 16)
Hajime UedaEnding Illustration (ep 2)
Ume AokiEndcard (ep 14)
Hekiru HikawaEndcard (ep 4)
KEIEndcard (ep 19)
Naoshi KomiOriginal Creator
Akiyuki ShinbouChief Director
Akiyuki ShinbouSeries Composition
Akio WatanabeEndcard (ep 13)
Tomoki KikuyaMusic (eps 7-20)
Takayuki InagakiStoryboard (ep 14)
Hirokazu KoyamaEndcard (ep 1)
NamoriEndcard (ep 9)
Satoru KousakiMusic Supervisor
Izumi TakizawaColor Design
RobicoEndcard (ep 7)
Naoyuki TatsuwaDirector
Naoyuki TatsuwaStoryboard (OP1, eps 5, 17)
Naoyuki TatsuwaEpisode Director (OP1, eps 2, 12, 17, 20)AniList community tags
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For us in the sidelines, witnessing the daily life of false love is a hilarity. Heart beat rises, blushes reddening.
A classic romcom that hits all the usual bases, but focuses a bit more on the comedy aspect of things
A hilarious comedy but a mediocre romance.
Shaft and the false love