More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers.
- TV series
- Fall 2022
- 12 episodes
- 24 min
- studio MOTHER
- Manga
- PG-13
- Romance
- Love Polygon
- School
- Seinen
Contents
Trailer · PV1 | ||
| Japanese | 夫婦以上、恋人未満。 | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman. | |
| Also known as | More than a Couple Less than Lovers. Fuukoi | |
| Genre | Romance, Love Polygon, School, Seinen | |
| Type | TV series | |
| Based on | Manga — Yuuki Kanamaru | |
| Directed by | Takao Kato, Junichi Yamamoto | |
| Written by | Naruhisa Arakawa | |
| Character design | Chizuru Kobayashi | |
| Music by | Yuri Habuka | |
| Studio | studio MOTHER | |
| Original run | October 9, 2022 – December 25, 2022 | |
| Episodes | 12 | |
| Episode length | 24 min | |
| Total running time | 4 hr 48 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Fall 2022 | |
| Age rating | PG-13 – Teens 13 and older | |
| Score | ★ 7.60 (#966) | |
| On users' lists | 44,889 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll, YouTube | |
| Manga | ||
| Written by | Yuuki Kanamaru | |
| Published in | Young Ace | |
| Demographic | Seinen | |
| Original run | March 2, 2018 – ongoing | |
More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers. (Japanese: 夫婦以上、恋人未満。, Hepburn: Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman.) is a 2022 Japanese anime television series based on the manga series by Yuuki Kanamaru. It is animated by studio MOTHER and directed by Takao Kato and Junichi Yamamoto. It aired from October 9, 2022 to December 25, 2022, with 12 episodes.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Manami · Natsumi Oohashi · Sachi Takamiya · Takeshita · Minami Tenjin · Shuu Terafune · Jun Wajiro
Production
Key staff
Yuuki KanamaruOriginal Creator
Takao KatoDirector
Naruhisa ArakawaSeries CompositionChizuru KobayashiCharacter Design
Yuri HabukaMusic
Takayuki YamaguchiSound DirectorNaoko AkuzawaArt Director
studio MOTHERStudioStaff
| Studio | studio MOTHER |
|---|---|
| Original Creator | Yuuki Kanamaru |
| Director | Takao Kato, Junichi Yamamoto |
| Series Composition | Naruhisa Arakawa |
| Script | Naruhisa Arakawa, Naoko Marukawa, Daisuke Oohigashi |
| Character Design | Chizuru Kobayashi |
| Music | Yuri Habuka |
| Sound Director | Takayuki Yamaguchi |
| Art Director | Naoko Akuzawa |
| Chief Animation Director | Chizuru Kobayashi |
| Director of Photography | Misato Takahata |
| Color Design | Akira Nagasaka |
| Editing | Ichirou Chaen |
| Theme Song Performance | Liyuu, Nowlu |
| Producer | Takahiro Hibi, Manami Ishida, Noritomo Isogai, Yuu Kanemaru, Toshiyuki Miichi, Fumihiro Ozawa and 1 more |
Music
| Composer | Yuri Habuka |
|---|
Opening themes
- OP 1“TRUE FOOL LOVE” — LiyuuEpisodes 2–12AnimeThemes
Ending themes
- ED 1“Stuck on you” — NowluEpisodes 1–11AnimeThemes
- ED 2“Swallows” — NowluEpisode 12AnimeThemes
Songs, performers and episodes from AnimeThemes.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | Aired | |
| 2 | — | Aired | |
| 3 | — | Aired | |
| 4 | — | Aired | |
| 5 | — | Aired | |
| 6 | — | Aired | |
| 7 | — | Aired | |
| 8 | — | Aired | |
| 9 | — | Aired | |
| 10 | — | Aired | |
| 11 | — | Aired | |
| 12 | — | Aired |
Where to watch
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Videos and pictures
Trailers and music
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
Score distribution
On users' lists
- Plan to watch9,947
- Watching1,585
- Completed23,628
- On hold435
- Dropped1,214
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList.
Audience
How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.
| Site | Members | Watching | Completed | Plan to watch | Dropped | Favorites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsu | 8,080 | — | — | — | — | 64 |
| Shikimori | 36,809 | 1,585 | 23,628 | 9,947 | 1,214 | — |
Related works
| Original work | Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman. (Manga) |
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- “Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman.”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman.”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers.”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers.”. AnimeThemes. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Q113908701”. Wikidata. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
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