Initially announced back in November, the upcoming romantic comedy anime More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers just got an official release date along with the announcement of new cast members.
The new info on the upcoming anime was revealed via the official website and was also shared on the show’s Twitter account.
While the main cast has already been announced previously, five new characters along with their voice actors were revealed.
Joining the main cast are:
- Minami Takahashi (Megumi in Food Wars) as Sachi Takamiya
- Azumi Waki (Hinata Tachibana in Tokyo Revengers) as Natsumi Ohashi
- Yui Ogura (Priestess in Goblin Slayer) as Mei Hamano
- Sho Nogami (Georg in High School DxD Hero) as Sadaharu Kamo
- Shuichi Uchida as Shu Terafune
These five voice actors join the previously announced voice cast for the four main characters, including Saori Onishi, Seiichiro Yamashita, Saki Miyashita, and Toshiki Masuda.
Along with the other voice cast members, a new visual for the anime was also released.
As for the series’ opening, it features the song "TRUE FOOL LOVE" by Liyuu. Meanwhile, Nowlu will perform the ending song "Stuck on you".
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More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers Release Date, Story Info
More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers is an upcoming anime series by Studio Mother. It is based on the ongoing manga of the same name by Yuki Kanamura that started serialization in Young Ace back in March 2018.
This romantic comedy anime is set in a school that implements a couples training program.
This program assigns two students to act like a couple so that they can develop the proper skills and abilities to live with a partner, and they are judged based on how well they work together.
Its story follows Jiro Yakuin, a high school student with a crush on his childhood friend, Shiori Sakurazaka.
Instead of being partnered with Shiori, Jiro finds himself paired with Akari Watanabe, a gyaru who does not like him at all.
Soon, the two decide to work together as a couple and gain enough points so they can switch to a partner of their choosing.
More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers will premiere on October 9 at 10 PM JST. Right now, there’s no word yet on when the series will stream outside Japan.
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