The anime Nisekoi [ニセコイ] became popular for presenting a plot of lies, but it is not the only anime of its genre. In this article, we will present all the animes where we have some form of false relationships or romance, forced love, or arranged marriage.
Characters in these anime are in a fake relationship. They are in a fake romance for various reasons, like one person blackmailing the other or trying to make their true crushes jealous.
In some cases, neither loves each other, or perhaps one of them is in love. In many of these animes, the fake couple ends up falling in love for real, even those who were forced to marry. Have you also read our list of romantic animes?
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Nisekoi - False Love, Secrets and Yakuza
Raku Ichijo is a high school student and the sole heir to the head of a Yakuza family called the Shuei-gumi. 10 years ago, Raku made a secret promise to a girl he met. They promised each other that they would "marry when they meet again".
Since then, Raku has never let go of the pendant the girl gave him. Still, in high school he falls in love with a girl named Onodera, and ends up having bad experiences with a newcomer named Chitoge.
In the meantime, Raku and Chitoge are forced to maintain a fake relationship to keep the peace between the Máfia and the Yakuza. It's a super funny anime of romantic comedy that is a must-watch with two seasons.
Rent-A-Girlfriend - Girlfriend for Rent
The anime Rent-A-Girlfriend or Kanojo, Okarishimasu tells the story of a young boy who recently ended a relationship, feels lonely and has strong sexual urges, and decides to rent a girlfriend.
This exists in real life, in Japan, lonely people can use online services that rent parents, children, and even girlfriends! These rentals do not involve any sexual relationship, just a meeting and flattery. Not even a kiss is present in the rental contract.
After renting a very pretty girl, an incident happens where he needs to go to the hospital to see her little voice, who believes he has a real girlfriend. In the midst of this confusion the two decide to continue this false relationship.
In the anime, you will find various rental girlfriends and interactions with characters who work in this niche. A lot of romantic comedy, a bit of ecchi, and plot twists involving friends, an ex-girlfriend, and new characters.
Kuzu no Honkai - The anime full of crazy
Hanabi and Mugi are bathed in envious glances as a beautiful couple with excellent moral conduct. But these two seemingly perfect people in a seemingly perfect relationship share a secret that they cannot tell anyone.
Both are in love with their teacher friends who show no interest and are in love with each other. Hanabi and Mugi maintain a fake relationship in order to end their feelings of loneliness and fulfill their sexual and emotional desires.
In the meantime, several other naughty, lying, and problematic characters appear in the anime to turn the work into a true chaos of false and unsatisfactory romances. A quite adult anime with a bit of 愛禁忌.
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Pray no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru
Eita Kido enters high school with the goal of earning a scholarship to medical school. His parents divorced, formed new families and left him in the care of a relative. For these reasons he avoids anything related to romance or love.
One day, the prettiest girl in school, Masuzu Natsukawa, tired of being the center of attention, suggests that they both falsely date to end their problems. Jeez refuses, but is blackmailed to be fake boyfriends.
The news of the new couple spreads quickly throughout the school, and Eita's childhood friend, Chiwa Harusaki, who is in love with him. The anime also shows the confrontation between his childhood friend and his fake girlfriend. The anime is also nicknamed OreShura.
Koi to Uso - Government predetermines couples
In order to increase the birth rates, Japan implements a capacity calculation that assigns partners to young people when they turn 16. Those who deviate from their assigned partners are severely punished.
Yukari Nejima has been in love with Misaki Tazaki since elementary school and finally confesses to her on her 16th birthday, only to find that he was assigned to Ririna Sanada.
Originally unemotional, Ririna agrees to allow Yukari and Misaki to continue their illicit relationship in hopes of learning more about love. Things get complicated when love and lies start to intersect.
Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii
Nike, the fourth princess of the Principality of Rain and who holds the power to summon rain, travels to the Sun Kingdom to marry Sun King Livius at the request of her country, despite her own reluctance, the anime is about a beautiful and satisfying romance.
She soon discovers that the King, who conquered the world in just three years after ascending to the throne, is still a young child!! The short anime with 12 episodes has a very good plot, a beautiful soundtrack, and a very sweet romance.
Despite the age difference, and also the forced marriage, will the romance between the Rain Princess and the Sun King work out? Will she be able to summon the rain at the king's request? Don't miss Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii.
Seto no Hanayome - The Greatest Comedy
Seto no Hanayome is one of the funniest animes I've ever seen in my life. When visiting his hometown, the life of student Michishio Nagasumi changed forever when he nearly drowned and was saved by a Mermaid named San.
Mermaid San's family is part of a merman mafia, and they follow a strict rule: If a mermaid is discovered by a man, either he or the mermaid must die. That is, unless the man marries one of the family!
Faced with such a decision, Nagasumi is forced to marry the Mermaid. Now, with a new school year approaching, Nagasumi must find a way to deal with his new bride, keep his true nature a secret, and most importantly, escape death.
A Town Where You Live: Twilight Intersection
Kimi no Iru Machi is an anime full of twists and quite interesting, but the false love story is in both OVAs Tasogare Kousaten. Of course, if you like the false love genre, you will also enjoy the anime Kimi no Iru Machi, we recommend it.
How far would you go for true love? In the anime Kimi no Iru Machi, Haruto falls in love and simply cannot give up on his love, the anime involves childhood romances, love triangles, and some twists.
The anime has 12 episodes and a few OVAs. I don't need the order of which OVAs to watch, but I believe the events of the aforementioned OVA take place before the anime. We recommend watching the anime anyway, to avoid confusion.
In the OVAs, Haruto travels to Tokyo on a school trip, where he hopes to meet Yuzuki, a girl who lived in his house and for whom he has feelings. Things don't go as planned when his classmate Nanami, who secretly loves Haruto, asks him to pretend to be her boyfriend.
Other fake and forced love anime
Some anime don't fit well into the genre presented in the title of the article, but they do have plots and some related or similar things. See below briefly some of the anime and the events in question.
Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai – He has to make girls fall in love with him to save his life, a lot of comedy. A young man who has never had romantic experiences except in online games is going to have this impossible task.
Mikakunin from Shinkoukei – A girl is surprised by her mother saying that her grandfather has arranged an arranged marriage for her. She needs to live her newlywed life together with her sister-in-law.
To Love Ru - One ecchi very popular where the protagonist is forced to marry the protagonist and many other romantic confusions. How the protagonist in love with another girl will treat his alien bride?
Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka – When Junichi Nagase is forced by his parents to marry a rich girl he had saved from bullies in high school. The classic anime where the protagonist is forced to have a relationship without his consent.
We also recommend seeing:
- Ramma1/2
- Bringing the Nation's Husband Home - Guomin Laogong Dai Huijia
- Warau Hyouteki
- The Situation of Her Came Uninvited
- However, Chigira-kun is too sweet.