More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers has received a second trailer, which gives a preview of the main characters’ voices and the opening song “TRUE FOOL LOVE” by Liyuu.
The anime is set to premiere in Japan on October 9. It is an adaptation of the Kadokawa-published manga by Yuuki Kanamaru, which began in 2018 and has eight tankoubon volumes as of May 2022. The manga is serialized in Young Ace and published under the Kadokawa Comics Ace label.
The premise is described as:
Jiro Yakuin, a dull high school boy, ends up living with a cute gal named Akari Watanabe in the “Fu-fu Jishyu”. The two, who are in love with someone else, decide to play husband and wife for real in order to exchange partners. However, during their married life, they learn of each other’s attraction to each other and become aware of each other’s attraction to each other….
The staff includes Takao Kato (Zoids Wild Zero director, Future Card Buddyfight Ace) as chief director, Junichi Yamamoto (Pokétoon “Hero ni Naritai Pancham”) as director, Naruhisa Arakawa (Let’s Make a Mug Too) as series composer, Chizuru Kobayashi (Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne co-character designer) as character designer. studio MOTHER is the animation production company.
Other staff include Akira Nagasaki (Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department) as color designer, TEAM TillDawn’s Naoko Akuzawa (Kengan Ashura) as art director, and Moe’s Misato Takahata (Jujutsu Kaisen opening 1 and 2 compositor) as photography director.
Meanwhile, the cast includes Saori Oonishi as Akari Watanabe, Seiichirou Yamashita as Jirou Yakuin, Saki Miyashita as Shiori Sakurazaka, and Toshiki Matsuda as Minami Tenjin.
Source: KADOKAWAanime YouTube channel
