Series synopsis
Nisekoi, also known as ニセコイ is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on January 11, 2014. It ended on June 26, 2015. It stars Koki Uchiyama, Nao Toyama, Kana Hanazawa and Takehito Koyasu.
Raku Ichijo is an average high school student. He also happens to be the sole heir to the head of a Yakuza Family called the Shuei-gumi. 10 years ago, Raku made a promise… a secret promise with a girl he met. They promised one another that they will “get married when they reunite.” Since then, Raku never let go of the pendant the girl gave him.
Premise
Raku Ichijo is an average high school student. He also happens to be the sole heir to the head of a Yakuza Family called the Shuei-gumi. 10 years ago, Raku made a promise… a secret promise with a girl he met. They promised one another that they will “get married when they reunite.” Since then, Raku never let go of the pendant the girl gave him.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Koki Uchiyama as Raku Ichijou (voice)
- Nao Toyama as Chitoge Kirisaki (voice)
- Kana Hanazawa as Kosaki Onodera (voice)
- Takehito Koyasu as Claude
- Manami Numakura as Paula McCoy
- Kotori Koiwai as Fuu-chan
- Kana Asumi as Tachibana Marika
- Yumi Uchiyama as Miyamoto Ruri
Supporting cast
- Mikako Komatsu as Tsugumi Seishirou
- Ayane Sakura as Onodera Haru
- Yuki Kaji as Maiko Shuu
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 25 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 5 | October 3, 2014 | January 4, 2016 |
| Season 1 | 20 | January 11, 2014 | May 24, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Loss / Shrine Maiden Miyamoto Ruri loses her glasses at school, but even without them she clearly sees what Raku and Onodera Kosaki mean to each other. Ruku's father asks the gang to help out at a friend's shrine on New Year's Day. As it turns out something very bad is haunting Raku or so the girls are led to believe. |
October 3, 2014 |
| 2 |
Work / Change Lately Tachibana Marika leaves school early, making Raku wonder. When he and Chitoge visit the local fast food restaurant they find out why. On New Year's Day the whole gang unexpectedly visits Raku's mansion. After a feast Chitoge craves some non-Japanese sweets, that unbeknownst to them happen to contain alcohol. |
February 4, 2015 |
| 3 |
Bath House / Service The bath at Raku's mansion is not working properly, so he visits the local public bath, where Chitoge also happens to turn up, along with Marika, her maid Honda, Kosaki, and her sister Haru. The girls visit the hot springs up in the mountains. Their tied-together clothes get catapulted into the mens' hot spring where Raku is trying to relax for once. |
April 3, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Promise Raku Ichijo, the son of a yakuza boss, prefers to just live a normal high school life. On the way to school he is kneed in the face by a girl, but gets tended by Kosaki Onodera, a sweet classmate that he has a crush on since middle school. The teacher announces a new transfer student, Chitoge Kirisaki, who happens to be the girl that crashed into Raku, and they start arguing. Raku realizes he has lost his locket that contains the memories of his first love, because of the collision, and asks Chitoge to help look for it. After several days their relationship gets worse that Raku tells Chitoge to stop looking. Chitoge eventually finds the locket. Afterwards, Raku's father tells Raku that he is to pretend being in a dating relationship with a girl from a rival gang in order for their gangs to make peace, but to Raku's chagrin, the girl turns out to be Chitoge. |
January 11, 2014 |
| 2 |
Encounter In order to settle the feud between their families' gangs, Raku and Chitoge act lovey-dovey towards each other. The next day, Chitoge and Raku go on a date, which is heavily supervised by the gangs, but they drive each other nuts on typical activities. At a park, Chitoge heads to a restroom where she overhears her gang acting suspicious over the relationship. Raku wishes he were on a date with Kosaki instead when she suddenly appears. Chitoge returns and tells Kosaki that she and Raku are a couple. |
January 18, 2014 |
| 3 |
Two of a Kind Raku wants to talk to Kosaki and explain to her that he’s not going out with Chitoge. All the other students are very curios about Raku and Chitoge's relationship, while Claude is still suspicious of what is going on. Raku finally decides to consult Shu. |
January 25, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 11, 2014 |
| Last aired | June 26, 2015 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |