In the first episode of More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers, viewers are introduced to the unique setting of a high school where students are required to participate in a "marriage practical." In this simulation, students must live as a married couple with a classmate for a set period. Their relationships are graded on their ability to cooperate, compromise, and navigate life as a pair.
The story follows Jirō Yakuin, a shy and introverted student who is in love with his childhood friend, Shiori Sakurazaka. However, to his disappointment, Jirō is not paired with Shiori for the "marriage practical." Instead, he ends up with Akari Watanabe, a popular, outgoing, and seemingly superficial girl who also has eyes for someone else. Akari's crush is Minami Tenjin, a boy she is determined to end up with.
Initially, both Jirō and Akari are upset about the pairing, but they agree to cooperate in order to achieve high scores in the program. They make a pact: if they manage to get top scores, they will be allowed to switch partners and reunite with their respective crushes. Despite their initial awkwardness and differences, they must learn to live together in this simulated marriage while pretending to be a loving couple.
Throughout the episode, we see humorous and heartwarming interactions as Jirō and Akari try to understand each other's personalities. Their awkwardness and contrasting traits form the basis of the show’s comedy and romantic tension, setting the stage for the rest of the series.
Themes:
Forced cohabitation
Love triangle
Romantic comedy
High school life
The story follows Jirō Yakuin, a shy and introverted student who is in love with his childhood friend, Shiori Sakurazaka. However, to his disappointment, Jirō is not paired with Shiori for the "marriage practical." Instead, he ends up with Akari Watanabe, a popular, outgoing, and seemingly superficial girl who also has eyes for someone else. Akari's crush is Minami Tenjin, a boy she is determined to end up with.
Initially, both Jirō and Akari are upset about the pairing, but they agree to cooperate in order to achieve high scores in the program. They make a pact: if they manage to get top scores, they will be allowed to switch partners and reunite with their respective crushes. Despite their initial awkwardness and differences, they must learn to live together in this simulated marriage while pretending to be a loving couple.
Throughout the episode, we see humorous and heartwarming interactions as Jirō and Akari try to understand each other's personalities. Their awkwardness and contrasting traits form the basis of the show’s comedy and romantic tension, setting the stage for the rest of the series.
Themes:
Forced cohabitation
Love triangle
Romantic comedy
High school life
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Short filmTranscript
00:30I am sorry. My foot slipped.
00:42Hey Akari!
00:46Akari Watanabe and Shiori Sakurazaka. I never thought that something like this will happen between me and them.
00:55Oh, so you also have come here for a practical marriage to pray for a good partner?
00:58No, no. Not at all.
01:28This is going to start soon.
01:31As the name suggests, in this program, boys and girls are chosen to be like a married couple.
01:37Right now, everyone in the class is excited about this.
01:40But right now, something else is going on in my mind.
01:45Just a little more time.
01:47After that, it will be decided who will be my bride.
01:50Come on, Cloris. Come on.
01:55Yes!
01:57To be honest, I don't understand your behavior, Jiro.
02:01How do you like these pixel art characters even in today's world?
02:04You don't understand.
02:06This is pixel art, that's why horses of imagination run.
02:08Look at this. Proto Saga 7 has been released.
02:11And its graphics are also 3D. Very nice.
02:13And look at the quality of the new version of Princess Cloris.
02:17Stop it, please.
02:19I like the graphics of the old days, which we used to play in our childhood.
02:23Yes, you said that this makes horse of imagination run faster.
02:26But you can't choose your heroine in this, right?
02:30Hey, useless!
02:32Who is it?
02:34Get out of my way.
02:44Akali is such a nice girl.
02:46And her fragrance is also so nice.
02:48She is very cute.
02:50How did you find her cute?
02:52Didn't you see how she was talking?
02:54Look at her clothes, they were so small.
02:56I don't want to do this at all.
03:08Oh, Meenami.
03:10Oh, Meenami.
03:12I may be a boy, but I can also fall in love with her just by listening to her.
03:16And that guy is not only handsome, but his wife is also good.
03:19There is a big competition for people like us.
03:21Nothing is happening.
03:22But Meenami, you are really very cool.
03:26Thank you, Akali.
03:28It was nice to hear that.
03:31Look at her, she has become so fat.
03:33Her features are not good at all.
03:36Oh, man!
03:38Now I will have to wait to meet my bride.
03:44Hello, Jiro.
03:47Practical marriage is coming.
03:49You know that, right?
03:50Yes.
03:52I am very scared.
03:54Are you also scared?
03:56I don't even know how to talk to girls.
03:58I am in a lot of stress.
04:00There is only one girl with whom I can talk normally.
04:02She is my childhood friend and my first love.
04:04It is said that the first love is never complete.
04:06But it is enough if our relationship is like this for the rest of our lives.
04:09I am scared of strangers.
04:11I wish I could meet someone who recognizes me.
04:15Yes.
04:17Now, everyone pay attention here.
04:18I will not explain again.
04:20From today, you all will live in a training dorm
04:22like a married couple with your partner.
04:25This house is completely furnished.
04:27So, you will not have any problem with the things that come in handy every day.
04:31The sensor installed in the house
04:33will continuously monitor your lifestyle
04:35and every movement of yours.
04:37And the most important thing for you all.
04:42Because you all are still students,
04:44your bedrooms will be separate.
04:45You can scan your thumb and go to your room.
04:55Keep your emotions under control.
04:58What nonsense is this?
05:00What is the need to do this?
05:03There are 15 girls and 15 boys in all 5 classes.
05:06That means there is only one chance
05:08for you to get married to someone.
05:10I wish I could meet someone who recognizes me.
05:12Don't dream.
05:13Don't dream.
05:15She is just your childhood friend.
05:17She talks to you because she considers you as her friend.
05:19But if we fall in love together, then maybe…
05:22Let me check my luck.
05:24If I defeat the hero boss without getting beaten up,
05:27then he can go to the heroine from the side route.
05:29If I go straight to the swimming pool from here…
05:35Lancia!
05:37No! No!
05:39Great! My bad luck is gone.
05:41Now, everything will be fine with me.
05:44How can my luck be so bad?
05:46Even I am cursing my luck.
05:49What?
05:51Wait a minute.
05:53Calm down first.
05:55Stop your nonsense.
05:57I am losing my mind.
05:59Will you leave my shirt, please?
06:01First, apologize to me.
06:03Yes, I made a mistake.
06:05What luck!
06:07Who did I get?
06:09I thought I would get a hero.
06:11But he is a zero.
06:14I am feeling the same way.
06:17What did you say?
06:19I mean, you also wanted to pair up with someone else.
06:23And I also wanted to pair up with someone else.
06:26But it didn't happen.
06:28You like Shiori, don't you?
06:32It's so easy for you to fall for her.
06:34You are so stupid.
06:36She won't even value you.
06:38I know that.
06:40But why is she saying all this to me?
06:41She is a little stubborn.
06:43But she is cute too.
06:45What will you do now?
06:47She must be having fun.
06:50Please listen to me.
06:52Take it easy.
06:54You are talking nonsense.
06:56Does anyone say that?
06:58Hey, zero.
07:00I am a zero.
07:02What is this?
07:04The points are decreasing.
07:06How can this happen?
07:08We are going to reach minus 10,000.
07:09Stop fighting.
07:11Behave yourself.
07:13What are you saying?
07:15We are going to increase our points.
07:17We will take A rank and change our partner.
07:21What are you saying?
07:23Is this possible?
07:25Didn't you listen to your teacher?
07:27Where is your attention?
07:29Read this.
07:33Those who reach top 10 and take A rank every month
07:36will get a chance to change their partner.
07:39Really?
07:41Minami can't come below A rank.
07:43So let's take A rank and change our partner.
07:46This means that we…
07:48No, no, no.
07:50Please wait for a second.
07:52What happened?
07:54If we want to reach top 10,
07:56then you and me together…
07:58Dinner is ready.
08:00The food looks delicious.
08:03But how will I live with her?
08:09Why are you feeling shy?
08:13If we show a little love,
08:15everything will be fine.
08:18What is this?
08:20So soft and strong.
08:22I will try my best to be a perfect wife.
08:24You support me.
08:26No, no, no.
08:28Please wait for a second.
08:30Will you be okay to do this to a boy like me?
08:32Look, he is working.
08:34Let's continue.
08:37Sorry, sorry.
08:39It's my first time.
08:41I am thirsty.
08:43I am going to drink something.
08:45Strawberry milkshake for me.
08:47What?
08:49I am your wife.
08:51You can do this, right?
08:53Okay.
09:01I don't want any other girl to take Minami.
09:04I will have to try my best.
09:05I am also doing this for the first time.
09:14You came as soon as I said.
09:22Seriously?
09:24I am happy that I got married to you, Minami.
09:27I am also very happy, Shiori.
09:29Now that we are together,
09:31let's stop being jealous.
09:33Okay, if that's the case, then it's fine, Minami.
09:36What has happened to me?
09:38I don't think it will make a difference to me
09:40if Shiori is not mine.
09:46Hey, Jiro,
09:48are you going to keep crying all day?
09:50You must be thinking,
09:52how will I compete with Minami?
09:54I am a fool.
09:56Stop your nonsense.
09:58I am really depressed.
10:00Leave me alone.
10:02Oh, my dear Jiro.
10:04Are you making fun of me?
10:08I am not making fun of you.
10:10Let's go.
10:12We will live like a married couple for a while.
10:15If we get an A rank, we will change our partner.
10:18It will be a good practice for our real life.
10:21Like a married couple?
10:23But I have never...
10:28Fighting like this won't benefit anyone.
10:33Right?
10:36I won't be able to do it.
10:38I don't have much experience like you.
10:41What?
10:43What nonsense are you talking?
10:45You have to complete a task.
10:47Do you want to be a virgin all your life?
10:54I will open the door.
10:57Yes, tell me.
10:59Jiro, if you are free, can we go to MG Road?
11:01Yes, I will come.
11:03I am going out. I will be back.
11:05One second.
11:07The points are negative here.
11:09And you want to go out?
11:11What should I do if the points are negative?
11:13Do I have to tell you this too?
11:15Take a kiss and go.
11:17What do you mean by fishy?
11:19What?
11:21I am not talking about fishy, I am talking about kissing.
11:23What?
11:25You stay away.
11:27How long will you take, Jiro?
11:29I think he won't be able to do it.
11:31Jiro, are you coming or should I go?
11:33Jiro, are you coming or should I go?
11:35I think you have never touched a girl before.
11:37That's why you are scared.
11:39Why?
11:41Jiro, are you alive or dead?
11:43I have been shouting for so long.
11:58You took so long.
12:00Girls get ready faster than you.
12:01Sorry.
12:03He made me so angry.
12:05That's it.
12:13When did I ask him to kiss my lips?
12:20Jiro, wake up.
12:22Jiro, wake up.
12:26Shiori.
12:28If you don't wake up, I will kiss you.
12:29Then I won't wake up.
12:31Should I kiss you?
12:35You are very naughty.
12:37Isn't it?
12:39Take this.
12:41You are talking nonsense even in your sleep.
12:44Wake up and help me.
12:46Should I do all the work alone?
12:48What?
12:50Is it morning already?
12:52I slept here last night.
12:54Don't forget.
12:56Why are you pretending to be married?
12:57You were very soft.
12:59What are you thinking?
13:01I like Shiori.
13:03Can't you hear?
13:05Are you still lying there?
13:07Should I come or you?
13:09Take this.
13:11It's been a week since I did this.
13:14Excuse me.
13:22Who is it?
13:24Jiro, you?
13:25It was your class duty, right?
13:27Yes, but the person on duty asked me to take the morning shift.
13:31It's good that you are here.
13:33Come to the staff room with Akari after school.
13:37What?
13:39You both are together now.
13:41Okay.
13:42What?
13:53Everything must be going well between Shiori and Mainami.
13:57I thought she would be worried about me and talk to me.
14:01But she is not even looking at me.
14:03I think I have lost her.
14:06Maybe she is close to me.
14:08What happened, Shiori?
14:09What happened, Shiori?
14:11I hope you don't mind.
14:13We are married now.
14:15Not at all.
14:17But have you thought what will happen to her?
14:19You mean Jiro?
14:21What will happen to him?
14:23He is a very good friend of mine.
14:25If you are very good, will you teach me to move ahead in life?
14:27I am thinking of so many things.
14:34It's raining so heavily and I don't even have an umbrella.
14:36Why are you worried? I have an umbrella.
14:39Should I share an umbrella with you now?
14:42Shut up and go to hell.
14:44Today is a bad day.
14:47My day was good.
14:49I got a rare card in a free game this morning.
14:51School's swimming costume.
14:53You should thank me for that.
14:55Give me a party.
14:57I can't give you a party because I am saving money for Marine.
14:59Is she crazy for Marine?
15:01Don't call her crazy. She is my girlfriend.
15:03Okay, Marine.
15:04Listen to today's breaking news.
15:06Marine made omelette rice for me.
15:08That too with tempering.
15:10I fell in love with her after tasting that taste.
15:12Does a man's heart pass through his stomach?
15:15That taste is imprinted in my brain's occipital lobe.
15:18Are you mad? Stop.
15:20I mean from this part of the brain.
15:22Listen, I want to tell you something.
15:25I won't come home today. I will be late.
15:27But why?
15:29I am going for a carryover. Minami is also coming.
15:31Is that so?
15:32We will meet again.
15:36Wait, Akari.
15:38What happened now?
15:40I just remembered.
15:42Teacher had called us to the staff room after school.
15:44For the practical.
15:46You will have to meet him alone.
15:48Tell me later what the teacher said.
15:50Listen.
15:52This girl is too much.
15:54Today's day is really bad.
15:56Stop crying like a coward.
15:58Your childhood friend is still alive.
16:00And you are still hot.
16:02My name is Hero. But remember you are Hero.
16:04Stop your nonsense.
16:06Akari is so hot that I can stay alive on her carbon dioxide.
16:08And for your information, I am that carbon dioxide.
16:11What?
16:13I mean no one needs me.
16:15No, this is very important.
16:17This practical marriage is not a time pass.
16:19This is a part of the course.
16:21For graduation, it is important to pass in this.
16:23Your score has not gone up or down since a week.
16:25It is at zero.
16:27If this continues, you will not be able to graduate.
16:29So talk to Akari.
16:30And remove all the differences between you.
16:35Minami, you are very good at this.
16:37And your English is also very good.
16:39That is from childhood.
16:41But the thing is that I do not remember many songs.
16:43Which song are you going to sing, Akari?
16:45Look, it is starting.
16:47This is my favorite song.
16:49I have heard you before.
16:51You sing well.
16:53Really?
16:55If that is the case, then I will have to sing very well.
16:57The rain has not stopped.
16:59It is easy to say that try to live like a couple.
17:02But she must be having fun with her love interest.
17:07Your Akari is tired of singing.
17:11So let's rest together in the next room.
17:14What am I thinking about all this?
17:17It is of no use.
17:19I will have to go home with food from the restaurant today.
17:22Hey, what are you doing?
17:23Shiori, what are you doing here so late?
17:25Actually, we had a committee meeting today.
17:27Can I sit here?
17:29Yes.
17:33The rain has not stopped, right?
17:35Do you have an umbrella?
17:37I forgot to bring it.
17:40Okay.
17:42Hey!
17:44Hey!
17:46Hey!
17:48Hey!
17:50Hey!
17:51Hey!
17:55Sorry, I got scared.
17:57I thought there was an insect there.
17:59Yes.
18:01When I saw it, I thought it was the same insect.
18:03When I was coming this morning, I saw a big insect.
18:06I thought it was the same insect, so I got scared.
18:08I am sorry.
18:10No problem.
18:12Even I got scared.
18:14That means in the morning...
18:17Okay, Shiori...
18:19I feel bad.
18:21When you call me like this,
18:23can you call me like before?
18:29Please tell me.
18:31What is happening?
18:33What does this mean?
18:35I don't understand anything.
18:37But one thing is clear.
18:39This time I will have to show courage.
18:41Shiori...
18:43Shiori...
18:45Minami, you are here?
18:47I thought you were going for karaoke.
18:49When I was leaving the house,
18:51I saw your umbrella.
18:53But maybe I...
18:55No, no problem.
18:57I will wait for some more time.
18:59You can go.
19:01I don't have any problem.
19:03But Jiro...
19:05I am telling the truth.
19:07You go.
19:09We will meet tomorrow.
19:11Shiori...
19:19Shiori...
19:32Take this.
19:36Why have you made such a face?
19:42I can't enjoy sharing an umbrella with you.
19:47If you wanted, you could have taken Shiori out.
19:50You both were alone.
19:52If you had done this,
19:54I would have got a chance to share an umbrella with Minami.
19:57Okay, sorry.
19:59Do you want to get that girl or not?
20:03I said sorry.
20:06What has happened to you?
20:09Look, don't give up.
20:11This is about us.
20:13It's a matter of their lives.
20:14Do you understand?
20:16That's more like it.
20:20This is the way to console Akari.
20:23I am such a big loser.
20:26I think the rain has stopped.
20:28Yes, I think so.
20:30Actually, I am very hungry.
20:32Shall we have dinner at a restaurant?
20:34No.
20:38I have an idea.
20:40Let's eat.
20:43This is omelet rice.
20:45It looks tasty, isn't it?
20:47Yes.
20:51Wait.
20:53Let's put it slowly.
20:55If you put it hard, it will spill.
20:58Let's do it like this.
21:00Slowly.
21:02Okay?
21:04Do you understand?
21:10I have filled it with love.
21:13Enjoy it.
21:15Okay.
21:17Thank you so much.
21:19Yummy.
21:21I have made it.
21:23I want to eat it too.
21:25Wait.
21:29Come on.
21:31You?
21:34No, I can't do it.
21:36I can't do it.
21:37Do it.
21:39I am doing it for 100 points.
21:41You are embarrassing me.
21:43Let it be.
21:45I will never do it again.
21:51It is very tasty.
21:53I have made it.
21:54I have made it.
22:06Did Maren really make omelet rice for you?
22:10You saved me.
22:12Who saved you?
22:14My heart.
22:16Why is it beating so fast?
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