Kekkon suru tte, Hontou desu ka

As introverted colleagues at a travel agency in Tokyo, Takuya Oohara and Rika Honjouji both cherish their happily single lives. After work, home is where they feel most at ease: Takuya unwinds with his cat, while Rika studies various maps. However, an uncertain future looms over their treasured tranquility when their company plans to open a branch office in Alaska within one year and transfer an unmarried employee there.

During a day off, Takuya and Rika accidentally meet and, despite never having spoken before, open up to each other about their relocation fears. Feeling encouraged by Takuya facing the same predicament, Rika suddenly proposes a daring solution—to pretend to be engaged for 365 days. Takuya accepts, but little do the two know that the path to marriage may, in many ways, change forever the very lifestyles they struggle to preserve.

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Honjouji, Rika Main

Hayami, Saori Japanese

Oohara, Takuya Main

Kumagai, Kentarou Japanese

Kama Supporting

Kaori Supporting

Taketatsu, Ayana Japanese

Gonda, Hiromi Supporting

Ochiai, Fukushi Japanese

George Supporting

Nakata, Jouji Japanese

von Liechtbourg, Claudia Maria Supporting

Touyama, Nao Japanese

Komiya, Natsumi Supporting

Asumi, Kana Japanese

Takuya's Grandma Supporting

Arai, Satomi Japanese

Kurokawa, Asako Supporting

Koshimizu, Ami Japanese

Matsuda, Hiromi Producer

Katayama, You Producer

Kudou, Masayo Producer

Ikehata, Hiroshi Director

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Jan 20, 2026

josephsl

Recommended

You might have to be autistic to feel this way but I found this show intensely relatable. Struggling to speak up when you want to, figuring things out a bit later in life, overthinking every little thing, the frustration of yearning for a more normal life despite knowing the things that make you happy aren't exactly normal, and dealing with the fear of connection when it would mean exposing your true self. The show took the time to process all these worries, and also shared a much-needed uplifting message that relationships are still good and worthwhile despite everything that makes them hard.

Multiple moments felt so ... outrageously true to life that I found myself laughing uncontrollably. The voice actors really understood the assignment as well, delivering grounded performances of what it's like to try to express yourself with that type of personality.

If the show doesn't speak to you then this won't blow you away or anything, but I felt so seen that I have to give this very high marks.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Jan 14, 2026

Lucifer2601

Mixed Feelings

I liked the premise of the story and VAs, but the unusual pacing and character's cliche internal dialogue was way too much, man. I mean, it was so irritating at some point that it feels the writer is just stretching the story, which can be concluded in just 10-15 secs. I read the manga, but I am not satisfied with that as well. I get it that both the characters are socially awkward and introverts but none of them get time to overcome their difficulties, although, Rika's character has something going on, but Oharu's character is something i can't relate to at all; his character ... is very half-baked.

Some people might like it because it shows an adult work-life romance.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Dec 20, 2024

ChaosV11

Not Recommended

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This anime doesn't understand romance. I sat through 12 episodes hoping to get something if anything out of this and I didn't. I don't think I have ever seen a romance anime which focuses on adults, be portrayed so juvenile. The first 3 or 4 episodes were a good start until Ohara went back to his home town and his best friend touched his hair. From this point on, the romance died and we ended up with forced plots after forced plots in order to get the characters together. I am a hundred percent certain that the writer sees relationships and in extension marriage as ... a joke due to how loosely that term is tossed around in this anime.

The final episode (12), rushed their development and manufactured love out of thin air from both characters just to get a "happy ending". I don't know what I was expecting from this anime, but I was still disappointed. If I could rate this anime a 0/10 I would.

Reviewer’s Rating: 1

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