A Couple of Cuckoos: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

16-year-old super-studier Nagi Umino, second-year student at the Megurogawa Academy high school, was switched at birth. On his way to a dinner to meet his birth parents, he accidentally meets the brash, outspoken, Erika Amano, who is determined to make Nagi her fake boyfriend as she never wants to actually marry. But once Nagi makes it to dinner, he finds his parents have decided to resolve the hospital switch by conveniently having him marry the daughter his birth parents raised...who turns out to be none other than Erika herself!

Series details

• Title: A Couple of Cuckoos
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Anime, Romance
• Premiere date: 2022-04-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-09-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 60011
• IMDb ID: tt14400866
• TVDB ID: 400585

Cast and credited roles

• Kaito Ishikawa — Nagi Umino
• Akari Kitō — Erika Amano
• Nao Tōyama — Hiro Segawa
• Konomi Kohara — Sachi Umino
• Hina Youmiya — Ai Mochizuki

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-04-24; final listed air date 2022-10-09; episode order: 24.
• Season 2: premiered 2025-07-08; final listed air date 2025-09-23; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

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