Even a Replica Can Fall in Love: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Nao is a replica created to be Sunao Aikawa's perfect double, stepping in whenever Sunao skips school. She studies, plays sports, and lives each day for the original—until one day, Nao falls in love. Suddenly, her quiet, borrowed life blooms with secret dates and shy promises. But the more she cherishes them, the more she must hide from Sunao, who's starting to notice the changes in her replica.

Series details

• Title: Even a Replica Can Fall in Love
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime, Romance, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2026-04-07
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Network listed by TVmaze: AT-X
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 24 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 90715
• TVDB ID: 460313

Cast and credited roles

• Sumire Morohoshi — Nao Sunao
• Sumire Morohoshi — Aikawa Sunao
• Ryōta Suzuki — Akiya Sanada
• Yūki Takada — Ritsuko Hironaka
• Kaori Nazuka — Mori Suzumi
• Jun Fukuyama — Hayato Mochizuki
• Rina Hidaka — Kozue Sato
• Shougo Nakamura — Haruka Yoshii

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-04-07; final listed air date 2026-06-30; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Even a Replica Can Fall in Love on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.