Koi to Uso: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Lies are forbidden and love is doubly forbidden. In the near future, when young people in Japan turn sixteen, they are assigned a marriage partner by the government. People don't have to go through the trouble of looking for someone, and everyone accepts that the country will find a compatible partner to make them happy. Yukari Nejima is fifteen years old. He lives in a small corner of the country, and just can't seem to get ahead in life. Both academically and athletically he's below average. But within him, he hides a heart burning with passion! In this world in which love is forbidden, what will happen to him when he falls in love?

Series details

• Title: Koi to Uso
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Anime, Romance
• Premiere date: 2017-07-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-11-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 28990
• TVDB ID: 325188

Cast and credited roles

• Kana Hanazawa — Misaki Takasaki
• Ryōta Ōsaka — Yukari Nejima
• Yui Makino — Ririna Sanada
• Shinnosuke Tachibana — Yūsuke Nisaka

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-07-03; final listed air date 2018-11-16; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Koi to Uso 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.