“Swapped-at-birth teens Nagi and Erika reject parents' forced engagement plan to restore "rightful" families.”
A Couple of Cuckoos
カッコウの許嫁
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Synopsis
Swapped-at-birth teens Nagi and Erika reject parents' forced engagement plan to restore "rightful" families.
Nagi Umino and Erika Amano, a studious high school student and a social media star, had nothing that linked them together—until they found out they were swapped at birth. When the sudden news is revealed to both of their families, their parents quickly devise a proposition with neither Nagi's nor Erika's knowledge: in order to restore them both to their rightful families and ensure everyone's happiness, the two should get engaged. When informed of this, Nagi and Erika are quick to reject the absurd plan, refusing to go along with their parents' wishes. But, with neither party willing to back down, only time can tell where their relationship will go.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 69 sampled reviews
What 69 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.93 · split reception
4.0 pts
Recommenders 7.9 · others 3.8
↑ 1.62
Running avg · May 2022 → Apr 2026
- 7 “This rom-com harem delivers genuinely surprising plot twists I’ve never seen in romance anime, and the happy ending lands well. Still, the family-romantic angle feels strange and off-putting,...”
- 8 “The series quietly delivers a slice-of-life experience with gentle progress and occasional drama across its 24 episodes. Because it never carries the slice-of-life label, however, viewers expecting...”
- 8 “Through this anime it is a slow burner and more fleshed out compared to your average 12 episode rom com/slice of life anime. Yes the characters start of with 2 Dimensional personalities, but that's...”
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- Format 24 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 12m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2022 – Oct 2022 Spring 2022
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-20631 catalog
Produced by
- TV Asahi Producer
- Kodansha Producer
- Crunchyroll Producer
- Kadokawa Producer