“Orphaned Ryo is forced to marry eager Shizuka under a state marriage scheme, upending his quiet life.”
Final Approach
φなる・あぷろーち
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Synopsis
Orphaned Ryo is forced to marry eager Shizuka under a state marriage scheme, upending his quiet life.
Ever since their parents died a few years ago, Ryo and his sister Akane have been living alone together. Despite their difficult situation, they are still living reasonably happy and normal lives. However, everything is about to be flipped upside-down due to a secret government project. Due to increasingly low birth rates in Japan, the Japanese government is testing a program in which two young people are forced to marry. Ryo wants no part of it, but he is given little choice in the matter; his new fiancée, Shizuka, comes to his home late one night with several dozen government issued bodyguards, who are there to ensure the success of the new couple. Unlike Ryo, Shizuka couldn’t be more willing to go along with this new program, and eagerly goes about her wifely duties, despite his objections. With meddling friends, pushy bodyguards, and an overenthusiastic new fiancée, Ryo’s life has taken a turn in a direction the young man certainly didn’t expect. (Source: ANN)
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Derived from 12 sampled reviews
What 12 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.83 · split reception
5.7 pts
Recommenders 7.7 · others 2.0
↓ 2.00
Running avg · Apr 2008 → Mar 2026
- 8 “I liked this anime because it was hart warming and funny. lots of romance. It takes a long time for the romance to progress.”
- 8 “A 6.51 IS CRIMINALLY LOW. There are HUNDREDS of higher placed anime that are WORSE than this by MILES. This show has 2 main characters which I really love, many funny, over the top moments, and...”
- 8 “after just finishing watch Final Approach, this is my quick review of the series There are spoilers in this review so be careful Genres - comedy, drama, romance, slice of life What I Liked about...”
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A Tv Production · Fall 2004
Trinet Entertainment.- Format 13 × 14′ eps × min
- Total runtime 3h 02m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2004 – Dec 2004 Fall 2004
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0099 catalog