“Swapped-at-birth Nagi must live with social-media fiancée Erika while pining for Hiro.”
A Couple of Cuckoos
カッコウの許嫁
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Synopsis
Swapped-at-birth Nagi must live with social-media fiancée Erika while pining for Hiro.
The members of the Umino household are all rather similar: they are energetic and incredibly dynamic—except for Nagi, a serious and introverted young man whose sole focus is on academics. He is the complete opposite of someone like his younger sister Sachi, who is a reflection of her extroverted parents. Thus, it should come as no surprise that Nagi was swapped with another baby at birth. On the way to meet his true parents, Nagi encounters Erika Amano, a young social media star. While spending the day with her, he learns that Erika's parents forced a marriage onto her. Later that day, Nagi comes to learn that Erika's fiancé is actually none other than himself, in order to officially be part of each other's family. With the goal to build the pair's relationship, Nagi's biological father arranges for the fiancés to start living together! However, no matter what tricks their parents pull, Nagi refuses to marry Erika. That is because he already has sights set on someone else: the beautiful and intelligent Hiro Segawa.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 27 sampled reviews
What 27 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.15 · split reception
6.1 pts
Recommenders 9.3 · others 3.2
↑ 0.78
Running avg · Apr 2020 → Dec 2025
- 9 “This is my first review. I might be biased on my review because I am not a picky person in anime. I just really appreciate the work of the author. Art 10 10 For the art, I really love Miki...”
- 7 “This is my first review. The story starts out strong, and if you like rom com anime/manga it is good. However as the story progresses and turmoil between the protagonist and the girls in the series...”
- 9 “dude it's really cool seriously. i want it to get animated instead of rental girlfriend and girlfriend girlfriend its much better. Art 8/10 characters9/10 story10/10 overall9/10 Character: all the...”
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A Manga Publication
- Published Jan 2020 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M52191 catalog